Birthday Girl!

My goodness how the time flies. Wasn't it just yesterday that I held my precious new baby girl in my arms and wondered what she would be like as she grew? Today Sarah turned 1! Yesterday she learned to stand all by herself for quite a while. She loves to make people smile. She has a shy side but is so sweet and loving. She has a firey side as well when it comes to getting her way (especially with her sister). She loves to bop to music, she has a wonderful smile, she loves to give kisses, and she loves her new baby doll.


We had a fun day celebrating her! It began with birthday pancakes and ended with yummy cake. We love you Sarah and are so thankful for the blessing you are to us!!

Oh Christmas Tree!

Tis the season to bustle about and get a tree no doubt.

We Reinhards like to get a real one for sure

but not really one that smells like manure.

Manure? you ask with a tilt of your head,

Yes, that's the smell that we dread.

We cut a beautiful fresh tree down,

loaded it up and headed to town.

Excitement filled the air as we drug it inside

Then what should we smell? oh yuck, we all sighed!

The smell of our dear ol' Greeley

Coming into our house with our tree, now really.

Perhaps next year we will trek to the mountains and behold fresh smelling trees,

But for now we will smile and enjoy our tree that has the faint smell of cows in the breeze!

Home is where your heart is

Home is where your heart is...
Nate and I feel so fortunate to have a beautiful home to call our own in Colorado. The holiday season began in November with Thanksgiving and we were so blessed to be able to head to another place we call home with Nate's family in Indiana. Christmas will be here before we know it and we will be at home in Colorado with my family. We are blessed to have so many places to call home here on earth. But what is even more amazing and awesome is the fact that we will never truly be home until we are with our Lord in heaven. Thank you Jesus for making yourself humble and coming to save us so that our home can be with you forever.
May this season be a reminder of where your home is, for there your heart will be also.

Childhood...

While we were home in Berne, Nate got to show Elizabeth some of his childhood and it thrilled both of them! Elizabeth loved grandpa's barn, HER kitty, the swing, the bikes, Emily's doll house, the neighbor's dog(which she is pretty convinced is grandpa's), riding grandpa's tractor, and helping grandma make rolls for Thanksgiving...just to name a few! Sarah joined in on all she could and loved pretty much everything Elizabeth did - sometimes too much! Can you believe that after all was said and done we didn't take any pictures of all the cousins together!!?

"Kalloween"

Our computer has been a bit fussy lately which has meant I have not been able to add to our blog. So, I have a lot of pictures and events to share from the past month. I am breaking them down into separate Posts so as to not overwhelm you with too many pictures at one time. Enjoy!


No, the title is not a misprint, that is what Elizabeth called Halloween! We had a fun night complete with the traditional party at my parent's house where everyone dressed up, lots of food, and a little Trick-or-treating! The Reinhard's dressed up as Mother Rabbit, Peter Rabbit, Flopsy, and Mr. McGarden (AKA Mr McGregor) - all of this Elizabeth's idea. Elizabeth kept calling me Mother Rabbit..."Can you hold me Mother Rabbit?" She is a character and lots of fun!

More Leaves

We have thoroughly enjoyed all the leaves in our yard...perhaps someday they will feel overwhelming but for now we are enjoying them. One evening we were all outside playing together and I got some pretty cute shots. Notice the similarity in Nate and Elizabeth's face in the jumping picture! So cute!

We forgot to ride on one!

A fun fall activity was a Hot Air Balloon Festival we went to. It is an annual event here in Greeley and is great fun. We got up early on Saturday morning with Aunt Lori and watched them fill with air and take off. There were so many beautiful balloons, but Elizabeth's favorite was the pink pig...mainly because "pink is my best one!" After we left she kept saying, "We forgot to ride on one." One of the balloons had been hand-made in someone's basement and Nate told Elizabeth, " Maybe someday your mommy can make a balloon in our basement." HA! Fortunately she has forgotten he said that. That day however, she kept on reminding me that I could do that for her!

10 Months Old

Ten months ago todayin the midst of a huge snow storm, Sarah Joy joined our family. She has brought so much joy to our household and we are so thankful for her. She has grown so much in the last 10 months, it is hard to believe how quickly it has gone and how much she has added to our life.

She is crawling everywhere, into everything, pulling up on things to stand, loves to eat, and is beginning to babble quite a bit. She points a lot and says "dada" when Nate comes home.

Elizabeth always brings a reaction, lately it has been more frustrating sounds than happy sounds, but she does love her very much and I know they will be good pals.

So, Happy 10 Month Birthday Sarah!! May the Lord bless you and keep you as you trust in Him always.

Love, Mom

We love our Rockies!

Although we were not at one of the most exciting games (they won 11-1), we were able to make it to one of the Rockies games. We are excited to see that they made it into the World Series! The game began Nate's and my annual weekend away. After the game we had the weekend to ourselves (well, relatively - Sarah and Thunder accompanied us, so I guess we were just missing Elizabeth) and went up to the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately the aspen had already lost many of their leaves but we still saw some beautiful sights and we loved getting away. We love the Rockies - both kinds!

Fall is in the Air!

Tonight we went outside to jump in the newly fallen leaves in our yard. As we watched our girls enjoying this activity, my dear husband read my mind...I had been taking pictures and thinking how I would love to share thoughts, pictures, and experiences we have had with friends and family far and near...and that is how this blog was born! Nate helped me - with much patience - to get this set up.

So here is the first of our many thoughts, pictures, and experiences that we will share with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will enjoy writing in it.

Katie