5 in the Ark

A Lot has Happened in 7 months

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As the title says, it has been a busy seven months. Where does time go? At the time of my last posting, I had a post it note full of blog entries. As you can tell, that is all the further I got with that!

Let's try again.

My first set of photos comes from the most recent "big event" in our life. Cousin Lezli and Terin's wedding in May. The girls were flower girls, Noah was a ring bearer, James the minister and Lori the family ring master (get it? as in circus?)

Pre-wedding preparations.

Getting measured for the tuxedo.

Picking up the tuxedo

Practice wedding 'do. Yep that's right, I was tortured with the pink foam rollers and so were the girls. Except now, as you can see, Rachel had a lovely coral color and Sarah had blue.

Two new Toddler Beds

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Vacation took it's toll on the girls. They learned how to climb out of their cribs and so out went the cribs and in came the toddler beds.

In my opinion, nothing beats walking into the room and seeing the two

of them sharing a bed. I love it!

It is soo cute! And innocent...

It's obviously very exhausting to live the life of a toddler. They fall asleep wherever they are. Even with the pillow propped up on the bed rail. But wait...

Maybe they are just exhausted after doing this to their room! This is nothing compared to the second day of messes, pictures which will be posted too, as soon as I get them off of my phone. All I can do is laugh and be thankful that I get to be home to

experience all the messes first hand.

New tree

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A memorial gift from Living Grace, to plant a tree in James' dad honor and in memory to him. We picked out a Legacy Maple for our front yard. The picture is kind of cloudy but I think you can still see it. Noah was the photographer for these two photos.

The worker having lunch on our front porch. Have microwave will eat lunch. He loaded the "wave" out of his truck, heated up his lunch, and sat down and ate. Noah was fascinated by this which is why there is a photo.

California vacation

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June 30 to July 7, 2009

Our trip to Sacramento was fun for us and great to visit James' family again. We missed seeing Grandpa Jim one last time but his presence was with us and we got to celebrate his faith-filled life with a wonderful memorial service.

We went to the train museum and Fairy Tale Land. We visited Folsom zoo and took a train ride. We even got to participate in the Fourth of July parade in Jim and Joy's subdivision.

At the train museum.

Fairy Tale Town

James and Noah on the Folsom zoo train.

Rachel "dressed" for the Fourth of July parade.

The kids at Grandma and Grandpa's house after the memorial service.

Back to summer vacation

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Even Grandma caught a fish.

Tanner won the "biggest" fish contest of the week for our family!

Aunt Dixie and her big fish.

Sarah in the sandbox.

Rachel playing in the sandbox.

Noah and the fish he caught during the fishing tournament.

Julie and one of the many fish she caught. I love the pic of Spencer in the background.

Me with my large crappy I caught.

Julie and the "big" one.

Favorite Pingel past time, Grandpa's popcorn.

Finally time for updates.

2009-11-14T19:18:00.003-06:00

It's been a long time since I have posted and so there will multiple posts with pictures and not too many words. Just the way I like it.

We are doing well in all aspects of our lives. I am busy studying my medical transcription course online, which is why there hasn't been much in the way of posts. More on that another time. James and the church are doing great. We have been worshiping about 15 months now and things seem to be heading in the right direction. Great people and great faith.

Noah is ready for kindergarten but only goes to preschool three mornings a week. The girls like the quiet of the mornings when he is at school but they are very excited to have him come home too.

The girls, well, I'll just let the pictures and videos do the story telling.

Love to all and enjoy,

Lori

Happy Birthday Lindberg girls!

2009-10-28T22:07:00.003-05:00

October 28, 2007 - Our lives were forever changed.

It was Reformation Sunday and James and Noah were finally home from church. I was having breakthrough contractions and needed to call the doctor. My cousins Lezli and her mom were on their way over to how "fat" I was before going in for my scheduled C-section. Little did they know that they were going to be "babysitters" to Noah until my mom and dad got there to take care of Noah. The nurse on call said "Well, you better come into the hospital. Congratulations, you are going to have your babies today!" WOW and that was it. Off we headed to Lincoln.

At 8:30 p.m., Sarah Jane joined our family at 6 lbs. 5 oz. with the chubbiest cheeks and cutest little red spot on her upper lip. Then, a short 60 seconds later, Rachel Ann joined our family at 5 lbs. 9 oz. with her perfectly round head and cute little petite body.

Celebrating their first birthday. Sarah Jane (R) and Rachel Ann.

Sarah celebrating birthday #2. Not too hip on the "Happy Birthday!"

Rachel celebrating by eating her "cake".

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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Minnesota vacation pt 2

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The girls were not big fans of the boat ride. They barely could see out of the life jackets we bought for them. They did watch when we were fishing out on the lake but did not make a move when the boat was going through the water.

Getting ready to go for our ride.

Rachel with her life jacket.

Sarah with her life jacket.

Rachel fishing with Daddy.

Sarah helping Grandpa drive the boat.

Fishing

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Summer in Minnesota with Lori's side of the family. We had a great week of fishing, riding the pontoon, paddle boating, staying inside during the rain and even had s'mores on the bonfire one night.

Sarah learned how to climb out of her "crib" while in Minnesota and thought she was pretty funny. Just when the adults thought the two smallest of our group were asleep, Sarah would come sashaying out of our bedroom with a very proud smile on her face. She was cute but it got old.

Grandma taught the girls their ABCs one night and they have just continued this summer to get better at singing them.

I'll post a few photos with this blog but also post more with just some captions to go along.

Noah on the car ride to Minnesota.

Noah's first ever boat ride.

Tanner got the first "big" fish.

Grandma and Rachel relaxing in the cabin.

Sarah after a yummy dinner of spaghetti.

T-Ball with Noah

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I thought maybe it was time to finally get some pictures posted from this summer and all our goings on. It was full of t-ball, fishing with Spencer and Tanner, and visiting our California grandma and saying goodbye to James' dad. It was a busy summer but a great summer of family, friends, and fun.

Noah taking a picture with dad before the start of the game.

Waiting for his turn to bat.

Noah's first time up to bat.

Safe at first base.

Bringing it home!

Noah was even "featured" in an article in the Omaha World Herald in June right around the time of the College World series. He had a full page picture on the special section. You'll have to ask him about it and see the page when you come to visit.

Guess where Sarah fell asleep last night...

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21 month olds and toddler beds don't always mix... It has been interesting, to say the least, the last couple of weeks with Sarah getting acclimated to her new toddler bed.

