The Buerglers

We are so excited to welcome Ellie to the Church, to receive the indelible mark on her soul claiming her for Christ.  My niece was Baptized at the beginning of the summer by our friend Deacon Dennis. Deacon Dennis has celebrated almost all our siblings weddings, and almost all our nieces and nephews baptisms. We're a big fan!  One of the reasons we love him is that he gets down on the kids level and talks to the siblings. He also personally talks to the parents and Godparents about their responsibilities.  David and Paige chose my sister Katie to be the Godmother and my brother Alex to be the Godfather.  I absolutely adore photographing Baptisms so the photos and photobook made the perfect Baptism gift for Ellie.  Katie and Sam knew they were pregnant but hadn't announced it to the family yet, so they privately asked Deacon Dennis for a blessing on the life growing within her.  My parents hosted another beautiful...

 To say that we love Evie's preschool is an understatement. From the moment we went on the tour our whole family has felt loved. And a genuine love, not a let-me-sell-you-our-school type of love.  Evie was placed in a class of children who all turned 3 in the Fall. There were 8 kids at the start of the year and 13 by the last day. Lots of new families moving to the area.  A few things that we love about her school: all of the teachers know all the kids names teachers and faculty are joyful, genuine, and invested in the children they're very organized and great at communicating (we received the 2015-2016 calendar on the last day of school. my planner girl's heart is happy!) the tuition covers everything except snacks and diapers (supplies, paper goods, baby wipes, and all!) so no nickel and diming every few weeks for supplies  each family is responsible for co-hosting a holiday class party - and the teachers stressed over and over "KEEP IT SIMPLE" a...

Measurements: Weight:  21 lbs 14 oz (36%) Length:  32.9 in (>97%) Eats:  3 full meals with us, a snack or two if she's hungry,  and 16 ounces of cows milk (4 at her naps + 8 a bedtime). She has a sippy of water throughout the day Diapers:   Bum Genius 4.0s & Elementals, Thirsties pockets and AIO, Bottom Bumpers OS and Smart Bottoms.  Size 4 in disposables (at night) Clothes:   18 months; but moving to 18-24 months & 24 months  Shoes:  5 Teeth:  four bottoms; four tops; and 3 molars Firsts: 5/13/15 - Pulled up to standing and started jumping 5/21/15 - Trip to the Zoo 5/30/15 - Trip to the Beach 6/9/15 - cruising around the furniture 6/11/15 - bought first pair of shoes 6/15/15 - trip to story time 6/22/15 - crawled to front of story time and listened 7/10-12/15 - weekend home with daddy (and not mama!) Milestones: Maggie is great with independent play. She loves exploring the ho...