Playdate at the Park with Daddy

We went to the park a lot while Michael was home. Emily had such a blast with him that she always tells me that she wants to go to the park with Daddy. Apparently, things are more fun when daddy is around! It will be nice to have him back in June so that she can have fun with him more regularly.

Not sure who had more fun on this! Michael had a hard time sharing.

Allison's Baptism

We baptized Allison while Michael was home. She wore Rachel's baptism gown. I really wanted to do something that day to remember Rachel and I thought it was a nice tribute to her that she wore her big sister's gown. As usual, the older kids had a hard time sitting through it but Fr. Tony is great with the kids and he tried to include them as much as possible.

My grandparents were visiting from Iowa.

 It was a nice treat to have them here for the event.

Callie & Em have to take dolls with them everywhere they go &

then they take care of them together. They are such little mamas.

My brother Tyler & Michael's sister Becky are Allison's godparents

The kids really like Fr. Tony & he seems to enjoy them too!

Cade loves Allison & wants to kiss and hug her all the time. :)

Michael's Family

Super Godfather!!

My family

So far, the only family photo of the 4 of us

Emily's Birthday Party

Emily had her birthday party at the children's museum this year. It's one of Emily's favorite places to play so it was a real treat for her to have her party there.

Allison had fun too!

Emily's 2nd Birthday

Emily turned 2 on February 23rd. We had the family over for dinner on her actual birthday. She was feeling sick that day. It was nothing new to us to have a sick child on her birthday so we still celebrated it. :) She had cupcakes, her favorite, and we made hot dogs. Aunt Becky & Uncle Sony also gave a her an edible fruit arrangement because she loves fruit. She was very excited that everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her- she even sang along!

The 2 years that we've had Emily have been crazy and very eventful! She has been a bright spot in our lives and we are so thankful for her. She is a loving big sister and daughter. She gives lots of hugs and kisses- maybe she knows I need them! She is quite verbal for a 2 year old. She has no problems expressing what's on her mind and 90% of the time we can understand what she says. She is very bright and loves to problem solve. When she knows she's in trouble she cleverly always tries to bring my attention to Allison. She'll tell me "mama, baby night night shh" or "go check on baby" or "baby needs diaper". She's never at a loss for words! I asked her if she was ready for her nap today and she told me she was fine. Yesterday she told me it was time to go to the park so she could slide and ride choo choo. I can't remember what brought me entertainment before I had kids!

Family Update

February was a full month of activities! Michael came home to visit, Emily and I both had birthdays, Allison got baptized and we found out we're moving to Colorado Springs in June when Michael gets back. I have been spending any free time I have looking at houses online and preparing for a trip to look at houses in early April with my dad. Needless to say, I have to find us a house and make all the plans and arrangements to move before Michael gets back. It has been overwhelming! I'm sorry to be so negligient of the blog for so long- I've missed it! I promise that I have tons of pics to post in the next few days so please check back often.

Daddy Came Home :)

On February 15th, Michael finally got to come home and meet Allison. He got to spend 2 weeks with us and we really enjoyed having him here. He left on March 3rd and we won't see him again until June. Then we are moving to Colorado Springs!