Rachel, as you can see above goes to sleep still in her crib. She is good for an immediate head on the bed and eyes shut. Sarah, on the other hand, has been known to play in her room for a little while and will fall asleep anywhere. On her bed (which is the preferred place), in front of the girls bedroom door and ... wait for it....

wait for it....

Have you figured it out yet?

Yep, you guessed it under Rachel's bed. She was ingenious though, she used her Dora sheet as a pillow so she didn't have to lay her head on the scratchy carpet. She was out like a light. Don't you wish that sometimes you could just fall asleep wherever you are? I know I do!

blessings,

lori

Correction...

2009-07-10T21:24:00.001-05:00

It wasn't 1 hour 49 minutes. She is still awake........

Sarah's new bed

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It all began on vacation in Minnesota. Sarah learned how to climb out of her "crib". She thought she was so smart and loved to climb out and get a reaction from her parents. She continued her climbing after Minnesota at home but James and I decided that we weren't going to try to do a toddler bed.

Well, after our trip to California, where she was constantly climbing out of her pack-n-play. Coming home from there she has really enjoyed as James calls it "sashaying" into our room every morning saying, "Daddy, Mommy, Noah." It's a great wake up call but also an emergency room visiting waiting to happen. So, we made the decision to by the girls toddler beds.

Let's see it seems tonight that it took one hour and 49 minutes for Sarah to settle down enough to fall asleep. I will try to convince James that it is one night closer to having her sleeping in her own big girl bed.

Anyone who knows the girls, knows they LOVE Dora, or should I say "D-D-D-D-D-DORA." I thought it was appropriate for them to have Dora bedding.

Here they are, the three amigos (Rachel, Sarah and Noah, l to r). Sarah is quite happy about her new bed. Noah informed us that he was moving into the girls' room because there was plenty of room in Sarah's new bed for two people. He then proceeded to get his bean bag chair, basketball hoop, and climbed in bed. It will be interesting to see where the kids are tomorrow morning when they wake up. I'll keep you posted....

Grandpa Jim

2009-06-28T20:20:00.005-05:00

Friends,

Last night my father Jim passed away. His condition had worsened over the last few days, and he died peacefully at home. My mother Joy was there with him when he died.

Thank you all for your prayer, concern, and support over the last few weeks. My dad was one of the “giants” of the faith and as he lived in faith, he also died in it. I know he now rests in the arms of Jesus, his savior.

His life epitomized the words of Paul:

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:7-8)

James Stephen Lindberg

(1939 – 2009)

We love you Grandpa!

Update coming soon...

2009-06-25T10:43:00.003-05:00

Just a little taste to whet your appetite.............

Finally birthday party pictures....

2009-04-28T19:07:00.005-05:00

We had our family party on April 18 with 29 of us gathering in our new house. It was a great day with a surprise visit from our cousins from Des Moines. It was lots of fun to have everyone here, to enjoy great food, conversation and lots of laughter. Enjoy the pictures.

Sissies making sure the cooler is ready to chill the "beverages."

The Cake - made my "Aunt" Lace.

Aunt Julie even got to lead us in the singing of "Happy Birthday" via SKYPE...

(Don't cha just love technology.)

Blowing out the candles.

"It's a perfect day for fishing."

Happy Birthday Noah!

2009-04-20T10:38:00.007-05:00

6:32 p.m. April 20, 2005 - Noah James Lindberg entered our lives and we have not been the same since. He is a delight, most of the time. He is very smart, can write his name, sing many songs by heart, and has a very large vocabulary which surprises us many times. He likes Go Diego Go, ball of any kind, Batman, and fishing. He will be playing t-ball this summer and riding his new bike. He goes to preschool on Tuesday and Thursdays and loves his teachers Miss Donna and Miss Miss Michelle, who just happens to go to our church. He loves his friends at school and talks about Teagan, Ben and Chloe most. He also has some great friends at church too, especially Seth, Alec, Will, Sam, Charlie and Nolan.

He joined us weighing a small 6 lbs 5 oz.

April 20, 2005

April 20, 2006

April 20, 2007

April 20, 2008

April 20, 2009

Happy Birthday baby boy!

New Living Room

2009-03-19T10:46:00.004-05:00

We got our new living room furniture. I really love it and it's fun to have a grown up room in the house for "quiet conversation" (what's that) between adults (what are they). We will be getting the piano moved in on Saturday so I will post another picture when is it complete. We love to have company, so come on over and have some quiet conversation in our new living room.

Sarah

2009-03-19T10:39:00.003-05:00

Last week, we woke up to this lovely picture of our baby girl. She looked like she went 12 rounds and came out on the losing end. We took her to the doctor and they wanted to do a CT to make sure it was nothing serious. That was Thursday.

We couldn't get in for the CT on Thursday but was scheduled for Friday. Thank goodness when we woke up on Friday this is what our baby girl looked like. We still went to our appointment but ended up not having the CT done. The radiologist believes that her sinus infection but settled in her eye lid and swelled it shut. We are thankful for a quick recover and we are loving the antibiotics that both girls are on. We are hopefully on the mend.

Dora the Explorer

2009-03-18T10:20:00.004-05:00

Noah and I got to attend Dora the Explorer Live: Search for the City of Lost Toys last night at the Orpheum.Before the show started and after we spent a small fortune for Dora and Diego souvenirs.
Picture of the stage after the performance.
Outside after the performance. Noah got a rescue pack, T-shirt and a Diego doll. He was also very thoughtful and got his sisters each a Dora doll. One of his favorite parts of the night was when they (the souvenir people) "gave" him his Diego doll. I guess he missed the exchange of money part...Last shot of the Orpheum with the white lights on.
Noah was very good at the show. He watched intently and was very excited when Diego and Baby Jaguar were on stage. I would say I was impressed with the quality of the show. We had a great time!

Girls...

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Why is it that we as parents spend so much money on toys for our kids when all they really want to do is play with our pots and pans? I find it a little ironic....

Rachel in her "loving embrace" and attempt at feeding her baby. She is much more loving now after she has practiced a little bit more.

ABCs

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A little video for your viewing enjoyment....

Ballet anyone?

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Sarah our petite ballerina.

Slowly but surely making a house a home...

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Noah's new ball pictures.

Thankful

2009-02-05T11:50:00.002-06:00

Now I may have told you this before but I will say it again. I am thankful for the four years I worked at Dr. Factor's office in Phoenix. He is an eye doctor and the training and experience I had there has been very helpful with realizing weird things going on with our eyes in the Lindberg family.

