This Christmas we went to California. We stayed with Nathan's parents. All of Nathan's siblings were there in Madera CA except for Kyle who is serving a mission in Chile. It was fun to see Pieter and Angela his wife and their adorable children Amira and Corban. Amira is full of energy and lots of love. Corban is such a sweet baby, he smiles a lot and is very interested in everything going on around him.
It was also really nice to see other family members this Christmas season. We got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Brosi, Grandmama, Aunt Patricia and her daughter Kay. Uncle Gary and his son Evan, his daughter Maegan and her husband Sean also came to Madera to visit. It was so much fun. Gary took us to the I-Max theater to see Avatar in 3D. It was fun.
We are so grateful for all the many blessings we have. This was a wonderful Christmas. We are grateful for all that we have been given. One of the best gifts we got this year was from Mom and Dad Peruch. They have been working hard on it for some time now and it's now complete. Giuseppe's grave stone is in place and it's beautiful. Check out the pictures below.
Above: This is the front of the stone. Those beautiful flowers were placed there by Grandma Brosi.
Above: Back of the stone. There is a poem here, I don't know if you can read it this small. 
Above: Nathan and I with our little Giuseppe's stone. We are so pleased with how it turned out. Thank you Mom and Dad Peruch for working so hard. In case anyone is wondering, we are most likely going to be laid to rest when we die in the plot next to Giuseppe. Then Mom and Dad Peruch will be at the other side. But we aren't worried about that for a long time.
Also some exciting news:
WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER BABY IN JULY!!!!!
16 comments:
Oh Rachael! Congratulations! I am so happy for you! And the stone is so beautiful. I am so glad that you had a good Holiday. :)
Aw Rachel! I am so happy for you guys. I will be praying for you and the new baby. Lord willing everything will go ok this time!
Rachael, you don't really know me, I think I've commented a couple times on your blog but I'm a friend of your Aunt Joanne's. My name is Amy. When you lost your sweet boy she wrote me because she knew I'd know how you felt and would have some advice about pictures, etc. We lost our baby last January the same way. Giuseppe's marker is beautiful! I love how it has a bench area to sit on. I would love a bench by our angel's grave. Its so nice to have the marker done with their name, etc. Congratulations on the new baby!!! We are also expecting again, its so exciting and nerve wracking at the same time! I hope all goes well and that you are feeling okay. I don't know if I've given you our blog address before or not but you are welcome to see more about our angel here, www.zacharyandamy.blogspot.com Here's to a New Year! :)
Oh, and its such a small world! Your husband is from Madera, CA?! I grew up in Merced. Its not very far from there. I'll have to ask my parents in they know his family, they may have met them through Church functions, etc.
Rachel and Nathan - such a beautiful entry. Rachel, you have always been one of my favorites!! I pray things will go well for you. Giuseppe is often in my thoughts - I am sure he will usher his baby sister or brother to you. I love the marker!
The marker is beautiful. What a lovely gift from Nathan's parents to work on that for you. We are so excited and happy to hear your news! Hope you are feeling well and haven't been too sick. We will have to plan our get together again soon- hopefully Dominic stays healthy this time.
Congratulations on the new baby! We are expecting in July as well! His headstone is absolutely gorgeous! Your parents do such a great job- They did my grandma's headstone and it is beautiful as well. What a beautiful memorial for him.
We've been patiently waiting for a new post...we're glad that this one makes up for the past few months! :) What great news to hear about your pregnancy! Woo-hoo! It sounds like your Christmas vacation was definitely memorable!
I am sooooo excited for the both you! Ryan thought I was having a fit because I was so excited :). The stone truly is beautiful and I am in wonder at your strength! You two deserve the happiness that is coming your way! Let us know what your are having so we can drop something off and so we can see you, its been WAY too long.
how exciting!!! and nathan i'm so sad i missed you- we were in madera for christmas too! i would have loved to see you and finally meet your sweet wife! congrats again and take care!
Nate and Rachael CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are so excited for you. That is totally awesome. The headstone is beautiful. We love you guys and hopefully we can visit you soon.
So I saw your blog a few days ago and I was checking it again today to see if there were any new updates. Well I was very happy I did, because somehow the first time we looked at it we were just looking at what a wonderful Christmas gift you received and we totaly didn't even see the exciting news at the bottom! Congrats! We are so excited for you and hope all is going well! I'll have to call you soon.
Congratulations! Wonderful news to hear!
Beautiful gravestone too. A sweet way to remember your little one.
The stone is so beautiful. You two are such a great example of faith in the plan of salvation is. I am so excited for you guys to have baby #2! Talk about a lucky baby to have parents like you guys!!
Congratulations!! I am so excited for you guys! What a wonderful Christmas gift you got, it is beautiful! Hope to see you guys soon!
So excited about your new arrival in July. THe stone is beautiful.
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