Full House

The End of Summer and the Beginning of...

2011-09-05T06:53:00.000-07:00

As i stare into the backyard wondering why my Father in-law didnt use galvanized chains on the currently rusting swingset a few things come to mind.

1. Madison goes to kindergarten tomorrow and this is crazy, my hope is she does well around people and that school is easy for her.

2. I love where i live. this is mainly due to the people around me and the fact that i love my backyard. did i mention i love my backyard.

3. The magic school bus is a very educational teaching tv show

4. My youngest sister spent her first night living with us. she is downstairs sleeping as i write this. beyond the fact she will be stealing bandwith from my wireless network she is a welcome addition, ask me again in 3 months though:)

5. I want breakfast

Waffle party

2011-02-20T22:47:00.000-08:00

What a great success. When you attend something with the the title "Waffle Party" its a given it will be awesome, but from our perspective it was more than a success. The great things about parties that are not at night is that most people really have no where to go. they dont feel like going home to sleep, or worried about a babysitter being out to late, you show up and sort of plant roots and hang out. Our Morning had its first guest at 9:05 am and its last guest at 1:35 pm, when the door closed for the last time we commented that we should do it again and how nice it is to have people excited to be over. This party was a confirmation of my last post, it was a real example of how full our box of chocolates is.

Being behind the grill i got a chance to observe and what stuck out to me was how relaxed and at home everyone seemed to feel, from the minute Brad walked in and started describing his ticket to ride gameboard and his wife cooly walking by saying "Nerd" to Andrea showing up and just getting right in the kitchen to do her thing, it felt like a family. And thats as good a place as any to end this post.

Life is like a Box of chocolates

2011-02-16T17:53:00.000-08:00

Ever since watching tom hanks get shot in the buttocks, i have thought the above Title was an interesting saying. Today i use that metaphor to describe friends and relationships. I can say within the past year the people we have met and become friends with have helped to change our outlook and the way we view other people. They are people that have also helped to change us and make us better and hold us accountable. I would not of wrote this even a year ago but like a box of chocolates a few pieces went missing. Some moved away, some were without partners for a period of time, these changes brought on a different relationship or more likely the chance to see if a friendship was there or if there was more to it.

Blessed is a word not used enough, especially when you talk of friends. Family, for most of us that are lucky, will always be supportive, but friends are different. There is no blood tie, we did not grow up in the same house together, experience joy, sorrow, victory, defeat for the first time together. We met these people at what could be the most hectic time of our lives and we lean on them for support and someone to share the daily struggles of life. The bond grows, we can thank our children for that as every time they drive us crazy or refuse to listen, it makes us wonder where are friends are and what they're dealing with and how much better it would be if you were together while this happened. They resemble a spouse in many ways. The challenge is to bring it past that common bond and bring it deeper. My wife is in a moms bible study and there is no better way to remember that your an individual, and your friends for more than the fact that you are in the same stage of life. This can even apply to hockey, while we are not in study of the Word, we are studying each other and getting to see the real person, there is no hiding anger, frustration, or the ability to deal with others in the heat of competition like hockey. We get to see how human we are and how much we need each other to hold us up.

Our box of chocolates is full, is yours ?

The Solution is Relational

2011-02-09T23:23:00.000-08:00

You can sometimes forget that being a member of a church is good thing, this is never more evident than when you attend a church meeting. Members are gathered, papers are being rustled and there are always a couple dudes standing in the back pacing. Sitting through a meeting that occupies 4 hours of your night can be testing but it can also be rewarding because its plainly obvious people are there to help the church grow and be better and are concerned about its well being. I try to never roll my eyes at comments or wonder why some people are so plainly retarded when it comes to numbers, i never disregard someones comments as useless but i do see people act like this towards others and it makes me wonder, has no one got the patience to let someone talk and voice there opinion even if it seems ridiculous to you. As time wears on your patience grows thin and simple things like moving one slide further in your power point would answer ten peoples questions but the guy using it keeps pointing the remote at the wall wondering why the slab of drywall is not responding can get frustrating, but the questions are not and many valid points were made. I was sitting beside a friend and when it came time to vote we voted differently (another mistake in my opinion because everyone can see who votes no or yes, intimidating to some) there was no wrong way to vote, even though he did, and i was interested as to why we voted differently, this in no way affected our friendship and we had a simple conversation about it. I read my sisters blog and felt what she wrote could be applied to our church body. take a read at her handiwork:

A friend came over tonight to offer some guidance to a housemate about her future plans, which ended up sparking a conversation about our current jobs and conflicts we are facing. As we delved into the struggles of 'serving' for a year, of recognizing broken systems and the need for Christian support and vision, my friend stated ever so simply and clearly that "in the end, whether it is large-scale problems or small, the solution is relational."

This morning was like a real-life metaphor (is that self-contradictory?). Our garbage day is Wednesday, always has been, always will be for the entirety of our lives in Buffalo. And yet we consistently scramble to put the big blue bin out to the curb in time for the garbagemen to do their job. This morning I woke up earlier than usual and peeked out the front window with the whimsical idea that I would be gently awoken by the scene of fresh snow and thus inspired to get ready for my workday. Instead I saw the blue bins shoved into the mounds of snow on everyones curb but ours. I grabbed a coat and shoved my pyjama pants into a pair of boots and in a mad dash I skidded out the door. To my relief and then panic, the garbage truck was at our neighbours, and without hesitation I yanked our big old bin (almost overflowing at this point) out of its icy cave and onto the walkway. I was halfway down to the curb when it toppled on its side; I tried to motivate myself by yelling 'C'MON!' to the world and with an unexpected surge of adrenaline I pulled it through the snowdrift it was now planted in, like some old horse that refused to move. Unfortunately this really only pushed the bin further into the drift. Crouched there in my pyjamas making weird puffy noises, my hero comes along. "Hey girly, whatcha doing?" Our local garbageman literally jumped over the bank of snow (overtaking what used to be the sidewalk) and took it from my hands, rescuing me from any further embarrassment and stressed muscles. Beneath his scruffy grey beard he smiled and told me not to worry, this was his job, and I hopped back inside with great relief.

Needless to say I didn't need my coffee that morning.

It strikes me how simple service can be. How beautiful that garbageman suddenly became. A simple struggle (maybe simple to some) of bringing the garbage to the curb was resolved by the inclusion of another person. The solution is relational... and isn't this where grace flourishes? We often think we can solve our problems or reach our dreams if we strengthen ourselves as individuals. But the most beautiful solutions are when we share our stories.

