Benjamin at 2 months

Ben is starting to fit better in the rocking chair. Sniff, sniff, because that means he's growing. He is my little snuggle bug and I know he won't stay that way for long. He started smiling and cooing recently and loves to watch his big sister. He is a great eater and burper which is such a blessing. Not sure exactly how much he weighs, but he is wearing size 3 months clothes already.

Thank you to the Snyder's who loaned us this Christmas outfit.

Marshall/Groff Christmas 2009

Make a Smilebox greeting

Ben's birth announcement

Thank you Shelli and Randa for helping with this announcement!!!!

Emily 3 years, 4 mo. - Dec. 16

Things are never dull around the Groff house. Every day is a new adventure. Emily grew accustom to going somewhere with our friends during the week in the Summer and now I think she's going through withdrawal. She is finding new things to play with around the house. Her 2 most favorite things are an empty wrapping paper roll and a fake fish that Charlie gave her from his tackle box which she named Fishy.

Emily is still quite the little Mommy for Benjamin. She loves "diagnosing" reasons why he might be fussy. Oddly enough, sometimes she's right.

Still no improvements with potty training. I just continue praying that it will click one of these days.

Creation Museum

Mom, Emily, Benjamin and I had the opportunity to visit the Creation Museum a couple of weeks ago. They were having a special presentation called Bethlehem's Blessings which was similar to a living nativity scene complete with live animals. It was really neat, but would have been more fun if it hadn't been so cold.

Inside the museum they had their regular display.....

.....and here was Emily's reaction to it. The dinosaur wasn't really loud, but Little Miss Sensitive Ears thought it was.

Emily's become quite the photographer since we let her use my broken camera. Here's a picture she took of Mom.

Random Shots

Emily, Benjamin, Mom and I had the opportunity to join our friends at the Columbus Metropolitan Library for their train exhibit.

Cowboy Ben





I had the opportunity to watch my Niece, Karley a few days this week.
She is such a good baby and we had fun spending time with her.

Ben's asleep in the cocoon - a.k.a. the sling.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had such a great time visiting with Randa, Mark, Jack and David over at my parents for Thanksgiving this year. We spent our days laughing as we heard Emily and Jack's interactions. They spent hours in my parents basement communicating like two teenagers. Benjamin and David didn't have much to chat about, but David shared his affections for his new cousin with kisses on the head and cheek.

Benjamin at 1 Month

You can definitely tell these two are siblings.

Benjamin is growing like a weed. He weighed 9lbs. 7.5oz at his 3 week appointment. He's soaking in his surroundings and has a new expression every day.


Emily at 1 Month

Trunk-or-Treat

This year Aunt Kristen and Uncle Jose were gracious enough to take Emily to their church for their annual Harvest Party/Trunk or Treat so we could stay home with baby Benjamin.

Karley Jane

My sister Kristen and her husband Jose just had a baby girl on the 12th. She weighted 7 lbs 2oz and was 19 inches long. Kristen and Karley are both doing great.

I took this picture a couple hours ago, about 22 hours after she was born.

So far all her checkups have been great and she is completely healthy. That is a real answer to prayers. Praise the Lord.

Momma and Daddy are doing well also.

Snuggle Time

Caught you

Emily loves drinking water from my huge jug from the hospital.

Too funny

We've always said that Emily perfected the furrowed brow look from birth and it seems little Benjamin has as well.

Oh what a face.

5 days old

Emily loves holding her little brother

Benjamin's Homecoming

Soon will be posting video.

More hospital shots

Thank you Emily O. for capturing these shots.

Benjamin Edward

Yesterday, October 27th @ 7:06 am baby Benjamin Edward joined our family.

Benjamin weighted in at 8 lbs 15 oz and was 19.6 inches long.


Baby and his Moma are doing very well.

3 years, 2 mo. - Oct. 16

We had such a mild Summer this year and had lots of opportunities to get out and about which is perfect for Emily since she loves the outdoors. Along with walking with our friends on Wednesdays at a local park, we also recently visited a park that Charlie found while geocaching called Wildwood Park.

Emily continues to be my little helper and we're excited to see if that continues once her brother comes along. She still loves to clean the dishes and also loves to help Daddy make breakfast on Saturday mornings.

Emily has always loved to sing and dance, but recently she has been more inclined to sing around other people. My Aunt Neva taught her the Little Cabin in the Woods song and she can now do the motions to go along with the song. Hopefully I can capture that on video.

Baby Shower - Oct. 1

Thank you to all my family and friends who planned, prepared and participated in my baby shower. It was a great evening!!! We are truly blessed!!!!!!