Pictures

Playing before bed and getting into his hip brace for the night

Evidently a little work to be done after his bath  : )

Enjoying Mom's birthday cake!

Too cute to just share one picture

New Christmas jams

A little extra snuggle time to end my 28th birthday

Never gets old.

We hope you had a very nice Thanksgiving with your family.  Thanks for checking in on us! 

Hope you enjoyed seeing a few pictures of our Sam.

First Fat Lip

The chair got the best of Sam this morning.  I'm sure he'll be back for more soon!  : )

Pictures I Enjoy

Messy snack but he loves them!

I love love love HyVee (a grocery store in IA)!  Sam loves loves loves balloons so we were looking the other day while getting groceries.  They have a clearance tub where we can get balloons for only 50 cents!  Only catch is the choices are a little limited.  This time we could choose baby's first christening or American Idol!  Cheap and easy fun for Sam though! 

Cute as he was climbing on my lap not cooperating for pictures.

Funny eyes/ face while making strange noises as he played!

Showing the puppy a little love.

Sitting still for a second - handsome little guy

Missing These Guys Much---

Haven't caught up with any more pictures or posts of our last few weeks in Denver yet because it makes me too sad to go through the pictures.  These are a few of my favorites- pictures and people I mean.  We are sure missing them already!

Iowa

Hey friends.  We are here!  We are 85% settled! We are happy to be spending the week together before Bryan starts work on the 16th!  We are feeling pretty blessed and thankful for the great opportunity that lies ahead of us.  And we are busy loving on our delightful little boy!!!  Pictures of Sam coming soon- I have a few I'd love to share.  Hope you are well!  JR

Sheesh

Hooorrrrrrrrrraaay for Stellan!  God is amazing!

Iowa Bound

Well it's official and the secret is out... the Rempt's are headed to Iowa for good at the end of this week!  Bryan accepted an offer from County Materials in Iowa City and starts mid November.  It is a great move for him careerwise and he's excited for the challenge of running the plant there.  Meanwhile, Sam and I will be holding down the fort at home in Coralville!  We are excited for this opportunity look forward to being back in Iowa with family and friends.  On the other hand, we are sad sad sad to be leaving Denver.  It's a wonderful city to live in and even more so, we hate to leave my siblings here.  It has been so so wonderful to be 10 minutes from Matt and Jamie both this past year.  Pretty strange that all three of us ended up in the same city for a bit.  If we could have been picky, this opportunity would have come two years down the road but evidently we were just meant to have one short, jam-packed year here.  Bittersweet for sure.  We make the official drive back later this week! 

25 Random Things About Me

1. I love love love my husband. Wife is my very favorite title.
2. I have naturally curly hair that I straighten almost every day.
3. I often rewrite lists, post its and other notes to make them look neater. I retyped many worksheets and such at school to make them work and look better too.
4. I love and can’t live without blue Chapstick brand chapstick.
5. I enjoy Diet Mt Dew and hot tamales (the candy) kept in the refrigerator so they are extra hard and chewy.
6. I don’t go to bed until the kitchen sink and counter around it are clean.
7. I love giving Sam baths and smelling his clean hair afterwards.
8. Fall is my favorite season for sure. I take time to notice the beautiful colors.
9. I taught 3rd graders for a long time and actually missed a few back to school teacher tasks the last two falls… getting nametags and desks ready, setting up my room, etc.
10. My 2nd toe is longer than my first which causes problems in shoes sometimes.
11. If all goes well, I'd love to have 4 kids… two boys and then two girls if I could be picky!!
12. I'd rather clean the houses of friends and family any day before cleaning my own!
13. I particularly dislike dusting and emptying the dishwasher.
14. I enjoy hosting and can’t wait to do it more often.
15. I am a big fan of the Today Show, E! News and The Doctors.
16. I am a tender heart and cry easily… happy, sad, don’t feel well, proud... the tears just come.
17. I could talk pregnancy, labor, and new mom stories all day long with any woman who would listen!
18. I love Christmas music and listen to it most of the year.
19. I joined my first bible study this year.
20. I sometimes wish that I had become an OB nurse instead of a teacher. Don’t know if I could have handled all that comes with nursing though.
21. I love looking at pictures and remembering the past. I take a lot of them now.
22. I don't step on newly washed bathroom mats for several days so they stay nice and fluffy!
23. I am struggling to stay motivated to get back in shape. It's tough tough and I like food.
24. I have enjoyed living in Denver the most of any place we've been. Being 15 minutes from Jamie and Matt, Ab and the kids has been completely wonderful. The weather and scenery aren’t bad either!
25. I feel so blessed to be a stay at home mom right now. Sam is a delight and I am thankful I get to spend each day with him.

That’s 25! Don't make fun of my silly tendancies! Now it’s your turn!!!

Busy Days Here in CO!

We have a lot going on right now with our family so I'll be back soon with updates and pictures of Sam.  Hope this finds you all happy, healthy and well.  PS- I'm working on my 25 random things about me post fellow blogger friends!  Check back soon! JR

A peak two of the things keeping me on my toes...

Sam of course....

And this lovely suprise we found in the back of his closet...  UGH!!!!  Gross!!!!!!!!!!

Old Pictures With My Sister

I found a few funny pictures of Jamie and I from back in the day as I was sorting through a tub tonight.  Pretty fun to remember!  Bangs... Sunburns... Curls... Smiles... A few of my favorites with her!

1. Sunburnt after a family trip to Cancun in high school!  Sweet bangs ladies!

2. Summer trip to St. Louis minus Matt

3. Christmas Eve 2004 in Eldora- how alike are our eyes and smiles?!  Sheesh.  I love that one.