Full House

Daddy had his 25th bday this weekend and we had a full house to celebrate! Everyone rode up in the moterhome for the weekend and you loved every second! Your cousins were so much fun to play with and your uncles and papa and grandma took such good care of you! You loved watching everyone and being the center of attention is always your favorite! Daddy had alot of time to just hang out with everyone and loved being with his family too. Happy birthday daddy!

Sweet

Love is in the air! Mikayla had so much fun at her second annual Valentines day bash with her buddies! The kids have all grown up together and it is super adorable when they can all get together and play. I love watching her be part of something so fantastic and its not bad for mommy either!

how much have these guys changed?

And, Daddy was so sweet and bought me the most insane VDAY gift ever, a BEAUTIFUL new camera! I can't believe I have one of my own now and am obsessed with taking pictures... umm sorry mikay moms face won't always have a big black thing stuck to it, I promise! We sure do love you Daddy!

Funny Faces

Mikayla, you are a funny lady that always makes everyone smile. thank you for being such a happy person in this world.

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growing...

Today we saw brother again! He is growing fast and looking more and more like a little person, I think he is adorable already! Hurry up little boy we want to play with you!

Moments

There are moments that happen that seem impossible to blog about, but I thought I would give it a try. It's almost like I want them to just be our moments but then I'm afraid they will disappear so I need to try.

when it rained the other day, your sweater smelled like soap when it got wet, and your toes were muddy but i let you stick them in my pant leg to get warm again, you kept saying shower and laughing, how innocent.
You can watch people for hours, you are a sponge. When you sit back and watch I can see you little brain working away.

you sitting in grandpas chair reading elmo made me think about how big you are, how you can read with out mommys help now and that just watching you is a lesson for me.

the face, you have a way of telling me exactly what you feel with out a word. I am proud to say that you got this from your mommy, these are the days i feel like i am looking in a mirror.

sheer happiness. food. being outside. no self image issues. what i wish you could keep your whole life, you are beautiful ketchup, silly smile and all.

omygoodness

As a mom sometimes these opportunity's strike and you can choose to let your kids be kids or to get all "mom" about it, and today I decided... what the hell. She was happier than I think I have ever seen her, denying her this would have been so sad and as cool as this was for her, I was proud of my self for letting go. This as you moms know can be hard. Granted I have a bathtub full of mud, some laundry and a ugly mud puddle in my yard, but these are the days memories are made from. I know this won't be the last mud mess I clean up in my life, and I'm glad I know that it will be okay.

Tis the Season,

For Parks! How lucky are we that the weather here is that perfect? Mikayla is soaking up the sun and so are mom and dad about every chance we get. The park is the best place for any one year old to be, ever, all the time! mikay and her friend "LO!"

taco bell picnic with the ducks