Brody's Art Reception

Brody had an art reception last week at his preschool.  We were to bring in their favorite project so they could hang it up in the gallery.  I did not realize they did this and as many of you know I do not like to keep stuff.  Hahaha so I didn't have many "projects" for Brody to choose from :/ opps!  Good things Brods didn't really care!  But I mean seriously he comes home with about 5 projects every day! He was pretty proud of his work!

Grandma's 80th Birthday Party

We had SO much fun celebrating Grandma Marlis' surprise 80th birthday in Yankton, SD.  Seriously what is more fun then a weekend in a hotel with a pool, family, food, and even an Easter egg hunt!  We all arrived sometime on Friday afternoon and the kids didn't waste much time getting in the pool.  Then we waited for Grandma to come so we could surprise her - and wow was she surprised! I think it took a good 10 min to register what was going on.  She just stood there staring at us trying to figure it out :) Then we all hung out and had some pizza.  The next day was her open house celebration - lots of people came to wish her a happy birthday.  I was excited that my felt car mat was used by some of the kiddos.  We ate and ate and ate some more and then went to church.  Then when we got back to the hotel we had an Easter egg hunt for the kids in the hotel - they loved it! And pretty much all rules went out the window after that as you can see from the picture above Brody and Ty are sitting in the hotel bed eating pretty much whatever they wanted! Sorry Nancy and Kelly - I hope you didn't have to sleep in this bed! We had an incredible time and loved getting together with the family - we missed a few people :( but maybe someday we can ALL get together!

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK

I worked with Holly at a wedding in KC the night of the Kansas/Ohio game.  We were able to catch the last 3 min on the tv in the hotel lobby (along with about half of the wedding party).  We were so excited that we decided to drive down to Mass St as soon as we got back to Lawrence - in our dresses and all! (I was able to borrow a shirt from her brother who was staying down there) It was CRAZY! I've never got so many high fives in my life! We had a blast!

8 Months

Ahhh I love this girl SO much! Seriously - she is such a sweetie!! I just want to hold her all day long....maybe that's why she isn't crawling :)

Dedication

Sophie was dedicated on Sunday March 25th! We missed having our family there but it was still a great time! Excited for her to grow up knowing Jesus!

7 Months

7 Months Old today! And she was not in the mood to smile even with Brody and I being as crazy as possible! Things have been pretty good, except for about the last week. She has recently learned how to scream - loud and often and her first tooth popped through last week. Not sure of the reasons but she has decided she doesn't not like to go to bed anymore and has started to wake up in the night again....just lovely. Other than that she is just the cutest thing ever! (I know every mom has to say that about their baby - but seriously!) She is still getting the hang of eating but is doing better and usually gets about 3 meals a day. Her favorites are sweet potatoes and carrots. She really hasn't had much variety yet though. No crawling yet!

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit

As you can tell from this picture we had a great time with our visit from Grandma and Grandpa! Brody was exhausted! :) He went bowling, to the prairie center, discovery center, out to eat, downtown, washed the cars and had NUMEROUS car races plus more! He was in his glory! Sophie, Grandma and I were able to get some shopping in too! Plus Stephen and I got a break from the craziness of these two kids! Both Grandpa and Grandma loved spending time with both kids, it is crazy how fast they grow up, especially Sophie - she pretty much changes almost every day! We were lucky to have some great weather too! Thanks again for visiting - we can't wait until next time!