Surprise My Fellow Blog Followers

Can you believe it? It hasn't even been a month. Actually, it's kind of sad that I'm that proud of myself since it has been almost 2 weeks now. I am still amazed how the time flies.

Last weekend, we went on the town with Michele, Jas, Micah and Angi. It was pretty cool. Mom got to hang out with all 3 of the kids at our house since Michele and Jas were having their floors installed. Anyway, the pictures we got while Meggan and Jordan were over were priceless. First, Meggan decided she was going to be "Dawny" and wear my dress (translated my shirt that fits like a dress on her). She completed the ensemble with my knee-high brown boots (it is important to note this is usually what I wear with this shirt, only I wear jeans too). :) Another important note-said dress was held together with a trusty binder clip so Meggan was properly covered (she insisted). Then, Jordan decided to play with Lucas for a little bit. Too cute!

Here are a few of the pics.

We are honestly enjoying our lives right now. Jer and I have officially gone on our first "date" in years. This new series for Sunday School is so fun! Prior to our first date, we each individually filled out a short questionaire on when we met, our first date, first kiss, first discussion of marriage, most romantic moments-you get the point. It was great to see what each of us remembered (and forgot) about the old days. It was so much fun talking about the old times when Jer had long hair and tucked in all of his shirts and when I had bleach-blond lifeguard hair and was able to pull off shorter skirts/dresses. I can't remember the last time I thought about those days. It was a blast. We went to Olive Garden since that's where we got engaged (yes, we are total losers). We had dinner, talked about the old days, then went for a drive past Five Points on County Line Road. We discovered a new town out there that reminded us of Grundy Center, IA called Rock Lane. Who knew? There were some pretty cool houses and it was so nice out-it was truly enjoyable. Then we got back home, put the baby to bed, and enjoyed strawberries and champagne. The same kind of champagne that Jer convinced the Olive Garden servers into giving us when he proposed (I wasn't 21 yet). :) Oh, the good ol' days. Not that these days are bad...

Now that you are saying "Gag me" after the last paragraph, I shall move on. Work has gotten less stressful-I actually worked a normal week last week for the first time in years! It felt great to be home during the better part of the evening with my family during the workweek.

Lucas is continuing to be such a joy as he figures out more and more things. He discovered his feet on Friday and was absolutely amazed with them. We continue to marvel at how inquisitive he is-he loves to figure out new things and usually does so rather quickly. I was working on entering Mom's tax info/receipts on Saturday while Jer and Lucas caught some March Madness Basketball games-I guess they were especially thrilling games by looking at the picture below...

Later on, Lucas showed us how thrilled he was to be wearing his new FBI shirt (Fat, Bald and Innocent). He didn't think it was quite as funny as we did. Cruel, cruel parents-yes we know we are.

On Sunday after church, we had a great afternoon with a long nap for Lucas (and Mommy) and a great walk in the beautiful weather after Jer got home from Vintage Base Ball practice (yes, they spelled it that way in the old days). I can't believe it's already that time of the year. The weather was so nice and Lucas got to wear his sunglasses for the first time. Go Little "Shades" (Niehaus/Dew family 4th of July joke). Anyway, here's some of the awesome pics.

Tonight Lucas was going to town in the Hop & Pop (thanks, Michele and Jas!). His continually developing personality is an ever-present source of joy in our lives. We thank God every day for bringing this little blessing into our lives. Yes, I heard you all gagging again. :)

That's all folks! (For now anyway).