Tim & Christa's New House!

Mom & I spent the day painting at Tim & Christa's new house. It's really nice and big!

Here's the view from the road:

Living Room & Kitchen:
Basement (Lots of storage)
Looking into the Master Bedroom:
Jack & the new baby's room (freshly painted!):
They will be moving in on Saturday! Congrats Tim & Christa!

Loveya all, Sarah

Family Night...

As most of you know, Leah is a workin' woman in Indy for the summer. Last night we met her at the BEST RESTAURANT EVER (my opinion), PF Changs to celebrate Dad & Mom's anniversary and Mother's Day. We had great time!

Then we headed over to Starbucks for dessert
The 3 gals
Emitt started holding his bottle! Yay! (He still needs a little help, though.)
We miss you Seth...wish you could have been there!!

Some Pictures of Aria

Hey there Boox! Here are some pictures of my baby girl! I need to take more now that we are home...I've been busy with other things but now that Mom is here today, maybe I'll be able to snap a couple!

Love,

bek

Thanks Marie!

Here are a few pics Marie sent to me. Sorry some are fuzzy but Joe the Birthday boy wanted to take the pictures.

Pictures anyone?

The lonely Chicago girl is officially begging her family to post some pictures of the most precious little baby girl Aria....please!

Klint & Chad wearily walking back to the house after a long day of basketball & tennis!

PEANUTS! (from the restaurant we ate at)

Saturday afternoon was foggy! When I got to the end of this bridge, I couldn't even see the water! Great to be with all of you again!! Love you! Kristy (the last 2 posts were me too)

The babes were fun to have along and were so good!!

Beachwalk Memories

We had such a great time... we always do! I just love this family! = )

Some shots from my Saturday afternoon walk

Great Weekend...

We had a wonderful time this past weekend. Thanks to all you who babysat!

More Pics...

Aubrey & Emitt were great sports!

Marie & Emitt

Little Deacon

Jane, Deacon, & Lynn (Jane's friend) FINALLY made it home from Florida! The Indiana paperwork had some issues making it to Florida and they were stranded for about 4 extra days (sounds tough, huh?). However, for someone who HATES getting sun, hadn't seen her husband for over a week, had a newborn, & ready to get home to normal life, it was actually pretty tough.

I am in denial that Emitt was actually this tiny! I know he was, but its just too hard to believe!
- John & Deacon, Michael & Emitt, Mark & Kaitlee-
What a blessed little baby! He is a beauty (& has Jane's nose!). We are so thankful this adoption went so smoothly. Michael & Jane would probably appreciate your prayers considering how fast they became parents (the process was only about 3mo). Wow am I thankful for my 9mo pregnancy!

April 15th...YAY!!!

Praise The Lord!

Thanks all for your prayers! Michael and Jane's adoption was finalized today and they were able to take little Deacon Michael back to their condo! It was an emotional day because they really formed a close relationship with the birth parents (Michael & Jane were in the room with the birth mother the whole recovery). Jane said that after the birth mother handed little Deacon to Jane she couldn't stop the tears. They are so excited and so thankful. I will hopefully have pictures soon! Thanks for praying!
Loveya-Sarah

Prayer Request...

Hi all! Hope you are having a great week. Isn't this weather great? Anyway, I'd like to pass on a prayer request. Our good friends Michael & Jane are currently in Florida adopting a baby. The little boy will be born C-section this morning at 10:30! They are pretty excited. Unfortunately, the mother has 48 hours to change her mind. However, everything looks pretty positive that it will go through! I was over at Jane's yesterday morning as she was packing and getting ready to leave. Understandably, she is pretty nervous and overwhelmed with everything (I am sure you know the feeling Jami!!). Please pray for the birth mother and Michael and Jane. We can't wait to meet the little guy!! Thank you! Loveya, Sarah

Illinois Visitors!

Hey all! Just wanted to post a picture. It was fun having Matt & Rebekah in Bluffton (for a short time) on their way to Virginia. Hope you had a safe trip Kaufmann's!

Note to all you Illinois people: you know you are all welcome to stay in Bluffton on your way to Virginia...we'd all love to have you!

Love, Sarah

Bloomington...

Mom, Emitt & I spent Mon-Wed in Bloomington. We had a really nice time! Thanks Grandma for your hospitality and thanks U. Denny & A. Bonnie for allowing us to stay at your house. It was wonderful!

