Havin' Fun With Our Little Guy

Three months old!!

David carried Orrin around in the baby carrier,

and he fell asleep :)

Orrin loves his walker!

Orrin and newborn Brielle.

We went to Springfield for a few days, and stayed in a hotel.

Orrin went swimming for the first time and had a blast!!

Merry Christmas

We wish everyone a very blessed Christmas with their family and loved Ones!

Four Generation Pictures

Great-Grandma Elva Gerst, Grandpa Charles Gerst,

Mom and Orrin

Great-Grandma Della Luthi, Grandma Charlene Gerst,

Mom and Orrin

Great-Grandma Dorothy Zimmerman, Grandpa Paul Zimmerman,

Dad and Orrin

Orrin Growing So Big!

So sweet....

Gazing adoringly at our new son!

My favorite place to sleep!

Visiting the ambulance :)

Ahhh pop! It's as big as me!

Lots of Visitors!

Everyone wanted to see Orrin after he was born!

Grandpa and Grandma Zimmerman

Grandpa and Grandma Gerst

Carter and Orrin - best buds :)

Leah and Rebekah and their new cousin. 

Wes 

Trent, Tiffany and Brock

Uncle Joel 

Eileen 

Lindsy

Jenna 

Grandma Gerst, Grandma Zimmerman, 

Great-Grandma Zimmerman, Great-Grandma Gerst

at Orrin's baby shower.

Orrin Jonathan

We were so happy to have a wonderful,

healthy baby boy!

 Orrin's birth announcement

David holding Orrin

David, Janella and Orrin in the Hospital

Orrin and a picture of Janella as a newborn. 

Minnesota Vacation

In June, we went to Minnesota, and stayed with my

Grandma Luthi for a few nights.  She had a potluck with

a bunch of family one evening.  We also went to visit Kelly Joos

(David's cousin) while we were there!

From Morris, we went to Duluth, and everyone was worried

that we weren't going to be able to get there due to flooding.

It sounded bad on the news, but the only thing we noticed

 was that Lake Superior was a dirty brown color :(

David eating yummy Italian

Janella eating really yummy ice cream :)

We stayed one night in a bed and breakfast,

the Cotton Mansion.  It was amazing! 

We played an intense game of chess...

which David won with no strategy involved!

David and me in front of the Cotton Mansion.

We hiked at Gooseberry Falls, and loved

the COOL, wet Minnesota weather!!

On our way home, we came through Wisconsin,

and toured a cave.  Beautiful underground!!