Bath time!

Traeger loves bath time! I think Traeger may be outgrowing his current bath bin so we will be on the search for something

a little bigger to fit in the shower!

Fun in the sun!

The DeLoye family drove over to see us on Tuesday afternoon! We had a wonderful and relaxing time swinging, throwing frisbee,

playing tennis, and chatting together!
Thanks to Maggie for making cupcakes for Traeger's birthday!
We stopped for some tasty ice cream

before the DeLoye family headed home!

We're on a mission!

Here are all the kiddos we're taking on the mission trip this summer

to Pine Ridge, SD!

There will be 14 kids and 3 leaders (Luke, Dustin and me)

We are super excited to go and be used by God in ways He sees fit!

When you think of it, we would love your prayers!

Family Fun!

We enjoyed our time with John, Nicole, Annabelle and Grandpa and Nana over the weekend! Thanks for coming up, loving on us and building some fun memories!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Over the weekend we celebrated Traeger's 1st birthday! What a joy and blessing this year has been. We're grateful for our little guy! I guess he thought this birthday thing was really funny!

Adventures in TX

We just got back Tuesday night from a wonderful trip to TX.

It was great to catch up with Mar'Sue and Elena and some of our other TX friends!

Luke, Traeger, Elena and Tanner exploring down by the creek!

Elena was such a big help with Traeger.

I really enjoyed my time with Elena but realized just how much I miss being with her!

It was a special treat to meet up with 2 of the Spiritual Formation couples from DTS. Jon graduated with Luke, and Jason is still working and going to school. We met Jason and Amy's beautiful, 2 week old daughter Savannah. It just so happened to be that the Fanns were in town for the weekend to attend a wedding! We were grateful they took the time to visit with us!

We picked up some donuts before dropping Elena off at school one day :O)

On Monday night, we went to a museum in Dallas to see "Body Worlds." It was super cool, and I would recommend it to anyone! After viewing the Body Worlds exhibit, we got to see what other cool things the museum had to offer!

It's all fun and games until...

Traeger swallows the ball!

Birthday celebration!

Traeger's not messin' around with his piece of birthday cake :O)

On Saturday, we celebrated Kieran and Traeger's birthdays. Kieran turned 2 on the 10th and Traeger will turn 1 on the 27th. We were blessed with a beautiful day and all the family and friends that made it out for the celebration!

Traeger made quick work of the cake. When he was finished he signed more.

First Steps!

We are so proud of our Traeger! Today he took his first steps!

Hello, Hello, Hello!

This morning, while in the church nursery, Traeger picked up a play phone, put it by his ear and continued to say hi...hi...hi! Here are pictures from home with him using his play phone.

Is this a sign that I talk on the phone way too much?!

It is such a joy to watch Traeger continue to grow and develop into a little boy!

Cool Dude!

A close look!

A new form of entertainment in the Hatfield house is watching the washing machine do its magic! Traeger's taking a close look to make sure it's doing its job!

toolin' around

Traeger has been toolin' around with his little walker.

As you can tell, he was having a blast with this whole idea of walking.

Happy 11 month birthday bud!

Well as all parents say and I'll chime in with them..."Where does the time go?"

We are in awe that our little guy is already 11 months old and not so little anymore!

With the weather warming up, we have been enjoying the outdoors. Traeger loves going for walks to visit the ducks by the pond, see the birds flying in the sky, hear the dogs barking and greet people with a friendly wave along the way. Traeger is not real sure what he thinks of grass yet. As long as he's chasing a ball or fetching a leaf or branch it's ok.

We're crazy about you Traeger!

Lots of love!

We have been on the road a lot lately. That meant all in one week Traeger got to see his Auntie Cori and the P boys, Nonnie and Grandpa and then Grandpa and Nana.

Thanks everyone for lovin' on us while we were around!

Traeger and Nana having fun playing together!

Hatfield Hotel

The Hatfield Hotel is closed after it hosted a parade of visitors over the last week and a half. It was a blast to see everyone and hang out. Uncle John, Aunt Nicole and Cousin Annabelle were our last guests over the weekend. We had so much fun relaxing and playing with the kiddos!

Traeger helped himself to Annabelle's peas, and she gladly shared :O)

They're on a mission to escape together!

Thanks John, Nicole and Annabelle for taking the time to come up and visit! We had so much fun hanging out and watching Traeger and Annabelle play together!

Boys Rule!

My sister and her boys came to visit over G spring break!

We ventured out for a walk to the park yesterday before the snow started falling!

We went to Sports Page for some 'competitive' bowling.

What would bowling with boys be if it wasn't a competition :O)!

Thanks P family for coming to visit and hang out with us northwoods folks over your spring break! Sorry you had to leave earlier than planned because of the silly April Snow Showers!

Chillin' with the Grandmas!

Thanks Nonnie and Grandma Jo for coming to visit for a few days!
We loved having you here!

Just my size!

Traeger loves to play with his 'house'. It is the coolest little play house. The doorbell rings, he can turn on the front light and his favorite part is crawling through the front door. Some generous woman from our church was getting rid of toys her kids had outgrown and gave them to us. We appreciate God's little blessings! They come in all different "shapes" and "sizes."

Bigger and better things!

