Time for a Walk!

We took advantage of the beautiful spring weather and went for a walk this evening!

Dave is down to his final days until graduation! He officially graduates this Friday. Unfortunately our families won't be able to come for the weekend, but we're looking forward to spending time with seminary friends we've gotten to know so well through the years.

A New Look :)

Grace decided it was time for a new hair style today. :)

Busy...Busy...

Dave's down to just one week until graduation! Heather's down to just a few weeks of school before the start of summer vacation. Grace has been busy playing, practicing her walking, and pulling daddy's books off the shelves!

Fun with Daddy

Grace has so much fun with daddy! Mom's a just a tad more cautious... :)

Cruisin' Around

Grace started walking independently with her walker today! She walked all over our living room today like a champ! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

I had a wonderful first mother's day with Grace! After church we went out for a delicious lunch at our favorite Saint Louis BBQ. Grace made me a card with just a little help from Daddy:) The two of them bought me a gift card and promised a family shopping excursion to come! Grace and I had a nice long nap on the couch today too! It was great! :)

An attempt for a family photo using our self-timer....it actually didn't turn out too shabby! :)

Our sweet Grace!

Glad it's the Weekend!

We enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing Saturday in Saint Louis! It was a busy week! Dave's down to just two weeks until graduation! Other than that, not too much is new! Grace is getting closer to walking and continues to be loads of fun :)!

11 Months Old!

Grace is already 11 months old today! Grace is doing awesome and is such a sweet and happy baby! We're so blessed! She crawls everywhere, grabs anything within reach and surprises us a lot with the things that she can reach! She has stood on her own a few times but only for a short amounts of time. She walks along furniture and loves to arch her back and take giant steps when she practices walking with us...so it might be a little while yet before she becomes a completely independent walker:)! Grace loves to talk in her own little language. She does say "Mommy" and "Momma" all the time now...so that's nice. :)

Happy May Day!

We're happy May is here! Dave graduates May 22nd and Heather's summer vacation will begin on the 28th of May! We're looking forward to summer, but not so much looking forward to the packing!!!

Dave's ordination service has been set! July 19th at 6:00 PM! The service will be at our new congregation at Trinity in Waconia. Exciting days ahead! :)

Sending Smiles Your Way! :)

Fun with Family

Grace had a wonderful time with Uncle Larry and Aunt Eden this past week. They came late Monday night and stayed through the week. They flew back to Denver this afternoon. Grace loved hanging out with them all week. She even got to go to the zoo with them!

And here's lots of Grace! :)

Call Day!

Before the Call service we met at Applebees for dinner with family. Dave's parents, sister, brother-in-law, Aunt and Uncle, and Heather's sister and her two children were all able to join us for our special day.

The three pastors that Dave had the honor of working with at our vicarage congregation in Indiana made the five 1/2 drive just for Dave! :)

Here's Grace before the service...
Cousin Noelle!

Grace with Cousin Noelle...

Cousins Noelle and Kyle...

Kyle giving his sister a kiss!

Mom and Dad Larson...
Pastors with Grace...
Pastors with Dave following the Call service...

Land of 10,000 Lakes

What a day! Dave received a call to serve as associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waconia, Minnesota. It was a whirlwind of a day! Wonderful to spend the day with family and friends. I'm too tired to post pictures tonight...but those will come soon. :)

Here's the church website! http://www.trinitywaconia.org/church/

Call Service Info.

Even Grace is excited that Call Day is just five days away! :)

The Call service will be at 7:00 PM (central time) on Wednesday evening.

Below is a link to watch/listen to a live video stream of the Call service. (It just may require a flash player download prior to the service at no charge.) A list of all the placements will also be posted to the site listed below on Wednesday evening. And of course, we will update the blog as soon as we can. :)

http://www.csl.edu/Resources_CallDay2009.aspx

Beautiful Spring Day!

It was another beautiful day in Saint Louis. It was in the mid 70's! (Sorry, to all our Denver friends and relatives who just got more snow today!!) We took advantage of the beautiful weather (and Heather's final day of spring break!) and headed for a walk in the park! What would a walk be without pictures of Grace?? :)