One of Daddy's Little Hunters!

OUR LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR

Caleb woke up Saturday morning playing around with pipe cleaners and discovered how to braid and make bracelets out of them. Within a short while he had made 20 of them, was sketching out a design for his store, making price tags and a store sign ... all on his own. It was pretty amazing to sit back and watch the whole process evolve. As people walked by he was even giving them away. He started out the day not even knowing that you got money in exchange for the bracelets and by the end of the day he made $11!!

The lesson continued on Sunday morning when again he woke up all on his own and wanted to give some of what he had made in the church offering. Shawn shared that this was his first offering from money he had made all on his own. As Caleb walked back down the aisle to his seat people were just handing him money. He left with $22! On the way home he said, " Mom, I want to learn all about giving."

"Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." Luke 6:38

Caleb's 6th Birthday!

Yes, it will be birthday central around the Reuter house in the years to come, with Caleb and Colt's birthdays a week apart! This year we had a family dinner celebration on the 29th for Caleb and then a couple of weeks later had some of his friends over for a "Critter Party". Granpa Greg brought over some creepy crawlies to show the kids, and they LOVED it! Nonna was our "Rice Krispy Treat" cake master. Check out Kung Fu Panda!

Seems like yesterday Caleb was Colt's age so mommy's soaking in each minute with Baby Colt!

Big Brothers

Our "little monkeys" in a tree!

HE'S HERE!!

We finally met Colt Shawn Reuter face-to-face January 23rd at 1am. He was healthy beautiful 7 lbs. 4oz. Just when you can't imagine having more love in your life, God has a way of overwhelming you at first glance of your newborn child. He's already a most blessed little boy to be born into so much love!

First glance...

Caleb sure loves baby Colt. The 1st time he held him he sang a song he made up about all the things he was going to teach him when he grows up! Cae loves being a " big brother" and can't keep his hands off him! Our little guy has no idea what he's in for... he'll be running at 9 months!

Colt's birth was just as beautiful an experience as Caleb's and Cae's births. I will celebrate them in my heart forever. We arrived at the hospital at 10pm and by 1am, Shawn caught his son for a 3rd time! As much as he jokes about our birth experiences, he's amazing and a natural. He should teach other husbands and fathers about childbirth! I am so thankful beyond words to have him as my husband, the father of our boys and to share this life together. I couldn't have done it without his love and strength. And of course, I can't thank enough the women by my side as well, Nonna, Abigail and Aunt Alicia, for the tender moments of encouraging words, prayers, massage, " hip sqeezes" with EVERY contraction, heating pads, ice chips ... and the list goes on and on...

Every birth reminds me how no matter how difficult, strenuos or painful at times life may be, it is the love and strength of God and of those around you, and the promise of joy to come, that will "carry you through".

" Weeping may endure for a night,

But joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5

OUR JOY!

We can't thank Nonna enough for spending 2 WHOLE weeks with us as we adjust to life with 3 boys! What a gift she has been to us , doing eternal loads of laundry, dishwashing, driving the boys around, cleaning, giving Mommy breaks, cooking ...... We are going to miss her so much! The time has been so special for the boys and Mommy and Daddy. We are so blessed to have been able to share these first moments of Colt's life with her.

Aunt Alicia the " the natural doula" ... We are sure going to miss Alicia too, now that she's moving back to Atlanta. But we are so happy for her and the opportunity she's been given . She'll just have to come visit her nephews in Athens alot!

Our Uncle Rob and nephew #3!