The Gabbing Gerdes Gang: May 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Memorial Day Weekend/3rd Anniversary Celebration

The pictures below were taken Memorial Day weekend (May 2009). We took a little family trip to Nags Head, NC to celebrate our third anniversary (May 27). Jeremiah had so much fun in the sun and sand! When we got back, we invited our friends, the Millers (Brian, Karen, and Sierra), over for a Memorial Day cookout. They were kind enough to take some family pictures for us on our deck. We also took some pics of Jeremiah and Sierra together. They are such good buddies!!!

Jeremiah got into the suitcase as we were packing for our little trip. Kodak moment!

From Memorial Day Weekend

He slept all the way to Nags head.

From Memorial Day Weekend

Here's the view from our hotel room, looking out to the walkway that lead to the beach.

From Memorial Day Weekend

Uh oh! Look who is escaping!

From Memorial Day Weekend

The Ramada Plaza had beautiful white decks, pavilions, and walkways, leading down to the beach. What a gorgeous day!

From Memorial Day Weekend

The three of us had so much fun at the beach together! Jeremiah especially enjoyed the sand, and even tried to eat it a few times (but of course we didn't let him get too far with that!).

From Memorial Day Weekend

When we got back from Nags Head on Memorial Day evening, we invited our friends, the Millers over for dinner. The following are some pictures they took for us on our back deck.

From Memorial Day Miller Dinner

What a wonderful weekend filled with wonderful, lifelong memories!!! This was a great way to celebrate our third anniversary (just a few days early!)!!! God is so good!!!

Jeremiah's 1 Year Pictures (PictureMe Portrait Studios)

On the evening of Jeremiah's actual birthday, we took him to PictureMe Portrait Studios for his 1 Year pictures. This was his fifth visit since he was 2 weeks old (2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year). He smiled the entire time and we got some great pictures!

Here they are:

From Jeremiah 1 Year-Collage 1

From Jeremiah 1 Year-Collage 2

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Jeremiah's 1st Birthday Celebrations (School and Home)!!!

Jeremiah turned one year old on May 14th, 2009!! Some of these pics were taken at his day care, on his birthday, where they threw him a wonderful "Sesame Street themed" party. His day care teachers are so sweet! The other pics were taken the next day (May 15th) when we had 72 people (including two-thirds of my first grade class!) over to our backyard to for his big birthday bash/baby dedication (by a family friend, Pastor Winn). God preformed a miracle right before our eyes and held off the rain for us. There wasn't a single drop of rain during the entire party! God is so good in so many ways and for so many reasons. During this special and joyous time, we took a chance to thank Him specifically for our precious son!!!

Jeremiah is wearing his birthday shirt from Grammy Stults!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

Jeremiah's day care teachers threw him such a wonderful "Sesame Street" party, where he got to chow down on chicken nuggets, cheetos, and a juice box for the very first time, all of which he loved!!! He also enjoyed the birthday cookies I made for him and his friends. They were a hit!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

When he got home from day care, Jeremiah got to enjoy some white birthday cake, although by that time he was pretty tired, and didn't actually eat much of it!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

Look at all of those toys! Burried in the pile is a puzzle and $50 savings bond from Grammy and Grampy Stults. The horse that he is riding on is from G-ma and G-pa Gerdes. He loves all of his fun toys!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

He loves his piano from Mommy and Daddy, and actually picked it out himself!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

Mommy's baby is a big 1-year-old now!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

Here's a close-up of his birthday shirt and crown. What a special day!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

The day after his birthday, we threw Jeremiah a HUGE birthday party at our house. It was supposed to rain, so we set up five huge tents (borrowed from friends). Miraculously, even though it rained all day, and the forecast called for thunderstorms, it did not rain a drop during the actual party. God is good! We had a great turn-out of 72 people! I wish I could post pics of my first graders (two-thirds of my class attended!), but I can't because of privacy issues/laws. :( Bummer!

From Jeremiah First Birthday Home

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Jeremiah's 1st Birthday!!!

Jeremiah celebrated his first birthday today! As we reflect back on the past year, we are amazed at this tremendous blessing the Lord has given us. What an incredible little boy! This past year has been the most exciting of our lives and we can't wait to see what God has in store for our precious child in the years to come. Jeremiah's day care friends and teachers threw him a "Sesame Street" themed party today at day care and he received all kinds of fun presents. He shared cookie cake with his friends and loved the lunch his teachers provided for him, which consisted of chicken nuggets, cheetos, and a juice box, all of which he loved! His new "thing" is drinking from a straw. His little lips pucker up when he uses a straw, which is so adorable to watch. Soon I'll be posting pictures from his birthday party at school and also his BIG birthday party that we will be hosting at our house tomorrow night. We have invited all of our friends and my whole first grade class. We have gotten 101 RSVPs and we are so excited!!! We are praying for nice weather (even though it is supposed to rain)! We also took Jeremiah to PictureMe Portrait Studios (where we have taken him every three months since he was born) this evening to take his "one-year" pics, which we will be posting soon as well. He is loving his little piano toy that we got for him. What a fun day!