Hobbies

When I'm in the mood to create, I love to sit down and take on a fun project. I saw this cute ruffle tote bag on Pinterest and thought I'd attempt it. I just so happened to have my friend Christy's birthday party coming up and thought it would be fun to give it to her as a gift. I loved how it turned out and might have to make another, or two!!! I even learned how to make fabric flowers to embelish with!

I was then in the mood to cook. I know Adam likes eggs benedict so I decided to give it a try this weekend. It turned out really yummy and wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! Good times!!!

Old fashioned technology

I love it that despite all the fun technology that is out there, my kids still love to make things and play with their homemade inventions. The other day's craft was a little twist on both. Cole came up with the idea of making laptops out of some boxes we had meat in in the freezer. He cut them out a little bit and then we added a printed off keyboard template and I let them print or cutout pictures of things they like for the scree. They have been lots of fun and we made one for Troy when he came over too.

This Child Belongs to Jesus!

Uncle Tim showing off Kade to the congregation

As we have with all our boys, we had Kade dedicated at church a couple Sundays ago. It is important to us to have our kids dedicated as an outward acknowledgement that we are not in control of their lives and recognize that God is the one they belong to. He has blessed us with the awesome responsibility of raising them and guiding them in the way they should go. My Uncle Tim and Grandpa Johnson were able to do the dedication, which made it all the more special. Missy was in town and Casey and Kim were here as well, along with all the local fam, our parents, Keith, Michelle, and Gage, Jenny, Chad, and boys, Neil, Kary and Scott and boys (my cousin), Sarah (cousin), and Aunt Mel and Kaylee. It was amazing to be surrounded by family who are fighting the good fight with us to raise our boys to be Mighty Men of God!!!

Haircut for Kade

Here's pics of Kade's long, wild hair before, and his sweet big boy mohawk after!

Pics of the boys...

Snack time!

Still have on their "morning faces"
Mustache Man

You never know when disaster might strike!

Here are some random pictures of the boys from the last month or so. I don't want them to get missed but I don't have a certain theme. I guess the theme is "Cute Bucher Boys"!

Kade's Big "One"

Okay, I like this stuff.
Where's the cake?

Present time!

My walker gives me mobility and keeps me out of trouble!

Family of Three for the first time!

A walk down memory lane...

Dreamy smile!

First time getting to hold him in NICU at 3 days old.

NICU

Brand spankin' new!

Our baby finally reached the year mark on February 6th. I am amazed, year after year, at how fast a year goes by and our kids get older and older. It is a good reminder to take time more often to snuggle, hug, and tell them how special they are to me.

This little boy has been such a joy! He may be a little bit more serious than our other two but he readily gives us smiles and is such a love-bug! It's fun to have one that actually likes to snuggle and comes up to us and hugs our leg and lays his head down on our laps. SO SWEET! He is a big boy, just like his brothers. His one year stats are: 25 lbs, 30 3/4 in, and head circ of 18 3/4 in., which makes him the biggest at 1 year! Healthy boys are what we grow around here!

Kade started walking around furniture around 11 months and really took off at a year. He was crawling everywhere before that, unlike his brothers who didn't crawl. He is a great eater, very vocal, and calls to his brothers with a yell/grunt. His first word was... "Elk". His daddy was pretty proud! He has also said mama, dada, dog, and a few other unintelligable things that I know he knows perfectly well what he's saying. He loves Sadie, our dog, and takes any chance he can to lay on her and pat her. He also adores his brothers who love playing chase with him. He's a great dancer and loves music. He has his bottom 2 teeth and is working on all four across the top, which makes for a very drooly baby!

I can't say enough how much I love this little boy! He is such a blessing and all the turmoil of the NICU in the beginning is all but forgotten. He is a reminder of how incredible our Creator is and what amazing things He gives us! Happy Birthday Kade!!!

Family Heritage

I LOVE the fact that I have a rich family heritage! I come from two very strong families, with strong bonds, traditions, and values. Along with the strong faith our family shares, there are many other things that have been passed down the line. Fly fishing is definitley one of those things. My Grandpa is, I think, the Grandfather of fly fishing. He then passed it to my dad, who in turn passed it to my siblings and I. When Adam and I started dating, I was able to give him a fly rod as a gift and he has learned to love it as well. Cole has started to catch on as well. Though he's not quite big enough to fly fish, he is learning how to become prepared by tying his own flies. My Grandpa got him started one weekend at the cabin and since then he has had lessons from Adam, Auntie Kim, and Uncle Casey. He has a whole styrofoam pad with his own creations! He loves it and can often be found sitting at the kitchen table in the evenings, tying flies... he really is an "old soul".