March 2010 Update

I know I have been really bad at updating my blog. I keep Facebook up to date, but some people are not on facebook. So, here is what is happening in the Staman household:

Anah is on Tiny Team in gymnastics and seems to be really enjoying it. Her favorite apparatus is the uneven bars. She just got her pullover and back hipcircle. She is in kindergarten and goes Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday. Grandma takes care of her the other days when Erich is not home. Carter is in preschool and let's just say he keeps life interesting. He is known to us as the "time out king". We were worried for a while that he was going to get kicked out of preschool, but he has turned himself around. Carter's favorite thing to do right now is go to swimming lessons. He is a fish! He is really enjoying learning to swim and he will just jump right in!

Hope all is well with everyone else. I will try to update this more often!

Anah's first pullover and Back Hipcircle

Carter turns 4

My Baby Boy - Carter!!

Carter's Day Care pictures - Doesn't he look like a big boy!! He looks all grown up!! I can't believe he is almost 4!!

Shopping for shoes....

Carter: Mommy, what are these tags on the back of the shoes?
Me: They are on the shoes so people don't steal them.

So then Carter goes on and tries on a couple more pairs of shoes....

From across the store--

Carter: MOMMY! THESE SHOES DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE TAGS! WE CAN STEAL THESE SHOES!

...the things that go thru kids' heads.....

Cottage trip to Mullet Lake

The kids had so much fun up at the cottage....they brought their first fishing poles and Carter got to touch his first fish. We toured the ice cutter that is docked with the Coast Guard. Then they got to go 'zoom zoom' on the new boat. Carter and Anah aren't too fond of going very fast on the boat...maybe next year!

Build it and they will PLAY ALL DAY

Mom and Dad, Erich and I, bought Carter and Anah a swing set for their birthday. They are soooo happy!!

Anah's Royal Celebration

Mother's day

Cute little flower Carter made with his handprints...Anah made one similar when she was younger.
Carter painted the pot.

Anah's handprints and poem

Getting ready for Easter

We just got home from church and I snapped a few pics of the kids in their Easter outfits....thought they looked pretty darn cute!

Rainy Day

It was a rainy day and I bought the kids new umbrellas....so we had to go try them out....

I Will Rise

When I had heard that my Great-Grandma was not looking good, this was one of the first songs I heard on the radio. I think that these lyrics and the song are just so fitting and beautiful. They are a comfort to family and friends during this time of great loss. When I hear this song, I think of my grandma singing praises with the angels....no more sorrow....no more pain...

I Will Rise
By Chris Tomlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yvfso4Q8xg

There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There's an anchor for my soulI can say "It is well"
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

[Chorus:] And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And riseI will rise

There's a day that's drawing near
When this darkness breaks to light
And the shadows disappear
And my faith shall be my eyes
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

[Chorus:] And I will rise
when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise I will rise

And I hear the voice of many angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the cry of every longing heart, "Worthy is the Lamb" [x2]

[Chorus:] And I will rise
when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yvfso4Q8xg

I love you Grandma Whittall

My Great-Grandma Whittall past away last week. She was a wonderful lady that everyone loved. She did so much good for this world. The world is a better place because she was in it and taught many people how to love and treat others. She was the cornerstone of our family. I will miss her dearly. Everyday when I look at my daughter and call her by name, I will be reminded of my great-grandmother....Anah May is so much like her, not only in her name, but Anah is very strong and stubborn just as Grandma Whittall was, up to the very end. Now Grandma is singing God's praises in Heaven with our other loved ones that have passed and she will be waiting to see us when it is our time. I love you Grandma!

Anna May (White) Whittall
WHITTALL (Rockford) - Anna May (White) Whittall, aged 100, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on February 25, 2009. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Guy C. White, her second husband, Wayne Whittall, and her son, Jack D. White. She is survived by her daughter, Peggy A. and John Goller; and her son, D.M. and Nita White; and 12 grandchildren, Barbara (Lloyd) Rich, Guy (Diana) White, John (Debbie) Goller, Linda (Mike) Jones, Doug (Rhonda) White, David (Debbie) Goller, Jerry White, Kim (Nanci) White, Tammy (Roger) Weeks, Deb (Cliff) Gatewood, Trudy (Mike) Noble, and Phil (Linda) White; 40 great grandchildren, and 37 great-great grandchildren. Anna was devoted to all of her children and grandchildren, and prayed for them all by name each night. She was active for many years in her church, Courtland-Oakfield United Methodist Church, and her local Grange. She also knitted, and sewed quilts, which were given to her many grandchildren, and donated to local charities. Funeral services for Anna will be held Saturday morning, February 28, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Courtland/Oakfield Methodist Church, with Dr. Michael Conklin officiating. Interment in Courtland Township Cemetery. Those desiring an expression of sympathy may consider the Courtland/Oakfield United Methodist Church. The family will receive relatives and friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford www.pedersonfuneralhome.com

Carter gets a new Car Seat!

We upgraded Carter to a Booster Seat....he is so excited to have a big boy car seat!

Our Basement Completed!

Erich playing outside with the kids

Erich decided to take the kids out and play in the snow. Here is what he did...

He built a chair out of the snow...A beer chair, with a cup holder. So he sits out there drinking a Bud Light...and his beer doesn't get warm he says!