2013-2014 School Year

School started!! And not without a little picture taking :) Brody is going into Pre-K and Sophie is going to a Kids Day Out program 2 mornings at Brody's school.  So Brody is just about 5 years old and Sophie just turned 2. 

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

We went to visit the Natural History Museum on campus one day this summer and decided to have a little photo shoot by the Jayhawk. 

Matt and Christy's

On our way home from the cabin we were able to spend the night at Matt and Christy's and we had SO much fun!! Brody and Sophie LOVED playing with the girls.  We were able to have pizza with everyone and Amanda and Steve before baby Frankie arrived.  It was SO nice to spend time with family.

Cabin and Sophie's 2nd bday

We finally got some time at my parents cabin in northern Minnesota.  We had such an awesome, relaxing time.  The fishing was CRAZY - we had such good luck! The weather was SO NICE for July/August in MN.  We didn't even want to leave the cabin to run errands it was just so nice out.  We did celebrate Sophie's 2nd birthday too, but she was a little crabby that day because she choose not to nap so I didn't get very many pictures  Here are a few pictures from our week there. 

Bonesteel

The kids and I were lucky enough to go to Bonesteel for a few days at the end of June/beginning of July to catch a visit with Rhonda.  We had SO much fun!! I of course have only one picture of Sophie and Great Grandpa Don so I will show you that but hope to get more.  Grandma Deb brought Brody and Sophie's birthday present - a little John Deere Gator for them to drive.  They were SO excited.  Brody loved helping Grandma Deb pull weeds and haul them over to the sidewalk.  We were able to get in lots of 4-wheeler and mule rides through the tall grass. 

Long Over Due posts

I have been MIA over the summer on our blog.  I guess it's getting harder and harder to keep up with as the kids are less likely to nap everyday.  We have had an awesome summer, lots of trips to MN, time at the cabin, a trip to Bonesteel, and Nate and Amy's family came to Kansas to visit.  Unfortunately I had to get a new phone a few weeks ago and I thought I had transferred all my photos but it appears I have not.  So I'm going to update as much as I can with the pictures I have until I can hunt down some photos from other people.  

Strawberry Picking

We went strawberry picking tonight and the kids loved it.  Surprisingly they didn't eat any until after we paid for them.  On the way home Sophie kept asking for more "grapes" :)  Guess I need to work with her on her fruits! 

Preschool's over

Here are pictures from the beginning of the school year (August) and the end (May)! It's crazy how much they can change in 9-10 months! 

                 

Wedding

Here are a few pictures from Stephen's cousins wedding in Omaha.  It was so fun for all of us to be together!! Too bad we can't do it more often! (Sorry some of my posts in this blog aren't always in the correct order!)

A Week in MN

After a family wedding in Omaha the kids and I had back to Marshall and then Worthington for a week.  We had so much fun! I once again did terrible at taking pictures!! It rained a lot of them time but we were able to make the most of it!

The kids love playing with all of Grandma Deb's toys!!

Enjoying the outdoors 

Sophie trying to jump! She never gets her feet off the ground!

These two are trouble!

Bonesteel

Stephen and the kids made it back to Bonesteel for a weekend.  They had a blast.  Sophie loved seeing all the cows! And she talks about Robbie all the time! Apparently they thought it was fun to look for deer antlers - I think we even have some at home! (Not sure why they made the trip back to KS?)

Spring

Here are a few pictures from our spring time!

FYI - this was probably one of my worst ideas ever.  This made my shopping trip impossible plus I had lots of items I didn't need!! I try to get a cart as fast as possible now and get in the store before they can see these!

Fishing with Dad! 

Brody always wakes up before Sophie, once we hear her making noise he likes to go in there a few minutes early and sit with her before I go up :)

Trying to keep her distracted so Brody could hit some balls.  She kept running out on to the driving range to pick up her balls!

He is so excited to finally be out golfing again!

Sophie likes to practice on the sidelines during Brody's game/practice. She even has his socks on :)

I convinced him to play with out me for a bit.  He made a feast for all his animals.

Riding the carousel downtown.

Fishing at Clinton Lake with Dad.  The kids love this!