Josiah

It has been so busy over here at the Foster household that I have not had time to blog.  Josiah is growing, and meeting lots of new faces and seeing new places everyday.  Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from our adventures these past few weeks.

Josiah and Cooper are getting along great these days.

He loves his play mate.

We went to the pumpkin patch for the first time!  He will probably have more fun next year. : )

He spent lots of time with his great grandma and grandpa in Fresno.

We were so happy Papa Don got to come visit!

 

And Baby Makes 3

I hope you are all visiting Micah’s site for more frequent updates about the new addition to our family!  “Josiah is perfect!!”  Apparently these were the first words out of my mouth when he was born…so Micah tells me.  : )  I believe it though because it’s true.  Even when I am up until 3am trying to figure out why in the world he won’t go to sleep, I still look at his little face and believe that he is perfect.  We are enjoying life with our new little one, and trying to get some rest when we can.  Here are some pictures.

 

New Discoveries in Sonoma County!

I have been getting a little ansy lately just sitting at home, so I usually want to get out and do something after a few hours.  We havn’t really explored downtown Sonoma since we moved here, and our friends, Luke and Sarah Mundy, have recommended the Red Grape several times to us.  So, I coaxed Micah into heading there for the evening to eat and do some exploring.  We ate some great pizza out on the patio at the Red Grape, and walked all around the downtown square.  Here are some photos from our adventures.

 

Nursery

Baby Foster’s nursery is now complete!  At least we look ready for him to come right? : )

 

Couldn’t Resist

So, we came home tonight from running errands.  I open the freezer to see what to make for dinner, and try to pull out some beans that Jeff from church graciously gave us after Saturday’s BBQ.  When I realized they wouldn’t budge, I asked my wonderful husband what his plan was to get those beans out of the freezer compartment he put them in.  This is what transpired over the next hour.

For those of you who know me, know that this is about enough of a mess to make me go into early labor, so I am staying out of the kitchen trying to distract myself with this blog until the mess is cleaned up.  I don’t think I will be eating beans for awhile either. Wow…all I have to say…is Wow!

 

Amy Lived

Isn’t it amazing how you can know someone for such a short time, and they can make such a huge impact on your life?  One of our worship leaders at New Vintage, Amy, has been one of the most welcoming people since we moved to Santa Rosa.  She was the first person to invite us over for a party when we moved here.  That is pretty fitting since she loves parties!  She passed away last week suddenly, and we celebrated her life today.  Her father in law said he had two words for us today “Amy Lived!” I have been thinking about that all day, and all week really.  She really did have a contagious passion for life, and lived it to the fullest.  She has inspired me to be better…a better wife, friend, and child of God.  Her daughter shared today some of her favorite memories with her mom, and said that she may have only got to have 19 years with her, but they took advantage of every moment together and have had such a great relationship that she felt like it was more than most people get with their mom in a lifetime.  Wow!  That really hit me as a soon-to-be mom.  I can only hope that I can be just as amazing of a mom as Amy was to her kids.

Here are some pictures from Amy’s “party” today.

 

4 Years of Marriage

On August 13, Micah and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary!  We had a great date night in downtown Santa Rosa to celebrate.  We ate at a great Italian place called Checkers, and Micah was nice enough to take me to see Julie and Julia, which was a very cute movie that I think he enjoyed even though he may not admit it, and had dessert on the patio at a new restaurant called Rende Vous.  A couple weeks ago we traveled down the coast to Malibu, CA for the Grogg’s wedding.  Our friends like to get married in August it seems, so we usually celebrate our anniversary at someone else’s wedding.  We really celebrated our 4 years on this trip by adding a couple extra days.  Here are some highlights of the trip.

We stayed one night in Monterey.  The next day we drove the rest of the way to Malibu and stopped in Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara.  This is on State Street in Santa Barbara.  We have to take pictures of ourselves a lot. : )

The day before the wedding, John and Kala organized a beach day for friends and family.  I wasn’t really up for running around in my bathing suit 34 weeks preggo, but it was still a fun day nonetheless!  Malibu is one of my favorite places…it was a gorgeous day!

