Another Busy Week

This week has been another busy one.  We have done a lot of running back and forth to see my Grandpa in the hospital. Unfortunately he is not doing well.  We love you Grandpa!

With all the stress and worry we were still able to do a couple fun things with the kids.  Thursday we went swimming.....

Then on Saturday Mike and Paige went scuba diving at Rylee's Birthday Party. Paige loved it and now wants to get certified.

 

Happy Anniversary!

We wanted to wish Dad and Diane a Happy 24th Anniversary! 

Happy Birthday times 3!

Paige and Alli would like to wise Aunt RJ, Aunt Katie, and Aunt Elizabeth a Happy Birthday!  Thank you for making it easy and having your Birthday's on the same day! We miss you!

Father's Day, Hogle Zoo, and 11 months!

Here are some pictures from Father's Day.  We went and saw my Grandpa in the hospital. I hope he gets better soon! I hate seeing him in pain.

 Then we went to Mike's Dad's house for dinner and the hot tub.  It was Allison's first hot tub experience, she loved it!

Alli thought it was pretty loud under the water with the jets going!

Then on Monday we went to the zoo.  We took Paige's friend Madeline.  It was so nice to be outside in the sun and not have it rain on us. It seems like it has been raining forever!!

Monkey see....Monkey do!

It was a long day.  Alli needed to put her feet up!

Alli also turned 11 months. Here are a few things about her now.....

-She squirms all the time.  She makes it really hard to hold her.

-She stood up by herself for about 30 seconds the other day.

-She stills watches Paige's every move and tries to copy you.

-If you cough she will copy you.

-Her sounds consist of a nonstop mama, dada, or baba.

-She knows what she wants and will make it well known.

-She pulls herself up on anything that is stable and walks along the furniture.

-She has two speeds.... Go and Asleep.  There really isn't an in-between.

-She will do something and then laugh, because she thinks she is hilarious. Most of the time she is.

-She is still my sweet baby that likes to cuddle. When she is in the asleep mode.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Mike!  You are a great dad; the girls and I love you so much!  I don't know what I would do with out you! You are always there when we need you and do things that most dads don't.  I don't see a lot of dads that sit at the ice skating rink once a week. I love that you are there with Paige and I know it means a lot to her.  This way she gets to show off to both of us!  I must say you are getting better at doing the girls hair too! I hope you have a great day and I am excited that we actually get to spend the day together!  We love you!

I also wanted to say Happy Father's Day to all the Father's in our lives!  We love you all!

Birthday's and Anniversary's

This month is a busy month!  My parents celebrated their 39th Wedding Anniversary on the 5th! Congrats!

Mike and I celebrated our first Anniversary on the 16th!  Happy Anniversary Honey! I look forward to many more years!

My brother celebrated his 35th Birthday on the 18th.  He and Robin celebrated their 10th Wedding Anniversary on the 19th! Congrats and Happy Birthday!

And last but not least, Rylee celebrates her 9th Birthday on the 28th! Happy Birthday Rylee!

Allison's 9 Month Pictures

We finally got Allison's 9 month pictures.  They turned out so cute!  I love them and I am so happy we found Steph!  She really takes whatever time is needed to get the pictures.  She is so great with Alli and it shows!  I have nightmares about the times I used to take Paige to Kiddie Kandids and deal with the crowd and the pressure to make your kid smile and not cry in the 5 minutes they give you.  With Steph it's just us at her house, and we take as much time as we need. There is never a line behind us.  There are over 300 pictures from her last sitting, but here are a few of my favorites........