Micah driving a snowmobile

Check out the YouTube site below (copy and paste):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrnIC2ZhkE

We had family over to our house yesterday. Uncle Perry brought his "kitty cat" snowmobile for Micah to drive. He had an awesome time! He must have gone 200+ times around that little track in our backyard. What a great time!

Micah gave Ben a ride as well.

Merry Christmas!

Dear Family and Friends,

Greetings! We are thrilled to be celebrating Jesus’ Birth, as well as enjoying the festivities taking place this time of year. There have certainly been a lot of changes since we last communicated. Let me take a moment to catch you up on the happenings of our family.

First of all, we welcomed Caleb Daniel into our family on January 24th of this year. We did not know what our third child would be, so it was a delightful surprise to add a 3rd boy to our troop. He is a calm, quiet, yet active boy. He is my most laid back child. What a blessing to have an “easy” baby amidst the controlled chaos around our place. He is nearly 11 months old and is crawling everywhere, as well as walking along furniture.

Benjamin is 2 ½ years old and is the exclamation point in our family. There is never a dull moment with that boy. He is always on the move and can be found most days getting into something or somewhere that he is not supposed to be. He keeps us laughing and quite entertained. Ben carries a glint in his eyes for mischief, but he also knows how to give lots of hugs and kisses to his mamma and grandmas. He loves to play with playdough, blocks, cars, trains and enjoys being read to by a willing reader.

Micah, our oldest, is 4 ½ years old now. He and Ben make quite the duo together. Micah often thinks out the plan and then tries to get Ben to carry it through. Sometimes it works great (i.e. building a fort), but most times it is trouble! Needless to say, our boys are a joy. Micah loves attending AWANA (a kids’ club where they learn about the Bible and memorize Scripture) every Wednesday evening. He also loves to draw and color. Micah also enjoys playing with his trucks, tractors, climbing trees, riding bike, and being read to from “The Sugar Creek Gang” books. He also loves to help his dad or grandpas with projects around the house or shop.

The biggest change happening in our family has been a job change and move for our family of five. In June of 2008 Tim took a position as process engineer with Nestle in St. Louis Park. During that transition time we lived with Tim’s parents from September of ’08 to August ’09. We look fondly on that time as an opportunity for our kids to get to know their grandparents better and for them to know our kids better. For me, it was a delight to share cooking duty with Mom Bailey and to have help with two active boys while caring for a little baby.

On May 20, 2009 our house in FF sold after 11 months of it being on the market! The Lord was truly faithful during this time of change and uncertainty. Then in August we moved into our current home located in the northwest metro area. The boys have a lot of room to play, explore and grow up. Tim and I are enjoying being a family of five.

I continue to be a stay-at-home mom full time, which is my favorite job of all! In addition, I work as an RN one shift a week at a small town hospital in their Extended Care and Rehab Facility. It gives me an opportunity to keep up my nursing skills as well as get out of the house from time to time.

We are truly blessed and thankful to the Lord for ALL He has provided. May the Lord bless you and keep you this Christmas Season and coming New Year.

Love,
Tim, Krista, Micah, Benjamin, and Caleb Bailey

Where has the time gone? I realized it has been a very looooong time since I last posted. Just wanted to let you all know, we're doing great! We are settling nicely into our cozy house and as you can see our boys are getting bigger and bigger. Ben is nearly 2 1/2 he is full of energy and his vocaublary is changing every day. He follows his big brother Micah wherever he goes and loves to play with little brother Caleb. Caleb is 8 1/2 months old now. He sits up, rolls over, scoots back, reaches for almost anything. He smiles and coos and sometimes is able to get a word in edge wise even though he is the youngest. Of the two, I think he will be my shy boy because he does not always smile when a stranger comes up to him (unlike the older two). Caleb is very even tempered and is a wonderfully mello boy. When he fusses, you know something is just not right. Micah is nearly 4. He is a sponge these days. Picking up new words. Asking lots of questions. He loves to work on his preschool book in the afternoons with me. He of course loves it when company is coming and better yet if they are going to stay over night.

Tim and I are doing well. I just had a Tupperware party here at my house. It was a lot of fun having people over to my new house and to entertain. Not to mention the free Tupperware coming my way. Fun, fun! Tim's job is going well. Thankfully, he has not had to travel out of the country since his other job. Yeah for us! Happy Fall (er maybe winter for those of us experiencing a "winter wonderland").

Blessings,
Krista and family

Summer Fun

Ben and Alise basking in the sun. Ben insisted that Alise put her feet in a particular way as seen in this picture. Again, he enjoys feet!

Micah's first time tubing behind Grandpa's boat.

The Conley cousins (Deb, Krista, Brenda, Anita and Carolyn)!
I went to my cousin's wedding in Duluth and my sister was able to make it all the way from Chicago. In fact, her daughter Natalie was a darling flower girl in the wedding. I'm sure you can check her blog for pictures. :)

My sweet Caleb with Grandpa Godt. He is already 6 months old!

