Dedicated

And this we pray… 2 Timothy 3:15-17.

”From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Last weekend we were able to dedicate Lia to the Lord. What a special day in our lives and in hers. My mom had saved the dress I was Christened in when I was her age. Thanks to all of you for helping to create another fabulous memory with family and friends.

Baby Cousin Tegan!

On July 13th our family celebrated the much anticipated birth of precious baby Tegan. She arrived with much excitement and even more hair! In true Reitsema fashion, we filled the waiting room with people, laughter, food, and love. What an incredible gift to see our family continue to multiply. Here are some pictures her debut!!

 

Lex is so ready to hold baby sister…practicing here in waiting room with Lia.

  

Proud Dad!

 

                        

Couldn’t help but admire her!

   

We are overwhelmed with joy to welcome the newest baby girl in the family. Congrats M and A! You are dearly loved. Can’t wait to watch them grow together.

A Feminine Touch!

After discovering we had a baby girl, we were able to add some details to the nursery. Here is the finished product. As far as we can tell, she loves her room. She’s been sleeping in it 8-10 hour a night…must be the soothing colors :).

 

Bumbo!

She may still have some growing to do before fully taking advantage of the Bumbo seat; however, 8 weeks was a great opportunity to try it out. Great neck control little peanut! She seemed to enjoy the experience.

Take me out to the Ball Game!

To celebrate Josh’s first Father’s Day, we took Lia to the Rockies game. We were fortunate to have front row seats, beautiful weather, and an extremely content baby girl! It’s sad to admit, but yes, we propped Lia on top of the dugout and made her do the twist to land a spot on the jumbo screen. The camera man must have been unaware of our efforts. She never made the big screen, but we sure had fun dancing!

 

“We’re all tied up…watching closely for the top of the 9th”

“Seriously Rockies, you let 4 runs through in the last inning…what kind of defense is that?”

Best seat in the stadium…Dad’s lap.

Happy Father’s Day Josh! You are an incredible dad!

Sara’s Visit!

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting my friend SB and her 15 month old, Owen. We met at TCU and have stayed close ever since. What an incredible gift to have her here to meet Lia and spend some precious time with our family. We experienced a lot of CO highlights: Pearl Street in Boulder, the Flatirons, sitting poolside under blue skies, an evening backyard campfire, and Park Meadows. I’m not quite sure how, but in addition to watching her son and meeting all his needs, she managed to make us dinner, bake fresh banana bread and chocolate cake, complete and fold loads of laundry, and take Lia duty to ensure we could get a nap. In addition, she was nurturing Owen’s health as he battled dehydration and a high fever. What a super mom and incredible friend!

 

 

 

Josh built us a fire. Owen was fascinated but strapped to a chair for safety reasons :)

 

 

Poolside

Lia sporting her first bathing suit

She also got to meet Uncle J and Aunt J!