Elizabeth Sophia Hummelman

2011-01-30T00:38:00.000-08:00

the best stories should always be written down, and what better story than the birth of a child. Our story starts on friday morning, Angelika was a week overdue and was going to be induced. There was an excitement in the air as we exchanged longing eye glances and little smiles. It was like the morning of a road trip, the hustle bustle to get ready to leave and the knowledge that once we got in that car we would eventually reach an exciting destination, this one being the birth of our baby girl. We were given a room and spent the morning reading and lazing about.

Around 1 pm Contractions started for Angelika, mine didnt start till much later and most of it was centralized and embedded in my left hand. At 2:30 we were in the case room at which point my wife asked kindly for gas, 3 seconds later when it was not there she started demanding something stronger, no morphine was used and she settled into a nice rhythm sucking back gas and crushing my hand simultanously.

The doctor came in and decided to break her water which occured at 6:12 pm. A very controlled Angelika pushed the baby out at 6:18 pm and Elizabeth was born. She was a beautiful baby and a very good baby who slept most the night for us, The nurse came in to grab some paperwork and me and baby slept right through it. We had a great morning and were visited by friends, all female, which made realize that i may have bin the only male to go visit some of our other friends babies in the hospital.

A full 24 hours later we were released from hospital and headed home with our growing family, only to be back at the hospital 2 hours later as Angelika had a prolapsed uterus (google it if you really want to know). After seeing the doctor to make sure it was that and not something worse we finally got home at 11:30. Elizabeth was quiet the entire time we were there she just ate a bunch and slept and looked around and kept quiet, she earned our praise that night for being so cooperative.

We are finally Home !

6 pounds 14 ounces Born at 6:18 pm on January 28.

2011-01-18T18:14:00.000-08:00

A facebook status is much easier than a blog entry. mainly because that first line could be my status, this is like doing a homework assignment with a minimum amount of words, you start talking about nothing just to create them.

Baby time is getting pretty close here, the due date is 2 days away and we are wondering if we will be spending are weekend with another tiny baby girl or waiting for her to show up. Our other children are doing well, madison is going through the night without peeing herself and lukie has started his potty training, more pee has landed on the floor then his potty so far but its a start. Madison will get signed up for kindergarten in february and will start in september, this still seems a little weird because i didnt think this time of kids going to school would come so quick. My dad told me to hold on cause he says things will only go faster from here.

Im starting to see why my parents spent 15 years in the same house, and it had to do with us, Madison and Lukas (more madison) are creating friendships and this sense of community is what will keep us here for so long, she knows what streets her friends live on, she loves going to there house and is the first person to pack a bag for a sleepover. For Me and Angelika it is nice having friends all around us, I know that things change and people move but as a kid growing up the same people lived in my alleyway with the same friends, part of me hopes this never changes and everyone stays put and we can all grow together. Hopefully my next blog entry involves a baby.

Growing up and Growing Old

2010-11-18T22:52:00.000-08:00

Growing up and Growing old. Pretty simple i suppose I continue to grow up with my children but oddly i also seem to get older with them and as i get older i like to look back at what brought me here, in this case i only look back 4 years, we recently celebrated madison and lukas birthdays, im pretty sure my life changed that moment, i did not recognize it then because i was to busy crying and taking pictures of everything in our room to my wifes delight but my world shrunk into my hands in the form a naked baby girl. I was 23 and really had no clue what i was doing, i treated this baby like a highschool assignment and winged it, except my mom couldnt write poems for writing class this time. 4 years have passed and i cant remember a better four years, i had a son in those 4 years, i celebrated 5 years with Angelika. I could write down pages of memories over these years but i suppose reminiscing is not something you do while writing. i think the point i was getting to was that i love being a father, and all the awesome first memories of being that kind of got in the way. In 2 weeks december starts, in 6 weeks it is christmas and in 9 weeks another baby joins our household so we will continue to Grow up and grow old.

2010-09-18T23:33:00.001-07:00

Two things have made me update this blog. One would be my sister Jo who in her busy schedule has updated twice in the last month, and two I think Amanda told me to and history has taught me not to mess with redheads (Angelikas sister is also a redhead). Summer has ended and that glorious season of fall is coming which means a new start to a new season...more specifically the office,ncis los angeles and some show called the event. Lots of people say tv is a waste of your time, even people who watch lots say that, but is it really.. Yes. it is. but who cares if i didnt watch tv from 8-10 what would i seriously be doing with my time ? Me and Angelika both enjoy sitting down together and cuddling on the couch and watching our favorite shows, we had long days at home or away and our ready to enjoy the peace.

A few things not tv related would be Angelika and the baby occupying her tummy, as always things are going well and we look forward to the arrival of another little munchkin in January, as per usual anyone under the age of 40 is pregnant in our church again so there will be whole new round of babies to compete with.

The Deck. Yes it is done, a few minor cosmetics on the lower portion but it is quite usable just in time for fall, the fences are done also, approximately 150 feet or so, i love building fences and would do that again anyday. The yard needs more dirt but that will fill up soon and we will plant grass as early as possible next year so we have a nice lawn to go with the fences and deck. I should put in writing that pretty much any who reads this will be invited to multiple bbq's next year as i will be happy to trap your kids in my yard while we all sit on the deck relaxing.

Here a few pictures of our kids who i think had a pretty great summer.

Christmas time

2009-12-24T08:44:00.001-08:00

Christmas is mint. I love the last day of work before the big break, normally we work half a day on christmas eve but not so this year, the lack of snow this year has bin dissapointing but we made sure to enjoy whatever snow we got, a walk with family in fort langley and a walk/sledding with michelle and terry and kids. we have had lots of people from our church move into our area this year, there is now four couples only a few blocks away now, its cool running into people on the street or the local superstore. Me and Angelika both love Christmas i love snow and she loves to decorate the house, we are looking forward to hanging out with family and relaxing and enjoying Christmas, which as we keep telling madison is Jesus birthday. Hope you all enjoy your break and relax and get a chance to reflect on how blessed we are all.

Lukas turns one !

2009-10-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrated Lukas turning 1, the usual cake and coffee and our parents over to celebrate. I cant help but look back over this year, i know Angelika would agree with me and say the first 6 months were lousy, madison was easy and lukas was not. Like all parents that are frustrated with a child you just need to look at them while they sleep to remember why your doing this. I still find it totally awesome i have a son, a boy, someone to pee in the trees with, someone to wrestle, someone to play lego with. I look forward to all these boy things and i can see the boy coming out already, he climbs everything,eats everything, smiles when you body slam him into the bed. he is my boy.

