Welcome

Welcome! First we want to acknowledge and thank Carrie Stoddart for taking the pictures for Sadie's baby announcement. She's an excellent photographer should you need one. You can check out her blog by hitting the link above.

For those of you who haven't visited our site before here's a quick update on the Pippert family: Jackson is 4, loves painting and crafts, loves to sing, dressup in his knight, astronaut and firefighter costumes and has a great memory. To Mom's chagrin he stopped taking naps so we started preschool a few months ago. Drew, who we affectionately call Boomer, is 2.5 and is super outgoing. Boomer learned to dress himself which means he wants to change his clothes about 10 times a day. Mom isn't enjoying all the extra laundry but it has helped with potty training (Horray). Sadie is 4 months old. She is a great baby and cries only when shes tired. She just started laughing and rolling over. She loves Daddy holding her in the evenings and taking long afternoon naps with Mommy. Jon and Michelle are doing well too. Jon owns 3 Maids franchises which are keeping him busy. And Michelle "Owns" 3 kids. (That's what Jackson told me the other day.) So we both are busy. We just got back from Austin, TX on a quick vacation where we got to see Michelle's Brother and his cute family. Life is good and getting better. We hope you are doing well too.

Love, Jon, Michelle, Jackson, Boomer (Drew) and Sadie Pippert

HALLELUJIA

Jackson's favorite song this Easter is "All Creatures of our God and King":

All Creatures of Our God and King

Lift up your voice and with us sing

Thou burning sun with golden beam

Thou silver moon with softer gleam

Alleluia, Alleluia

Oh Praise him Alleluia

We have a lot to praise the Lord for this season:

1) Great Family and Friends

2)Our Health (Jon doesn't have diabetes...he reminds me of that every time he eats sweets)

3)Boomer getting potty trained this week

4)Neighborhood Easter Egg hunt with a visit from the Easter Bunny

5) A successful business

6)Coloring Eggs

7)Sunshine (The little we see here in the Northwest)

8)Jesus Christ's Atonement and Resurrection

We are in awe and can only say HALLELUJIA!

March Madness

Sadie is a great addition to the family. She is such a great sleeper (just like her mom). And she gets very upset if she doesn't get the sleep she needs (just like her mom). She was blessed at church on Sunday, March 1st. She looked beautiful in her dress. It was extra special because I made the dress from my wedding dress. (At least one of us can fit into my wedding dress now).

Jackson started Preschool this week. I never thought we would do preschool, however, Jackson stopped taking naps about 6 months ago and Mom, still wanting to take naps, awoke several times to some very interesting craft projects Jackson had created. When Jackson accidentally locked himself in his room and then went to the bathroom in his closet, Mom realized that Jackson might need more supervision at nap time. We talked about it and Jackson thought he might like it. The first day was a little tough but he seems to enjoy it now. They have snacks, crafts, recess and a Bible time. I wonder if they are accepting applications for adults? Nothing makes me feel like a mom more than sitting outside a preschool in my car with all the other moms waiting to pick up our kids.
Jackson is a really great kid. He is really independent and plays well by himself. He also started playing soccer. He follows the rules exactly and never touches the ball with his hands. Even when he can. He is very obedient. He still loves to dress up. I made the boys capes for Christmas and he's been wearing his cape lately. He also likes wearing his knight costume. He says that he's into dinosaurs so we've been checking out library books about Dinosaurs and are planning a trip to see some fossils soon.

Drew is our little athlete. He's super social and is friends with everyone. He wants to go to soccer, and preschool more than Jackson. He's always asking us "wanna play ball?" He wants us to catch the football and shoot the basketball with him. He wants to wear shorts and his "monster shirt" everyday. He talks really well, wants to do everything himself, and is just learning how to stall at bedtime.Jon is very busy with the Maids. When he bought the Portland franchise in October he had to let his office manager go. Then, with some super spy work from his niece, he found out his field manager needed to be terminated as well. He has been busy finding and training replacement employees. We are looking to the future and keep tellling ourselves that things will be great in about 3 years.