Noah had a scratched cornea. Well, guess what so did Rachel. On January 24, the little pumpkin started screaming all of a sudden and sister and brother were no where near her. I put her down for her nap and when she woke up I could tell she was very light sensitive. I took her to the pediatrician and Dr Whaley confirmed that Rachel's cornea was scratched. Poor baby. Had to have her eye patched for 24 hours and then drops. It's all healed now and she is right back to her ornery ways.

Isn't she cute as a pirate? I think I know what she will be for Halloween this year.

Lunch...

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Sometimes hits the floor more than the tummys...

Don't let the innocent face fool you...
She thinks it's funny...
Sarah is trying to look innocent too.
Uh oh. Yes, that is corn, the whole serving on the floor.
There's the truth. Sarah laughing and Rachel hiding her smile so I don't see her laughing too.

New House

2009-02-05T11:17:00.006-06:00

Laundry room - hope to put some cabinets above the washer and dryer.
Desk area and refrigerator, pantry door next to refrigerator
Kitchen shot from the family room with dining room table in the foreground.
"Dining room" area. We will put our piano from James' mom and dad in this room.
Living room with no furniture. We need to make a trip to Nebraska Furniture mart.
Fireplace and makeshift TV stand. Stairs to the 2nd level.
Family room furniture with three big windows to the back.
Loft toy room on the second level.
Office book shelves.
Office desk.
Kids bathroom/main bath
Girls room
Girls room with window and changing table.
Noah's new bed assembly. Let's just say lots of balls.
Baseball bean bag, basketball hoop wastebasket...
Incomplete window curtains with "ball" lights.
Dresser with ball drawer pulls, baseballs, footballs and basketballs.

A Lot Has Happened since my last post!

2009-02-05T11:06:00.002-06:00

Let's see where to start.

Christmas came and went. James and I have talked about how we barely even recognized Christmas this year. We were actually packing boxes on Christmas eve. We did have a great holiday with family.

After Christmas, we had to get ready for the move. We had our finally walk through on Friday the 26th of December and closed on December 31st. Now, I wouldn't recommend that as the best time to move. We lucked out with great weather and no snow storms. We got moved in and boxes unloaded before James had to go back to work on January 5th and the kids and I were on our own.

It is wonderful to have room to move. The kids are not on top of each other, well, only when they really want to be. Rachel seems to enjoy this "sport" more than Sarah. (I'll have to try and get a picture to post.) Noah loves to run really fast through the house. They especially love to play in our empty living room. They play chase and hide and seek. It's very cute.

We are pretty well settled into our routine at the new house and I am patiently trying to make it into our home. I am still organizing and getting things were they should be but will soon be able to put the finishing touches on our home. For now, I will post pictures of our new house.

I hope all is well with you. On a side note, I am a huge Facebook fan and a "friend" of mine posted a link to this blog: www.themcclenahans.blogspot.com. If you have time, please read about this family and offer some prayers up for them. I do not know them but with three healthy kids at home, I can't imagine what this family is going through. They need a miracle.

Blessings!

6th Annual Lindberg Christmas Letter

2008-12-25T15:22:00.014-06:00

December 22, 2008

“Noah, stop hitting your sisters!”

“Sarah, quit throwing toys down the stairs!”

“Rachel, don’t yell at me!”

“Noah, put those hot dogs back in the refrigerator!”

“Sarah, give your sister her pacifier back!”

Ahh, the sounds of the Lindberg household. As you can probably imagine, there’s not much “peace on earth and mercy mild” around our place, at least from 7:00AM to 7:30PM. But when the kids are finally asleep and the house is quiet, Lori and I finally have time to think about doing all those things we have always wanted to do as a couple -- you know, watch movies, play board games, talk about the future, and lovingly gaze into each other’s eyes. But thinking about that stuff is as far as we get. At night we find ourselves doing what we do best – and that’s collapsing in a heap of exhaustion.

One of the things we have noticed with three self propelled children around the house is that things are now starting to magically disappear. It’s almost like there is a black hole that travels around our house, sucking random items into it and transporting them to some far flung place in the universe.

In the good old days, if we placed something down in a specific spot we lived with the expectation that, at least 99.9% of the time, it would remain in that place until we returned to fetch it. Now, things are starting to disappear – and we’re thinking that big sis Sarah is the culprit. Every once in awhile we’ll catch her throwing toys, mail, or other important items into the trash can. In the past 2 months a shepherd from the nativity set, three cards from Noah’s Candyland game, 4 puzzle pieces, and a $100 bill have all gone AWOL. We think these things have probably found a new home, somewhere in the Douglas County landfill.

Noah is growing and changing. He has started part time preschool this year and looks like such a big boy with his backpack on. He loves seeing all his friends at school and playing in the “house area.” We’ve already been to two holiday programs this year. Did you know there are Kwanza songs? We never did, until last week.

Rachel is our outgoing little fireball. She loves to throw little temper tantrums when she doesn’t get her way and tell you off when she’s hungry or done with her dinner and wants to get down from her chair. But when she reaches up, looks at you with her beautiful green eyes and wants you to hold her, you can’t resist.

Despite the extra work and anxiety they bring into our lives, we still are in awe of our three wonderful children. When we snuggle with Sarah, hear Rachel say “ticka, ticka, ticka” (translation: “tickle, tickle, tickle”), or hear Noah sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and watch him hit the baseball, we know God has truly blessed us.

We’re sorry that we don’t have any exotic tales of far flung adventures this year (come to think of it, we didn’t have any of those last year either). We didn’t get to Belize, or take a cruise or travel to the Hawaiian Islands. So don’t be expecting any “the sunsets on Fiji are so beautiful in February ” kinds of stories in this letter. We tend to travel to those exotic places in our dreams – until we are awakened by a child having some sort of midnight meltdown.

We did do some family travelling this year, and were able to spend a week in Sacramento, California with Grandpa and Grandma Lindberg over the summer. We also make regular trips to Underwood, Iowa to see Grandma and Grandpa Pingel. I know they love to see us come, but after a few days of scattered toys, knick-knack catastrophes and general household mayhem, they don’t look very torn up inside and eagerly help us pack up to go home. Thank God we’re family, or we’d never be invited over.

In 2009 we are looking forward to settling into our new 4 bedroom (Yeah!) house in Elkhorn, Nebraska and the continual growth and development of Living Grace Lutheran Church, where James is the Pastor Developer.

Our hope is that 2009 will be a little less busy and chaotic as 2008. But if we’ve made it this far without killing each other, the odds are in our favor that we’ll do just fine.

