Moriah's hospital stay

Here is a video montage of some pictures from Moriah's hospital stay last week. It'll give you a little look into what it was like and where she spent a few days (along with Amy and I).

The boys at play

Over the past couple of weeks, we've been able to do some fun stuff outside. We wanted to share some of it with you all.

Here is a picture montage of the boys at play.

Video: Hi everybody, we love you

Here is a little video we made that we wanted to share. Hopefully, you will see more of these short videos from time to time.


hi everybody, we love you (take 2) on 12seconds.tv

Dinnertime just got a little more fun...

Something big happened this week at the Kupferer dinner table. Everyone moved up a seat (except Amy and me, we're hopefully set in our seats by now). We've tried at different times to let Nathan sit on a regular seat and he does pretty good. So this week, we moved him up officially and thus Wes and Moriah get moved up, too.


Nathan in his new "no booster seat" big boy chair. He's really excited about this transition.








Wes in his new big boy chair. He actually does sit higher in this booster than he did in his old one, so that helps a bit. He, too, is really excited about being in a different booster seat. Though, he would prefer to not be in a booster (he's ready to be just like his big brother).





Here "sits" Moriah in her new dinner table chair. She gets quickly moved up to Wes' old chair. Thankfully, Wes had a chair that can be positioned differenly, so Moriah can lay back at the table for now. This is a bit early for her to be moved to the table, but its not going to hurt anything. She wasn't as excited to move up.





Now with this new arrangement and Moriah getting closer to table food every day, I'm sure we'll have plenty of stuff to write about.

A month gone by

This past Monday we celebrated Moriah's one month birthday. We asked her what kind of cake she wanted, but she never did answer us. :)
Here are some more pictures of the past month. We have been blessed to have many family visitors- Amy's mom Carol, Mike's parents Rick & Sandy, his sister Christy, brother Aaron, sister Kim, and our niece Allison. It has been a fast moving month in many ways, and in some ways it seemed it would take forever for Moriah to pass through this newborn stage! (Those who have visited know firsthand of some of the feeding & fussiness trials) Overall we know that in the midst of all the tears- both Moriah's and Amy's :) - something amazing has occurred...we have become the Kupferer 5.


Aaron, with Nathan & Wes, during out "boys day out" in Evansville. It was a lot of fun!







Aaron with Moriah. She wasn't quite as excited to see Uncle Aaron as the boys were. She'll get there.







Our friends, from GA, Jim & Murleen stopped by to visit. What a joy it was to have them join us for a few minutes. We actually saw them twice. They stopped by on the way up to see family - caught us while we were still in the hospital. And this was obviously taken at our house, on their way back home.





This is the farewell picture. It was such a joy and blessing to have Grammy spend a few weeks with us. The boys loved it. Moriah loved it too. We don't know what we would have done those first few weeks without Grammy here to help. :)








Another great picture of Mommy & daughter.







We didn't have to wait long after Grammy left for someone else to stop in. As Grammy was leaving the driveway, Aunt Kim pulled in. Thus started a great couple days with Aunt Kim.






The first night Aunt Christy was here, she braved the night and an upset baby to go for walk. And it worked! Thanks Christy.







Moriah looking up at Popeye. Again, he was someone else she would settle down for (the two people she wouldn't being mom and dad).






Grandparents & grandkids. It was a fun couple days. Lots of laughs and memories.







Probably won't get a picture like this again.

Recent visitors

We've had some great fun with visitors over the last few weeks. Grammy has been here helping and having a great time. This weekend, Uncle Aaron joined us for a few days. The boys have really enjoyed having more family around. Amy and I have really enjoyed it. Without the help and time, we're pretty sure the boys would really not like us now. We look forward to having more family and friends visit before we move (whenever that will be).

Here are a few pictures of our family with our visitors...

Here is one of Uncle Aaron with the boys before he left. Nathan and Wes are holding the dinosaurs and tools they used to get the dinos out of their egg. (Uncle Aaron brought a great gift)






Here is Nathan and Uncle Aaron "digging" for the dinosaur.








Playing in the pool. Not much better than that during the summer.







Uncle Aaron holding Moriah. She didn't seem to be as excited about Uncle Aaron as the boys were. She was just getting to meet him, though.






One very happy/proud grandma with her new granddaughter. Moriah has really enjoyed have Grammy here to visit.

a few more pictures

Due to a lack of time, you will be getting pictures and not much more than that for a little bit. But even pictures are better than nothing.

Here's Wes at the hospital sitting on "his chair" eating some fruit snacks. His chair is also known as the trash can.








Notice that Wes wanted to sit next to Mommy and hold on to her leg. :)







Moriah's going home outfit. Doesn't she look good in pink?








In the carseat getting ready to head home for the first time. Look how small she is!

Moriah's first pictures

Friday, July 25 at 8:21am.
Moriah Jane entered into the world. She weighed 6lb 6oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Here are a few pictures of the "soon to be spoiled" Moriah to tide you over...

