One Month Old!!!

Alex and I can hardly believe we have had our little man for one month now! People always say that having kids changes your life, but you really don't grasp that until you actually have one of your own.....and man oh man has Briton really rocked our world, but in the best way possible!!!

The past month has been spent introducing Briton to a lot of new family and friends, getting advice from other parents, taking short naps whenever we can, learning new things about Briton, parenting and ourselves, and spending a lot of time at home with just the three of us!

Here is a recap of Briton's first month in the Ehly family:

1. Alex's mom stayed with us the first night we were home & then my mom came to stay with us the first week Briton was home to help me out. It was a huge blessing and I don't think I could have done it without them.

2. We have gotten to take Briton on a few walks this month because the weather has been so nice! This was also great for me because I needed to get out of the house on occasion.

3. I have learned that when you have a 2 week old,  it is very possible to only get one load of laundry done the entire day, and that my house will never again stay as clean as it did before Briton was born.

4. Briton has gotten to experience five Husker games this past month, 4 good ones and one very ugly one!

5. We have learned that Briton only likes to go #2 in a clean diaper, right after we change him. Seriously, this never fails!!!

6. Briton got to celebrate his first Thanksgiving! We celebrated with the Pfister family on Thanksgiving day and then celebrated with the Ehly family the following weekend.

The whole Pfister Family!!!

7. Briton loves to sleep on his Daddy's chest, and probably would sleep there all night long if we let him.

8. He got a little cold last week and is finally starting to get over it. I think it was harder on me then it was on him!

9. I have also learned that just when you think you have a routine in place for eating and sleeping, something changes, like a growth spurt, and then you have to figure it all out again.

10. Briton has met pretty much all of his extended family, and he loves his cousins!!!

 

Ehly Family Cousins - Byron, Cameron and Michael

Pfister Family Cousins - Bennett, Anne and Madelyn

11. Finally, we have learned how truly blessed we are to have family, friends, and neighbors that will go out of their way to make us a meal, get us a gift or just come meet our little guy. Briton has gotten to meet so many wonderful people!

God has given us such a wonderful little gift! We can't wait to see what the future holds for all of us!

Until next time, goodbye from Briton!!!

It's A Boy!!!

Introducing the newest addition to our family:

   

We are so in love, so happy and so extremely blessed! 

*Stayed tuned for lots more pictures of our little guy!

Maternity Photos!

We had such a great time getting our maternity photos taken! We could not have asked for a better photographer, better weather or a better way to spend our time on a Sunday afternoon. Our photos were taken by Renae Bush who has her own photography business right now, but at the beginning of next year (2013) she is partnering with a few other photographers to start a new business! If you are interested in her work and want to get a hold of her, just find her on Facebook and send her a message. She will take pictures for any kind of life event you need and I would recommend her to anyone! So....without further a due, here are some of our maternity photos!

 

Thanks Again Renae!

Food, Family and Football!

This passed weekend we traveled to Lincoln to see some of our family, ate some yummy food and got to watch my cousin Joel play football!

First, we stopped at my cousin Molly's apartment to watch the Husker game and ate some grub from the delicious spread she provided. She has such a cute, ultra hip apartment - I love it!

"Tim, what is wrong with this picture? Ha!"

"Well you know....they're cousins and they're friends!"

I love my brothers!

Next, we headed out to do a little tailgating before watching Joely and Morningside take on Wesleyan University. We met up with some more family and got pumped up for the game!

Girl cousins! Love you two so much!

Boy cousins - missing a few!

Finally, we made it into the game and were able to watch some great football! My cousin Joel is an awesome football player and it was so exciting to see him score a touchdown. Our section definitely cheered the loudest, and we didn't give a rip! Needless to say, we had a lot of fun and Morningside took the win from Wesleyan!

 

"That's my family!"

It's Always Peachy in Wichita!

Oh, I’m so glad......

….We were able to spend this past weekend visiting our good friends, Amy and Adam, in Wichita.

….We ate the “world’s greatest hummus!”

….We picked up some “Hot Now” donuts from Krispy Kreme. 

….Alex and Adam built a fire pit and we all made s’mores, only to find out it was national s’more day.

….We visited a little peach farm, picked our own peaches, met the nicest peach farm lady (who taught us everything we will ever need to know about peaches), and were fortunate enough to be able to take a stroll down the “prized” peach orchard.

Alex's prized peach... just the right amount of sunburn

….We frequented the local grocery store “Dillions.”

….We had a yummy taco night!

….Alex attempted to make a peach cobbler! Good job honey – I liked it! 

….We had a great weekend with our BCF’s! It was good to see Adam, Amy and Bruce! Can’t wait for our next adventure together! Thanks for everything Anderson's!

Lyle's Open

Ever since I can remember, the first weekend in August has always been spent participating in the annual Lyle's Open Golf Tournament. There is a town in Nebraska called NewCastle, where my parents are from, and in that town, there is a little bar called Lyle's! Lyle's sponsors the golf tournament and it is always a great time for my family. The past three years Alex has played in the tournament, and he has had a lot of fun, so last year he started to invite his friends to come play. It was fun to have Matt, Heather, Riley & Zach come up the night before the tournament, hang out with my family, play ladder golf for hours & have a big slumber party (Although the boys did miss Scott & his stories this year). After the long awaited tournament was all said and done, Team #MARZ came out with the championship, shooting a -12 (Alex even won an individual pin-prize for longest putt & Matt got one for closest to the pin in 2 shots)!  Not quite sure if the locals were very fond of their win!

Congrats Team MARZ!

While the boys were all golfing, the girls were able to hangout, catch up, attend Stacie's baby shower, and just have a great time! It was a fun weekend, and we were able to spend time with some amazing family and friends! And a big shout out to all the family who couldn't make it (Ry Guy, D&K, Kevin, Molls, Phils, Lindsey, and cousin Bret), we missed you all and love ya!