Summer Lovin

We had our first taste of really summer this Sunday! It was 80+, sunny, and we were at the lake! Ahhhh....

I am so looking forward to the summer. My kids LOVE being outside and I know that they are going to take to the water like little fishies this summer. Blake is getting so brave and Liv has always been fearless!!

Here's to a warm summer!!

Cruising around....

Now that we are getting some warmer temps here in MI, my kids are DYING to be outside. ALL OF THE TIME. It's a good thing...but let me tell you, it is a task. They are on the go, go, go!

My dad got Blake this hot rod for Christmas a couple of years ago. Livi things its pretty awesome...
And I must admit...she does look pretty awesome in it :)And Blake has been a cruisin machine on his baby 4-wheeler. He is obviously taking things pertty seriously here...
Hooray for springtime!!

p.s. Vegas TOMORROW!!! Yippee!!

Snapshots from the weekend...

Just a few iPhone pics from our weekend....iPhones and awesome...but at the same time, I NEVER use my real (nice) camera anymore. It is just too easy to use the iPhone or iPad! Especially when they take such decent quality pics!

Blaker and I after I got home from work on Friday. We were WAY happy to see each other. Friday was a LONG day of meetings for me..so it was good to be home!!

My pretty Livi girl on her way to nana and papa's...do you think she was happy!? :)
And my handsome Blaker...he is looking SO old. he happens to think that this Batman shirt is the coolest thing on the planet...and I got it at a garage sale for 25 cents! haha

Cousin Addy came over for the day on Saturday. The kids SURE did have fun in the bathtub :)Olivia is OBSESSED with brushing her teeth. Wants to do it ALL DAY LONG. Ha...yet she only has about 6 teethers...oh well, creating good habits, right?!?

All for now, but there is more where these came from :)

t-minus-2 days until VEGAS...yeah babay!!!

My beautiful babies

The very fabulous and talented Miranda Parker of Miranda Parker Photography took my babies pictures on Sunday.

I am in LOVE with them. I just cant wait to have these beautiful faces hanging on my wall in super LARGE prints.



Ugh...I am just so proud to call these babies MINE. Love them SO much!

Festival Time

Spring has sprung...and we went to our first festival this weekend...the good 'ole Maple Syrup Festival in Shepherd on Friday evening. Ryan and I an the kids went out to a quick dinner and then on to the festival.

We planning on just going for the "Lights and Sirens" Parade...but we got there a bit before dusk, so had to walk around. We met up with my besting Erica and her son Dylan. The boys rode a couple of rides...and it was adorable! They were just giddy over it and SOO SOO cute! They laughed and squealed the whole time.




And then on to the parade where we met up with my friend Wendy and her daughters. It was fun..but LOUD. Blake got a kick out of it but covered his ears after a bit. Liv just took it all in like a champ!


(Can't get over how OLD Blake looks in this pic)

Hooray for spring time and outdoor activities! SO ready for the warmer weather!

Spring has Sprung

We have been enjoying some unseasonable warm weather here in Michigan!! I'm talking 80 degrees....we typically don't see that until July/August. It is awesome!

My dad and Ryan put the dock in this past weekend. Blake helped (of course). He LOVES to be outside...I am excited for this summer. I can't wait to see him swimming, boating, fishing etc.

These two swans swam up and got so close. Blake loved it...and he sat there just talking to hem :)



Toes in the water on March 18...that doesn't happen very often around these parts :)

Blake and Papa!

Last Wednesday Blake and Papa had a little outing! Blake was SO excited.



Papa (my dad) was coming to pick Blake up before school and take him to the barber shop and out to breakfast. Blake was WAY overdue for a trim :). He was SO excited for papa to pick him up and for the special outing (just the 2 of them).

Typically Blake is not much a morning person, but this day he sure was! He woke up early, picked out a "special" outfit, and waited by the door in preparation of papa's arrival.

My dad said that Blake was such a big boy. He sat in the barber chair with no issues for his haircut. They went to Tim Horton's for breakfast and Blake was especially excited about the donut that they shared (although I hear that Blake ate more than his fair share).

How special that Blake gets alone time with my dad...I am sure that these are the memories that he will recall when he grows up!!

I have a 3 year old!!

I never got around to posting about Blake's 3rd birthday. December is just a crazy month. Blake turned 3. Liv turned 1. Christmas. Parties. Etc. There just really want much time for blogging.

I took Blake to his 3 year well visit yesterday. It seems like just yesterday he was born, and now he is a little guy....not even a baby!! He was 38' tall at his appt. Just over the 50th percentile. He weighed 31.3 lbs. Just under the 50th percentile. His head was in the 50th as well. He is just perfect (but we knew that).

I can't believe how much my little guy has changed in just three years.

On the day that he was born:
At his 1st Birthday:

Second Birthday:

Third Birthday party: If I could only stop the clocks and keep him little forever!!!......

Smarty Pants

I just have to tell y’all how SMART my little Blake is. Some days I am seriously AMAZED by the stuff that he knows!! He retains EVERYTHING. He has the longest attention span ever. He LOVES to read. He is obsessed with the iPad and will work on that thing all day long (IF I would let him).

One of his new favorites is putting together puzzles in the Pad. He is SO good at it! I explined it to him just one or two times, to look for the corners, and then the edges, and then to fill it in. He just concentrates on it...and does it...and then is SO proud of himself. And I am proud of him too :)
Check out this look of concentration on his face :)

Not only is my little guy smart...he's also CUTE :)

...and silly!!

I just love him so much!!