Wanna Box ?
His first Canucks Jersey

i say it in almost any picture involving Angelika but she is so smokin.

California

2009-08-30T19:05:00.000-07:00

Thursday 10 am. Wednesday 8 am. two times that are seemingly unimportant. The first is when my cousins were traveling back to their home in California. The Second is when i told Angelika that we should go with.

After much begging and pleading with my dad (1 of my 2 bosses, the other was on vacation luckily) i was able to get the time off work, Angelika took a little more convincing but eventually agreed. Josh and Rachel (my cousins) were happy and suprised i manage to pull this off, so we set off for California. near the alex fraser bridge i got a call saying they had a flat tire. 1 hour later.

The Border. 90 minute wait to cross so we went to the duty free bought a bottle of water and cut down our time considerably (remember this if you ever take the truck crossing) as we crossed the border my cousins got pulled over and were delayed 4o minutes. We continued without them and would meet them in portland, that was at 12:30, some horrific traffic and a few cities later they pulled in at 9:30.

Okay its a new day, everything bad from the first day is behind us. this day starts good as our hotel has no breakfast and theres does, so free breakfast and a good start to the day. we have 8 hours of driving ahead of us and this day goes well, it is just long. one incident involves a cop and two minivans doing u-turn across three lanes in a intersection. my cousin saw the cop directly behind him but did the u-turn anyway following me as i attempted to find the I-5 again. A warning is all he gave and we were on our way. the second involves madison pooping her pants while swimming, luckily she is out of the water for this.

Getting closer now the next day is a shorter drive only 6 hours or so, but we drive so efficiently that we skip our stop and just keep going to there home which adds about three hours. An awesome stop at the the California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and then we are home in Corona, California.

What an awesome week we had, went to the beaches and got nice and tan, jumped waves, attempted body surfing, went to the olive garden with 5 kids. Did some shopping with only one kid while madison shadowed Elise (my cousins 5 year old daughter). we hung out at home and played in the pool, my cousin josh cut my hair using a trimmer and i was so impressed we bought one and Angelika is now in charge of cutting my hair. We had a great time and were very impressed with the kids while driving, the tvs we bought for the way home definitely helped though.

The drive home was boring compared to the way down as we had an exciting destination and some adults to converse with before we went to bed. I think me and Angelika looked forward to the continental breakfast every morning. On the way home we did see a car pulled over and about 40 bags of marijuana laid out on the freeway, did i mention the 5 cop cars also. The scariest moment involved a pee break at some hick like gas station, As you head into the bathroom there is a an old cast iron tub with a full dressed up mannequin sitting inside, it shocked both of us and it was awkward peeing while it stared at me.

Now that we are home it is time to get back to normal life, August was a good month as i only worked 6 days which was pretty sweet. Work is getting busy and side jobs keep piling up so its good to be home and get back in the groove. Hope everyone had an a awesome summer.

Summer

2009-08-12T22:33:00.000-07:00

Vacations pretty much rule the purpose of my life in the summer, hence the lag in posting. Summer has bin very awesome for us. Angelika went camping with her sisters in osooyos and then two weeks later we all went as a family and had a great time, having a trailer with air conditioning certainly made the difference as it went above 40. Lukas is changing every so quickly, we beleive he has decided to skip crawling and just attempt walking, so he is pulling himself up on everything and can hold his balance for a few seconds before plopping onto his bum. there are so many pictures to post i have put them on facebook so you can view them by clicking here. more pictures to come.

Tuxedos and Nudity

2009-04-06T21:03:00.000-07:00

We just back from a trip to edmonton with our friends Andrew and Rachel and had a really good time. We went without the kids and thought we would get to catch up on some sleep, that was a mistake as we went to bed really late every night, but it was well worth it. Me and andrew went to the shooting range in the mall which was a ton of fun, we also went to the canucks/oilers game in which we lost but we still had lots of fun as everyone around us was pretty funny. Angelika and Rachel went for a nice massage and shopped there butts off. Rachel got sick of hanging out with us so faked a nap one afternoon :) while the three of us went to the waterpark. We also took Andrew on his first roller coaster ride, we all had sore necks after the first ride and were pretty much done with the theme park. It was a great trip and it was nice to get to know our best friends without kids around.

Speaking of our kids we were very happy to see them again and madison couldnt let go of Angelika for quite a while. We are glad to be back and happy that the sun is shining again. I posted a couple sweet photos of our son posing nude and wearing his first tuxedo.

Shopping Trip

2009-04-06T20:53:00.000-07:00

Madison was allowed to take her shopping cart to superstore with Angelika, she absolutely loved it and was motoring all over the store.

Can i call it potty trained???

2009-03-12T20:15:00.001-07:00

Can i call madison potty trained? She is now 2 yrs and 4 months and is FINALLY staying dry throughout the day. She doesn't tell me when she has to go, but seems to hold it until i put her back on the potty. Only time she doesn't make it is when we are away from home for a couple of hours. So???? Can i call it potty trained? Or do i have to wait a little longer yet?
Madison and Lukas play very well together. Madison waits for Lukas to look at her and then she entertains. And he always watches to see what she's up to next.
Lukie is growing sooo fast. Still smaller than the rest of the kids his age, but he is good on his tummy as you can see, only gets up once between 4-6 in the morning and is such a happy baby when he's not tired or hungry. Getting to be so much fun to be around.
We all just celebrated Michelles Birthday in February and for a week if not more, Madison thought every day was her birthday. So we heard the song 'Happy Birthday' many times. She's got some other things that she constantly says as well. One is 'Dokey, Dokey.' and we can't get through to her that its 'Okey Dokey'. She's finally singing 'Jesus loves me', 'Running over', and 'My God is so big' on her own, as well as some of the alphabet and numbers 1-10 (only forgetting the 5) She also walks into a room, closes the door and hides, but then can't get out again.

Otherwise, Jake and I are going to Edmonton with another couple coming up in April. You may be asking why we are going there? Just a weekend away from the kids and Where else for such a low price can you get all the entertainment you want in one building? Oh, and there is an Oilers home game against the Canucks that weekend. We'll let you guys know how it went when we get back. Should be good though.

Madison and Lukas Dedication Letter

2009-03-09T16:18:00.000-07:00

Mom and I are here today to make a promise to the both of you and to Jesus Christ to raise you knowing the love and grace of our Lord. Not only do we promise to teach you, but also show you through our lives how to have this relationship.

