8 month catch-up...ouch

I can't believe I have written since the first day of Pre-K for Taegan. That makes me sad that I have missed documenting all of the stuff in between then and now. So I am going to do my best to catch up on the big events and then I will do a post all about Taegan and one all about Laekan. After that we should be back in business! This will mostly be pictures-I did have a lot of fun going back and picking out pictures. Lots of memories! Here we go.

Halloween 2012-Princess and a Sock Monkey.
 



Disney World 2012...he didn't do the best on this vacation. Laekan and I spent a lot of time walking back to the hotel and in the hotel. Just a tough age for him.

Disney World 2012-Taegan loved every minute of the vacation. She got dolled up, went on Tower of Terror 7 times, played in the pool, and got one on one time with Mom and Dad on separate evenings.

November 2012 we said good-bye to our first home as a family. So many memories were made here and we truly loved that home, it just wasn't big enough for us anymore.

Christmas 2012-Our sweet family of four. Laekan was tired!

All the cousins-trying to get them all to look one direction is very challenging.

Fiesta Bowl 2013-We drove the entire way there and back and had a blast!

Our friend Blake came along...we missed his wife Robin-she had to work!

Game time! Sure wish it would have turned out in our favor.

Easter 2013. He had just started saying "cheese" for the camera. And this was the best shot of both of them I could get.

Love my sweet girl-she is growing up way too fast.

Laekan loved hunting for eggs. It took him a few minutes to figure out what it was all about and after that there was no slowing him down.

Omaha 2013- We went to a water park in Omaha and they both had a blast. He loved chasing her down the ramp.

Omaha 2013-While we were there we went to the Children's Museum and we had to pull Laekan away from the water play area. We were just excited he was playing with something else besides balls.

Justin's 30th Birthday. Robin and Blake came to stay with us for the weekend. It was low key, relaxing, and fun. We look forward to going to Garden City soon to see them again.

He spent his actual birthday hanging outside with the kids playing on their new swingset.



We are now caught up on the big events!

First Day of Pre-K for Taegan

I know I am WAY behind on here. Life continues to be busy and crazy. I am doing my best to keep up everyday-or just get through the day! Today is all about Miss Taegan's first day of Pre-K. She was SUPER excited to be starting school again. She could hardly wait for the day to come, she started asking me in August how many more days until she got to go. Needless to say, we are all glad she is back to school two days a week. This girl LOVES school and loves to have school time at home when she doesn't go to actual school. I love her willingness to learn new things and to make new friends. She is so innocent when it comes to friends and is willing to play with anyone and doesn't judge. I wish she would stay in this stage forever!

 I saw this idea on Pinterest and I loved how it turned out! I will do this each year.

 Her BFF Hailey-she was so excited they get to go to Pre-K with her this year.

 My special girl.

Heading in for her first day. 

Her first day went great and she loves Miss Janet! I wish I could hit a pause button to help slow down time. We are so proud of you Taegan and love you so much. 

5 year anniversary trip

Justin and I celebrated 5 years of marriage on July 14! We had always said when we got married in Jamaica that on 5 years we would be back there celebrating, and then life happened. We had two kiddos before we had planned and things were just not in a place for us to be able to go back this year. We had decided we would just go out to dinner one night and call it good; then I started researching places to go that were close and we found something we thought would be fun! Eureka Springs, Arkansas in a treehouse...

 Anniversary morning

 I took a shower and this is what I came out to...a poem written by Justin!

We headed here for breakfast.

 This is what I had-a blueberry muffin with ice cream and blueberry syrup!

After breakfast we headed to Cosmic Caverns and went on the hour long tour. It was SO cool and we had a fun time together. We then headed to downtown Eureka Springs and walked around, found some good deals, and then we headed back to the hotel. We had plans to eat at a small place named Ermilio's and we needed to be there when they opened at 5 because they get full very fast. After a nap, we got ready and headed out!

 Dressed up and ready! It was delicious!

The next pictures are of the treehouses we stayed in. I was so excited about these when I found them online and they didn't disappoint at all. There are only 10 of them, in a gated place, and no kids allowed. It was perfect for our getaway and we would stay here again in a heartbeat.

The welcome sign as you drive through the gate.

 Peaceful waterfall

 Our treehouse...yes it is on trees and sways when you are in it.

 The tub and kitchen area-with a "Happy Anniversary" sign for us!

 This is a street we found in historic downtown-my maiden name spelled the right way!!!

We had such a great weekend and it was so nice to be away with him for 3 days!! We are excited to go to Jamaica for our 10 year:)

Summer hodge-podge

I am behind on what has been going on in our lives and I am going to be caught up by the end of the weekend-this is a goal for myself:) We have had a busy and fun summer with lots of plans that have kept us on the go. There have been a few weeks that we have been able to stay home and just relax, although we aren't the best at that in our family! I can't believe school is starting soon and summer is coming to a close. Here are a few pictures of us playing around and enjoying the HOT summer days.

 Taegan and Mommy date night to Outback-it was a reward for her behavior chart.

 My little loves

 She was being super cute this day.

 He loves being able to see himself on my phone before I take the picture.

 It was dress up like a cow day-he just wanted to play with the cow.

 Sibling love in their tie-die Taegan did at summer camp.

 Open mouth kisses!

 Laekan was needing Mommy time at nap:)

Yes-he is this tall!!!

July 4th, 2012

I will let the pictures do the talking!!! Happy 4th of July!

Playing with cousin Ayla in the sprinkler.

Laekan preferred the pool.

Eating ice...it was SOO hot.

Sweet Ayla!

Can you see her rosy cheeks?? It was miserable.

Cute kids.

Hanging out with his new buddy-cousin Katie!

She got to light some of the fireworks this year.

Smoke balls.

Enjoying the show with Aunt Lori.

Ayla didn't like the loud noise-they watched inside.

Mall of America trip

We have been a busy family this summer! Mom, Dad, Taegan, Laekan and I headed up to the Mall of America in late June. Justin stayed back to work and he wasn't too excited about shopping that much anyways:) I was a bit nervous about the drive with both kids, but they surprised everyone. Laekan decided he was only going to nap for 30 minutes and Taegan napped for about 45...the WHOLE way there! We made 4 stops and the kids did great. Once we got there it was shop til we dropped everyday. Mom and I were thankful to have Dad with us because he stayed at the hotel during nap times and bed times, which allowed Mom and I some time to shop and actually look at stuff!! We had a lot of fun and the kids had fun playing and shopping. They loved have Papa Steve with them without him working!!!

Loving on his "moo-cow"

Riding the roller coaster-Dad was excited!

Posing...

She got a matching outfit with her American Girl Doll.

More loves.

This kid LOVES bottles and he was dancing away with it in his mouth.

Watching gymnastics trials before bed.

I love this look on her face!

Thanks Mom and Dad for such a fun trip!! We had a blast.