Baby Novak #2!!!

It is with hearts full of joy that we proudly announce that Baby Novak #2 will be making his or her appearance in July!!

To our future son or daughter: This song is for you. We can't wait to welcome you into our lives, our family, our hopes, and our dreams. And Tommy can't wait to be your big brother!

**Please turn on the volume of your computer.**

BLESSED

Hey you, you're a child in my head
You haven't walked yet
Your first words have yet to be said
But I swear you'll be blessed

I know you're still just a dream
your eyes might be green
Or the bluest that I've ever seen
Anyway you'll be blessed

And you, you'll be blessed
You'll have the best
I promise you that
I'll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you
that, promise you that
You'll be blessed

I need you before I'm too old
To have and to hold
To walk with you and watch you grow
And know that you're blessed

And you, you'll be blessed
You'll have the best
I promise you that
I'll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you
that, promise you that
You'll be blessed

Lyrics: Blessed, Elton John

Pipes and Pizza

A picture of the big pipe organ (the pipes are in an entire room behind the organ), and some pictures of Tommy playing with his Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Zalen.

Tommy's Birthday Evening

For TOmmy's big bithday dinner we went to Pipes and Pizza in Lansing. (It's now Beggar's Pizza). I used to LOVE to go here as a kid, and since TOmmy loves music so much it was the perfect place to take him. They have an old-fashioned pipe organ and it is played every so often. It just so happened that they played it on his birthday night. The whole restaurant lights up during some songs, there are all kinds of drums and other instruments on the wall that play along to the organ. It's a great place to take kids. And the Pizza was AMAZING! Yum! Tommy was joined by both sets of grandparents, his Great Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Jason, Uncle Brian and Aunt Jamie, and of course mommy and daddy! The organ played Happy Birthday for Tommy and everyone enjoyed seeing him smiling and clapping along!!

Tommy's Birthday Morning

These are pictures from Tommy's first birthday morning on Spetember 29, 2009. He was very happy when he woke up that morning (as usual) and Gammie soon brought over a whole carload of presents for the little guy's big day.

Tommy's Birthday Afternoon

Mommy took the day off for Tommy's birthday. I just couldn't handle being at work on the day my little guy tunred one!! So, we slept in, had a nice breakfast, then Gammie came over with presents, and we were off to Gymboree for our play class, and then to Tyler's Tender (a restaurant for kids with trains) for lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Krull and Auntie Julie. It was a relaxing, perfect afternoon for his big birthday! Tommy got to ride on the train ride, and Auntie Julie and Mommy rode on the "big" train with him.

More second haircut pics

Tommy's Second Haircut

Also on my last day of summer vacation, we took Tommy in for his second haircut. It was a disaster. The haircut was really cute, and looks great on him. But, he screamed through the whole entire cut. His first haircut was perfect. He had barely even whimpered, but the second time must have been pure terror for the poor little boy.

It started off just fine; he was quite happy...