I'm just trying to be a good mom, exercise, and brush my hair everyday. Some days I can actually accomplish all three. I am really enjoying my kids. They are lots of fun to watch grow. It's a little sad to see it happen so fast. I feel very blessed to have such great family and friends. Life is good.

The Best Christmas Present Ever

Here's some Photos of my favorite Christmas gift this year:
Sadie Anne Pippert

The Caboose has arrived!!!

Michelle gave birth to a beautiful healthy daughter this morning at 9:40 (Sunday December 21, 2008) She weighs 7lbs 11oz and is 21 inches long. We braved the snow and ice last night to come to the hospital. Michelle had contractions all night but nothing exciting happened until they broke her water at 8:22 this morning. Baby came just an hour and 20 minutes later and could have come sooner but we were waiting for the doctor to come. We've decided to name her Artic Blast Pippert in honor of the storm.

Snow Day

The meteorologists had been predicting snow during the night. Jon was so excited he slept with the curtains open so he could see the snow, but when he woke up at 7:00 this morning it still had not snowed. Surprisingly by 8:00 it was snowing...and it snowed and snowed. The boys (Jon, Jackson and Drew) went outside twice to play. A very pregnant mom stayed inside while trying to take pictures through the window. November is Annual "take a trip to the emergency room month" with the Pipperts. Last Year Drew burnt his hands and this year he fell out of a Costco grocery cart and split his chin open. Luckily, a little wound glue and he was good to go.

I also got to visit the hospital in November. I was having contractions the week before Thanksgiving and the doctor recommended I come in. Unfortunately, they wanted to observe me and I had to stay overnight. The bed was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep a wink. I couldn't wait to get home the next morning and thought about escaping many times during the night. I decided next time not to call until I see baby emerging.

For Thanksgiving, Jon's Dad (Grandpa "Bubs") came. Grandpa Bubs stayed at our house one night. It was fun to spend a little time with him. Grandpa,Jon,Jackson and Drew went bowling together and went to Pump it up (an inflatable jumping gym). Unfortunately, I didn't get to join them due to the recent contractions. The boys are excited for Christmas. They love looking at the Christmas lights, making "snow snakes" (flakes) and Christmas Cookies. Jackson was so impatient to get our Christmas tree he wanted to go with or without Dad. He could barely wait to get the tree inside to decorate it. Now, Jackson wants us to get lights for the outside of our house. (Probably not going to happen this year)

Jackson is learning how to spell. He can spell Zoo, Moo,Boo, Mom and Dad. Drew recently learned how to open doors. We have a hard time keeping him in time out now but he stays in his room most days after naps until we come to get him. They are both really great boys and so much fun.

Not much else was going on... We'll be sure to let you know when baby comes. Hopefully she'll be here soon.

Happy Halloween

October was a SCARY month. The boys loved celebrating Halloween. They attended two Halloween parties and they loved all of the sugar. Jackson dressed as a knight and Drew as a dragon. Jackson tried to slay Drew a few times but was pretty much over that by the time Halloween came around. Unfortunately, for the boys, Mom and Dad ate most of their candy and it only lasted until November 1. When he discover the candy was gone, Boomer (Drew) grabbed his trick or treat bucket and said "more trick or treat" He was ready to head out the door and go again.

Jon made what he felt was a "scary" purchase. He bought The Maids franchise in Beaverton (Portland) Oregon. He's nervous about the timing with the poor economy but felt like it was the right business move. Michelle's favorite part is we finally get to reap the benefits by having maid service. The house stays clean for about 2 hours before we manage to mess it up again. (The 2 hours are during nap time.)

Michelle is feeling "scary" big. It didn't help that I ate 1/2 of the kids Halloween candy. I read that 37 weeks is considered full term and I am doing lots of positive thinking that "the Caboose" will cooperate and come early. It's always fun to have a baby to celebrate with at Christmas. She can play Jesus in our family Nativity.
We are looking forward to the holidays and a new baby. Life is good with the Pipperts!!