Madison, our months before your birth were a blessing and test to our faith. But you were a perfect healthy baby, unlike what we were told to prepare ourselves for. And you have been such a joy and blessing to have with us in everything we do. We chose Psalm 25: 4-5 for you as a verse to always come back to as you grow up. It says :

'Show me your ways, O Lord, Teach me your paths;

Guide me in your truth and teach me,

for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long '

Lukas, you are still quite young and have been quite a challenge with your strong will, but every time we look at you and see your smile and hear your noises we are reminded of Jesus continuous blessings for you. I chose psalm 73: 24-26 for you :

You guide me with your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory.

Whom have in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

God has given us both of you as a gift to raise and care for and we will do everything to point you to Jesus with his guidance and the help of our family and friends. We pray for both of you that you will one day accept Jesus Christ as your own personal Savior and that you may be a light to the people around you. That even as you encounter hard times, that you wont hide this light, but use it as your strength and your guide.

2009-02-07T20:47:00.000-08:00

Progress. it is a good word and i can finally say that my basement is worthy of that. everything is drywalled and taped and this morning in my underwear i went and sanded down the walls, my white face and dustfilled glasses only added to the look. Life at home continues to be awesome, with a daughter who everytime i walk in the door after work asks me "Are you dirty ?". Lukas continues to be more alert and more active, giving us tons of smiles and really getting into colors and shoving his hands down his mouth, we think he might be teething or will be quickly he also is starting to turn onto his side. Angelika got a new haircut and went shorter and she looks smokin hot with her new dew. Work has bin steady but we have done no new jobs since mid december, so it looks like we might run out of work soon, what this means im not sure, maybe time off or maybe time to find another job, on a sidenote dont you think its time for a new bathroom ?

SWAT

2009-02-07T20:33:00.000-08:00

6-1 so far, go canucks. Anyhoo last week there was a swat team in our neighbourhood, i was working outside and heard over a loud speaker that "the house is surrounded, we have a warrant", i came to the front and sure enough there were cop cars blocking all the roads in and out and about 4 very large suv's with guys standing around. Eventually they all ran in and stormed the house. Not sure what they were after but it was an interesting afternoon.

2009-01-26T20:43:00.000-08:00

The forecast calls for snow tomorrow, either it will dump like crazy or it wil be nothing at all. Im always in favor of the word dump when its followed by snow. its bin way too long to try and update what has happened since last time, so here is a summary : snowed,wroked,snowed,stopped working,snowed,christmas,snowed,snowed, canucks start losing. now its the end of january and that is where we stand. Life at home is getting alot better with Lukas starting to fall asleep at a regualr time and sleeping till 4 or 5 in the morning and then back down till 8, he varies occasionally but we are quite glad he is getting on schedule. Madison is becoming much more challenging, and just needs alot of attention to keep her out of trouble. she is as cute as ever though and keeps us smiling. enjoy the photos.

Richmond Olympic Oval

2008-12-14T09:56:00.000-08:00

On saturday we went and checked out the new Richmond Olympic Oval. It was a very cool building and nice to walk around in, we even got to skate around as they had free rentals for anyone who wanted to go. Madison tried a pair on and even they were to big for her feet we took her out for a skate, she loved it and we will be trying that again. Afterwards we were treated to dinner at whitespot by our parents and all was well until just before we left when madison peuched her little belly out, almost got in Angelika's mouth. Needless to say Angelika left the restaurant in a t-shirt even though it was bloody cold. Lukas has been sick lately and has a nasty cough and last thursday he was up all night so Angelika was quite tired. he is getting better now and hopefully everyone is healthy for christmas time. time for church. ciao.

Where to Start

2008-11-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

A successfull family pic

Lukas
Quite a common occurance in our house, note the sweet tool belt

the best of all our attempted family shots, i gave up and started making faces

Life has been hectic these last few weeks, we realized have a easy first child is not good for your mindset, luckily Lukas has come along to help us change that. We are enjoying our time together as a family we seem so much more like a family with two kids now, maybe cause we take that much more stuff with us when we go out or maybe cause we each get to hold a child.

Since the last update we took madisons out for Halloween to just a couple houses and she had a big bear suit on and looked pretty cool. She liked the whole idea of having a bag full of candy, as did i. Nov.10 was madisons 2nd birthday so we had both sets of parents over for cake and madison got absolutely spoiled, i still think she got too many gifts and will definitely be telling the oma and opas to calm down a little, you can always buy me a TV instead.

Our first night away from lukas for some Jacob & Angelika time happened when the new James Bond came out, we went and saw it with Andrew & Rachel Cornelsen who are quickly becoming our best friends and we seem to mesh quite well, after the movie we went for some dinner and then hung out a bit. it was a fun date night and were hoping to do that again.

Those are the majors things to talk about, we are looking forward to christmas and are picking up our tree this weekend, angelika is a bit off christmas nut so the house will be christmas like very soon. I am off to go on a hot date with someone (Angelika) so time to take the kids to opa and oma humm.

Big sister

2008-10-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

Well, Madison is such a great big sister. The first thing she says to me when i get her in the mornings is 'Lukas???" Then i went to mom and dads and when it was time to go, Madison wasn't putting her shoes and Jacket on so dad said to her. 'Ok, bye madison. Opa is going with Lukas, Bye, Bye.' Man did we experience a freak out on her behalf. Lastly. Mom and i were in Superstore when mom started to walk away with the cart while Lukas was in it. I wasn't going with her and Madison started crying. I told her to go with Oma, but that just wasn't good enough. She had to keep all three of us together. Im so thankful that she adjusted so easily. I think because she's so young still, she doesn't remember a time without Lukas anymore. Hopefully she remains that way when we have another one. Then she really can help me out more.

Lukas Hummelman

2008-10-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

Lukas Edward Hummelman was born on October 15, 2008 @ 2:06 am after 5 minutes of pushing. I was induced and within the first half hour the contractions started and didn't stop. So that means 11:30am on the 14th until he was born. My water didn't break until 2 am though so i guess thats when people start counting actually labour. We definately weren't expecting to see a little boy when he came so it was quite the surprise for Jake and I. Jake was overwhelmed with the idea of having a little boy.
We couldn't have been luckier with Madison either. She is doing great and so excited to have a little brother. She doesn't understand how careful to be around Lukas, but keeps going back for more.

I'll keep everyone updated as time goes on though, but for now, Jake, Madison and I are just enjoying this addition to our family and the changes that come with him.

BOY !!!!!!!

2008-10-15T07:45:00.000-07:00

Lukas Edward Hummelman. Born 2:06 am Nov.15 6lb 14oz

Birthdays and soon to be babies

2008-10-05T21:31:00.000-07:00

We are only 11 days away from Angelikas due date, looking forward to the craziness of a tiny baby (as madison calls them) in the house. We both had our birthdays in september with me turning 25 and Angelika turning 28. For Angelikas birthday we brought down her best friend from invermere and she stayed with us for the week. Madison will still randomly ask where theo (karens oldest) is.

