Dress-up

When I came out of the bathroom after getting ready for the day, this is what I discovered. What a good daddy. He'll do anything to make his little girl happy!

Dinosaur Mania

Dinosaur pajamas....check

Dinosaur pillow....check

3-D dinosaur book....check

cool 3-D dinosaur glasses...check

Perfectly contented little boy all ready for bed.....check

Andrew's Pinning

Andrew had his pinning ceremony last Saturday to officially recognize his completion of nursing school. He was pinned by his dad, which was significant because he graduated from the same program 14 years ago. We thought this day would never come and it has been a long time coming, but are so happy it finally arrived. Way to go Andrew!!!!

Megan Turns 2

Where has the time gone? Our little baby turned 2 today. I was reading what I wrote on the blog entry for Megan's first birthday. Last year I wrote, "she is a perfect delight and has no idea how incredibly cute she is." I'd say the same statement rings true this year, except that now she DOES have a pretty good idea of how incredibly cute she is! We love our little Meg-pie to pieces and had fun celebrating her special day at Grandma Erin and Grandpa James' house tonight.

Blowing out the candles turned into a group effort.

Grandma Erin made her the cutest little "baby bundle." She came up with the idea without a pattern or anything and it turned out so cute. It was a perfect gift for our little "mother" who can never have too many babies.

Happy Birthday to our sweet Megan Rose. We love you and cannot imagine what our lives would be like without your sweet, yet sassy personality to brighten our family.

Teddy Bear Picnic

The teddy bear picnic was a little early this year since Jordan and his family will soon be moving to Texas to go to Endodontics school. The weather was rainy so it was at the church this year, but was still a lot of fun. Treasure hunt, crafts, relay races, puppet shows, games, candy, good food...all make an excellent combination to show the kids a good time.

Story time with Little Red Riding Hood

Puppet shows

Games

Bear Bingo

Birthday party for Matthew and Megan who are 1 week apart

Pinata

Here's a video of the kids playing Freeze Dance.

As a side note, it is now 8:00 and I called my parent's house to talk to my mom. I thought for sure after such a long day putting on this picnic she would be sitting with her legs up relaxing. I should have known differently, my dad said she was out mowing the lawn. Yes, my mom is amazing...or maybe just a little crazy! Thanks Mom for the great day!!!!!

Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day weekend up at the cabin, which was kind of a celebration for us because Andrew had just finished his last quarter of school. The weather wasn't the greatest, but we still had a lot of fun and the kids actually slept great this time which has never been the case in the past. I think we'll be seeing a lot more of the cabin this summer than we have the last couple of years...in fact, we'd live there all summer if it were up to Jordan.

It's so nice having older cousins around. Megan just adores them and loves the attention they give her.

Here's Jordan with his bucket of dinosaurs. This is actually the bucket of dinosaurs that began his whole obsession. Last 4th of July Jordan discovered these dinosaurs that Grandma got as cabin toys, and we've never been the same since.

Megan tried on every boot by the front door, until she settled on these as her favorite pair.

I promise Andrew and I were there too. For some reason, we just never seem to end up in the pictures. Andrew spent the weekend helping my dad with all sorts of projects, including fixing plumbing problems, cutting down some dead trees and clearing the horse trails. As for me, I just enjoyed the fresh air and loved watching the smiles on my kid's faces as they played and did manage to slip away for a little while to enjoy a nice, quiet walk in the woods. It was a great weekend!!!