Grandpa with his grandkids. He sure knows how to put a smile on their faces.

My sister's kids (Alise, Emily and Luke) getting ready to have a rhubarb eating contest. Yuk!

Natalie giving Ben a ride around the yard.

Beautiful Feet

Cousin Barb and family were over for dinner one evening. She had just come back from Brazil where they give wonderful pedicures (for a decent price too)! Our Ben was quite taken with her beautiful feet. He could not stop looking at them and touching the designs on her toes. Hmmm, it seems like mommy should paint her toes more often. I might have to teach him how to do pedicures on MY feet someday. What a silly boy!

IT'S A DONE DEAL!

We did it! Today was our house closing day and now it is a done deal - the Baileys have a home. Hooray! Just thought you would want to know. I'll be sending an email with our newest address. Hip, hip, hooray. :)

Family Picture at Noerenberg Park

On July 3rd we had our picture taken at Noerenberg Garden Park in Minnetonka. Our friend Amanda was the lady behind the camera. She captured some great pictures not only of us, but of Tim's whole family. Here's one of our favorites.

The Baileys are MOVING!

Southeast front of the house

Northeast front of the house

Recreation Room

Family Room

Main Floor Bathroom

Master Bedroom

Dining Room

Kitchen (Krista's favorite room)

Living Room

Back Yard

Closing date will be July 22nd. Thank you ALL for your encouragement and prayers. We are VERY excited to see what God has in store as we raise our three boys here. We would love to have you come and visit once we are settled in our home. The Lord is good.

Happy 4th Birthday MICAH!

To a boy who loves to look at books and have them read to him

To a boy who loves to dig and play in the dirt

To a boy who is a wonderful BIG brother

And to a boy who loves to fish
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICAH MAN, YOU ARE THE BEST KID ANY PARENT COULD ASK FOR.
You are a blessing and treasure to our family. We love you!

Love,
Dad, Mom, Ben and Caleb

Godt Family Picture

Here we all are together this past Saturday. Anita and her family were visiting from Chicago. They were on their way to Willmar for the weekend where Dave was part of a wedding. What a fun and lively bunch!

Front Row (left to right): Emily, Micah, Alise holding Caleb, Luke and Natalie
Back Row (left to right): Tim holding Ben, Krista, Mom, Dad, Anita and Dave

S-O-L-D

It is OFFICIAL we have sold our house in Fergus Falls. Today, Tim and I made the trip up north and signed the papers. After 11 months of it being on the market, we can now close that chapter of our lives and look to see where our next homestead will be. We have enjoyed that house and property immensely, but we are excited for what the Lord has in store for us now. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Happy Birthday Benjamin!

"HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY BENJAMIN"
You are a joy and delight to our family. We love you!

Ben enjoying his birthday ice cream at Applebees.
Mmmmm, delicious!

Easter Family Photo 2009

LIFE AT OUR PLACE

BAILEY BOYS

Ben and Caleb chilling together on the couch. What great little buddies they will be!

Our family watching college basketball together (Notice all the kids in the room)

Me and Caleb watching T.V. together. He's such a content little fellow.

Ben and I having our snuggle time.

2 months old

Here's the newest picture of our Caleb. He is 2 months old today and doing very well. He had his checkup with the nurse practitioner today and he is growing and developing right on pace. He is now 12 pounds 8 oz. Way to go buddy!

We sure love all our boys!

Our Family

Here's the latest picture of our family of five taken today at church. Caleb is now 7 weeks old and sleeping pretty good at night. He wakes up typically once at night which is very nice for me. Micah loves having a baby around the house and Ben loves to give lots of kisses to "baby." It is a very busy house at our place. However, I wouldn't trade any one of them.

Our Bundles of Joy

We've adjusted quite nicely to having Caleb in our family. He is now ONE MONTH OLD TODAY. The boys just love having a baby to hug, kiss and hold. Ben becomes quite protective, we'll call it, of Caleb whenever Micah is holding him. It is so nice to see them embrace another addition to our family without too much trouble.

For me, it has been quite a transition to juggle THREE kids. Thankfully I have the help of my wonderful in-laws (whom we live with) to pick up any loose ends.

Our house is still on the market. We've had 1-2 people look at it per month, but no offers. We continue to hope and pray the right buyers will come along very soon. It would be nice by summer to have a place of our own. The Lord knows and that is what I continue to put my faith in each day.

February 24, 2009

Caleb Boy

Caleb 3 1/2 weeks old

First Bath

Anita's Family Visit

Last week my sister and her two daugthers, Alise and Natalie, were able to come visit and meet Caleb. Since my mom took a week off from work to help me out with the boys, Anita decided to come for the fun. We had such a great time and my older boys enjoyed playing with their cousins. Here are a few pictures from the week. Thanks for your visit Anita. You are the BEST sister!

Anita, myself and Caleb

Natalie with Caleb

Alise(she was such a great helper) and Caleb

Play time with the Cousins!