Vacation, Popsicles, and Summer Time

I just wanted to stop in a do a little picture updating. We took a vacation with my extended family the first weekend in May and the we all had a blast. The kids loved Silver Dollar City and Eric and I enjoyed riding a few rides too. It was fun and we always enjoy getting to spend time with family!!

Noah wasn't so sure about the jailhouse :-)

We've also enjoyed lots of warm weather recently so we decided it was time to pull out the kiddy pool for the summer!!

Popsicles are a new favorite at our house.

I love this picture!

Olivia found the "hidden" markers recently. You should have seen her arms and legs.

She is styling in her new shades and 80's hair-do :-)

Summer time here we come!!

Easter 2011

Since I'm a little behind here on the blog I will most likely be posting lots of pictures and just a few word over the next few days.

We enjoyed a lovely Easter weekend with both my family and Eric's family. We celebrated by grilling out with my family Friday evening then had a huge dinner after church on Sunday with Eric's whole family.  The kids LOVED hunting eggs and waking up to their Easter baskets on Sunday morning!!

Beautiful Sunshine!!

Even though I have a love/hate relationship with spring, (I like the warm up just not the stormy weather that comes with it) days like this one make me happy!!

Not a lot to say today but I thought a few pictures for my family and readers would be nice.

Happy Weekend Everyone!!

A Year to Capture: February 19-25

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. The sun is shining here and the temps are in the 50's. That is a little cool for me but the sun makes it seem warmer. We went to IHOP for breakfast this morning and the kids loved it! I think they would live off scrambled eggs and pancakes if we let them. :-) We have also been rather busy here finishing up some home improvement projects. Our church is throwing us a house warming party next Saturday and I have been in a bit of a panic mode trying to get some things accomplished. I think it has been a good thing though, since Eric and I both tend to procrastinate on projects.

I think I will skip dating each picture from now on and just share the highlights of our week as I go.

Waffles are a favorite breakfast around here and I try and treat everyone on occasion. I found a new recipe here and we thought they were pretty good. 

Noah is not a good nap taker. The longest he usually sleeps is an hour and that is on a good day. Once this week he slept 30 minutes, woke up, then crashed on the couch for another hour. I was one happy momma!! :-)

We bought the kids a trampoline last Saturday and they have enjoyed it a lot this week. Eric finished putting up the safety net that goes around it today. Now they can jump around all they want while I do yard work or watch from the patio.

Lots of baking has been going on this week also. I plan on posting more pictures and recipes soon.

Poor Noah has had an undecorated room for far to long. I hope to finish it this week and I will post pictures soon!!

We had several rainy days this week so Mommy gave in to "the Tube" on a few occasions. I promise they don't stay like this through the whole movie. It is kind of a hit and miss thing, some days they love it and others they would rather play.

This little girl loves her sleep and for that I am very thankful!!

The kids are finally in bed and have a date with my couch tonight.

Goodnight all!!

A Year to Capture: February 12-18

It seems strange to have not blogged in almost a week. After the first of the year I made up a blogging schedule for myself and I thought I had a pretty smooth system going. Well this week was the exception. Between sickness (stomach bug), kiddos who refused to nap, lots of time spent outside in the beautiful weather, and a little girl who needed a lot of attention and discipline this week, I just never made time to blog. We have really enjoyed our week and LIVING life is what counts, right, Otherwise I wouldn't have anything to blog about.

I'm sure you will find this hard to believe, but I forgot to photograph any of our Valentine's Day fun. I did take a few pictures with my Blackberry. We kept things simple this year. I made heart shaped PB&J's for lunch and we baked heart shaped sugar cookies with pink icing. Eric gave me a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure and I bought him a card. :-) We hadn't planned to exchange gifts, but the stinker bought one anyway and that is why I love him so much!! We are also going out on a date tomorrow night. We like to avoid the Valentine day/weekend crowds and pick a later date. The plan is to drop the kids off at Eric's sisters, go out to eat, then stop by Sam's to pick-up at trampoline for the kids (their gift) and replace Eric's lost wedding band (his gift).

So romantic!! :-)

February 12

Noah and Eric snuggling on Saturday afternoon

February 13

Don't you just love her cheesy grin :-)

Sunday morning breakfast

February 14

Both Eric and the kids LOVE spaghetti so that was our special Valentine's meal.

I came down with the bug that evening so I didn't get to enjoy the meal that much.

February 15

Noah's afternoon nap was short and he thought he would get into a little mischief while I was resting on the couch. The cool whip was in the trash can and he dug it out for a little afternoon snack :-)

February 16

Noah would take a bite of banana then brush his teeth for a while before repeating the process. Dental hygiene is very important to our kids :-)

February 17

We stopped by the local Goodwill took look around and scored in the children's book section!!

February 18

Today we ran to the doctors office for the second half of Noah's flu shot (they break it in half for little ones), went to visit my mom and siblings, ran to Wally World for some laundry detergent and Magic Erasers (lifesavers in our toddler infested house), then meet Eric to eat and play at Chick-Fil-A.

The humidity got to her hair today :-)

Be back soon...