New Addition - Schliep Family!

I haven't blogged in F-O-R-E-V-E-R! I have some very important news today however!

We have a new nephew and cousin!!!!! He came a bit early so we were all very surprised!!

Reid Donald Finnesgard6 lbs. 10 oz. 18 1/2 inches

He is the sweetest little thing and we all just love him so much!! We got to go down and see him today and hold him. Even the kids held him and snuggled with him. I can't explain how excited and joyful I am for these guys...it has been spilling out of me all day!!

We've been praying for the baby in Lindsay's tummy for quite some time. Tonight as we said our prayers we got to say Lindsay, Josh, Wyatt...and baby Reid...not the baby in Lindsay's tummy. This brought on many questions from Cameron.

How did the baby get out of Lindsay's tummy?
Did the baby come out of her mouth? (my personal favorite of the night!)
Does Lindsay have to stay over night in the hospital?

He was very concerned for her and all that came with having this child but he was also very excited to have a new cousin!

Congratulations Lindsay, Josh and Wyatt!! We are so happy for all of you!

"Every good and perfect gift is from above." James 1:17

Weekend/Easter Fun!

Have to mention that Cameron and Matt had the chance to go to the Twins game over the weekend to watch Cameron's buddy Kevin Slowey pitch. The guys had a blast at the game while Emmy and I had a little girl time around our house and a few quick errands. I believe this will be a trend in the future as the kids get older...guy outings and gal outings! Check out Matt's blog to see some of the great pictures he got from the game...click here

I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever living Head.
- Samuel Medley

These are the words of one of my favorite Easter hymns. This is what Easter is really all about. The triumph of our risen Savior!! Easter 2010....what a beautiful, sunny, warm and wonderful day! I must say it was a bit busy but we had a great day with church friends and family.

Our morning at True North included Easter breakfast, an Easter egg hunt, and a joyful worship service with lots of help from the kids of our church. The preschoolers (Cameron's class) sang "Jesus is the Lamb of God" all wearing lamb ears that they made in class. Cameron is never too shy to sing when he is around people he knows but when put in front of a crowd, he freezes! It took some coaxing and bribing but he finally got up in front of everyone. He didn't sing much but instead was the kid that was picking his nose! We were so proud!! :)We headed to the farm to have Easter dinner with the family. It was a full house with my dad's siblings and cousins. Cameron, Emmy, Wyatt and Peyton were all somewhat matching in their Easter outfits so it was fun to grab some pictures of them. They were all pretty happy as they had their fill of chocolate bunnies, jelly beans and their absolute favorite PEZ!! G'ma Deb and G'pa Don spoiled the grandkids again and it was just like Christmas!! Here are a few pictures of the Schliep grandkids...

Next we headed to Rochester to hang with Matt's family. What fun it is with all of these little ones in the family...it gets better and better! We played outside blowing bubbles, sliding and riding around in g'ma Carol's cars. We got a little concerned when we couldn't find all of the Easter eggs that were hidden in the house but before we all left last night they were all found again. Here are a few pictures from our time with the Addington cousins. You can see that by the time we were taking the pictures they were running a little low on smiles and energy!