Family Shots

Jessica and Krista took some pics of our family of 4 when we took the big annual family pic. As usual they turned out great. Memories in the making!

First Smiles

Noah really isn't much for smiling. However, he occasionally lets one slip! This is one of his very first! (outside of the ones caused by gas! Nov. 5th) :)

Dora Party!

The party was delayed by a week since the ENTIRE family was sick last week, but Rachel didn't seem to mind!

There was no question as to what the theme for Rachel's party was going to be this year! Dora is the IN thing at our house right now, so it made planning for Momma very easy! Rachel was thrilled! Every decoration I got out she got more and more excited...then there was the cake! Aunt Jenn made the cakes for the party! As usual she did an amazing job! I took them out of the box and she started yelling.. "Dora, Diego, Dora, Diego, Diego, Dora!" Then she simply said "fork!" (Hilarious!)
She had a blast eating the cake, opening gifts, and playing with her cousins. Thank you to everyone who made the party special for our little Dora fanatic!







More pictures will hopefully be up on FB later. Aunt Krista took several more, I just haven't gotten them from her yet! (Thanks Aunt Krista!)

Happy Birthday Rachel!

It's hard to believe that 2 years have already past! We have already made so many memories with this little girl, and I can't wait for more! Happy Birthday, Rachel Elise!

My Daddy Sleeps in A Big Girl Bed...Does Yours?!

This morning Rachel woke up too early, but wasn't going back to bed without a fight! Daddy finally convinced her to go back to bed if he stayed in there with her. I saw the 2 of them in the TODDLER bed on the video monitor when I woke up and couldn't resist the urge to take a pic! Funny, but so sweet at the same time. She loves her Daddy!

Another Trip To The Zoo!

We might just be running out of warm days to go to the zoo this year! We all (Jenn, Krista,Michelle, and all the Kansas Cousins) went yesterday afternoon in a "brisk" 58 degrees. Much cooler then the last time we went! Nevertheless, the kids had a blast. I found myself missing Jess and her kids this trip since we all were able to go,but I know we will see them in a couple weeks at Thanksgiving. Maybe it will still be warm enough to go then too!