It’s now 9:34 PM, the kids are in bed, and the eyes are getting heavy. There’s not much more energy left to type, so it’s time to say “bye for now.” We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and may you have a happy and blessed New Year as well. If you are ever in Nebraska and would like to see us, please stop by. But if you are going to stay overnight we suggest you rent a motel room . . . unless you can function fine on just a few hours of jfk’ fjkaf;kkfds kk n b . . v m Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Noah, Sarah (on left) and Rachel

Sarah

Rachel

Noah at school with his "Cars" backpack on the left.

Our New Home, moving in on December 31.

Coming Soon!

2008-12-22T06:52:00.001-06:00

The Annual Lindberg Christmas letter.

Cousins

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Even though we are missing our Grandma Pingel, we got to spend some time with our cousins that we haven't seen since our wedding. They are eight now, make that nine, they just had a birthday and their names are Julia and Paige. I will attempt to put the correct name with face but I sure hope that their mom, Tracy will correct me if I am wrong.

Julia & Rachel, Paige & Sarah, Noah & his football (between his legs)

Paige and Sarah

We had a great time with the girls and Tracy and can't wait to see them again.

Julia and Uncle BobJulia, Tracy and Paige

House update

2008-12-04T23:57:00.006-06:00

Well, we are officially closing on our house December 31. We know it's New Year's Eve but what better way to ring in the new year than in a new house. We can't wait.

We've got grass...

Our deck and walk out basement.

Kitchen pantry door

Laundry room sink and cabinet

Kitchen with island

Gas fireplace in the great room/family room/kitchen room

Desk and refrigerator "slot"

Sarah playing in the stove

2008-12-04T23:52:00.003-06:00

Do you know how hard it is to keep track of two walking 13 month olds and a very "busy" 3 year old? Sometimes I find them in interesting situations......

Favorites....

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Noah loves his bath robe.
The girls love their milk.

Birthday girls

2008-12-04T23:40:00.005-06:00

Just catching up... Birthday girls on their actual birthday.

Birthday girls at their family birthday party, November 1, 2008

Cakes made by "Aunt" Lace.

Sarah with her new baby stroller and baby.
Rachel and her balancing ability.

The girls got to share their 1st birthday party with cousin Spencer who was celebrating the big 13.

Noah getting to spend some quality time reading with mommy.

Sarah and Rachel on Halloween

2008-12-04T23:32:00.003-06:00

Where has the time gone? I have been extremely absent from this blog. I guess I have to get you all caught up on the Lindberg goings on. Halloween was fun this year. Noah was a fireman with cousin Tanner's "real" fireman outfit. He even won a prize at the Underwood UMBA Halloween party. He also tried out roller skating for the first time.

Rachel was a bee and Sarah was a Ladybug.

I have never been a big Halloween person but it was fun this year with the kids. Maybe next year there will be a costumes for James and I too.

Grandma / Great Grandma Pingel

2008-12-04T23:22:00.004-06:00

Aren't Grandma's the best? I know my grandma's were. November 2, 2008, we celebrated my grandma Pingel's birthday. (Her actual birthday was November 3.) She was 102. On November 17, just two weeks after her birthday, we were celebrating her life. It was a faithful, well lived life and one that is inspiring me to be a more faithful person. Her Bibles were well worn and full of many things, including a recipe for broccoli & chicken stroganoff (or something like that.) What a woman...

I've included a picture of Grandma with my family. It was, of course, the last picture we have of our family with her. It will be cherished for many years to come.

Don't forget to tell those grandma's and grandpa's in your life that you love them.

much love,

lori

Outside of our house

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This is a request from my mom because she is tired of seeing my big belly from a year ago. So, I hope this moves the picture down far enough so it gets that "big belly" off the screen.

I have been slow on updating and I do apologize for that. I'm a little busy with my final LYON assembly and the planning that needs to be done. I have been working with the high school age youth of Nebraska for 5 years and have decided to hand over the reigns to a new advisor after this years assembly, November 21 - 23. It has been very rewarding but my family has taken a back seat many times. Plus, I have a new house to get excited about, not that I'm not already excited.

Here's a picture of the outside. It is sided, shingled and "numbered". This day the insulation was being blown in the walls. I was out last week and the drywall is up and by now, taped, mudded and hopefully painted. We will close on December 31 so we will start the new year in our new home.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the day, remembering your blessings. Although, I hope to "see" you before then too.
much love,
lori
PS. Sarah is just about among the walking....

Today is their birth day....

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What a difference year makes....

No comment on weight, use your imagination and think heavy....

One year later....

Sarah Jane Lindberg, October 28, 2007, 6 lbs 5 oz

Sarah Jane Linberg, Oct. 28, 2008, 20.5 lbs

Rachel Ann Lindberg, October 28, 2007, 5 lbs 9 oz

Rachel Ann Lindberg, October 28, 2008 18.7 lbs

Sarah and Rachel two hours old

Happy Birthday baby girls!

New Haircut

2008-10-17T18:40:00.003-05:00

So, since my move to Omaha, I have been in search of the great haircut. I have tried expensive, really expensive, not expensive at all and finally I think I have found the perfect haircut for me. Her name is Monica and she cut my haircut not in the same technique as Keera and Christina but the finished product is exactly the same. I love my new haircut. I feel like a new me. Tell me what you think of the new 'do....

Windows and Shingles

2008-10-17T10:32:00.004-05:00

House update as of Thursday, October 16 at 9:15 a.m. I think siding will go on this next week about Tuesday. We'll keep you posted.

We are trying to get healthy at the Lindberg house. The girls have been on medication for ear infections and sinus crud. They have finished that and we think they may have had a touch of the flu. It has been a rough week for us but we are on the mend. Just praying that I don't get it, as I usually do get whatever the kids have.

We are thankful for our mostly good health and the fact that we have been able to make it through a year without any major problems. It's hard to believe that just a year ago I was as big as a house and so ready for these two little girls to come to live with us.

We have had a lot of changes in the past year but through it all, I know for sure that God is good and generous to his people. I thank you for your interest in our family and in the prayers that you have been sending up for us and Living Grace Lutheran Church.

I hope that God's blessings are poured on you and your families too.

love, lori

Kids

2008-10-11T10:51:00.002-05:00

Just a few shots of the kids. Let's see 17 days and counting until their first birthday. WOW! Where has the year gone? A year ago I was laying on the couch watching college football all day on Saturdays. And now, Saturdays consist of blogging, laundry, naps, cleaning, and the list goes on and on. It is a great life!