Apparently, Traeger's toys are getting a little boring because as of late he has been opening and digging into every drawer he can reach. He's still working on the refrid. door. I'm sure he'll master that soon enough :O)!

Spring is in the air!

Grandpa and Nana spent some of their Spring Break with us. We loved going for a walk, playing Settlers and chatting. Nana showed Traeger his first Spring flower! They also watched Traeger for a day while we got away to Wausau! We really enjoyed having them here and look forward to the next time we see them!

Hotel adventures!

The Bohn/Patrick/Hatfield clans all met up at a hotel in Weston two weekends ago! We had fun hanging out and playing in the pool. Traeger even got in on action!

Daddy and Traeger getting ready to take on the slide for the 1st time!

Daddy and Traeger raced down the big slide a few times!

Happy 10 Month Birthday Traegaroo!

We celebrate our big guy who offically is pulling up on EVERYTHING (including a ladder step his dad just climbed), eating more table food than before, and waving hi to anyone who walks by! Daddy's football and basketball are two of Traeger's favorite toys . Another favorite is saying the word ball and pointing to it.
We love you bud!

Leaky Faucet

Traeger's nose hasn't stopped running for the last 24 hours.

Not real sure which bug he got but it's not a fun one and we're

praying it doesn't progress to anything more.

The drainage had Traeger waking up every 2 hours last night.

Here Traeger is managing to stay in happy spirits despite his "leaky faucet."

Lunch Guests

Thanks to the D family for coming into town on Friday for some Happy Joes fun! We had fun catching up and playing together!

Adventures in Traeger's land!

Traeger likes to play under his exersaucer and eat up the left over cheerios

from past play times. He had found them all and was on his way to the next adventure by the time I found him in the bathroom doing this.

Around lunch time, while we were waiting for Daddy to come home, Traeger and I ventured out for a walk and enjoyed the beautiful sunny day! We walked down by the river and watched all the ducks swimming in the water.

Traeger's new found "trick" is to pull himself up in his crib, which we just lowered to the last point yesterday. When I went in to check on him during nap time I found him pulled up and WITHOUT PANTS. Check it out. I have no idea how he managed that one, but I laughed so hard my eyes were watering, and yes, for those of you who know me all too well, I had to run to the bathroom :O)! Maybe it was one of those "you had to be there moments," but he made me laugh pretty hard!

Sign of the times!

Apparently, we have been running a little too much because yesterday Traeger was so tired that he didn't even wake up when we took him out of his car seat or while we were changing his diaper. He slept through it all! That has never happened before but I think we have just been on the go so much that he had reached his limit!

Exploring

This morning I was scrapbooking and took my eye off Traeger for about 3 seconds to type names on the computer and when I turned back I found him pulled up and checking in my scrapbook bin. I'm sure he was just making sure everything was in order :O)!

He got down from that exploration and moved on to the next, pulling up on the chair. Note to self, do my scrapbooking when Traeger is sleeping.

I'm so thankful for funny moments like these in my day :O)!!

Creating memories with Nonnie

Nonnie came to visit us for 5 days while Grandpa was in Romania.

Nonnie was a huge help making meals, changing diapers...well pretty much she helped with everything! It was a lot of fun and we were sad to see her go!

Happy 9 Month Birthday Champ!

Yeah for Traeger, you're 9 months old!!!

We are still wondering where the time has gone. It's hard to believe Traeger is already 9 months old, 20 lbs, 29 inches long, has 7 teeth, crawls and is starting to pull up on things. The time has gone quickly but we are loving every minute of it!
Traeger is a daily reminder to us of God's goodness!

On the Road Again :O) !

Traeger and I are back from our 6 day trip south

to visit our dear family and friends.

We made the rounds and got to see a ton of people

who are close to our hearts but we don't get to see often.

Our first stop was to the Patrick household to hang out

and say good-bye to my dad before he left on a mission trip to Romania.

Pictured are Grandpa and Nonnie with the 4 GRANDSONS!

Our next stop was in Grafton to visit Jen

and see students I worked with when I interpreted for Abby (who is pictured below).

I really enjoyed catching up with Jen and seeing the kids.

I haven't seen them since 3rd grade and now they're in 7th - where did the time go ?!

Girls I loved seeing you!!

On Thursday evening we made it to Casey's and settled in until Sunday afternoon. We had a blast talking, going on our Target trip, watching movies (I actually stayed awake for 3 - a pure miracle :O)), and Casey got a babysitter from her school to come over and take care of Traeger while we went out to dinner and a movie!!

Here's a pic of Traeger hangin' out with Casey's dog Peyton.

Thanks Casey for a fun and relaxing time!

Since the weather wasn't really cooperating with us, we stayed in the area for 2 extra days. It wasn't a problem because we got to stop by for a short visit with the Heinens (Caleb and Traeger below)

We also got to hang out with John, Nicole and Annabelle on Sunday night. Thanks for braving the bad weather to hang out for a few hours - we loved it!!! Grandpa and Nana Hatfield were very pleased to have us stay for 2 days while we waited for the snow to finally stop! It was great to hang out with them (even though Grandpa whooped up on Nana and I in Settler's)!

Daddy was ready for us to be home after our extended trip to visit our dear friends and family!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to see and hang out with us - we loved every minute of it!!