We also went to the MCC sale with Rachel Cornelsen, Andrew was taking his hunting license so i was forced to eat his share of farmer sausage. It was pretty cool and next year i will sit at the auction all day buying things. love auctions.

Angelika has developed a pretty bad cough for the last ten days and hasnt been sleeping well/at all, she is looking forward to getting some sleep before the baby comes and she will start losing it again, my responsibility at night will be madison (easy) and during the day to make sure i give her lots of attention when the baby comes, which means we are going to drive over speed bumps and visit home depot and most likely watch hockey together. I will post as soon as the baby arrives, im sure im allowed labtops in the hospital.

Vacation Time Part II

2008-09-11T21:50:00.000-07:00

A few images of Angelika on the Trip, she was there also.

Vacation Time

2008-09-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

I was afraid to tackle what amounted to like 300 pictures after our vacation, but i have finally done so. There are many more on facebook but i chose a couple of our favorites. This year we went camping to Osooyos state park but we were short most of the normal group and this year went with Steve and Rachel Golz and there kids (Kyle,Adrianna,stephanie,jessica). We had a great time with them and they even brought up a seadoo. I broke the seadoo....the seadoo broke while i was on it but it was the last day. The weather was close to 40 degrees over the weekend. We had a mint time with them and on monday they left, leaving me and angelika to ourselves for a few days, unfortunately it started raining that night and downpoured the next day, after a few hours of this and being trapped inside i decided to pack up and go to a hotel, so we did all this in the pouring rain and made our way to the holiday inn.

We spent a few days at the holiday inn and our parents came and joined us for two nights. We had lots of fun mini-golfing and go-karting with them, madison went with me in a go-kart and also went bumber boating when the golzs were there. we finished off our week in shuswap lake with friends(karen and Skylar) from invermere, the weather wasnt good or bad but we got some more mini-golfing in and had fun watching the kids hang out together. Fires and smores were a big hit, so was the substantial amount of junk food karen brought along.

In other news my work schedue was changed quite substantially, instead of meeting in New Westminster at 8 and not starting work till 8:30-9 i know go to 160th street and meet at 6:15, the bonus is i get home alot earlier but (try) to go to bed earlier. So far i like the new schedule. Angelika is going to be in her last week of work after tomorrow and October 17 baby is due so lots of changes going on again. Time for some sloppy joe's.

2008-08-04T22:22:00.000-07:00

I started downloading photos off our camera today and as i went through them i couldnt help but laugh, i thought i would share some of the photos that made laugh the most, the photo where she is wearing my glasses reminds of someone but i cant place who but it looks very familiar.

In other news some friends of our, Andrew and Rachel Cornelsen had there baby (4 weeks early) on the afternoon of there cousins wedding. Pretty cool story as Rachels hair and make-up were done so she looked pretty smoking when she came in. We got to see Asher Cornelsen on tuesday night and then again on Sunday as we spent the day talking,walking,eating roll kuchen and watermelon and watching movies.

The basement (shudder) finally got some walls put up, i helped my father in-law, well not so much helped as he told where to stand and what to do and HOW to do it. This meant i could finish off some plumbing and hang our cool little water heater on the wall (non-stop hot water,15 hour shower here i come) i also needed to turn our water off to change some pipes and as i was sitting in the crawlspace doing this Angelika came down and asked why there was watering bubbling out of the ground. So our water service had cracked and had to dig up the yard fix the leak temporarily and then on sunday morning before church i dug up the yard and replaced about 20 feet going into the house. that was a gong show.
We were around this long weekend for the first time in 4 years, usually we are camping but this year we will be gone from aug.15th - 24. hope your all enjoying your summer so far.

Holland is out

2008-06-22T09:16:00.000-07:00

I dont follow soccer much but whenever there is a world cup the very little bit of dutch left in me (mainly swear words and drinking my tea with milk) awakes to cheer for the Nederlands, they lost yesterday to Russia and now are out, so back into hiding it goes until the olympics.

Since our last post we went to prince george to celebrate Andrew groses grad, we stole plenty of free pop and saw some people getting it on in a public park, classic prince george. We visited the Hubers of the North and i thoroughly remember enjoying some pie. We went out to moxies for dinner which was pretty sweet and even met Baileys parents (andrews girlfriend) all in all it was a good time, the drive home i was dreading cause it is quite boring, we had mark with us and he brought a psp to play he needed some protection from the sun so he wore madison sweater on his head for 2 hours. everyone pretty much slept and i was on my own for most of the drive.

We finally got around to the basement again and made sone progress the ground is patched and now all the above drainage has bin replaced and is ready to go, next step is water pipe which i can do at night and then some framing. After repairing the concrete in the basement we had Andrew and Rachel over for dinner and we ended up talking till late into the night, it was fun and Andrew volunteered to tile my basement shower, which i of course will attempt to hold him to that.

Madison is her usually goofy self and is quite fun to be around, she skinned both her knees walking on friday to the corner store and continue to pile on the injuried but she is tough and nothing really bothers her, she continues to love the outdoors and think nothing of TV and likes to climb and fall off things quite regularly. So you are now updated on our life, i geuss i should mention Angelikas pregnancy is going well, and other than some uncomfortable sleeping she is enjoying this pregnancy and the thought of being home again quite a bit.

Cache Creek, madison really likes mark

Skinned knees
Rachel making a point is my best geuss

Invermere

2008-05-19T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots from our trip to Invermere. We had a blast as usual and always love going there, if only they were closer then we would go more often. Like last year, there was a mudslide again, except this time on the way home, it delayedour leaving time and caused us to sit in some sweet traffic once we hit chilliwack. Everytime we go up there we end up talking about how to move there and if we can make it all work out, on that note does anyone want to rent a house in delta ? An update on Oma also, seems she has pneumonia, something called arteritis which gave her bad headaches and UTI which she didnt know about, so she is in hospital and recovering. They did a CT scan today and are doing another tomorrow and will decide if she can leave. Prayer for her and for a quick recovery.

2008-05-13T22:15:00.000-07:00

Mothers day was one we will not forget too soon. It started with madison taking a ride on the stairway to hardwood, in which she got a nice plumpy eye. Then we find out that Angelikas mom has pneumonia and is sick as a dog at home unable to move. Afternoon rolls along and we get a call from my parents and my sister Alison, who was in houston for job training, arrived safely and two hourse later had a gun pointed at her in broad daylight and had her purse stolen. She is now back home as the company flew them home and she will finish training another time. A busy sunday but Oma lange is slowly getting better, Ali is home and madison became her bodyguard because of how tough she looks with the black eye.

