Will - 4 months old

Fall in New England

Sunday we went apple picking at George Hill Orchards in S. Lancaster, MA. We met up with our friends and had a great time! It was a beautiful day!!

A great day!

My new favorite!

Zumba! Today I tried out the Zumba class for the first time and it was so much fun! I'm looking forward to taking it again... so now my workouts consist of Body Pump, Zumba, kickboxing, the tread climber, and the eliptical trainer... There is a new class coming out called Body Attack! I think I will try that, too.

Hi everyone!

Back to School

Brothers

2 months

Back in the Game

Will turned 8 weeks on Friday the 15th so he's now officially old enough to go in the Energy Center at the gym with his big brothers. We were away last week and returned late Saturday night so yesterday was the big day! I dropped all the kids off in the Energy Center and was able to work out. I did a one hour Body Pump class followed by one hour of kickboxing. That will be my routine on Mondays and Thursdays. I will probably also take Body Pump on Saturdays and do cardio/swimming/hot tub on the other days. It's great to be back!!

New Address went through...

Hopefully everyone followed me here...

New Blog Address to come...

I am going to try and change my blog's address to www.thebrothers4.blogspot.com
Just wanted to let y'all know... I'll let you know if for some reason that name is taken...

Happy Boy, Happy Boy...

Hubba, Hubba, Hubba, Hubba, Hubba...

Brotherly Love

Will's One Month Check Up

Today was Will's one month check up. He did really well. He weighed 11 pounds, 9.5 ounces and was 23.5 inches long. He had an ultrasound of his head last week because his fontanel is large. The the ultrasound was normal so that was good! He has another ultrasound coming up on August 4th. This one is of his hips which is standard procedure for breech babies. Will was a footling breech which means he was born foot first!! The doctor said his hips look normal... but we'll do the ultrasound anyway as a precaution. He does have a blocked tear duct in his right eye but that should go away by the time he's one (if not sooner)... (Kevin had one when he was a baby...) He also has a teeny tiny birth mark on his right eyelid... he was so alert and happy for the appointment which is always good... we go back in one month... Good job Will!!

One month...

I can't believe our baby boy is one month old today! It has just flown by waaay too fast!! Will is doing so well and is growing like a weed. He has his one month check up on Wednesday - I'll keep you posted on his progress... :o)

Introducing...

Our newest baby... William John was born on June 20th at 9:03 am. He weighed in at 9 pounds and 15 ounces. He was 22 1/4 inches... so far, the longest baby in the family but not the heaviest (Eddie was 10 lbs, 3 ounces). Will is such a good baby and we are having fun with a baby in the house again.

Mom and Will


Dad and Will


Hello everyone!!!


Just relaxing...


Eddie holding Will


Kevin holding Will


Ryan holding Will


All the "boys" in the family

Carl Donald Borleis, 1933-2008

Carl Donald "Don" Borleis, 74, of Elverson and Lyman, S.C., passed away at home in Elverson in God's perfect timing on Wednesday, June 18, following a long illness and went to be with his Lord.

He was born on December 21, 1933, in Baltimore. He was the son of the late Catherine (Bullock) Borleis and Carl William Borleis of St. Maries, Id. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine E. (Single) Borleis, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage, celebrated on June 12, 2008.

Borleis' career as a printer in Maryland, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania included more than ten years for Tursack Printing Inc. of Morgantown. At one time, he was employed as a police officer in West Boylston, Mass. He served his country in the 8605th U.S. Army Security Agency, stationed in Oahu, Hawaii.

He was a member of both Ebenezer Bible Chapel, Elverson, and Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, S.C. He enjoyed serving the Lord through the ministry of Senior Groups; Prime Time in Pennsylvania and Golden Hearts in S.C. Also, Borleis and son, Donald, in 1994 traveled with Josh McDowell Ministries on a short-term missions trip to Russia.

Borleis is survived in addition to his wife and father by three sons, Daniel and wife Sue Borleis of Concord, N.C.; David and wife Janet of Gardner, Mass., and Donald and wife Shawna of Greenville, S.C. He is also survived by three daughters, Deborah and husband Ken Breitkreuz of Centennial, Colo.; Diane and husband Fred Hubler of Bethel, and Dawn and husband Ed McGurn of Braintree, Mass. Also surviving is a brother, Carl William Borleis Jr. of Minnesota. Borleis was grandfather to 13 dear grandchildren; twins Brooke and Brandon Borleis; Alex and Evan Breitkreuz; Adrian and Lani Hubler; Maddie, Zachary and Emmie Borleis; Eddie, twins Kevin and Ryan and William McGurn.

Borleis was an avid photographer whose photos won several awards at community art shows. He also enjoyed various hobbies, including model cars, fishing and was a fan of baseball and NASCAR racing. He, along with his wife, Gerry, especially enjoyed attending Gospel Music Concerts.

Funeral services with military honors were held Saturday, June 21, at Ebenezer Bible Chapel in Elverson, with Pastor Deane Boyd officiating. Interment was held at the adjoining cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in the memory of Borleis to Ebenezer Bible Chapel, 289 Warwick Furnace Road, Elverson PA, 19520, or Apalache Baptist Church, 1915 Gap Creek Road, Greer, S.C. 29651.

Bummer...

Well, I guess it was bound to happen... someone posted a comment on my last post that contained some spam. When you clicked on the comment, it took you to a website that claimed to be scanning your computer for viruses. I didn't know how to delete just the comment so I had to delete the entire post. Thanks for your comment, Stephie! I will repost the pictures for those who haven't seen them... and unfortunately, I had to turn comment moderation and word verification back on so this doesn't happen again... I know that's a pain when you are leaving a comment, sorry! I'm off to scan the computer for viruses!!!

Happy (Belated) Easter

It was 25 degrees for our Easter Egg Hunt!! Can you say COLD????


The Easter Bunny brought us baskets!


On our way to church...