After the beach, John was kind enough to excuse us from a long night of making Sangria, and we were able to head to my favorite restaurant in the world, C&Os in Venice Beach!  This is the best Italian food you will ever have, and the garlic knots are out of this world!!  The best part is that at 8pm, the whole restaraunt bursts into song “When the moon meets the sky like a big pizza pie, that’s amore!” (I think those are the words : /).  This place just makes me happy!

Then, the wedding day!  Wow, it was a beautiful day in Malibu!

I teared up a lot during this trip to Malibu just thinking about how lucky I am to have had the experience of going to school and living in such an amazing place.  More than that it made me think about what a beautiful relationship Micah and I have had and continue to have.  I don’t admit this to many people, but Micah and I grew up at the same church and since jr. high I would tell my friends that someday I would marry a guy just like Micah Foster.  They jokingly referred to him as “husband” when they came to church with me.  Of course he didn’t know this, but we laugh now that it is no longer a joke but a reality.  I went through a pretty rough time at the end of my high school years, and Micah was always there for me as a really great friend, inspiration and role model.  I always adored his love for God and how he put his relationship with Jesus first.  When I went to Pepperdine, our friendship grew into love, and it really was the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to me.  I don’t know I deserved him, but thank God for him everyday.  It’s amazing to think about what God has done in our lives since we have been married.  Just this past year, He has taken us through a valley and shown us a bigger plan for our lives than we could have ever come up with on our own.  It has been hard but has brought us even closer together.  Now, we are expecting our first son in 4 weeks, and continuing to allow Him to use us to build His kingdom here in Northern California.  It’s been an incredible journey, and I have a feeling it’s just beginning. : )

 

Family,Friends, and Fun!

The past couple weeks have been a wonderful whirlwind of visiting friends and family, baby showers, and continuing to prepare for Baby Foster’s arrival! My sister bought us the art for the nursery. They were used to decorate at the shower. I already put them up in the nursery, and they look great!
Here are all of Baby Foster’s grandmas and great grandmas. He’s a lucky little guy!

I had two awesome hosts for my baby shower in Fresno. My sister, Kelly, and best friend, Jenn. They did a great job. It was so much fun. I felt very blessed to be with so many people I love and be showered with so many gifts! We couldn’t even fit everything in the car to come back home.

Luke and Sarah Mundy came to visit us. We went to the Coldplay concert! Of course we had to stop at Ghirardelli on the way.

Paul, Jenn, and baby Gracie came to visit us. We had a blast going to San Francisco, showing them around Santa Rosa, and going to Bodega Bay for the afternoon. This is me around 31 weeks pregnant. Micah apparently likes to take pictures of me at Bodega Bay. : )

 

30 Weeks and Counting!

I can’t believe I am already on my 30th week of pregnancy!! I just keep thinking there is so much to do in the next 10 weeks! ahhhh. We have started our child birth classes, and are learning a lot. We seem to be holding back laughter more than the other couples though…we must be immature. haha. Baby Boy Foster has been extremely active the past few weeks. It’s amazing to think of the life growing inside me. We have slowly been preparing the nursery. Last weekend we bought a dresser, and our crib will be coming soon! I am super excited for my upcoming baby showers, and for all the fun the next three months will hold!

This weekend, my mom and sister came up to visit. We had so much fun together going to Bodega Bay, downtown Healdsburg, San Francisco, and showing them around our new home town. Here is a picture Micah took in Bodega Bay.

Some other exciting news is that I will be starting to work part time at the Health Club next week, and will be using my time off to work some hours at New Vintage Church in Children’s Ministry. I will be focusing on the parent connection pieces mainly in all areas of Children’s Ministry. I am VERY excited to be working in CM again. I have missed it so much since my last job…it’s been a very difficuly tranisition for me in this way, so this opportunity is a HUGE answer to prayer! : )

 

Update!

If you don’t know already…we are having a BOY!! We are very excited to add another Foster boy to the family, and a long awaited boy to the Solberg family!! I have been feeling much better, and enjoying pregnancy while I can before I start getting too uncomfortable. 
Last weekend Cheryl and Cheronn, my mom and sis in law, came to visit us. We went to San Francisco one day. Don and Cheryl are here now, and we’ve been enjoying spending some time with them! 
We have started our baby registry. That was a little overwhelming! We had fun though. Other than that, we have been working and preparing for our son to come in September!!

22 Weeks!

Photo Shoot!

Sunny Day in SF!