The Struckmans'

Monday, January 12, 2009

More Christmas Pics...

Nana, Emma and Papa on Christmas Day
We spent most of the day at Shane's on Christmas day and the night, but I couldn't not see my mom and dad on Christmas when I was so close anyway (25 miles), so Emma and I went over to my house for a few hours. Mom and I played cards!

Nana, Emma and I

Emma ready for my side of family's Christmas. We celebrated it the 27th and 28th.

I came home before Shane, so his mom brought him to my house. So I thought it would be a great time to get a picture of Emma with her two grandmas!

Gramma Sharon, Emma and Shane

Emma and Me

Haley Mae - 8 Months

My brother, my sister and I all had a new baby celebrating their 1st Christmas!
Jacob (born 12-29-07) Haley Mae (4-24-08) and Emma (9-3-08)

Front Row: Jacob, Haley, Emma, and Nathan
Back Row: Matthew, Zoe and Luke

Uncle Jared and Emma

Luke

Shane and Emma
Shane was helping Emma open her other present we got her...a cute whale bath toy!

My dad opening his big present from all of us!
A drywall dust-free sander (to use while putting up all the drywall in their new home!)

Aunt B and Emma

Jacob and Haley

Uncle Brad playing with a semi truck and trailer that one of Jared and Missy's boys got for Christmas
(he is Zoe and Haley's dad...so they don't have these kind of toys at his house!)

Shane, Emma and Luke

Playing Hearts

Papa rocking Nathan

Zoe thought it looked pretty comfy and crawled up into Papa's lap too!

Friday, January 09, 2009

I Missed It AGAIN!!!

Yes, thats right...I missed Emma rolling over again!
This time Emma rolled over from her back to her tummy!
I laid Emma down on her activity mat in the living room while I made supper tonight. Every few minutes I would walk into the living room to check on her, and after about 15 minutes of her laying on her mat, happy as can be, playing with her toys, I check on her and had to do a double take...she was on her tummy, looking as happy as a clam!
I was shocked and sooo proud of her!
Shane missed it too...he was in the office...he was a pretty proud daddy too!

Thursday, January 08, 2009

More Pics...

My mom, Emma and Me

Nana and Emma

Emma meeting Aunt Sara

Below are pics from spending Christmas Eve and day with Shane's side of the family.
We went to Christmas Eve service, then opened presents (Shane grew up thinking Santa comes on Christmas Eve while they are at church, while at my house Santa came during the night and we opened presents Christmas morning, but we did get to open 1 present Christmas Eve night). Its still up for debate as to what traditions we will start for our kids...we are not sure how we will approach the whole Santa thing yet, we need to pray more about it and also seek out what other Christian parents do...I would love to hear any of your ideas!

Emma and her Grandpa Tom

Tanner and Lindsey
(Shane's younger brother and sister)

Shane, Lindsey & Tanner
(Janice is missing from this picture, her and her family couldn't come until New Years)

Emma and Gramma Sharon

Our First Christmas with Emma

Grandpa Bud, Gramma Cena and Emma
(these are my mom's parents)
After church, we made a quick stop by my gramma Cena's house so she could see Emma all dressed up.

This is the best shot of Emma I got in her Christmas dress.

Emma opening her first Christmas present from us!
(it was a jitter toy)

Emma hanging out in the bouncer while we opened gifts.

Shane's funny expression when he opened his gift from me!

The first of many pictures to be posted...

Here is the first of the pictures I have to post, they are kinda out of order.
Shane and I left to go home to Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 19th and drove all the way and headed back this way on Saturday, Jan 3rd, only got to Walnut, IA due to icy roads and arrived home safely on Jan. 4th.
The 2 weeks at home was spent with family and friends! We feel very blessed to have had so much time! I loved arriving at my parents' house, my mom decorated every room in the house and outside, and it felt so warm and inviting! I truly love 'going' home for Christmas!

Me and Emma

My mom and gramma Cena
We are at the Sandwich Shoppe for 'Tuesday Lunch'
(my mom and gramma started to eat lunch after Bible Study on Tuesdays last year, and invited my aunts, cousins and family friend, Kris, and now its something they do every Tuesday and its been over a year...they take turns on who picks where to eat each week.)
It also happened to be my mom's birthday!!!