A DAY AT THE PARK!

This Monday we meet friends at Burroughs Park. I had never been there before but will be sure to go back. It is really nice with lots of stuff for the kids to do. The weather was perfect! There was a nice breeze and lots of sunshine. There were lots of friendly squirrels. Cathy brought some bread for the kids to feed the ducks but the squirrels had other plans. When the bread ran out we went for a walk. First we went on an alligator hunt. Then to a bridge that all the kids loved. It was fun watching the kids find sticks and try to use them as fishing poles :-). As usual sweet little Abby slept through the whole thing. I can't wait to go back when she is awake before it gets to hot!

IT IS HARD WORK TO SMILE

HOW DO ALL OF THESE PARTS WORK TOGETHER?

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!

ALMOST THERE!!

THE REAL DEAL!!!



Abby had been working on perfecting her smile for a few weeks now. Every time I caught her smiling I would grab my camera. I got lots of cute practice shots and finally today I got the real deal! I thought is was worth sharing. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!

OUR FUTURE SITTER!

I love this pic of Abby and Layne. It makes me want to cry. I can remember when Layne was that little. We have watched her turn into such a sweet young lady.

EMILY'S FIRST SLEEP OVER

Our little girl is growing up :-( Emily had her first sleep over this past weekend. She spent the night with her best buddy Ethan. Emily, Abby and I met Cathy and Ethan at the mall to play and have lunch. The kids talked Cathy into Emily going to there house to play. Bill was on his way to pick her up after work when I got a phone call form Cathy saying Emily is not ready to go home. She said why don't you just let her stay. I said no she need to come home. Cathy put Emily on the phone and she said in the sweetest voice "I don't want to come home. I want to sleep over Ethan's house". I continued to try and explain how much I would miss her and wouldn't she miss me? After several min of that I gave in and called Bill who said "Let her spend the night, you are going to have to some time. Well needless to say. She had a blast. She had so much fun she did not want to come home. In fact she was mad at Bill and I after Mr. Lance dropped her off. Thank you so much Cathy and Ethan!!

NEW HEADER!!!

I am in love with my new header. It was done for my by Cathy Hengst of Cathy Hengst Photography! She is the best!!! If it is time for new pictures of your little ones you really need to check out her website. You can find it on my sidebar under MY FAVORITE SITES. She defiantly has an eye for what is going to look the best. She has a knack for putting kids at ease and making the whole experience fun for them. Don't waste time Easter will be here before you know it.

MY SWEET VALENTINE

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We sure did. Emily had a party at school and was wired when I picked her up. She was thrilled with all of the goodies she got from her classmates! When we got home she spent a large amount of time going through them and trying to con me into just one more candy! She is convinced that all of the valentines are gift cards (too cute, boy is she going to be disappointed). Emily was thrilled when aunt Lisa and Austen came over with even more goodies!We had a really nice dinner. I made stuffed chicken Bill's favorite! Then after dinner we gave the girls valentines from us. Emily got a nightgown and the Snow Buddies Movie. Abby got a play mat to make tummy time more fun she really likes it. Then we all settled into watch Emily's movie. The girls were too pooped to make it to the end which made for a really cute pic! Can you believe it is already time to put away the V-day decor and get out the Easter? It will be here before we know it!

DEE'S PONY PARTY

This past weekend Emily and I went to Dee's 4th birthday party! Dee is Emily's first girlfriend! They are one month apart and have known each other almost their whole life. Dee's mom Candi put on a really fun party; she went all out with pony rides, face painting, and good food! Emily was so excited about the pony rides! She rode once and was not to sure about the riding part. She decided she would rather pet the ponies and at the end she got to give one a treat! The weather was perfect and we had a really good time! HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY DEE!!!