Erin and Lonna

These are the last pictures of me pregnant. Lonna and I were due on the same day (Christmas day) Eliana came the 17th and Baby Anders came the 19th.

Abi and Eliana

Be sure to check out the pictures of just Eliana also.

Baby Eilana

Okay I know it has taken me forever to get these pictures on our blog but please forgive me I am sleep deprived and a little slow right now. Eliana Noel was born Monday December 17th, 2007 at 2:04pm she weighed 8lb 12oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. She is perfect and so mellow. However she is a night owl as I suppose all newborns are. Her eyes pop open about 11pm and don't shut again until about 5 or 6 am.

Abi loves her new sister and tortures her with a million hugs and kisses a day. We are blessed with 2 beautiful daughters and couldn't have asked for a more wonderful Christmas present. We love you guys and thank you for all your support.

Daddy's little helper

Abi loves to do anything that John is doing.

What's Happening???

Abi turned 1 on June 4th and we had a great weekend celebrating her birthday. She loved crawling through tunnels at Auntie Chrystal's house and stuffing her face with birthday cake at the Kangas' house. I can't believe over a year has gone by. Abi has a bright, fun personality and she is always full of life. She is always ready to give a kiss and a hug and a bright smile just when you need it. She loves digging in dirt and working with daddy out in the yard or in the house. As you can see from the pictures she keeps me busy, but every minute is worth it. I know she won't be this little for long so I try and treasure every moment we have together.

John started his Excavating business last Nov. and has been keeping busy ever since. He loves what he does, what man wouldn't love driving heavy machinery and digging in the dirt. He has also been busy with the new Church plant here in Scappoose, preaching every once in a while and coordinating events as well as setting up and tearing down since our church "Branches" is meeting in the park during the summer months.

Erin (I) spend most of my time in the Kitchen. I know that sounds bad but honestly when Abi eats 3 meals a day with snacks in between a lot of my time is spent there. Thankfully we have a lovely new kitchen with lots of space. Actually I have loved living in Scappoose because there are always wonderful women to go walking with or shopping with. I spend many hours hanging out with friends and I love it.

Hiking then Hurting

Well I finally bought a baby backpack that I wanted for some time now. I can't believe how out of shape I am. It probably isn't a good idea to strap a 21lb baby to your back and do a 3 hour hike when you haven't even been walking more than 3 times a month. I can barely walk right now but we had a great time. Thank you to my friend Sarah for taking the pictures and next time I am making you pose for one.

Finally

Okay so I have tried to update our blog for two days now and every time I have gotten off track. We had a wonderful Easter with friends who invited us to join their family.

Abi Loves her friend Judah. The picture doesn't show it but they have tons of fun playing together. Judah just turned two but he is very patient with Abi and teaches her lots of new things like how to growl.

We went to the beach to visit John while he was working in Tillamook. It was COLD!!!

Here is Abi with Fred who we just gave back to his previous owners. Abi loves him so much be he started to act jealous of her and we weren't willing to risk him attacking her. Dave and Beth who owned him prior to us have moved and are now able to keep Fred. They wanted him back but of course weren't going to ask for him so it all worked out for the best. I found out yesterday when they picked him up that Fred has a criminal record. He was actually picked up and cited for assalting and harrassing livestock. That's Fred for ya!!!

Moving On

Well many of you may already know but our family is in for a big change. We are moving to Scappoose, OR. I know what most of you are thinking. "WHERE?" Scappoose is North West of Portland by about 30 min. It isn't that far and we are very excited to join our friends in starting a new church called Branches. We don't have any of the details worked out so the next couple of months will reveal when we will be moving and where we will live. Thanks for your prayers and support. For now here are some pictures of our beautiful and crazy daughter.

We Love You

Dear Family and Friends,

I am so excited to announce that I (Erin) have been appointed (self-appointed that is) Editor in Chief of our family blog, Lee Style Magazine. In this blog we will share events of our crazy, exciting, sometimes boring life so that, you friends, can partake with us even though you are hundreds, and even thousands of miles away. We love all of you so much and wish we could have everyday with you but for now this is as close as we will come. Thank you for taking time to be a part of our lives today.