I just love this picture of Great Grandma and Emitt:

Since we took the Towanda exit, we were able to stop it at Marie's and visit. Thanks for the last-minute call Marie..hope we didn't catch you off guard! It was great seeing Maggie, Chet & Drew. Also fun hearing about your Disney trip kiddos! (0:Chelby, Chase, & Aubrey stopped and visited too! It was great to see you guys! Can't believe how big Chase is--and talking so much!
From the looks of this picture, Aubrey & Emitt didn't really enjoy each other's company!
It was great being in Bloomington! Its nice re-connecting with some of the family. Sometimes we can feel out of the loop here in Indiana! Love you all so much!

Calm

And He saith unto them, why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:26

We Will Trust in The Lord!

These Bible verses came to me so clearly this morning. May they give each of us courage strength and peace:



Prov 3:5-6 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.(KJV)


Love you all, A Bonnie

Psalm 18:2-3

The Lord is my ROCK, and my FORTRESS, and my DELIVERER; my GOD, my STRENGTH, in whom I will trust; my BUCKLER, and the horn of my salvation, and my HIGH TOWER.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Aaron & Bekah

We had the privilege of keeping the Plattners this past weekend! It was alot of fun! As you can see from the pic, they were pros at putting Emitt to sleep and very patient with his crying! Thanks Aunt Bonnie for the Raisin Bran tip and thanks mom for the breakfast rolls. Man, entertaining is easy!
Aaron, Maisie will never function normally again thanks to you (she did have the last laugh though with the cat hair on your suit!). Bekah, you left your detergent here. I am not going to use it b/c last time I used Tide, Emitt had a little bit of an alergic reaction! So, I'll just wait until you come to Bluffton again (wait, that might be a while). I'll have to get it to you sometime!
We had alot of fun catching up with you guys! Hope you all have a great week!

Emitt is Growing...

Hey all,
Here are some new pictures of Emitt. I can't believe he is already 7 weeks! He is smiling some now...that makes it so much fun. Enjoy...

IT'S OFFICIAL!

Hello Hoffmann Cousins! Just wanted to let you know that it looks like April 18-20 is working best! So MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!! I just haven't heard from Clark & Leah.......so if you guys check this will it work for you?!? :) Hope so! (and Seth...I know it's hard to get back to the states often, but if it would work for you to come, we'd be thrilled!)

Also...we will most likely rent the Pea princess as well. (the guest house in front of Queen's Cottage - for more rooms) I'll let you all know the total for the weekend as soon as I get them.

OOPS....gotta leave for church! c ya!

Kristy

Colorado

Aaron and I are enjoying our vacation in Colorado. Getting some much needed R&R. Friday and Saturday we met up with some friends in Winter Park and thought I'd share a cool video of Aaron doing a jump on the mountain. Emily also took some beautiful footage of the mountains while waiting for Aaron to get the courage to try...though you'll see he did a great job. Our only regret is that there's no noise....he had a great scream!
We'll post a few more pics once we get home.
luv ya
Booxy

3rd Annual Hoffmann Cousin's Weekend!!

Well everyone, we had a great time at breakfast, and it was great to be with you Seth & Leah! We (on the girls' end anyway) were talking about our weekend getaway and dates, so here's a list of dates: either comment on each weekend that would work for you or email me.

March 28, 29, 30
April 4, 5, 6
April 11, 12, 13
April 18, 19, 20
April 25, 26, 27
May 2, 3, 4

Let's start with these dates and see what works! Also, what's everyone's HONEST opinions on where we go? PLEASE feel free to look for a place...I certainly don't have to say where we go!! It's just great to be together! If any of you want to check out the Beachwalk website, ( www.beachwalkresort.com ) look up under rentals the 'Eastern Shore' and it's guest house 'Shore Side'. This is another option I noticed that has similar bedroom set-ups. But I don't know the layout. I've gotta admit, there's nothing like Queen's Cottage =) But here's another option: =) www.warrenwoodsinn.com This is under the same ownership as Grand Beach Inn (where the whole fam went last labor day) It's in Union Pier, MI - approx. 6 miles into Michigan, so not too far from Michigan City, IN. I think it has 10 bedrooms - not for sure. Well, let me know what everyone's thinking!! Have a great day!
Kristy

Rumor Has It...

Hi all!
We here in Bluffton have caught wind of a nasty (o: rumor that has been circulating Central Illinois. So, to clear it all up: Seth is not getting announced while he is home from Mexico. We didn't want the cousins to be terribly disappointed while eating out with Seth Saturday morning. Unfortunately the rumor is not true, but we all (including Seth) got a good laugh out of it! Thanks
Sarah