Don't let the "angel face" fool you. Noah in a moment of sweetness with Rachel. Notice the "shovel scab" on her forehead.
Noah and his funny faces.
Sarah may have a future in prayer ministry.
Look at those two top teeth. She does have more but you can't see them in this picture. She loves to clap too. Maybe she will be a "raise your hands" kind of Lutheran.

Thursday night house update

2008-10-11T09:44:00.004-05:00

We have a fully framed house. WOW! Two full days and there is a house where just three days ago there was none.

Picture from the back of our house. We will have a walkout basement that we will finish on our own, with a little help from a very good carpenter I know, down the road. Windows across the back, top to bottom left to right, master bedroom, loft, girls room. Laundry, kitchen sink, sliding door onto the deck, family room. Basement window and sliding door.
It's fun to stand in the house and actually see the view out the windows. This is the view out our family room windows on the back of the house.
Looking from the family room into the kitchen. James is standing at the sliding door that will go out onto the deck. Half wall is an island.
Looking from the kitchen into the family room. James is standing next to where the fireplace will be.
James and Rachel in the master bath.

View out the front window. The piano will go right by this window.

Sorry this picture is blurry. Noah is standing by the window in his bedroom.

Noah took this picture of me in his new bedroom.

That's it for now. We will keep you posted on our progress. Have a great weekend.

with love...

Wednesday night house update

2008-10-11T09:41:00.002-05:00

The house was just about done on Wednesday night. We weren't able to get inside to look because the guys were still working but we got some pictures taken.

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit

2008-10-07T20:53:00.007-05:00

The granddaughters, as well as all the grandsons love Grandma and Grandpa a lot.

We are so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa.

I just need to rest right here on Grandpa's leg.

Grandma came over last week to spend the day with me and enjoy Noah and the girls. She did a lot of giggling because the girls were all over everything and everywhere. They sure keep me busy.

Don't be looking down my shirt....

Addicted to my paci...

Mom is so wonderful, she always asks if the girls need a bath and helps me with that job. It's a quick thing to do but is so much easier to do with two sets of hands. Here are a couple shots of our "duckies".

Sarah Jane

Rachel Ann

Today, we went to see Dr. Schidler for a "sick baby" check. The girls both have an ear infection and a beginning sinus infection. We got some of the yummy bubblegum amoxicillin that we all took when we were little. They are champs when it comes to taking the medicine. Rachel got hers first tonight and Sarah was standing by watching. I came to Sarah with her syringe and she took out her pacifier and took her meds right down too. They are too cute, even when they are not feeling well.

It's hard to believe that they will be one year olds in three weeks. This year has flown by and I will miss them being babies. I think I will do some "Ahhh, memories" posts these next few weeks before the big birthday (won't that be fun!) Blessingsto you all and we'll keep you posted on the Lindberg goings on.

Love...

We Have Walls...

2008-10-07T20:46:00.003-05:00

Would you believe we finally have walls up on our house? Framing began today, just a few days later than we originally were told. I was out to check on the progress at noon after picking up Noah from preschool and this is what we saw...

Then I went out again after dinner and we have a first level all framed up and ready for the guys to start on the second floor tomorrow. So exciting.

More pictures tomorrow night.....

House update

2008-09-20T14:30:00.004-05:00

Well, we are still waiting for our turn but not long now. October 2 is when the framing is supposed to begin. We are looking forward to that day. The other houses on our street are being framed now with about 5 still to go before it is our turn.

You can see the other three homesites before ours get the walls put up. This picture is from standing on our first stoop.

Also from our front stoop, across the street to three more home sites. One has been started and then two more before us.

From our front stoop, looking directly across the street. We are nearly on the "corner" of our street even though you would consider us a T intersection. Right across from the fire hydrant, wouldn't my brother be proud.

A picture of our front stoop. Not too many steps to get into our house. I think that little patch of dirt will be filled with wild flowers for the spring and summer. If I can make it work.

And now a look from across the street at the fire hydrant. I am hoping to make a cool montage that fades into the next picture to show the progression of our lot from nothing to home sweet home. We'll see, that sounds complicated.

That's it for now. Have a great weekend and a great upcoming week.
Love,
Lori

Launch Sunday

2008-09-20T14:00:00.003-05:00

Launch Sunday has come and gone.... It was like preparing for a wedding, a year of planning and then you get to "where your dress" for 4 hours and then the day is over. I guess the best part about starting a new church is that you get to do it over and over again every week.

We were thrilled with the turn out. 175 in worship, 39 kids in Sunday school / infant-toddler care and 16 teachers. It was a full house. We pray for a great Second Sunday too.

I don't have too many pictures to share yet but will include the altar set and the plants in the worship area. We also got a beautiful bouquet from Rejoice! in celebration of our first worship.

Not just about family...

2008-09-20T13:57:00.003-05:00

Those of you who know me, know that I love shoes. Look at what I found at Kohl's. I went looking for brown and ended up with bourdo. They are the cutest shoes I have seen in a long time. I can't wait to wear them.

Aren't they the cutest shoes ever?

Lindberg update

2008-09-16T13:04:00.005-05:00

Well, today is Tuesday. Noah is home from school, the girls are getting into things they are not supposed to be and I am on the computer blogging...instead of doing the things that stay-at-home moms do, you know laundry, playing with their children, ironing their husband's clothes for work and baking cookies.

I think this is much more fun and if the girls aren't choking or beating on each other and Noah is not hitting or mutilating them then things are going great at the Lindberg house and I can sit down and blog. Besides I have a house update to get to and a Living Grace Lutheran Church Launch Sunday blog to post up here for all those interested too.

So, let's make this quick...

Noah is really into his scary faces right now. I don't know, he doesn't look to scary to me and James laughs whenever Noah shows him his scary faces. What do you think?

These next two pictures are for two people in the family. Grandpa Pingel, because he does not like the headbands and Aunt Mary because she does like the head bands. Doesn't Rachel look like she is a little old man with the head band pushing down one eyebrow?

Sarah is going to be Miss Photogenic just like her daddy and big brother.

We like black beans going in but not so much when they come out the other end!

Those are my babes. They sure bring lots of joy (I have to say it to remind myself.)

Peace,

Lori

A day in the life of the Lindbergs....

2008-09-10T11:26:00.004-05:00

Let's see, I don't have any pictures of the girls "helping" me fold the clean clothes. It was all I could do to get a basket of clothes folded yesterday. They pulled them off the couch faster than I could fold them. And then there was the clean, unfolded clothes in the basket that they pulled on the floor. Oh boy, I know my mom is laughing.

