See You Soon Daddy!

Michael left for Afghanistan yesterday. I got a few text messages from him this morning, and he is safely in Qatar! He flew into Ireland late last night... so that's one more country on his list (even if all he saw was the airport!). Hopefully this will just be a short trip, but we will miss him like crazy until he gets home! We love you, Daddy!!

Madi's First Tractor Ride

Papa D was in heaven, giving Madi a ride and racing Micah... Micah won!!

Lake Trip

We are just getting home from a fun filled day at the lake! Madi LOVED it, even if she was covered by "polka dots" by the end of the day! Micah was just chill all day, but by the fuss he made when we had to leave, I assume he had a great time too! We have such a great ward here in Arkansas! I am so excited to get to know other couples, and Mike is excited to take advantage of the toys they have that I "won't let him have"! Thanks so much to the Brown's and the Neville's for inviting us! Hopefully we passed the "friendship interview" and will be invited on more outings!!

Menan 4th of July Parade

I say this every year... after every trip, but I am terrible at taking pictures and to anyone who would like to send me pictures they have taken of us during our family vacation, I would GREATLY appreciate it!! Here are the only pictures I took, and all of them are taken during the Menan 4th of July parade! We had such a great time! I wish the 4th of July would never end...

Summer Fun!

Mommy needed a few minutes to clean the kitchen without two "helpers", so daddy had a great idea to set up the kids swimming pool... It was the best idea ever!! I took these pics at the beginning of the swim fun, so Micah was still getting used to the idea. I hear once I went inside he had a real blast (all the pics with his eyes closed are his smile face... or I guess we can just call it his Aunt Cathie face). Madi loved the pool, and we had to MAKE her get out when Micah was done. She'd still be crawling around in there if she could. Mommy just hopes she can talk daddy into making this a daily thing! Can you imagine the cleaning/couponing I could get done....

Micah is TWO!

Micah turned two today, and not only has he acted like a two year-old all day, but he loves to tell you that he is TWO! Our friends, Charlie, Tiffanie, and Olivia Hobartsch, came over to eat cake with us. Don't make fun of my first attempt at a birthday cake... I feel like it turned out ok considering I have NO experience!! Micah and Olivia had so much fun playing on his swing set, and Micah showed off by climbing up his rock wall all by himself for the first time...I guess since he is two he can do that now!
We also want to say Happy Mother's Day to all our mommy friends and family! Thank you so much for all your support and guidance you give me on my own mommy journey! I especially love you GG!! Thanks for everything!!

Madi Is Crawling!!

Ok, so it has been brought to my attention that not only do I not update this blog "enough", but when I do update it, I tend to focus on only one child... this being said, I do know that today is Micah's birthday (YAY!!!) and I will be posting pics of him later (once he wakes up...!)! For now, Madi wanted to share a little something she has been working on!