Miss Molly

This girl is such a lounger. I constantly find her hanging out on my bed, on the couch or just laying on the floor. We love her such a ridiculous amount though, and couldn't imagine a life without her.

Branson

We recently took a trip to Branson with Nathan's parents. They flew into Tulsa and then we all drove to Branson to spend a few days there and then drove to west plains to visit Nathan's grandparents and aunt and uncle. We had such a great time. 

Unfortunately these pictures upload backwards.

  We ended in west plains where we took the boys to see a movie and went out to lunch. The rest of the time was spent hanging out and playing with animals and in the golf cart. With so many dogs and cats running around both boys were pretty happy.

Before we left Branson to head to west plains we stopped at the outlet mall and chik fil a. 

Our the second day we went to the water park. It was the perfect little size and had two little kid areas. We had a great time until it started raining and they shut the park down. 

The first day we went to the Dixie stampede. It was a dinner and show event. Surprisingly the boys were engaged the entire time and loved it. Molly did great most of the time. Overall we enjoyed it and our glad we went.

In Branson we stayed at some really great condos courtesy of Nathan's parents. It was so nice to have so much space. We also loved and spent a lot of time at the pool. 

We spent the morning at the fish hatchery. The kids enjoyed feeding the fish and walking around. It was pretty hot so we limited our time there.

On our way to Branson we stopped for lunch and Molly fell out of the car. It was pretty traumatizing and I felt terrible because I obviously wasn't watching her. Luckily she healed pretty quickly.

On our way to Branson we stopped in Gentry, Arkansas at a wildlife safari. We had never been so we didn't know exactly what to expect but it was perfect. We were able to pet and feed lots of different animals in the petting area. Then we drove through the second section where they kept the bigger animals. 

Overall it was a great trip and we really enjoyed the break from life. 

Molly turns one!

Back in April Molly turned one! We had to celebrate and open presents a few days early because we were going to be in Utah for her actual birthday. She was spoiled, as always and got a kitchen set and lots of play kitchen food. She has loved it and plays with it much more then we ever thought she would. She also got a princess cake and it turns out she isn't a fan of cheap cake. After a few bites she started screaming and dumped it on the floor. It was a quick and low key celebration, perfect for a little girl turning 1.

We love this little lady so much. She has been such a light in our home this last year and we are so grateful. 

one year

-16lbs
- sleeps great, 12 hours at night and 3 hours in the day
- eats anything and everything
- loves people
- always smiling and laughing
- started walking at 13 months
- loves her Dad
- loves to sing and dance
- is still wearing 9 month clothing with a few 12 month things
- had her first airplane ride at 1 year
- celebrated her birthday in Utah
- loves swimming
- is in love with one of the child watch ladies at the gym and refuses to leave when she is there
- is very opinionated and is very expressive about what she wants

Happy Birthday Caleb

We celebrated this boys 4th Birthday this week. He begged and begged to have a batman party at chuckee cheese. I finally gave in and agreed; I had a few more original and creative ideas in mind. We invited family and a few friends to celebrate with us and the evening was perfect. The kids loved it and Caleb finally got the much desired Bat Bot. For 6 months he has been begging for this toy and saving his money in hopes to eventually buy it. Knowing he would never save $75 we got it for his birthday. The toy was everything he dreamed it would be. 

We love this boy so much. His sweet spirit and loving heart have made him such a good older brother. He is friendly and doesn't know a stranger or an enemy. This personality trait has made him lots of friends in the most unexpected places and I know it will carry him far in his life.  We love you so much Caleb Roy and we can't wait to see where life takes you.

Happy Fathers Day

 I have been blessed with both a great Father and Father in law, and for that I am grateful. 

 But my greatest appreciation is for the father of my children. These kids really got lucky with Nathan as a Dad; or maybe I just made a really great choice. Either way we love him and are so grateful to have him in our lives.

House

We are getting so close to having this house finished. The exterior still needs some brick, paint and landscaping. The interior is almost complete minus the carpet and a few touch ups. We recently received a closing date for July 15th so hopefully in less then a month we will be all moved in.

family pictures

A few weeks ago we had some family pictures taken by our wedding photographer Ruth Reese. Not only was it fun to see her again she takes such great pictures for a very affordable price. We love her work and were so happy with how well our pictures turned out. We know how hard it can be to photograph our three crazy kids so it was a surprise we even got one good picture. We had lots that we loved so this is just a small sample of some of our favorites.