Sarah is caught!
I guess she wants to help with the dishes. How can anyone get mad at this face?
Little sis...I wanted a picture of the two of them but Rachel walked too fast and this was the picture I got... Bedtime. Batman "hand me downs" from Colton and Mira. Noah and his "scary" face.
Is this the cutest boy ever?

I think he was trying to make another scary face but it came out as a pondering face.

It's blurry but this was the last face I saw before bed. Sweet dreams.

And now for the backside... check out the butt!

Have a great day!

1st Day of Preschool

2008-09-04T10:14:00.002-05:00

It's a big day in the Lindberg household. Noah is going to his first day of Preschool. He is so excited. He asked for an hour if we could go to preschool now. He also thinks now that he is old enough to go to preschool he is old enough to drive. He said on the way to school, "Mommy, can I drive? I'm a big boy now." Too cute!

Sarah and Rachel have sweaters on that were knitted by a former pastor's wife of my home congregation. They are so delicate and beautiful.

Here he is smiling and ready to go. With his new backpack on and everything.

He is in his classroom, hanging his backpack on the hook under his cubbie.
Posing with his "Cars" backpack on the hook.
His teacher Miss Michelle. He knows her from church so he was not sad at all to go to school.
Here is the outside of the Education Station and the door he goes in to get to his classroom.

He is at school from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. I am supposed to be productive during that time but I have a feeling I might get more posting done. The girls didn't get a nap today. They get the tv and are watching a Baby Einstein dvd and playing with all the toys. I think they like having the living room to themselves.

Have a great day.

Rachel's first steps

2008-08-29T19:47:00.006-05:00

Here she is... our walking star. She is working on perfecting the laugh and the walking together. She is not real talented at doing both just yet.

Sarah, on the other hand, is quite content to cheer on her little sis from the sidelines. AKA not interested in any walking or standing on her own. So, here is a little picture of Sarah eating lunch the other day.

A little blurry but you can see her front two teeth and her silly face.

Still blurry but a better picture of her funny face.

This is obviously not her best side... What do we expect with all that food on her plate to eat at lunch. Our little chunkers!

OOOooooo, she looks sweet but don't let that smile fool you. She has a very loud "scream" when she is hungry and we are not getting her food fast enough for her.

And last but not least. Noah with Uncle Jim in the driver's seat of "Uncle Jim's fire engine." Can you believe he is three years old and this is the first we have gotten him over to see the firestation.

Just on another note, it's a good thing I didn't take Noah out of preschool. We think he has finally mastered pottying in the potty. Poopy too! There is much rejoicing in the Lindberg house tonight!

Love to all.

You have to see it to believe it...

2008-08-20T20:14:00.004-05:00

I know you are all thinking, "Get that girl a job. All she talks about is Laundry, laundry, laundry." Well, that's all I talk about to my mom that is. But here is proof that a family of five with twin 10 month olds can have all their laundry done. Well let's just say that at 8:15 p.m. on a Wednesday night, the laundry is done, until Noah puts on his pjs for bed. Oh no, here they come down the stairs already. Well, for about 10 minutes the laundry was done.

Here's one of our baby. She has taken to eating table food. She even had a little PB&J today, with the help of her big brother.

And now, I know you are all thinking, "Is that what I think it is?" YES! This is a picture of Noah's first poopie in the potty. James is concerned that I have lost it! It was a day for celebration. Since this picture, I think we have thrown out about 15 pair of underwear because we can't seem to remember where the potty is when we need to go poop.

Have a great day!

Twinkle, Twinkle with a guitar

2008-08-12T11:02:00.002-05:00

Oh my...

Twinkle, Twinkle

2008-08-12T08:16:00.001-05:00

He is quite the performer. Well, it's a movie but I haven't quite figured out how to make it play the video so you can see him sing and play. I'll get back to it today when the kids are asleep.

It's a hand-me-down

2008-07-21T17:17:00.003-05:00

We know it's pink and purple but it still rides fast and Noah doesn't care one way or the other. It came from Grandpa and that's all that matters.

Taking a break with Tanner and Grandpa. Noah had to lay his bike over on the grass just like Tanner's.

Sarah loves the men in her life

2008-07-21T17:14:00.000-05:00

Grandpa Pingel putting Sarah to sleep at Christmas time.

Uncle Jim with Sarah and Rachel.

Grandpa Lindberg with Sarah, up close and personal.

July 12, was a grand day

2008-07-21T16:56:00.001-05:00

Rachel can hold her bottle by herself.

Noah's first visit to the dentist

2008-07-21T16:45:00.002-05:00

Listening and watching a little TV before the cleaning begins.

Getting all polished up.

Open wide

The yellow paper that is so prominent in the pictures... A certificate for a free hang-ga-burger from "Old McDonald's." He held for the entire appointment. Either he didn't want to lose it or he didn't trust his daddy to hold it.

The appointment went great. He got his teeth cleaned just fine and then cried for the dentist. Which in the long run was fine because his mouth was open wide for him to look at this teeth. No cavities, good room for his big boy teeth to come in and limit the strawberry milk. Do you know how hard it is to tell a cutie like Noah "no strawberry milk"? We're working on it. See you back in 6 months.

Our Daredevils...

2008-07-21T16:37:00.003-05:00

She thinks she's so funny!

Look at me in the bouncy seat....
Standing up!

Little (I say that jokingly) Miss Sarah, climbing the stairs.

Both girls are getting around quite well. I think maybe a little too good. Rachel has everyone convinced she will be walking before she is 10 months old. She pulls up to anything and everything and has started "cruising". She is definitely taking after her mommy... I liked to cruise too, only it was Broadway in Council Bluffs and I was in high school.

Sarah is finally getting her big belly up off the floor and beginning to crawl instead of doing the army man crawl. Thank goodness for the hands and knees, maybe her clothes won't get so dirty from pulling herself on the floor everywhere.

Blowing bubbles

2008-07-21T16:32:00.002-05:00

James and Rachel blowing bubbles.... It's real bubble gum!

She loves her daddy!

Update on the house

2008-07-21T16:18:00.004-05:00

Our GQ pose. Yep, that's right, our new address. Noah is leaning on the south side wall of the garage. Isn't he soooo cute?

Look from across the street. There will be a house built to the right of our house which hasn't been started yet.

The garage entrance. The little mound on the left is the front stoop.

