The 10 Things That Make Me Happy...

I have been inspired by Kelly to post something besides pictures of kids... Here it goes the 10 things that make me happy!

1 - Family - hands down the #1 thing that makes me happy. I couldn't be more blessed. Two beautiful children inside and out, a wonderful husband that keeps me on my toes, parents that are my role models, brothers, a sister in law, a niece and inlaws that mean the world to me. There is nothing I'd rather do then spend time with you all.

2 - Flowers - they are purely simple and beautiful and bring an instant smile to my face.

3 - Friends - new and old I know I know you are always there for me.

4 - Alcohol - just one glass or maybe two whether it be wine, a bottle of beer or a margarita I do not care. There is just something about sitting down, kicking up my feet and having a drink that is relaxing.

5 - Baths - relaxation at it's finest (door must be closed and kids out of sight!)

6 - A nice warm drink on a cold winter day while reading the newspaper.

7 - Cooking and Baking - baking makes me feel like a kid again - this was one of my favorite things to do growing up. Now I love cooking - the thrill of trying a new recipe is so much fun!

8 - Photography - I have always enjoyed taking pictures, but I found a passion for it when Jackson was born. I couldn't ask for better inspiration than Jack and Lauren. Children are so precious and through pictures you are able to catch some of those memories that will stick with you forever.

9 - Exercise - a walk, yoga, a jog, simply stretching - again it does not matter they all make me happy.

10 - Being home with my kiddos - though there are days (this week) that I may appear a bit crabby and don't seem to be real happy about spending all day with them - I really do love it and am thankful to be able to spend this time with them. Let me just say that #1, 3, 4, 5 & 9 all help to make #10 more enjoyable!

1 Week... I think they like her

A week behind of course... but here is Lauren at 1 week. I think she has officially won over both Jackson and Maddie! This little girl is constantly getting hugs and kisses from her brother and dog.. and mom and dad.. and for the past 2 weeks her grandmas have both gotten lots of snuggle time in with her. We are loving every minute with her!

Today is Lauren's 2 week birthday! We are going to take her out for lunch with Jamie (sounds like a good excuse for a lunch date!)

Our New Bundle!

Our new bundle of joy Lauren Kathryn joined us on Tuesday January 12, 2010 @ 5:50. We couldn't be happier to have her here. She is 3 days old & we couldn't imagine life without her. As I write this we lay on the couch and snuggle, how perfect since Jack is way to busy to snuggle with his mom any more! Here are a few pics from our first days in the hospital.

Lauren has her daddy wrapped around her finger already!

and has stole my heart...

We are all dressed and ready to take our new addition home.

We love you Lauren Kathryn and are so blessed to have you join our family!

A Family Christmas

Before we head out of town we wanted to celebrate our family Christmas. So, we had din at the Olive Garden and came home to open a few presents. Jack is getting this present thing and kind of likes it!

Merry Christmas to all!

My two loves...

Jack gets two pics just because they're cute...

and I can't forget this guy...

It's a Tetzlaff Christmas!

So, one nice thing about having family in WI & IA is that we get to celebrate Christmas for two weekends! We had a wonderful weekend trip up north to Grandma & Grandpa T's house - we were busy & spoiled!

Saturday was cookie baking day - Jack was a ton of help!

sledding fun with grandpa

Then it was present time - here is santa....!

Jack LOVES his new phone from Uncle Brian

and had a blast hanging with his Aunt Tami

here is our best family picture of the day.....

Thank you grandma and grandpa for a great Christmas. We love you!

Where oh where?

Where oh where has November gone? (a long overdue post - thank you for the reminders Maggie!) So here we go - Jack spent a week with Grandma and Grandpa T while my parents came up and helped me with the fall show at Canterbury. Getting ready for this show and the show itself took a lot out of me - wow! All I can say is how thankful we are to have such great family that are willing to help us out with anything and everything!

Jack got to visit Uncle Brian at work!

and he got to surprise grandpa at work!

Here is my #1 salesman!

Then we took a weekend down to visit Grandma and Grandpa W's & spend time with Brian, Allie & Reese. Of course we had to get some pics. The OshKosh overalls are in honor of Great Grandpa Wulfekuhle who lived in these during fieldwork season.

Great Grandma loves to spend time with the little ones!

Jack and I took a quick 'work' trip down to Ames. Had to do a little photography on campus, check out Jeanette & Shaun's new house & visit the Wulfekuhle's. It was a quick but fun road trip!

This brings us to Thanksgiving. We decided to enjoy a relaxing weekend at home. The Schlemme's did all the work and we joined them for a delicious meal and relaxing day. Here are Amanda and Curt hard at work....

Friday I got spoiled and Travis' mom watched Jack, so Amanda and I could shop all day (it was great!) The rest of the weekend we got to enjoy breakfast at OPH...

& then to the Home Depot to pick out our Christmas tree (our family tradition...) actually cutting one down seems like a lot of work. We didn't even unwrap this years tree, just hoped for the best! It actually is probably the best tree we've gotten so far (pics to come soon!)

and finally one of my favorite November pics of Jack.

Now Christmas season is in full gear, it's my favorite time of the year. We have been decorating, baking, eating lots of soup and living in our sweatpants. PS - Baby Girl will be here approximately 6 weeks too - we can't wait to meet her!