Week 4 of our Garden

Neither one of us can believe how easy it is to grow veggies. We've been blessed with lots of rain this spring which has helped quite a bit. Kara can't wait to pick her first veggie and Russ can't wait to start cooking with it. The next hurdle is to keep the bugs from munching on everything. Any tips are appreciated. :-)

32 Weeks and counting...

Kara's 32 weeks pregnant today. Huge difference between last month and this month's picture. Today's appointment went well, but the midwife said if she had to guess, the baby seems to be standing up rather than head down ready to come out. Our friend in Serenbe who is a labor and delivery nurse said she thought the baby's bum was still straight up like last month, so who knows. We're praying for that baby to get into position by the time he/she is ready to make his/her debut.

May Updates...

Our 1st Attempt at Gardening...

Russ broke his back getting my garden ready for me a few weekends ago. :-)
We planted 3 kinds of squash, zucchini, cucumbers, rosemary, thyme, chinese sweet peppers, eggplant, 4 kinds of tomatoes, and blueberries. I definitely didn't think any of it would come up, but it did!!! We're really excited to see if we actually get some veggies and fruit this summer. We'll keep you posted.







Kara's Last Woodward Graduation for a while

It was bitter sweet. Kara cried and she didn't even have a senior graduating. Must be the pregnancy finally making her emotional.






Kara's 1st Baby Shower

Kellie, Kelly and Yumi were such wonderful hostesses for Kara's baby shower. She was overwhelmed with such thoughtful and fun gifts. Baby Kiefer is going to be so spoiled!!!






Happy Mother's Day!!!

Russ surprised me this morning with an amazing Mother's Day present....our stroller!!! He also picked out such thoughtful and sweet gifts at the 1st Serenbe market yesterday, so my stroller was full of surprises. The dogs are going to smell great with their new soap, our sweet baby will love to wear his/her new Carry Me to Serenbe onesie and Kara can't wait to wear her new turquoise May Day t-shirt! Russ is the most thoughtful, caring and loving husband. I don't know what I'd do without him! He's the BEST!!! Hope y'all had a wonderful Mother's Day, too!

7 Months and Counting...

Kara's belly has grown! She's feeling great as the third trimester has gotten off to a good start. We go back to the doctor next Thursday and will have another ultrasound, so we're excited to see what the baby looks like at 29 weeks. We'll post pictures after our appointment. It's hard to believe in 12 weeks from today we could have a baby!

Easter at Serenbe

We had a wonderful Easter weekend with Jeremy, Shannon and Irene. It started on Friday night with a hail storm, but ended Sunday with beautiful sunny 70 degree weather. Irene got to see dyed baby chicks for the first time at the Serenbe Stables Easter Egg Hunt and 4 new baby goats on the farm. At the end of the weekend, we decided that the Iwaszkowiec's should move to Atlanta!

Six Months

Our sweet baby decided to pop out this month! Thank goodness...people were starting to think I wasn't pregnant. :-)
Russ is out of town all week training for his new job, so when he returns home, he can tell a huge difference in Kara's belly.

Brazil 09

Spring break came and went so quickly this year! We have been planning to take 7 Woodward Academy students that Kara teaches to Brazil to work with our 3 friends who live there and work with kids in Rio. It's hard to believe that we've already been and are back getting ready for work tomorrow. Take a look at our slideshow, these are the highlights from our trip. We can't wait to go back!!!