Grady Rides a Bike

Our friends just gave Grady the littlest bike I've ever seen. It is so cute watching him ride (unless you're 9 months pregnant and you end up having to push him around the block when he decides he's too tired and quits pedaling). Zetta got a Princess helmet set for her birthday, so we geared Grady up in Spider Man. I'm glad we did, because he's not that good at steering yet and has flipped off of the curb a few times already. (We'll have to get a pic of him in action soon.)

Zetta Goes to School

Z. had her first day of Preschool this past Tuesday. She loves it! She was a little unsure about it a few days prior, so I showed her some pictures of me in the building and told her about working with kids there, thinking that I could fix her anxiety, which didn't really work at all. She did start to soften a little when I told her they had dress-up clothes.....and when she got there she expected to see them. She came up to me before I left and said, "Mommy, they don't have dress-up clothes.....but that's OK." Her teacher noticed her talking to me about it and was nice enough to go get them out of the storage room for her. The second day there were no problems!

My Kids

Oh, maybe you would actually like to see some pictures of the kids! It seems I can never get a pretty picture of both of them at once, so they may provide laughter more often than a tug at the strings of your heart. None-the-less, ENJOY!

Saying goodbye to our good buddy, Luke.

Grady, playing ball in the front yard, of all places! (A few weeks ago, just before jumping on the "Potty Train")

A happy little Z, wet from playing in the runoff from the neighbor's sprinkler.

Out With the Old, In With the New

We had a slightly sad occasion this last month when we sold the 1st vehicle Bryan and I bought as a married couple. We said goodbye to the ol' Rodeo for no reason other than it had too little room to accommodate our growing family. We said hello to the nicest vehicle we've purchased by far.....a minivan. Yes, a Dodge Grand Caravan. It's a beauty and, although I miss our Rodeo still, I am fine in admitting that not only was I excited to buy a more family-friendly automobile, I have also loved every minute of driving I've had in it for the last week and a half! Anyone who wants to try to knock me off of my "I'm proud to drive a minivan" pedestal can just hold your tongue! You will not convince me that a bigger SUV would have been a better option, because it is just not true. Minivans were made for people with kids! This thing has enough room to easily fit my double stroller in the back, it has more than enough seating for a soon-to-be family of 5 w/ friends, the kids can maneuver from front to back without smearing mud all over the middle row of seats, and it has storage compartments in the floor for kid gear/seats that are not in use/those children who choose to not listen to or obey the driver of the car! I love my minivan. Some of you may understand and others of you probably will some day!

Hello to Family and Friends

My husband has been trying to get me to start a blog for a while now, so I thought I'd give it a shot! He thought it would be a good way to share what's going on in our lives with our family and friends and I agree. We don't do a good enough job of calling all of you who live far away and it seems like in the rush of our day-to-day lives we don't always take the time to share with those of you who are close. So, to begin we say hello to all of you and we hope you enjoy reading up on our life no matter how dull or exciting it may be in the moment!