We are off to have our family Christmas with Josh's family.. and are very excited! Josh's brother in the Marines is on leave for Christmas, and as he will soon be deployed, it will be our last complete Christmas for a while! We are looking forward to having a great holiday with our new "in-law" Savannah, too! Should be fun!
I wanted to post out Christmas letter in case some of you didn't get to read it, and will be back to blogging after Christmas break!
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Happy Holidays from the Helwegs! What a busy year this has been for us!
On March 11, our beautiful daughter, Rebekah Grace was born 7 ½ weeks premature, weighing in at 5 lbs 7 oz! To say her birth was a surprise is a big understatement! She was airlifted to Fargo and Laura stayed with her there for 3 weeks during her NICU stay. It was hard for them to be away for so long, but Rebekah needed the time to get ready to come home! She is a very strong and healthy baby! We are so thankful!
She is now 8 months old and is currently 18lbs 3oz and 28” long! She has caught up very fast! The doctors are all impressed with her growth and cannot believe she was ever a premie! She loves to eat LOTS of baby cereal, play with toys and adores her big sister Leah and all her antics! They are adorable to watch together! Plus she has kept some of her red hair! (so fun!) She is a very happy baby full of smiles and laughter!
Leah, at 2 ½, is our rambunctious toddler! Laura started “homeschool preschool” with her this fall, and together they learn Bible stories, shapes, colors, numbers, letters, etc. Leah loves this special time and has really learned a lot! One of her favorite things is her Bible story re-telling to family members. The story of David and Goliath for instance, goes like this.. “ David… rock.. go ‘round and round and round… bonk Goliath on head.. right here! (points to head) Fall down.. boom!” She is a pistol! She loves playing outdoors, on the new swingset Josh built for her this summer. She is also a very good helper, and setting the table and picking up toys are a few of her “chores”. She is a very busy girl, full of energy, and always loves making us smile.
This fall, we purchased my parent’s old house and are now living in rural ***. It is so beautiful out here, and the space in this new house is amazing! Great for a growing family like us! Plus it has lots of garden space for Laura, yard/play area for the girls, and hunting land next door for Josh! We are very thankful for our new home!
Laura keeps busy with stay-at-home-mom duties and homemaking. We had a huge garden this year and she did an amazing amount of canning! It is very fun to see it all lined up in the basement shelves! She has also been catching up on scrapbooking, and keeping our family blog updated. One of her highlights for the year was being a bridesmaid in her friend Audrey’s wedding in June.
Josh keeps busy with his work at Ken Berge Construction, and is coming up on his 4th year there. He also has been busy finishing the trim and general upkeep of our new house, mowing our HUGE lawn with his new lawnmower, garden work with Laura, hunting deer in the fall, fishing, the list goes on and on! He loves his girls, and coming home is always a treat! He has also been very successful this year hunting deer, which we are very thankful for!
We hope you all have a very blessed Holiday Season!
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On March 11, our beautiful daughter, Rebekah Grace was born 7 ½ weeks premature, weighing in at 5 lbs 7 oz! To say her birth was a surprise is a big understatement! She was airlifted to Fargo and Laura stayed with her there for 3 weeks during her NICU stay. It was hard for them to be away for so long, but Rebekah needed the time to get ready to come home! She is a very strong and healthy baby! We are so thankful!
She is now 8 months old and is currently 18lbs 3oz and 28” long! She has caught up very fast! The doctors are all impressed with her growth and cannot believe she was ever a premie! She loves to eat LOTS of baby cereal, play with toys and adores her big sister Leah and all her antics! They are adorable to watch together! Plus she has kept some of her red hair! (so fun!) She is a very happy baby full of smiles and laughter!
Leah, at 2 ½, is our rambunctious toddler! Laura started “homeschool preschool” with her this fall, and together they learn Bible stories, shapes, colors, numbers, letters, etc. Leah loves this special time and has really learned a lot! One of her favorite things is her Bible story re-telling to family members. The story of David and Goliath for instance, goes like this.. “ David… rock.. go ‘round and round and round… bonk Goliath on head.. right here! (points to head) Fall down.. boom!” She is a pistol! She loves playing outdoors, on the new swingset Josh built for her this summer. She is also a very good helper, and setting the table and picking up toys are a few of her “chores”. She is a very busy girl, full of energy, and always loves making us smile.
This fall, we purchased my parent’s old house and are now living in rural ***. It is so beautiful out here, and the space in this new house is amazing! Great for a growing family like us! Plus it has lots of garden space for Laura, yard/play area for the girls, and hunting land next door for Josh! We are very thankful for our new home!
Laura keeps busy with stay-at-home-mom duties and homemaking. We had a huge garden this year and she did an amazing amount of canning! It is very fun to see it all lined up in the basement shelves! She has also been catching up on scrapbooking, and keeping our family blog updated. One of her highlights for the year was being a bridesmaid in her friend Audrey’s wedding in June.
Josh keeps busy with his work at Ken Berge Construction, and is coming up on his 4th year there. He also has been busy finishing the trim and general upkeep of our new house, mowing our HUGE lawn with his new lawnmower, garden work with Laura, hunting deer in the fall, fishing, the list goes on and on! He loves his girls, and coming home is always a treat! He has also been very successful this year hunting deer, which we are very thankful for!
We hope you all have a very blessed Holiday Season!
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