1 month ago today......

We welcomed our precious baby boy into this world. And what a month this has been! Lucas Ray Strange was born on June 14, 2016 at 7:58 am. He was 10 lbs 3.6 oz and 22.5 inches long! And since the moment Emmy first saw him, she has been in love with her little brother. :) She has been such a big helper, gives him sweet kisses every chance she can and truly loves being a big sister. Josh and I are so proud of our little family and cannot wait to watch the two of them grow up together. Emmy and Luke, we love you both so very much are so excited and so proud to be your parents! Our adventure as a family of four is just beginning.....

Emmy's weekend at the Lake

This past week, I had gotten news from my Dr that we would need to stick around close to home for the holiday weekend due to baby being ready for their debut sooner than later! :) Emmy had been looking forward to our yearly trip to the Lake for Memorial Day weekend and had been talking about "fishing with Gramps" since at least February. So, Josh and I decided to go ahead and let her go without us, and boy did she have fun! And we were able to get all of those last minute things off our To Do list as well before Baby comes, and get some much needed rest for me ;) Here are just a few of the pictures the family shared with us over the weekend. Thank you to Chuck & Sue and Justin & Whitney for making this weekend possible for Emmy, we know she will remember it forever!! We love you guys!

 

Tubing with Jillian :)

 

 

Emmy taking a "selfie" on Aunt Whitney's phone to send to Daddy and I :)

 

 

These boys are so adorable!

There's our little daredevil, one hand?!? Yikes! 

Sweet Beau :)

We can only imagine the story she must be telling.....haha

Emmy LOVES having her hair braided....thanks Jillian!!

Colt's HUGE fish he caught!!! Way to go bud!!!

Ready or not, here I come Grammy!!!!

 

Surprise Shower

The staff in Day Surgery completely surprised me this month by throwing me a little baby shower. I seriously had no clue, and they did such a great job making me & baby feel so special. Thanks again ladies, for the food, presents, decorations and all the well wishes. I'm so lucky to work with you all!! :)

 

Mother's Day 2016

 

Mother's Day with my girl :)

At one of our favorite places, the Children's Museum!

I love you Emmy Jane!!!

My Little Baker

Here's a quick picture of Emmy as we were baking homemade chocolate chip cookies yesterday. She of course wanted to wear her apron and hat, so cute! She did such a good job, pouring in the  ingredients, cracking the eggs and helping mix the batter all together. We of course made a mess, but isn't that the best part of baking?? Besides eating the cookies!! We even used the same bowl that my mom and I used when we would make cookies together too. :) I love you my sweet girl, and all the memories that we are making together!!

Our precious tree....

Almost 2 yrs ago, when we moved from our old house, Josh and I were so torn with what to do with our memory tree. We didn't want to leave it, but were so worried it wouldn't survive the move. In the end, we decided to take the chance. And this year, it bloomed just as pretty as before the move....if not more. We couldn't help but feel as the baby's arrival draws near, this was an extra special blessing for us this year. The tree now represents the three little ones we lost, and we are so proud of how beautiful and proud it stands in our little yard. Here are just a few pics of our precious tree...

Great Wolf Lodge + Newport Aquarium

For Spring Break this year, with baby on the way, we decided it would be best to stay close to home. Josh's parents had a great idea for all of us to go together to Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati instead. We had never been there before and had SO MUCH FUN!! Especially Emmy, of course. :) She absolutely loves the water so she enjoyed every minute of the slides, wave pool, lazy river, etc. And the fact that she got to be with her cousin Colt, made it that much sweeter. Josh and I also really enjoyed getting to spend some extra time with Justin, Whitney and the boys, I can't believe they are almost 6 months old already! The next day we headed to Newport Aquarium together, shopped at Jungle Jim's and stopped by Tom + Chee for lunch. Such a great Spring Break, thank you so much Chuck & Sue!!!

 

 

Grammy & Gramps with all the grandkids!! :)

 

Leaving Great Wolf Lodge, still with her wolf ears on :)

Emmy and the diver blowing kisses to each other :)

SNAKE!

Now this was a HUGE alligator!!

Emmy and Colt both had their faces painted for the first time!

 

Emmy got a shrimp and Colt a dinosaur eye

Here's to a great Spring Break!!!!