the party

the cake...

the girls...

the mess...

the family...

We had such a wonderful time celebrating Brenna's birthday today with my family. It was a perfect day full of cake, gifts, outdoor fun, and time with family. The kids are exhausted and so are mom and dad. :)

oklahoma

This past week we made a trip to Oklahoma to see my Grandparents and family. On the way down we stopped outside of Witchita and stayed with some of Nolan's family. This is Aunt Marci with Brenna and Brenna's second cousin David.

We had a great time with my Grandparents when we made it to Oklahoma. We saw lots of family and had a wonderful visit. Two of these pictures were taken on a night we went to a park and Blake got to ride a train and a merry-go-round. He's still talking about that train ride!

Lots of time spent outside. Lots of bubbles popped!

At the park, waiting for the train to arrive. Thanks for the great trip Grandma and Grandpa, it was so great to see you and we love you.

On our way back from Oklahoma, we went to a family reunion on Nolan's side of the family. Pictures to come!!

ONE

One year ago today, our sweet little Brenna arrived. Happy Birthday Brenna! We love you endlessly!

we love summer...

because we love.... hiking in the woods,

swimming in the pool,

helping daddy outside,

parades and balloons,

and bike rides too!!

what's daddy doing out there?

pictures

just a few random pictures from the past couple weeks...

Blake is thrilled about his new 'work shop' in his room. He likes to help daddy fix things around the house. The other night he was laying in bed and sang songs about going to Home Depot for a good half hour! Dad liked that!


Mmm, spaghetti! Brenna's first spaghetti and she loved it. She's still just a little peanut but will eat anything we put in front of her and often eats more than her brother at supper time.



Brenna's not too sure about the hug, but brother loves to give them.

bloom

after church today we tried to get a couple pictures of the kids on front of some of the beautiful flowers in our yard, this is the best of our attempt. =)