Congratulations to the Raab Family

Congratulations Erich and Angie on the new arrival of your little boy Owen Christian Raab.

He was born on November 20, 2008 at 7:24 PM. He weighed in at 8 lbs and 9 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Mom and Baby are doing great and Dad couldn't be a prouder papa.

We are so excited for the newest little one in our family. We look forward to watching him grow and are sure that our boys and Owen will be the best of buddies. Thanks for including us in your special journey.

A visit from Aunt Sharon and Grandma Green

On the 20th of November Aunt Sharon and Grandma Green made the trek to Joplin, MO to visit us. We had a wonderful time with them. On Friday we sent Trevor off to work and headed to the Precious Moments Chapel. It was wonderful to see the amazing artwork and figurines. Caden enjoyed riding on Grandma Green's lap while Aunt Sharon pushed them in Grandma's wheelchair. We got home in time to pick Trevor up and go out to dinner. Instead of taking two cars we put Trevor in between the seats, his feet located on the shoulder of Grandma green and myself. We sure had a good laugh. Saturday we headed to the mall to see if we could find anything exciting, we didn't but the kids did. They had a mini carnival setup inside the mall with a train, cars, helicopters and a carousel. Ryan and Caden had a blast and we enjoyed watching them. Sunday was the best. Aunt Sharon and Grandma decided we'd have Thanksgiving dinner with the family. The best part was making the meal together. Grandma was trying to instruct us from the family room while Trevor, Aunt Sharon and I ran around the kitchen trying to get everything ready. Grandma couldn't resist not being a part of the action and quickly joined in. It was like one of those chef reality shows only better. We laughed and joked with each other the whole time. The meal was amazing too.

It was hard to see them leave on Monday morning. Matthew took a special interest to Aunt Sharon. Maybe that's because they spent so much time in the back of the car together.

Thanks for taking the time to come and see us. We had a blast.

Happy 2nd Birthday Caden!

Caden turned 2 on Monday, November 3, 2008. We had one of his favorite dishes: pizza and crazy bread. We also let him pick out a cake for his birthday this year. He chose a batman cake with batman riding a motorcycle. He also got a slide with a basketball hoop hooked to it.
He has such a tender little heart but is definitely our little spartan. He loves fruit snacks, playing any game that involves a ball and playing with his older brother. His favorite song right now is I belong to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and when he says his prayers it always includes thanking heavenly father for our food and blessing our bodies. He loves any type of adventure. The other day he tried to do a spiderman move off of our back porch. He sure brings us a lot of Joy. Happy Birthday!!