Her first picture ever.








First close up. Isn't she adorable!








My favorite picture, for obvious reasons.











Did I mention how adorable she is?








Amy's first time to hold her.

What have we been up to?

With the baby coming this Friday (July 25th), we have been pretty busy. As usual, the best way to convey what the Kupferer family has been up to is through pictures. So, here are some pictures of recent events.


Wes enjoying some time in the pool. He really likes to jump and splash.

Nathan is doing really well this summer in the pool. He is even enjoying the big pool at the city pool.

This is the blessing we got at the baby shower last week. It was really nice to have friends bless us with this stuff. It was even nicer to have friends show up at the shower and show their support/love for our family. We got over 800 diapers and about 900 wipes - that should last about a week. :)

We took Sticky to the park last week. I (Mike) put her up on the equipment and got her to slide down with me. She wasn't too excited about that part, but she loved the park.

Nathan really took ownership of Sticky on the way home from the park. He tried to walk with her and help her stay on the road. It was really sweet to watch him take on this responsibility and grow up a little bit.


This is just a bit of what we've been up to. We'll post more soon.

Typewriter Fun

After watching Amy show them how it worked, the boys wanted to give it a try.







It was a little more difficult to press the keys than on the computer keyboard.







Wes' baby wanted to try.








Nathan wanted to know where what we typed was being sent...he assumed it was just like the computer! :) Maybe next week we'll cover cassette tapes or records.

Negotiations with a 4 year old

Yesterday, at dinner, we were talking to Nathan about earning extra money around the house. Amy had talked with him earlier about helping to pack boxes to earn money. He wants to buy some new Transformers (dare I say, real Transformers and not that "fake" ones he bought a few months ago) that are easier to transform and use. He has started getting an allowance and is learning to save/spend his money. He has impressed me before with his ability to think through and process a purchase (we've been trying to teach him about money issues for a little while now), but the following conversation caught Amy and I off guard.

Nathan: "Dad, I want to do things around the house to earn more money."
Me: "Ok, what do you want to try to do?"
Nathan: "Help pack boxes."
Me: "That sounds good, how much do you think you should get for packing up boxes?"
Nathan: "Mommy, how much do the Transformers cost?"
Amy: "$10"
Nathan: "$10"
Amy & Me: (laughing)

Leave it to a toddler to process what he needs and then try to make that much money. Both Amy and I are proud of how Nathan is learning to manage his money.

A month in review...part 2

While we were spending time in Fort Wayne with our family, we took advantage of a nice breezy day to fly kites. The boys enjoyed it...but I think Aunt Jan enjoyed it the most :)
We also had a chance to see Allison at her soccer practice. A little rain never hurt anyone. In fact, it made for some cute pictures. I think Allison liked having her very own, and rather loud I might add, cheering section.

Ahhh, maybe when the boys are older family pictures will be worthy of a frame. Until then I guess it is best to just enjoy little kids being little kids. I did take a mental note though, asking Wes to say pretty much anything to pose for a picture is not always a good idea. :)

Nathan, who is 4 now, is trying to see if this boot will fit. I think he still has a ways to go, even with his current growth spurt. He has been into playing pretend, riding his bike, helping with projects outdoors, and trying to touch the bottom of any pool he is in. :)

Cowgirl Becca--how adorable!
Here are some pictures from our time with my sister Marti, her husband Paul, and their daughter Becca. We had a really great vacation together in St. Louis!

The Kupferer clan at the St. Louis Zoo

The Science Museum was a very anticipated spot for Nathan. He was really looking forward to using the radar guns. And Wes and his baby had a great time watching the traffic zoom by through the windows on the floor of the bridge.

Beautiful Becca

Mike, Nathan, and Wes on the train at the St. Louis Zoo.

Grammy, this one's for you. My mom worked as a bank teller, so we had to get a shot of her three youngest grandkids playing banker at the St. Louis children's museum.










The whole gang









This was really cool-- there was a mini wall that you could make imprints on. This was Nathan.









And that brings us back to this past week. After cleaning out the shed and coming across our tent, we were kindly reminded by a certain 4 year old that we had promised to camp out in our backyard one night. I am really glad we did. It made for a very special and memorable night. It was by no means a regular bedtime night- you can hear the announcing from the baseball fields in our backyard and the game lasted until 11:20pm-- but it was very much worth it. And yes, for all those who may be wondering, even me at 33 weeks into a pregnancy made it the whole night in a tent.

Ahh, one month in review. It was a busy month- a very good month in a lot of ways. Mike has been home as he continues his job search. That has been wonderful for our family; I'm not sure the boys will know what to do when he heads back to work. (or me for that matter) As we look to the next month with the baby's arrival we continue to ask that you would keep our family in your prayers. As usual, we are not lacking on things happening :)