updated pics

Jarens rain coat

the candy Jaren collected at our summer parade

Jaren at summerfest days in Portage- At the home depot workshop

Dan and Jaren with Jarens toolbox

Clarisa found her tounge

Waiting for the Amtrak train to arrive so we could get on

Jaren's love of trains- we took him on Amtrak

Dan and Jaren by the amtrak train

Pretty girl

Jaren and Sis Caroline from our church

Handsome boy

Pretty little girl 5 months old

silly boy

love her

all dressed up

Clarisa's 4 month pics

These are Clarisa's 4 month pictures. This was taken in her dedication dress which was my moms dedication dress 54 years ago. SHHHHH they are a surprise for her but she doesn't have internet right now so that's why I put them on here already.

Little Chubs!

Almost 3 months old!!!

Happy Independence Day!!

Didn't get many pics today but some of our church people, The Smiths, came over for a picnic and later we had milkshakes. We had a good time of Food and Fellowship. Here are a few pics of the last few days not just the 4th.

2 1/2 months old

Happy July 4th!

Our little Munchkin on the 4th

Jarens Finger nail the day before it fell off. This was a week after smashing it in the church door.

entertaining us on the Piano. :)

Jaren & Pappy

Jaren had lots of fun with Pappy on Saturday. Here they are taking the trash to the dumpster.

Clarisa's Dedication

Today Clarisa was dedicated by my Dad. It was a special time. Here are the pics from it. The dress she is wearing was my Moms dedication dress 54 yrs ago. It was special that Clarisa could wear it also.

Clarisa Ann Hellmann

Clarisa in the Hospital

We are in Montana for my friend Heidi Smiths wedding. She got married last Friday. Also my sister had her baby May 2nd. So Kaden and Clarisa are 2 weeks apart in age. The day we got here Clarisa started getting stuffy and having trouble breathing through her nose. That was on Thursday and by Friday night she was really bad so being that we are far from her Dr. we only could take her to the ER. We got her there and her O2 levels were down. The hospital we took her to had no room in their Peds unit or ICU. They transferred us to the other hospital where she was put into Pediatrics ICU. By Saturday she was doing better when being suctioned with saline stuff along with it. We got out on Sunday. They really don't know what she had. It could be a change in enviroment and climate that brought it on. There are a lot of pollens out right now. Just glad it wasn't RSV like they thought it was at first. Here are some pics of that time.

Grandma holding Clarisa

My Poor little baby 1 month old and in the hospital

this was sat. night when she was doing better.

snoozing

You can't see them very well but she was hooked up to several monitors

her IV and Montiors 

Going back to uncle Glenn and Aunt Nette's

Jaren wasn't thrilled to not having Mommy and Sister with him and Daddy.