Random Photos

We haven't been up to anything lately.

We finally got a break in the heat & have been playing outside more.

Baxter seems to be enjoying this weather.

This was photo was taken after our morning run.

He's almost 4 yrs old, but has the energy of a young pup!

Double Stroller, Double Fun

The sibling spats have started with these two little ones.

Melaina want to do everything Harper does.

She says "My Turn" 1000 times a day!

Saturday night trip to Ulta (makeup store)

Bria got a hold of Harper's favorite color eyeshadow & worked some magic.

Melaina was just happy to be there as she stuck her fingers in eyeshadow & did some taste testing!

Boy oh boy, I need a new camera....

(Iphone photos)

Annual Family Lake Trip

It's that time of year again...Table Rock Lake family trip.

Nearly 20 or more family members (depending on everyone's schedule)  travel to my parent's lake house.

All of the kids look forward to this vacation the entire year.

As you can tell, my girls were super thrilled to make the 4 hour trip.

  



This vacation doesn't come with out training beforehand.

There's no time for napping, no eating schedules,  & definately no bed times!

My dear mother couldn't let my birthday slip by.

The gang sang "Happy Birthday" followed by fireworks!

Thanks Dad!

Melaina enjoyed bobbing in the lake.

Harper surprised us & was jumping off the dock into the lake.

She just started jumping into the pool on her own last weekend.

She's such a big girl!

Daddy & Melaina throwing rocks

Harper joined in the fun

Eliot & I

The girls enjoyed snuggling up to daddy!

Half of the gang at Silver Dollar City

Pool Time

Another great family vacation!

We always have a chaotic  great time with our family.

I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep!

 

What???

Guess who had a birthday!

Where has the time gone?

Didn't I just turn 25 last year?

I seriously don't feel my  age, it's only a number!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!



Four Months

Four Months ago, Melaina became a part of our family.

Melaina Day-March 5, 2012

M with her foster mom.

We've seen drastic changes in her overall personality.

She's no longer the timid, quiet baby we met in March.
She's curious, happy & always getting into something.

She no longer lets Harper run the show.

She's quite vocal if Harper does something that she doesn't like.

She's turned into a true American eating nearly everything we feed her.

She loves ice cream, oatmeal, yogurt, noodles, bananas and CANDY!

Melaina has blossomed into a beautiful child.
She wakes up each morning with a smile on her face (honestly) & is ready to start her day.

We're very blessed to have her in our family.

She's a perfect match!

Melaina's Back Yard Party

We celebrated Melaina's 2nd birthday very low key over the weekend.

Since she's still a bit anxious around big groups of people, we didn't invite all of our family & friends (Sorry).

We practiced opening presents in the morning.

Harper did most of the opening!

Melaina is trying to open the shape box.

Minnie Mouse Theme

Birthday Girl eating a healthy meal of grilled dogs & fruit!

Fun on the slip n slide

Who loves icing?

Happy Birthday!

More icing?

Melaina decided she wanted to join the backyard fun.

This is fun!

She even liked the slip n slide!

Sending out a big Thank You to our family & friends for helping us celebrate Melaina's 2nd birthday.

We love you baby girl!



Happy 4th of July

We did a whole lot of nothing!

It's been triple digit heat for over a week now. Too hot to do anything besides go to the pool which was exactly what we did in the morning.

Hope everyone had a wonderful & safe holiday!

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl

My baby girl celebrated her 2nd birthday yesterday.

She had her "golden" birthday!

Her day began with sleeping in until 8am, staying in her jammies all day, taking a long afternoon nap (over 3 hours & no, she's not sick), going out to dinner & eating her favorite foods, pizza, mashed potatoes & ice cream!

At one point, she was double fisted with pizza in one hand & a spoon with ice cream in the other!

Sounds rough, right?

Happy 2nd birthday to my beautiful baby girl. We've only known you 4 months, but it seems like a lifetime since you've been a part of our family.

We love you!

(Sorry for the blurry photos, I've been relying on my iphone as a camara which sometimes isn't quick enough to capture these little rascals! I must invest in a decent camara)