Forms for the basement walls.

Basement walls poured.

The back of our house. Walk out basement. Sliding door and window.

"livable basement portion"

Storage (maybe home office) and 3/4 bath area.

My little photographer Noah took this photo of me. He is getting pretty good at the digital camera.

There you have it the update. Now we wait for the other street of homes to be finished so they can start on ours. It will probably be pretty slow going now until about October when the framing will begin. Seems like a long wait but I'm sure it will be here before we know it.

Noah, the Bobble Head doll

2008-07-21T16:14:00.002-05:00

Noah with his daddy's motorcycle helmet on.

He was ready to ride his "motorcycle."

He is always so brave when James starts up his motorcycle but then turns to mush because it is "too loud". Poor kid. I hope someday he won't cry when James turns of his motorcycle.

A day in the sun

2008-07-21T16:05:00.004-05:00

A day at the pool with "our cousins," as Noah loves to refer to the girls. Gina and Veronica were staying over with Aunt Doris, so I thought it would be fun to have them all come over for a day at the pool. Mom drove them over along with Megan and Hailey. It was fun. We got pizza for lunch, enjoyed the pool here at the complex and had fun playing. I hope we can do it again sometime.

Veronica, Gina, Noah, Hailey and Megan (L to R)

Rachel and I in the back.

Rachel's first time in the pool. She really liked it, even though it was a little chilly.

Aunt Doris and Sarah, Grandma P and Rachel. Sarah was just happy as a clam to stay in the shade with Grandma and Aunt Doris.

Sunning themselves before we went back to the townhouse.

I guess this is what a mother-of-three looks like at the pool. SCARY!

Doing dishes

2008-07-15T10:05:00.000-05:00

Thinking about helping with dishes...

Going in...

She looks so small. I guess she felt bad for daddy having to do dishes all by himself. Note the yellow gloves. No dish pan hands in this family!

Fourth of July...

2008-07-07T21:16:00.005-05:00

It was officially their first fourth of July. They took in a party at "Auntie Jenny & Uncle Boomer's" on July 3rd and promptly slept through all the loud booms and screamers. They did make it through the night without a single mosquito bite. That's better than mommy who had to put band aids on the bites so I wouldn't scratch them.

Then it was off to Underwood for the big celebration. Here's a few highlights...

Parade at 10:30 a.m.
Grandma Pingel saved Sarah from a flying piece of candy.
Daddy not so lucky. He was hit in the nose by a flying Now and Later and needed a little pressure to get the bleeding to stop. No ambulance was called and he was still able to light fireworks with Spencer and Tanner until 12:00 a.m. (yep, midnight)
Ventured into the beer garden with mommy to see her high school buddies and have a nice cool refreshing margarita with family.
Took a nice long nap for Mommy and Daddy at Grandma's house.
Enjoyed the 2nd Annual Underwood Variety Show. Daddy was the MC, again, complete with his wonderful jokes. Enjoyed music from mommy's buddy, Andy Dofner, from high school. Grandma was in charge and she did a great job.
Headed to the beer garden for a second round of drinks...well, mommy had a second margarita.
Got sprayed down with smelly bug spray and settled in for the Community Fireworks display. Grandpa was in charge and boy did he do a great job. The girls watched intently, they never jumped at the loud booms and were wide eyed until the finale was complete.
Headed home for beddy bye at 10:30 p.m. and crashed.

It was a big day for the girls but they were troopers. Noah had a few highlights of his own.

July 3 - Spent the day with his cousins, Aunt Dixie, "Aunt" Lace and Grandma at the zoo.
Stayed overnight with his cousins.
(insert Parade, beer garden, and nap from above here)
Noah was the only little boy in the yard at Jim and Dixie's picking up candy so he had a full bag of candy once the parade was done.
Went on the blow up slip and slide with cousin Tanner and his friend, Colton.
(insert Variety show and fireworks from above here)
Lit fireworks with Daddy and his cousins until 12:00 a.m. (yep, midnight)

He too, had a great day.

Now, we are now preparing to head out to visit Grandma and Grandpa Lindberg in California in a couple of weeks. We will be celebrating Grandpa Jim's birthday with him and enjoying the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield.

Hope you all had a great fourth and blessings on a great rest of the summer.

Cute Pics...

2008-07-07T21:09:00.005-05:00

So here's just a small sampling of the photos from the kids' photo shoot. I was disappointed with the photographer until I saw the finished shots. The kids sure got their photogenic-ness (is that a word?) from their daddy. Pretty cute.

Groundbreaking / Digging Basement

2008-07-03T10:32:00.003-05:00

July 3, 2008
So we went out to have our groundbreaking ceremony at the new house on Tuesday, July 1, and guess what we saw....

Yep, that's right a great big pile of dirt. I was thinking, "But they weren't supposed to start digging until July 2nd (which was Wednesday)." Let's be honest, I was stoked that they had started digging already, even though we hadn't had our family groundbreaking ceremony.

So we just went ahead and had Noah break ground on ground that was already broken... He didn't mind.

Action shot...

As you can see, he could care less that there was a huge Cat behind him digging the basement. He was very concerned about digging his own dirt. You are probably wondering why he has on a fireman's hat. We didn't have a hard hat (Aunt Julie could you help us out with that?) so we used the next best thing, a hard red fireman's hat.

The rest of the pictures are of the basement being dug.

Moving dirt at the back of our house.

Pile of dirt on the back of our lot.

Grassy area on the right is actually where the garage will be.

James standing at the northeast corner of our home.

We are very excited and will keep you posted on the progress.

Happy 4th of July!

Lindberg Breakfast

2008-06-27T09:56:00.004-05:00

We hope you enjoyed our movie. This was our first attempt at movie stardom.

Rose bush

2008-06-21T21:47:00.000-05:00

Picture of the rose bush outside our back door. I guess it works to not prune it in the fall. There must have been 50 to 100 blooms on it. I trimmed them off and had a half a brown grocery sack full of dead blooms. It sure was pretty.

Big Shoes

2008-06-21T19:12:00.000-05:00

I think these photos are too cute. Spencer is a very tall boy with very big feet. Just look at how they measure up to Rachel.

Lots of changes...

2008-06-16T22:04:00.004-05:00

Time is just flying by with these girls. Both girls have cut teeth since the last post. Rachel has two on the bottom and Sarah has one. Although she could have two, I haven't check lately. Rachel has mastered crawling and is even starting to pull herself up on things. Sarah does a mean army man crawl all over the house. Their poor knees and Sarah's arms. They are really red by the end of the day. I guess I will have to get them some baby leg warmers to protect their little baby skin.