2008-05-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

Life continues to move at a fast pace, so when things slow down for a day we start to feel lazy. Sunday was a lazy day, a good lazy day because we realized it was okay to not have to be doing something and that wondering around the yard aimlessly or sitting on the bed folding socks while madison unfolds them is okay. We enjoy our weekends together and soon we will have a couple long weekends together, in may we are heading up to invermere for 5 days to visit friends and then a week and a half later we go to prince george for a friends graduation.

We bought a tent trailer this weekend, with Angelika being pregnant and having kids this is huge step up from crawling into a tent and sleeping on the ground, now we have small kitchen with lights, a heater and even a real fridge, and no longer we will fear the rain. We have already booked camping in shuswap and osoyoos (aug.15-17;aug.17-24) I totally recommend the Osoyoos state park, the sites are bigger, the grounds are nicer and they have all the ammenities you need, should come up if you get the chance, plus i have a in with the mill so i get vanloads of firewood for free. The picture i posted is not our tent trailer but the exact same one, its just not in our yard.

Madison seems to get more exciting by the day, she is learning lots of words and is very playful, she likes to cuddle in the blankets with us and is a blast to be around. With her learning more comes her stubborn side and she will cry and cry to get her way, we mostly try not to step on her while she peers up from her cry wondering if she has won yet, no complaints though she is still pretty easy, made evident by the fact that we have got her off her bottle for naps and daytime, she just gets one for night now and the rest is sippy cups, i was surprised how easy it was, but i guess she likes her milk so after a while you dont care where it comes from, kind of like chinese food.

A New Addition

2008-04-23T21:51:00.000-07:00

October will be an interesting month, on the 17th the second mix of Hummelman/Lange will be due. Yes Angelika is pregnant again and we are pretty pumped about having another baby in the house. So you dont end up asking her later, she is doing fine and things are going smoothly. She is in her 14th week. I think i may end up with all girls.

Green Thumb

2008-04-17T20:56:00.000-07:00

Madison has a "purse" she likes to fill with stuff and today she decided that she wanted to be in the purse and Angelika carried her around, for some odd reason she never looked at the camera her eyes were glued to the TV watching playoff hockey.

We finally got around to digging up an area for the garden, so i sifted all the dirt and madison was right in there, she spent the whole afternoon outside with me and was filthy at the end. Apparently dirt is fun to swim in and madison is a good dirt swimmer.

Sunshine and Lollipops....ate the lollipops just sunshine

2008-04-01T21:48:00.000-07:00

The sun came out this weekend and we took madison to the park by our house, surprisingly this is the first time we have done this and madison really enjoyed playing in the park, although i think she just likes gravel alot, she would move some around with her hand and then sit down and then lay on her stomach and pretend she was swimming in it. She needed a bath.

Madison is also teething and has bin a little picky with eating lately. She did drink one bottle of baby food so that was pretty efficient.

Madison also got some new clothes cause she is growing like a weed, over 3 inches in the last 4 months, found her one nighty that looked pretty sweet, especially since she likes to wear her borwn boots over topp all her night stuff.

Easter Weekend Day 1

2008-03-21T23:12:00.000-07:00

Finally ripped out the basement yesterday, now i can start putting it back together except with a bathroom and im thinking maybe go with the wood panelling again and carpet in the bathroom
Madison is getting some more decorations in her room, soon she will have the nicest room in the house, but im bigger then her so i still go in when i want.

2008-03-16T08:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we finally got around to cutting down the stupid hedges on our property, Angelika wants to put a garden in and i want a fence cause ugly shrubs arent cutting it. I started the day at 8:30 and used an axe, very indiana jones style, and went to town on the shrubs. After about an hour and a half i had removed about a 1/4 of the shrubs and left the stumps, then my dad showed up with a chainsaw and within 10 minutes every shrub was cut and i was dragging them into our yard, i posted the before and after pictures, you can see in the first picture how far the shrubs originally came out when we moved in, my father in-law cut those out of the way last year using a grinder with a saw blade, he managed to only cut the cord on his grinder once and thats it, i still think he is crazy. The second picture is of course after and you can already see how much more light is shining into the yard.

These are Madison's giant blow up boxing gloves, she quite enjoyed running around the house with them on. Madison has also learned to say hockey, or a very poor version of hockey, but makes me proud nonetheless and she sat with me during a penalty shot and cheered (naslund missed but she cheered anyway).

Angelika started to decorate madisons room with her sister michelle, its starting to look pretty sweet. We also had brad and colleen over last night and played some ticket to ride, this is the second time in two weeks that i have failed horribly in this game and will have to resort to cheating.

2008-03-01T23:20:00.000-08:00

February is near its end and seems the winter weather and hopefully the week upon weeks of rain. The sunshine changes the way you think and act, your suddenly very interested in how your garden looks or or your grass or any area where the sun is shining, i realize this because the side of my house covered in shade looks like crap, but i dont go there so it doesnt bother me. Madison is in love with the outside, she hates tv unless it involves closing the doors during a hockey game and loves the outdoors and freedom, i figure this is good and once she can hold a hockey stick i am golden. My Sister(JO) has come and gone for a week long visit which was quite fun, she might be smarter than me but by threatening to beat her up i keep the upper hand. My other sister(Ali) is working at the airport which is pretty much a dream come true and is looking forward to a full time job there. Life at home is a blast and it pretty much has been ever since madison was born, not to say we didnt have fun before but this is just mint. Madison is into shoes, she will put them on try to walk around in them, get cranky when she cant get her own on and helps bring my work boots to me in the morning. She is learning more words and i taught her KING KONG, so when i ask she will come up and pound my chest, cause i am king kong, she even does a slight grunt, not tim the toolman tailor quality but getting there. Pictures are not loading so i will try again later. Hope everyone is doing well. Go Canucks.

Moustache

2008-02-17T18:57:00.001-08:00

Madison came down with an ear infection this week but is doing well and is on medication. She continues to try to talk and likes to say banana,bottle, and of course boob. that might be my fault. Madison continues to play with her cardboard house and a little piece fell of and she put it on her face and it stuck, the pictures are pretty funny. Also she got a new touque from one of the ladies at her work and she looks good, Angelika also got one. Lately we have bin attending a new church called westside and really enjoy it, but the last few weeks we were at bethany again and we still arent sure what to do, we lack a connection in bethany with people our age but it still feels like home and for madison it is nice. So theres an update thats two in one month, so we will keep you posted if anything else happens.

February, where do the months go ?

2008-02-10T16:45:00.000-08:00

It is february 10 and our last post was in december, time seems to slip by so quickly now. Madison is a mere 15 months and has already grow past the baby stage and is turning into a child, she loves to run outside and touch everything and loves to play with other kids, although she hasn't realized how to play with kids her own age as i witnessed in sunday school. Some may say this a result of my constant play fighting and generally bugging the crap out of her. I say it is because she isn't wimpy and just wants someone who is as "sturdy" as her to play with. I think Joel breedveld would be good company (for those who know him). Angelika is back at work and so am i, so Madison gets to stay with our in-laws during the week, which we are quite thankfull for. We are going to Renovate our basement and put a bathroom downstairs, so we started ripping stuff out and are looking forward to a second bathroom. Thats all for now we will attempt to keep posting regularly, but dont get your hopes up. The pictures are madison in some snow gear and rain gear, Drinking some starbucks while waiting to see the new ferry, and her new little house which we made and she likes to play in, pretty sure if we ever buy a new fridge she will go nuts over the size of the box

Snow and Van Dusen Gardens

2007-12-15T08:17:00.000-08:00

We took a few shots of Maidson plowing through the snow we had recently, she got a little sled and she liked just sitting there unable to move because of her huge jacket. A week ago we went to the Van Dusen gardens for the festival of lights, there was a ton of lights and madison had some company as we went with our cousin and her two kids. Now we are getting ready for Christmas and all the get togethers before hand so it wil be an exciting few weeks.

Madison turns 1

2007-11-11T18:59:00.001-08:00

Madison turned one yesterday and today we had a little celebration with our families. She stuffed some cake in her face ( she was a little hesitant at first as if she knew it was something she wasn't aloud to do, but it didn't take long until the realization set in) and enjoyed herself, but who wouldnt when you get spoiled. heres a few photos

2007-07-08T17:53:00.000-07:00

wow, its been a while. Jake and i have been to alaska for a week and left Madison with Oma and Opa Lange for that time. Then two weeks later/last week, Auntie Michelle, Auntie Gabi and I took Madison on her first camping trip to Golden Ears (alouette lake)

These last two are just cute. Madison doesn't want to play in here little bathtub anymore.
Well, thats our update, hopefully that will last for a couple more months!!!

May Long Weekend

2007-05-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend we travelled to Invermere, B.C. to visit some friends,skylar and Karen. The trip started out great until we hit revelstoke just outside we were stuck for two hours behind a mudslide, my thinking is there should be porta-toilets out when this happens because if there is no trees and no place to hide where do you go, on a second note do not ever drink out of my nalgene bottle. Madison was a dream this weekend she stayed in her seat for the long stretches, never complained, even on the way home after she pooped through her diaper and into her pants she still managed to make it home without much complaint, she also seemed to change alot this weekend her smile was widened and seemed to be constantly visible, theo is to blame for this (skylar and karens first born) he had the ability to drive her wild and she loves watching video of him, she gos nuts. So we had a great weekend and ate way too much, angelika is still trying to convince me that karen doesnt cook like that all the time, i think im getting shafted. The drive home was safe and we got through no problem only a 20 minute wait. And dont forget if you need walls for your townhome or condo project rely on Dusk Wall Systems.

2007-04-29T07:26:00.000-07:00

Madison got a pair of sunglasses today and she really likes them, now we can all look cool together. Had a flat tire this week in the morning before i left for work so that sucked and of course it was raining that morning. Then i ripped part of the car bumper off trying to park, i never usually listen to parking attendants but this time i did and the spot i went into there was something hidden in the grass and when i backed up the bumper ripped off on one side. so bad week for vehicles but on the good side we finally bought a BBQ and its a weber, i have used it 6 of the last 8 days so now is the time for BBQ season and our deck is open for business.

Well travelled baby.

2007-04-01T23:58:00.000-07:00

TIME TO EAT!!!Auntie Gabi feeding her a fry.

Auntie Michelle teaching her how to drive.

well, last week was auntie michelle and auntie gabis week off work. Therefore it was their chance to see Madison since that is rare. We decided to spend a day in the states and ended up only as far as lynden. Heres some pictures auntie michelle took...

My Proof

2007-03-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

2007-03-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

Well they say children are getting phones at a young age but for madison this is ridiculous. anyhoo more pictures of madison being madison and one of some tree stumps getting ripped out. Also Dont have the picture yet, but i met dominik hasek downtown on friday night and got my picture with him. I thought he was nicklas lidstrom at first so when i started saying nicklas hey looked confusedand ignored me, then i just asked him if he played for detroit and then got my picture, pretty sure he called me a loser in checzk or russian. So my sweet sighting of the month, picture is coming for proof i promise. chow for now

Landscaping

2007-02-24T18:32:00.000-08:00

Madisons Pismo beach shirt from our California Trip this summer. Still too big, but cute
I had to buy this as it was half price. Isn't it adorable? Gotta keep my daughter well dressed.
This shirt was bought by Auntie Gabi. She is at her teething stage, so she is drooling all the time. I go through at least three bibs a day
This pics just cute so i added it :)

Wow, what a week. Dad and I spent the week cutting the bushes at the side of our property and the hedge in the front yard, blocking us from the road. The bushes on the side of the house were taking up about five feet of our property and they don't even belong to us. So those are gone. Then we tackled the front hedge which was also about five feet wide and higher than i stand. Maybe six to seven feet. (Maybe more) Anyways, so we chopped down the branches and left the stumps. But man, what a job. I have been so beat tired these last three nights, its crazy. i could have gone to bed at 8 o'clock if i wanted to. So today Jake and i tore out the stump's. Jake took out about ten, while i only got three big ones and two tiny ones. Hey, at least i tried right? And anyways i worked on them all week already.

So the pictures aren't working out in the dark so i'll have to post those tomorrow. but if i don't write tonight, we won't be writing at all. So... Later

Into the New Year

2007-02-01T21:09:00.000-08:00

Well, this is Madison with our neighbor/oma(from mom and dad langes house) She is one hundred years older than Madison, so I thought it would be a cool picture to keep for Madison, since they are basically family to us and not many people make it to that age in life.

Jacob, once again, was our entertainment on Christmas day. He doesn't seem to fail.
Madison in a dress that has been through my moms side of the family. All the female cousins and they're children, my sisters and I and now Madison.

