Lana Jean Lenssen was born on June 18 at 9:36 PM. She was 8 lbs., 6 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long.
She is healthy and looks just beautiful. Mom and Dad are relaxed, a little bit sleep deprived, but very happy to have her here.
Aunt Angela and Uncle Dwayne thinks she looks like Shelle, but saw a little bit of Lenssen in her too. A good combo! Cousins Sadie, Allion and Grant were excited to meet a new cousin.
We spent a day with family at Riverfront Park in Spokane. The attactions there are a guaruntee for a fun day, but having extra family (Grandma, Aunt Suz and Trent) there makes it even better! Then in order to see even more family (Mark, Brittany and Brit's family) we went to the "other" great park in Spokane-- Manito. What a great day.
After a school year in Saipan, Mark and Brittany have returned to the Northwest!
Our entire immediate family was able to gather to celebrate their return as well as the dedication of my sweet neice Mya.
The kids had tons of Aunt and Uncle time and swimming at the hotel time; I had great sibling time and shopping time... and we all got to enjoy a Mariners game too. Overall, a super fun weekend (with lots of photos)!
We had exactly 35.5 hours to visit family and friends in Lynden. 18 of those hours were spent sleeping.
That left NOT MUCH TIME to fit in all the people we really wanted to see! But we took a good stab at it. Here's some highlights!
BIRTHDAY PARTY for Holly! We had so much fun seeing a bunch of family at my niece's celebration. Beautiful weather contributed to a fantastic BBQ and active gathering in their beautiful back yard. The group watching the Mentos/Diet Coke experiment...
Happy birthday last week to sweet Kenzie-girl too!
Opening the gifts.
A rockin' game of volleyball with the kids' height badminton net!
We also got to visit Million Smiles Park with Brent and Teresa (thanks for joining us, guys) and a bit of time with the Schoutens too. The kids had so much fun playing with frogs and going on the slip and slide. Oh the joy! We CAN'T WAIT to go back again soon!
Sweet Mya (Julie and Rob's daughter, Angela's niece) has been treated for a heart murmur since birth last August. Just when they thought that the murmur was correcting itself, they have found out that the condition has actually worsened a bit.
This will likely require open heart surgery. On a little girl who won't even be a year old.
We will all find out more in two weeks when they sedate her to get a detailed echo cardiogram. I'll post updates, but you can get the most details on the Tiegs family blog. Put this sweet girl, her heart and her family on your prayer list!
Only about 10 more days until we get to see Uncle Mark and Aunt Brittany! They're returning from Saipan and so we're going to celebrate and gather together in Seattle next weekend. The kids are so excited to see so many of their family members (including cousins).
We've been counting down with a paper chain. It's become significantly shorter... the end is in sight!See you soon M&B! Yippee!
Updates on the "what's up" in the Lenssen household. And photos to go along with it.
S-BUG: A couple of my favorite photos from the piano recital, and her with her AWANA ribbon for completing her Hiker book. Go, girl!
A-GATOR:
She was trying to fly-- on the swing with a blanket for a cape, sweet red curls flying through the air on a sunny day. I caught some good shots. Then she discovered a new way to eat chicken noodle soup, and you get to "enjoy" it with her via our video footage.
G-MAN: Still seems like he could use a nap some days, but then we change our minds when he's up later than we are on the night after a nap! This particular day I was helping the girls with their homework, and it was pleasantly (yet mysteriously) quiet on the boy front... couldn't find him anywhere... we all got shoes on to go on a neighborhood search when I happened to spy him under the church pew we have SOUND ASLEEP. Why did he pick to sleep there? Well, it's because he had sneaked a chocolate chip cookie and was hiding under the bench to eat it when he got too tired to come back out and play. SOOO funny. And, he has this cute habit when he's pointing to something he cocks his head to the side and closes one eye to focus on his visual better. I tell ya, the boy is A-dorable.
So, there you have it. The current events list at our house. What's up with you?
Once again, Sadie did a lovely job at her piano recital. She and 26 other students performed yesterday afternoon.
Since none of you got to see it live, I'm posting the video here for those who are interested. You'll have to press pause on my playlist at the side of my blog to avoid conflicting audio.
Thanks to Miss Christina, her teacher, for another year of fabulous teaching. And Sadie, stop growing up!
Better late than never, right? It feels like it was just yesterday anyway...
A few photos from our Easter holiday here on the Palouse:Sadie girl happy to show off the just-colored eggs.
Allison overjoyed with the kind of candy she found in an egg.
While prepping Easter dinner, I realized I hadn't heard from Grant in awhile... sure enough he and his chocolate bunny were sharing some quality time while hiding behind the couch.
A lovely enough day to walk barefoot outside... an Easter blessing! He is risen indeed!
We celebrate today the gift of grace that God gave to us through his son, Jesus. He endured death and was resurrected save us from our sin. May you know this and come to know HIM as your savior.
To me, Spring Break tends to come at the wrong time of year. Being from a family in agriculture, my dad (and now my hubby) was always busy in the fields during our week off of school in March.
Since this year's weather has been "different" (a.k.a. "absolutely miserable"), we got an unexpected blessing from it. Snow on the ground = no workin' in the dirt! My dad and my husband were free to take time off.
We made the most of it and booked a night at a hotel (with a pool, of course) to spend some fun indoor time in Spokane. And, the other indoor dream for kids is always a visit to Chuck E Cheese's. The kids had a blast.