Noah is our little baseball player. He and James were outside tonight playing ball. James was pitching and Noah was batting. Poor James had to be quick so he wouldn't get hit with the ball. Who knows, with all this practice at the age of 3, maybe he will be hitting homeruns, at age 12, just like his cousin Spencer is doing this summer on his baseball team.

Noah has been a delight these last few weeks. He is really growing up and learning what it means to be a big brother. His little sisters are much more interested in his toys than their own and Noah is just learning what it's like to have two little sisters. His favorite line is, "Their ruining everything." It is safe to say that the girls love their big brother very much. He has the power to calm them down and get them to stop crying. It's amazing their love of him.

He are a few new pictures.

We sit up now...

2008-05-22T15:44:00.004-05:00

Well, it's official. The girls are both sitting up and getting pretty good at it. Rachel accomplished this feat before Sarah but I am sure it is because of the extra luggage around Sarah's waist that continued to pull her over forward. She has strengthened those back muscles and now can fight for toys and take them from Rachel without falling over face first. Yes, you heard it right. The girls are already fighting over toys, especially their pacifiers. They like to swap them and then try to get both of them so that the other sissy doesn't have one at all. They are pretty cute together and I hope it is a sign of good things to come....entertaining each other.

Noah, on the other hand, has been having a little bit of a hard time with the girls lately. He is quite jealous and sometimes even quite naughty. I think he is finally realizing that they are not going to go anywhere and as they get older they are going to get into his toys more and more. Most days are good but some days are not so good.

We are at mom and dad's for a few days and I have got to run and play with Noah. Enjoy the pictures and I will post more later.

Love, Lori

Sitting up

Little Miss Sober Sarah and Little Miss Smiley Rachel

Don't they look like they are talking?

Big Brother Noah too.

We're building a new home!

2008-05-17T14:43:00.010-05:00

Our new home….

We have finally decided to take the big step into being home owners. After much discussion and looking at real estate in the Omaha area, we decided to build a new house with Hearthstone homes. They are a local builder who has many communities in the Omaha metro area and their prices range from very affordable to very unaffordable. They build about 1,000 homes per year. Yes, you read that right 1,000. They are a production builder. You pick the floor plan and upgrades inside and they build the home for you along with all the other homes on your street at the same time.

I won’t go into great detail but will just give you the short version of what has happened over the last two and a half weeks. James and I went out to look at the available lots in Summer Glen (in Elkhorn, NE) and found a lot that backed to trees. It was perfect, a bit of a slope, but we love the trees to our back. Went in the next week with our real estate agent and basically told the CRM that we want that lot and to save it for us pending our approval of a home loan. We got the approval and reserved our lot on Friday, May 9. Picked out our upgrades: cabinets, colors, flooring, fixtures, hardware, trim, etc. in a few trips to the choice studios. Signed our purchase agreement last Friday, May 16 and now we wait for our new home to be completed.

We will be in the first of next year. Just in time for a huge snowfall the weekend we will be moving probably. We are very excited and can’t wait to be in our own home and have a yard for the kids to run and play in. Of course that means mowing and upkeep but I also look forward to that, believe it or not.

I will post pictures of the model home. Now our home will not look like the interior of the model because we picked different things but it is just an idea for you all to see what it will look like. (We had to sign a bunch of papers saying that we understood that our home would not look like the model. DUH! Isn’t that a given?)

Here is a link to the floor plan: http://omahanewhomes.com/redmond/120

Front view

Living room and dining room

Front door and living room

Great room view while standing in the kitchen/breakfast nook

Kitchen view while standing in the breakfast nook, Laundry through door in the hallway

Kitchen view of the desk, pantry and refrigerator

Great room fireplace and stairs going up to the bedrooms

View of master bedroom from top of the stairs

Master bath

Master bath tub and shower

Noah's "Room". Won't he be surprised when he sees that his room does not look like this in our home.

Girls room. On front of the house. The double windows on the front of the house.

Another picture of the front of the house. Ours will be a lighter color (like the one next door in the picture) with Midnight blue shutter and front door.

There you have it our new home. We are very excited and I will keep you posted as to the progress of the building. We are patiently waiting for July 2 and the ground breaking. Just a short 8 months from now we will be moving.

Love,
Lori

2008-04-06T14:36:00.006-05:00

Sunday, April 6, 2008...

Well, so much for updating every Friday. I knew that wouldn't work out so well. Anyway...

We have had a pretty busy last couple of weeks. Holy week came and went this year without much pomp and circumstance here at the Lindberg household. Lent did too for that matter. The weather has been cold and we have not chanced an encounter with the nasty flu bug to take the girls out to go to worship.

We were able to spend Easter with my mom and dad in Underwood. It was fun to be there again for the first time in probably 14 years. James and I realized that we didn't miss getting up early, early for a sunrise service. I wonder if we will have a sunrise at the new church next year? Here are a couple of pictures of the kids. As you noticed we even had one taken as a family.

This week we will be preparing for our little trip to Arizona to visit family and friends. Noah is so excited because we are taking Grandma and Grandpa with us. I'm sure he is thinking 10 days with grandma and grandpa, I'm lovin' it.

Mom came over yesterday and James said that Noah was so excited to see her that he couldn't stop jumping up and down. He did the same thing when Grandpa got here too.

Mom and Dad brought over a suitcase for us to use for the kids clothes and Noah started packing it right away. He put the most important things in first.... pjs and his Thomas the train "big boy" underwear. We're not quite there with the potty training but he is deciding to go potty on the potty on his own and doesn't really want James or I in the bathroom when he is going potty. We will be thrilled when he is finally out of diapers.

He has a favorite book right now called "Herky the Hawkeye." It is a favorite of mine too! He is very good at reading it to us. Now we like to think he is a genius but we know that he has merely memorized the book and is repeating it when he is "reading" it for us. All I know is that he is very cute when he is reading about my alma mater.

James went up to check on Noah the other night and found him sound asleep like this in his bed. I guess he was so tired that he fell asleep while dangling his legs. It makes my legs fall asleep just looking at this picture.

Gotta run, girls are waking up from their nap.

Lori

Welcome to our Family Blog

2008-03-20T19:33:00.007-05:00

So I decided to start a blog. I don't really know what a blog is but here is my first post. You will be able to check in on our family and watch the kids grow. Please check back often as I hope to get something posted each Friday. Let me know what you think.