3 months and counting....

Happy summer everyone!! Riley is about to hit the 3 month mark. She is a great baby, lots of fun!! Grant is doing a fabulous job as the big brother....we could not have asked for a better little guy! Mike is busy working and I am back full time as well. Everything has been running smoothly around here with the additional of the 4th member of the group!!! Hope all is well with everyone.

we're alive

so, since the last time we spoke we have welcomed riley into our lives. she got here on easter morning at 9:26. nice and smooth and she came with lots of hair....i mean lots!! we have all adjusted well going from 3 to 4. grant just completely adores her....he is a great help with her. he has been busy with soccer this spring and he is now playing "t-ball" its a program for 3-4 years olds introducing the sport, he loves it. we have been spending a lot of time outside enjoying the warm weather as i go back to work on monday--i think grant is excited to show riley off to all of his friends. i will TRY to get on here more often, but with 2 its kinda crazy....love you guys!

YIKES!!! 3 already???

I've been slacking (thanks for pointing that out Allison!!!) Anyways, my girlfriend kindly reminded me that we have been MIA for almost 6 weeks. In that time frame, we have celebrates Christmas (Grant made out like a bandit!!!) and we have celebrated Grant's 3rd...yes, I said third!! birthday!! Crazy as it sounds, I have been so wrapped up in the holidays and birthday celebrations, that I forgot to keep everyone else updated!!! So, Christmas was great, Grant really got into Santa this year which was so much fun for our whole family. His 3rd birthday party was a huge hit. We went to Zonkers (think Chuck E Cheese on speed) with 7 of his buddies and had a blast. More to come....including a little pink in 12 weeks!!!!

Sorry...

We've been hiding....

New Great Website

With the addition of a little pink around our house coming in April, I got excited about bows and what not. I found a fabulous website that is beyond reasonable!!! Please feel free to check out their selection and shop for yourself!!! www. thecraftymoms.blogpot.com Terre is super easy to work with and they have GREAT items. Happy Shopping!

Merry Christmas, Santa!!!

Santa came to Lee's Summit last night, a few days early so that all the kiddos could give them their wish list!!! My friend Courtney has found a wonderful Santa that comes to her house which is SOOOO much better than the lines at the malls! He comes and the kids can tell tell him what their little hearts desire for the time being. Some love him and some not so much. This year Grant surprised us all by hopping up on his lap and smiling away. Last year was a much different story-it involved a lot of tears and crying and shaking. This year was much happier. On the list was: a train table, some trains, a new train track, a Diego train (see the pattern??) and a bike. We then had my college teammates and their kids over for a Mexican dinner and a small gift exhange. Grant wound up with 2 awesome puzzles that we have put together about 15 hundred times since late last night, they were a hit!!! There were 6 muchkins running around our house screaming with delight with their new gifts...makes the holidays even better. Their giggles are a little bit contagious!!!
As Christmas nears, there will be more on here to write about I am sure....enjoy the season!

Halloween Adventures

This Halloween was a lot of fun!!! Our holiday started off with our annual pumpkin carving party at the neighbor's house on Thursday. We have about 10-12 pumpkins to get carved, and we aren't talking about your average triangle eyes and jagged mouth pumpkins. Grant picked out a Thomas pattern and a Mickey Mouse pattern (which were nicely displayed in our street when I woke up this morning...thank you annoying teenagers!!). After that event was over, Friday brought our Halloween party at Noma's, then off to see Nana at her bank and get some treats from her co-workers, then off to see Gigi (great grandma bea) but she was napping, so we hit the nurses up for some goodies, then to see Great Papa (great grandpa bill) he played his guitar and Grant did some fancy footwork for him, then off to see Aunt Debbie and Molly, then FINALLY back home to meet Alivia, Jackson, Leah and Mara!!! Grant was beside himself when the trick or treating actually got started. Nana and Papa joined us and we tore up the neighborhood. We had a pirate (grant), thomas the train (jackson), a chicken (alivia), a monster bride (leah) and the most adorable southern belle (mara) you have ever seen!! It was a great night capped off with pizza and cookies!!! The weather looks to be turning colder, so bring on the HOLIDAYS!!!!!