A New Child Of God!

Dan's new little nephew, Balthaser, was in the hospital for a few days, and then we had kids with colds, so by the time the rest of our family got to meet him, he was a few weeks old:

Catherine with the little guy.

Anne loves babies, too.

Then, a couple of days later, we got to go to his baptism.

Getting dressed for the important event.

Balthaser with his proud Mommy.

The godparents.

A new child of God!

All the kids with Fr. Sam.  Anthony wouldn't get in the picture, so you can just see the back of his head.

Dan's brother, Al, and his beautiful family, with Fr. Sam.

Baby Balthaser

Also in November, we got to watch Dan's nieces and nephews a few times during the end of their mom's pregnancy.  The kids all had a lot of fun together.

Who's hiding?

Peek-a-boo!

Puzzle time for the 2 year olds.

Movie time!

Slumber party!

Art time.

Dan with the new baby, Balthaser Alexander.  What a precious little guy!

Of course, baby Balthaser is now 3 months old!  Am I catching up?  We shall see.

Benedict Joseph Brungardt

Yes, there has been an addition to our family.  Unfortunately, he did not survive the first trimester of pregnancy.   We have decided to call him Benedict Joseph.  Although he had a short life, he was a precious gift from God, and we look forward with hope to the day that we can meet him and hold him in heaven.  We will be celebrating his life every year on November 24. 


"A person is a person no matter how small."

A Busy Weekend

Wow, have I gotten behind on blog posts!  Part of the problem are these new phones we have.  Now there are pictures on the camera, my phone, and Dan's phone.  I keep waiting to make sure I'm not missing any great pictures.  Which I probably have!  The following pictures are from the very end of September.

We drove up on Saturday to my sister's town, where the Klingele family reunion was being held.  It was fun to see many of my cousins and their children, as well as my aunts and uncles. 

Dominic and Joseph, and their cousin Daniel, chow down on lunch.

The girls!

Most of the attendees.  Lots of little kids.

We then drove over to Childrens' Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, to visit Dan's great nephew, Kayden, who at 2 years old had just been diagnosed with liver cancer.  Currently, he has now been through 2 rounds of chemotherapy, and after more testing yesterday, the family is waiting to hear if the tumor will be able to be resected or if he will require a liver transplant.   We pray for him daily.

After that, we drove to my parents' house.

Anne with a new doll.

Dominic builds with his new Legos.

Sunday picnic on the porch.

Aunt Beth played Sorry with some of the kids.

Father Brian passed out Tootsie Roll Pops to all the kids.  That weekend he had just finished his officer training in Alabama and was on his way to Omaha, where he is stationed as an Air Force Chaplain.  It was interesting to hear stories about his officer training.

And we got to meet the newest member of the family:  baby Isaac James! 

Two Dominics

We finally got out to visit friends of ours who have a new baby, and our Dominic was thrilled to meet and hold baby Dominic.  Isn't he a sweet baby?

A New Cousin And A New Child Of God



As usual, I am behind on posting pictures.  These were from almost two weeks ago, when we got to meet Dan's newest little niece at her Baptism.  Here is Dan with Evelyn Grace.



The boys are very interested to see their tiny cousin.





How prudent is it to let a 4 year, a 3 year old, and a 2 year old be in charge of Anthony in the stroller? :)



All the girls watch as Baby Evelyn gets dressed in her baptismal gown.



Here is the wee one in the Brungardt gown, all ready to get baptized.  She felt so light compared to big boy Anthony.



Dan's brother holds Evelyn Grace as the waters of Baptism are poured over her head.





Then Father Sam rubs the spicy-smelling chrism oil on her head.





A new child of God held by Fr. Sam, surrounded by her parents and godparents.  (Yes, we were honored to be chosen as her godparents.) 



Dan's brother, his wife, and their beautiful family.



Our family with Fr. Sam.



Little Clara

Anthony was happy to see his cousin, Clara, who is 2 weeks younger than he is.



Anthony and Clara. 



Anne loves babies, and was thrilled to get to hold Clara.




Evidently there was something funny happening because those babies were cracking up.



Six Months Old!

Anthony turned six months old this week! Wow, I can hardly believe it. It has gone fast. How can a day go so slowly sometimes, and yet the weeks and months just race by?


Almost two weeks ago I decided to start giving him some baby food. He seemed to get so mad every time we sat down to eat and all he had were toys. He was watching the food go into our mouths and just knew he was missing something. So here he is, getting his first taste:



Anthony says, maybe I was wrong about this whole food thing:



He really likes being outside:



He has been learning how to sit up over the past few weeks. The kids like to help.



Hey Mom, look at me! I'm a big boy!



Playing with two of his favorite toys: his toes!



First time in a swing outside, photo taken last weekend:



Today I wanted to take some pictures, so I sat on the floor while Anthony was playing. It wasn't long before I had 79 shots. Don't worry, though, I'm only posting six! :)




Anthony has really gotten pretty good at sitting up by himself:




That face has mischief written all over it. Oh, when he starts crawling...



Who me?



Did you notice the glaring safety no-no back there? That plug-in is where we keep a nightlight at nighttime. It is supposed to have a plug in it during the day. I did try to cover that box of clothes back there. I had to start digging in there for 12 month clothes. He's so long! And he weighs about 19 pounds or so. (The girls both weighed between 19 and 20 pounds at one year old!)




Okay, Mom, if you're all done taking pictures, I've got things to do: