A Blessed but Busy Memorial Weekend!

We had another busy family weekend at the Gissibl household...

On Thursday, Kodi Oscar had his 5th grade promotion ceremony and his final band concert (he isn't interested in playing the drums in band anymore). A number of family members gathered at our house for dinner beforehand and then we headed over to watch Kodi walk across the bridge. It is so hard to believe that he will be going to junior high next year! Wow, do they ever grow so fast!!! Kodi also celebrated his 11th birthday yesterday (Tuesday), and he enjoyed having both Matt's family and my family around for the weekend to help him celebrate.

Sunday also kept us busy as we baptized Abram James at the 11am service at St. Matthew's. He had fallen asleep during the sermon just before we headed up front, thankfully he wasn't crabby at us for waking him up, he had a cute little dazed look on his face while we were upfront. Pastor Gary Erickson said a few words as an introduction...Matt and I had already known that Abe Lincoln's birthday was only 1 week after Abram's but we learned that President Garfield's full name is James Abram -- just what Grandpa Jim calls Abram :). Then Pastor Chris Manke, who married Matt and I two years ago today...baptized Abram.

Both Matt and I are amazed at how much has happened in our lives during our first two years of marriage. We feel so blessed to have each other and 3 beautiful children! We spent the weekend reminiscing about our past and how we met....taking a walk down memory lane is always fun. For those of you who want to walk down memory lane with us...Matt and I (along with K/E) met 6 years ago this coming August at Imago Dei Village Lutheran Bible camp in Shawano, WI. We enjoyed getting to know each other during the family camp weekend and I was excited when Matt wanted to stay at camp a little longer on Sunday - so I took them down to the beach for a supervised swim. I was so thankful he gave me his business card before he left :). Though we met in August, our first date wasn't until December and it wasn't long after that when we fell for each other. Wow! Time sure does fly!!!

I'll upload photos from this weekend a little later (Abe just woke up). Have a great day everyone!
B

photos galore....

Hanging with their cousin Keeley this past weekend :-)

Happy Mother's Day Mommy! This is Matt, Abe and I after our mothers day brunch at Saz's.

How cute is my little man?

Matt helped Abe draw me a mothers day card :) I'll cherish it forever! I started crying when I opened the card and found his drawing!

Abe's Mother's Day drawing for me

Time flies when you are having fun!

Hi All,
Sorry it's been awhile since I have last updated the blog. Wow...time sure does fly. Tomorrow Abram will be 3 and 3/4 months old! Time flies when you are having fun :). He is laying next to me on the floor right now jabbering away...he sure has lots to say, especially in the morning. He sends his love :).

Let's see, what's new in the life of us Gissibl's. Matt took the day off of work today and is currently doing "the bone'' a bike ride that starts in Milwaukee and they ride to Madison and back (a full day fete). Matt hung out with his buddies last night and then they headed out around 8 this morning from a friends pad. Thankfully the weather is beautiful and the sun is shining. We shall see this evening if he remembered his sunscreen :).

This is a big week for Kodi! He has his fifth grade promotion ceremony this Thursday. The family is all getting together here for dinner beforehand and then we are having a big family birthday party for him in the park after Abram's baptism on Sunday.

Eden is student of the week this week and has enjoyed being in the spot light. This Friday she gets to bring in a few special people to school. Both Eden and Kodi are enjoying their spring soccer season...there is only about 2 weeks left of the season.

Matt, Kodi, and I all did our first bike race of the year this past Sunday. We had a blast and we were all exhausted after our individual fetes. Kodi did a 5 mile loop, I did a 10 mile loop and Matt did a 20 mile loop. We went up to Iola on Saturday and we all pre-road and Eden did a killer job tackling the hills.

I am exhausted as it is night time now (I started writing it this morning....life sure does get busy :D). Matt's ride went well, though he was exhausted once he got home. I hope you all are enjoying this beautiful weather!

Love,Beth

The year of 10's!

My 10 year high school reunion went well this weekend. It was fun catching up with people from my past. It is amazing how much some people change and how little others do. All in all, it was a fun evening. I especially enjoyed going out to dinner with Anna, Kim and Jeremy before the reunion.

Matt is approaching his 10 year anniversary at Hayes and his 20 year high school reunion...I guess you could call this the year of 10's :).

Abram flew well on the plane...a little fussy for our flight out to MN, but soon after we were in the air he was happy and smiling. I suppose it feels weird to take off and land -- tummy's flopping and ears popping. Abe slept through landing in MN and for the whole flight home. Though it was a quick trip, Abe still got to spend some quality time with his aunties, his uncle, and his grandma and grandpa.

Today, Matt and Kodi head Camp Whitcomb with the 5th grade class. It is an exciting overnight camping/nature trip. One of the highlights for the 5th graders (this and high interest day, which was on May 1). They will spend the next 30 hours hiking, fishing, learning about nature and of course the ever dreaded communal shower. Hopefully Kodi will survive :D.

Work is going well. I worked my first 12 hour shift this past Monday....it went by surprisingly fast, though I was exhausted on Tuesday and found it hard to do much other than hang out at home with Abram. I am sure it will only be a matter of time before I re-acclimate to the long hours.

I hope all is well in your world!
B