Well, its amazing how time flys by and how big Madison is. It amazes me how quickly she is growing. Everyone has always said 'they grow so quickly, treasure the time you have' (Roger, i thought of you when i just wrote that.) We have treasured the time, but she's still growing up too quickly. I weighed Madison again today and she is now 12pounds 2 ounces. So almost double her birth weight. She is trying to talk to us for the last few weeks and is developing strengthwise and in her alertness to the things around her. She might also be teething as she has alot of drool and puts her fists in her mouth all the time. (Jenn and Aarons little one, Katie, I believe did the same thing before two teeth came out) So even though it seems early, I think our girl is catching up to all the other 12 kids that preceded her this year in our church.

Other than that, our house is coming together the upstairs is all basically done, except for pictures that need to be put up and a touch up paint job i've been procrastinating on of the floor boards. Jake still needs to clean up his basement and then we can start working on all the landscaping changes we have planned. Since the weather is nicer, one of these weekends im gonna make sure we tear out a couple of trees out that are blocking our entrance. Thats the fun part. Replanting them, someone else can do. Anyways, that was just a quick catch up for those people that have been noticing our delay in writing, so now that i've figured this thing out, i won't always leave it in jakes hands. I'll be the one adding pictures, even if i don't write anything.

Mint snow and a funny looking baby

2007-01-14T09:11:00.000-08:00

It snowed and it was awesome, what made it awesome was the freezing temperatures that came right after it was a winter wonderland. As for driving the first day was hectic, it took me 1 1/2 hours to drive a normally 15 minute route. then working in -6 temperatures was not too much fun but it was nice to be outside and feel the cold air, or not feel im not sure it was so cold i may have just felt my body shutting down. So as you can see in the pictures i have put my wife to work shoveling snow and of course she thought i looked funny with socks over my sweatpants so i posted that photo for her. and then the baby pictures, i laugh when i look at them because madison looks like a total knob. Okay time for church talk to you all later.

Feeling High

2006-12-29T22:24:00.000-08:00

Well it is 10:30 pm and i have just finished staining the hardwood floors, i have a massive headache from the fumes but the beer i am drinking seems to be helping with that. So the house is almost complete and i cannot wait to finally get moved properly now that the floors are so close to being done. here are some before and afters and two rooms we redid the floors in. Madison is at the in-laws tonight with Angelika so she doesnt get high with her papa, she continues to do well with sleeping and we are gratefull, oh and after three days she finally pooped a frickin nuke so we were happy and she seemed quite releived. chow for now

2006-12-28T22:06:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple photos of some transformations that have been made, all that is needed is the last bit of painting and staining and it will be done. This new hous has acted like a sleep agent for madison, she has been pretty awesome at nights now and we are getting more sleep already. I must give a special thanks to my father in-law for all the work he has done here, without him it would of taken me years. bye.

Moving

2006-12-27T20:45:00.000-08:00

Well we finally made it into our new place and now that i have internet access (and free cable so far) i can finally update. picture 1: front of the house from the left

pic2: garage and driveway

pic3&4 front of the house

pic5: back of the house

the inside is not yet done but there is lots of hardwood some is getting resanded and finished other parts not. the bed and bathroom are baing painted and wainscot installed. thats all for now once were ready were having a massive party. chow

2006-12-19T07:28:00.000-08:00

Keys

2006-12-18T18:32:00.000-08:00

Well we get the keys to our house tomorrow night, which is pretty sweet cause i want to be out of this basement so bad. Baby is doing well and we are trying to get her to sleep at night more, but are having a difficult time but we blame the basement suite and hope the house will make a difference. Well i have a few photos, one is madison with elijah at church when they lined the babys up for a picture and another is madison with Roger. Okay well house pictures soon, chow

House

2006-12-04T23:32:00.000-08:00

After many months of looking and making offers, we have found a house. We will take possesion on Dec.19 which is very quick and we are actually happy about that we will enjoy our first christmas with madison in a real house. Our new address will be 9483 114th st. in North Delta. Thats all for now.

Snow and Farting

2006-11-29T22:25:00.000-08:00

The snow is falling and it is beautiful, i took some shots of our street because it looks amazing. As for Madison all is well and she had what was the longest fart/poo i have ever heard. There was a solid minute of flatulence and well wet noises, we couldt stop laughing, and as i was writing this my daughter farted in her sleep, so its true woman do fart.

(parents house)

Madisons first walk in the snow

2006-11-26T17:08:00.000-08:00

Well madison got bundled up and i mean bundled up, she looked like a giant cream puff, and headed outdoors to experience snow. She seemed to like walking around and stayed warm the whole time so we expect her to be skiing by christmas if all goes well. Well enjoy the snow cause it is mint.

SNOW !!!

2006-11-26T08:00:00.000-08:00

MINT it is snowing, did i mention i am a huge fan of the snow. Snow is how i learned to do dougnuts and rockfords (a rockford is when you drive in reverse,crank the wheel, spin your car,and slam it in drive and keep going) to many memories with snow, baby is loving it she is outside shovelling the sidewalk as we speak. okay pictures will follow enjoy the snow

Counter Terrorist Unit...danger is her real middle name

2006-11-23T23:40:00.000-08:00

Our daughter dressed up in her CTU outfit (thank you matt,ashley) and pointing her cannon out to protect her papa.

Baby Shower

2006-11-23T23:30:00.000-08:00

Well tonight was a baby shower for the Hummelman side and it was a blast. We got a whole pile of even more cute clothes and a bunch of my younger cousins showed up and were all excited to see her, i have a list and it contains 13 babysitters on it all with the last name hummelman and all have taken the babysitter course, so we are set. Also Johanna (youngest sister) came home safe and sound from new york and its good to have her back. Okay party on

Poop....everywhere

2006-11-20T22:46:00.000-08:00

Well our daughter definitely has a sense of humour she was taking a bath and i was holding her while Angelika washed her head, she did a nice little sneeze and then i feel a warm spot.... she has peed on me which in fact was quite hilarious and i dont think we completed her bath as mom was laughing at me but... she got her revenge on mom for laughing today she had a bath again and mom was holding her (i learned my lesson) i walk in and she is pooping all over mommy's pants, finding this hilarious i just sit and laugh and watch as she keeps pooing and mom keeps cleaning up. she is done and to signal this she pees and the show is over, mom smells horrible baby is obviously releaved and dad is laughing in the corner.

2006-11-20T22:43:00.000-08:00

Well finally getting this blog thing figured out. This is the Arrival of our baby daughter Madison Olivia. That is one nice looking backside (gets that from her mother). Okay well this is the beginning of our posting so i hope you enjoy and i hope we keep this updated