Miri Joy Photo Shoot

Our friend, Cecilie Ott, professional photographer, gave Miri a photo shoot as a shower gift. Here are a few of the pictures.

Welcome Home Miri!

The boys made a welcome home banner for Miri. Riley also made a sign for the front door that said "If you have a baby, do not enter". He told us that he wrote that sign because he wanted to make sure Jody would give him the baby to hold before she came in the house. The boys continue to hold her and love on her every chance they get. Tyson accidentally startled the baby and she threw her hands in the air (like babies do) and he said, "Mom, everytime I kiss her, she's ready for action". Lots of sweetness going on here....

More pictures

I want to post a few more pictures of Miri's first 24 hours. We had lots of visitors, including her brother, her great-grandmother Dorothy (Steurer) Nyquist, and her Aunt Net (Jenette). I love the pictures of her with her brothers. The love that eminated from her older brothers is hard to describe. It was a sacred and sweet experience to see them greet their baby sister. Riley was proud to be the one holding her when she filled her diaper for the first time. He is certainly someone who can appreciate a good potty moment. The look of pride and joy on his face was unforgettable. I think his brothers were jealous that he got to be the one. Ah, the things our little boys care about! Miri is scheduled for a professional photo shoot on Monday, June 15th, with Cecilie Ott, our dear friend and neighbor, who gave Jody a photo shoot for a shower gift. We're looking forward to getting some great photos of our little sweetie.

Welcome Miri Joy!

Miri Joy Steurer was born today, June 10, at 5:30pm. She weighed in at 7 pounds 11 oz. and she was 19.5 inches long. She is healthy, Jody is healthy, and we're all so grateful to have her here. The boys came up to the hospital tonight to visit her and were absolutely sweet with her. Here is a small sampling of pictures from our special day.

Paper Boys

Andy and Riley decided they wanted take on a weekly paper route for the "Today in Dixie" newspaper so they could earn extra money. They each got a route that totals more than 220 papers. They loaded up their papers in their bags and set out tonight for their first run. We instantly had two bike wrecks not 50 feet from our driveway as they struggled to figure out how to navigate a bike and two full bags of newspapers. At the first house, the paper landed in a tree. Needless to say, they were pretty discouraged with this rough start. They eventually figured out a system and I rode alongside them in my air-conditioned car (such a sacrifice) to help them get through the route. I'll go with them one more time to make sure they've got it and then it will be their own. They were strutting with a sense of accomplishment when they got home! I was pretty proud of these guys for taking this on. 

She's almost here!

Two weeks and counting!  Here's a picture of the three boys with their hands on Miri.  They can't wait for her to join our family!