Happy 4th of July! :)

We hope everyone had an awesome time celebrating our amazing country and all the blessings we have as Americans! :)

The "cheese" face :)

The Waukee 4th of July parade tradition for the Owens Family :)

Happy 4th with Nini and Gaggy :)

One of the very few pics I got with B and she is actually smiling ;)

Showin' off the "cheese"!

B doesn't do fireworks, so this is about as close as we got to something "exploding" ;)

She didn't leave Gaggy's side the whole parade :)

She loves him....

Ross practicing the "cheese" face ;)

Love her...

Daddy's girl :)

It has been an amazing thing to watch the relationship between Ross and Blakes grow! They both share a love that makes me want to cry with tears of joy all the time and I am so very thankful for God blessing our family with that kind of love!

One of the ways Ross shows his love is building/making things for others, and when his oldest sister asked him to build a picnic table for her children he instantly asked if it was okay to build B one too. :)  Here are a few pics to not only show the table, but the crazy and joyful love these two have for one another... :)

Love :)

Silly daddy... ;)

Okay, enough, dad....you're crazy!

Alright, I guess I'll pose with you too, daddy :)

Mom, tell dad to stop!

"CHEEESSEEEE!" (this face seems to be made by her every time a camera comes out...)

love her :)

I know there is a precious smile behind that cup! :)

Easter, Winter in May, and Miss B turns 2 :)

One of the things I'm reminded on a daily basis, is how truly blessed we are! These pics show it for sure!

He worked as a great spot for hiding eggs :)

Since Ross was sick, Miss B hunted for eggs in her  "jamas" :)

Enjoyin' her Easter Basket treats w/ Nini :)

Yes, this was what she had to wear in May!

But it's never too cold for his annual hair cut, especially when it's this long :)

She loves to play basketball!

Time at the zoo, just like daddy promised :)

She loves them...daddy and lions ;)

A few pre-birthday party gifts :)

She's one cute 2-year-old :)

Sportin' some of her gifts...she just couldn't wait :)

B's birthday cake made by Deb, from Ross' work...turned out awesome!!

I think Tank enjoys having Jack around ;)

Love having our family and friends over!!

Crazy how interested she became in opening gifts over a years time ;)

Kypton...so handsome :)

Sager...love him....

Jack playing with the cousins...so fun!

Shaye Shaye and her beautiful baby blues :)

Pics :)

As I'm sitting here waiting for Ross to come out of shoulder surgery, I thought I would upload pics that I have had on our computer for a little while now of Blakes and what has been going on at our house. :)

B and I had the awesome privilege of being the witnesses at the signing of our great friends' marriage license! Pretty excited for 03/30/13!!!!

She has fallen in love with her Bitty Baby all over again!

She melts my heart..... :)

The morning of Baby #2's ultrasound...she's pretty proud of her "big sister" shirt :)

Sledding for the first time with dad....not so sure what she thinks?

Outside of our house

2nd snow and much for comfortable sledding with dada :)

Her face says it all :)

again...just look at the face :)

Happy Easter "a little" early :)

This year the Rethmeier family wanted to celebrate Easter/decorate eggs a little early and here's why....

What is coloring Easter eggs without having a few chocolate chip cookies??

Excited for the night :)

Laughing at Dada for eating off the mixers :)

This egg coloring stuff is serious business!

Do y'all know why we wanted to color eggs early yet?? :)

Besides being extremely thankful for Jesus returning to this earth, we have some good news to share and no, not that good news (silly, Christians...) Although similar, we are celebrating the birth of our second child not the death and resurrection of a savior. If you would like to know the gender, name or both, we will take the highest bidder. The reserve set at $1000. Auction ends July 5, 2013. If you would like to  purchase the name or gender or both please contact Ross. Tuesdays only 5:46-5:47 pm via text. (Can y'all tell who was writing the last few sentences? ;))

Baby Reth #2 :)

Looks alot like his/her sister :)

Can't wait to meet him/her July 6!!! :)