We're back baby!

So, after many.. many months the blog has returned.  I figured the arrival of a special little boy was worthy of restarting the ole blog.  I will start with a photo timeline of little man's life :)  More stories and posts to come!

 Here he is!  Jet Thomas Rimbey - born Jan. 3rd 2012 at 5:17pm!

Proud Daddy

Happy Momma!

 Life wouldn't be started right without being wrapped up in Steeler's gear

 One of my fav's from the day we brought him home :)

Just hanging out with Daddy

My first bath... well, sponge bath because you can't get the cord wet.

First visit to the doctor

Mommy and Daddy kept me in the sun in a diaper to try to get my bilirubin count up.  No Jaundice for me!  Thanks Mom and Dad!

 Got my baseball outfit on!

Nice and clean :)

 Love my swing!

Woohoo!

Whoops!  Neck went floppy right before Mommy took the photo!  

That's it for now!  More to come as he's an entire week older than this last picture :)  Thanks for following along!  I will try my best to keep you up-to-date on the latest in the Rimbey household.

Prayer please!

Many of you know that JT has been having trouble with his shoulder for a while.  We've known that he's needed surgery for over a month now, but with the half-marathon and work it's been challening to schedule it.  He was at the doctor's yesterday and because he will be flying in December and we wanted to do the surgery before the year ends, he will be having his surgery tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:30.  I have taken off work for the afternoon and all day Friday.  It seems sudden, which the scheduling certainly was (thanks for the 2 days notice!), but we have been planning on getting this done.  He has a cracked collar bone and a possible labrum tear underneath it.  They are going to cut and remove about 1 centimeter of his collar bone and smooth out the edge.  They are also going to look for any other tears.  The surgery should take between 1 and 2 hours.  Right now his mobility with the shoulder is very limited and he has pain doing everyday tasks.  Please pray for steady hands for the doctor and a calm heart for his wife :)  Even though surgery makes me nervous, it's so wonderful to know that God is in control.  We have a wonderful maker who loves us so much, and I sleep well knowing Justin is in his hands.  Will update tomorrow or Friday with how everything went.     

13.1... check!

Well here we are... all in one piece.  We woke up this morning (quite early!) and the daylight savings helped :)  We were lookin rough, but ate our bagels with peanut butter glopped on (yummmm) and headed to the race with our good friends Mark, Kristy, and their son Drew.  I will say, it was freeeezing!  However, much better than my first half marathon where I didn't bring a coat.  Ummm yea, learned my lesson the first time and was much more comfortable this time around.  We were smiling tho!

The gun went off and I needed a bathroom break 2 miles in (too much info, I know) so JT went on ahead.  Took me a good 35 minutes but I caught up to him.  We ran side by side for the rest of the way.  That is until I pulled ahead the last half mile and beat him by 30 seconds.  I have been running for 7 years and this man has been running for 6 months.  So I will swim in that 30 seconds until he beats me next race (did I just say "next race?").

(notice he's passing the nice lady on his left)

(Mark coming down the home stretch!)

Way to go guys!

These foil things really do keep you warm

I just love this little boy!

We love the DeCiccos

JT's boss Lori and co-worker (and friend) Mark

Soooo happy!

After we got home we ate whatever we wanted ('bout to go get a milkshake to wash down those lofthouse cookies), watched lots of TV, and just relaxed.  I went grocery shopping which helped my legs loosen up.  JT is still suuuper sore so we are going for a walk in a few minutes.  Overall it was a great experience.  We stayed safe, healthy, and even finished in sub 2 hours!  (1:58:24 for me and 1:58:55 for him).  I 'm so grateful for a husband who would pick up a sport, which he really doesn't like, just to spend time with me... and he did so well too!  He's already talking about our next one while I just want to focus on this one being over :) 

Quick shoutout to Mark who just picked up running when JT did, Laurel who definitely had perseverance until the end, and Lori who is an inspiration to all!  Not to mention Kristy who held all our things, took care of a 3 year old for hours in the cold and did the driving just to support us.  What a great day.  God is so good :)

Packet Pick-up

Well the time has come... our half marathon is tomorrow!  We haven't trained like we had wished, but what are ya gonna do?!  We saw our friends Mark and Tim (and Elam!) at the pick-up place.  I was pretty excited because I really like the environment and festivities that come with a half marathon... not to mention the coupons and free offers.  I'm sure the $70 or so that we spent signing up covered it all, but I'm still the sucker that feels like its free :)

We carbed up on pasta last night and are going out to dinner tonight with 3 other folks from JT's office that will be running as well.  Pics of that to come.  Until then... we're #1!

(so I know I'm technically saying "hang ten"... but I promise it was meant to be a 1)

Special Delivery!

How did we NOT win?!?!

Our Sunday School class had a Halloween Party complete with a costume contest. My brother and new sister Beth spent half the day helping me make our costumes. I thought they were genius. Apparently not so. Hezikiah and wife took the prize. Stinkin Amish...

Operation wedding cake = success!!

Woohoo!! Glad that's off my chest :) And yes... that is a ninja turtle (Leonardo to be exact) and a dinosaur on top (complete with ring and veil). Matt and Beth's favorite childhood toys...
**Edit**- My brother, Matthew has informed me that it is indeed Donatello on top of the cake.  How would I know that you ask?  Because donatello "has the sweet bow staffs," ... got it :)

What a wonderful wedding my brother and his new wife Beth had Last Saturday (23rd). I took off work on Thursday to do last minute pretzels (pictured below) and preparation. My mom and I headed out on Friday to meet up with the extended family. JT came Friday night to meet us at the rehearsal dinner. It was a very close nitch of people and felt really magical. The wedding was in the backyard of the house Beth grew up in. God gave us perfect weather for an outdoor wedding and the whole thing was just spectacular. SO excited to have a new seeeester :)

My two big brothers and I... oh how I love them so much!

Chocolate lollipops, chocolate covered pretzels, and chocolate covered oreos. I think these were a bigger hit than the cake!

Look at that good lookin' couple!

My Maid of Honor Allison... and a beeeeautiful girl might I add. Love her!

The new sibblings!!

Operation Wedding Cake... trial #1 = F-L-O-P!

Whelp, looks like I might be in over my head. My brother, Matt, is getting married (to one of the most fabulous women I know) and they asked me to make their cake. Now, it's just a funfetti cake and they are having lots of other desserts too... BUT it is 3 tiers and I have to transport it from Raleigh to Charlotte. Hmmm...

Although strentuous and leading to the verge of tears, the process was quite fun! Here's the first pouring of the batter. Notice the confidence level compared to the previous photo. Little did I know I was making humble pie...





Matthew bringing lots of cheer and not so much whine :)

My Sous Chef... Mom :)




Here's the cake rising...

and rising...

Aaaaaand the final product...

Yes, that's batter in the middle and me being so sad :(

Fun was had by all.

Less than 2 weeks!!!

Talked to one of my co-workers who's had much more practice than I have. Will change some things and have trial #2 next weekend. Stay tuned...