The new backyard hangout

The slide is super fast...it's been fun to watch all the adults try it out!

Lila's new favorite spot...the swing! The first night we got it up she sat in the swing for over a hour!

Our little monkey has already mastered the rock wall!

Lila's Birthday Party

Happy Birthday to You! Lila's first cake attempt didn't go so well so after a nap we did a "do-over!" Needless to say she was a much happier girl :)


Lila's fancy Luau Cake

Hmmm.....I'm not so sure about this.

Where's Lila? Faith, Allysen and Wade digging in on Lila's leftover cake!

I gotcha ya! We lucked out and had great weather despite the weathermen saying there was a chance of rain all weekend.

Wheeee!

The men went around the neighborhood playing bocce ball.

Thanks to everyone for helping us celebrate Lila's 1st birthday!

Happy Birthday to Lila!

We have not forgotten our birthday girl!! We went all out for Lila's 1st Birthday Party this year...put up our new swingset (thank you Tim!), planted trees and made a new flower bed. You would have thought we were having a high school graduation party!! Obviously Lila rules the roost and is the apple of her daddy's eye :)

Little Miss Lila has grown-up before our very eyes...I'm not sure where the year has gone. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. The little stinker is taking her sweet time learning to walk. At times, I think it would be easier if she would even though everyone says to enjoy it while it lasts! She keeps on wearing through all her pants with all the crawling she does!

Have a good weekend everyone! I'll get pictures posted soon!!

Two Little Muchkins

We've been busy outside with planting flowers and watering...lucky me, I have 2 helpers!! Wade helps me plant and Lila likes to dig things up (aka eat dirt!).

Wade and Lila

After looking through our pictures I realized that I don't have many pictures of Wade and Lila together. Here is my attempt this week....

It got off to a rather shaky start.

Hmm...I wonder what he's telling her.

Playing nicely together (they both love to get into Wade's barn)!

A lucky shot...picture perfect.

Summer is just around the corner...

We had temperatures in the upper 80's this week so we spent lots of time outside. Wade and Lila had many visits to the park, farm and even went swimming at Grandma and Grandpa Plumb's! We all can't wait for this weather to stick around for good.

Vroomm, vrooomm Wade!

Dozer got in on the fun as well :)

We got a walker for Lila so she could get around outside. Surprisingly she scoots around the driveway pretty quickly despite having no interest in learning to walk!

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend started off with a bang. Wade woke up Friday morning with his eyes crusted shut. He had pink eye and an ear infection! When I got home from the doctor with Wade, Lila also had pink eye!! Luckily it had cleared by Sunday so no else got it!

Hunting Easter Eggs. Wade wasn't too interested...he would find one and say "All done!" He wanted to play with his new toys instead.

The Easter Bunny left gifts by the door!

Tim, Katie, Hannah and Luke at Easter Vigil. Congrats Tim!

Happy Birthday to Wade!

Happy 2nd Birthday Wade!!

We had a very busy birthday weekend....
On Wade's actual birthday (Sunday) we celebrated with our family. All of Luke's family and my parents celebrated with cake and ice cream. I think Wade blew out the candles at least 5 times!! Wade had a great time and had fun playing with his counsins, Faith and Allysen.

Wade, Faith, Lila and Allysen checking out the cake.

CoCo Keys

Today we all went to CoCo Keys for Wade's birthday. He loved going down the slide all by himself (I think we would have gone up and down it all day!). Lila was a little unsure of everything and wanted her Daddy to hold her the whole time we were there!! Luke didn't get to go down all the slides like he wanted to...too bad Luke ;)

Preparing for the Lazy River...don't I look cute??!!

Easter Egg Fun

On Saturday we braved the weather and headed to an Easter Egg Hunt!! The weather was horrible, the whole hunt only lasted 10 minutes! Luckily, Wade's name was drawn and he won the grand prize. It was a big Easter basket filled with lots of Army trucks, planes and candy.

When we got home we colored Easter eggs for the first time! Wade was a big helper...he liked dipping his fingers in all of the colors so he ended up with greenish brown looking fingers! I think 3 out of the 6 eggs have already been smooshed!

Little Miss Lila

Our Little Cattle Rancher

Blogging Hiatus

The last month has been filled with the flu, busy weekends, and a busy calving time for Luke! The kids are doing great. We can't wait for it to warm up outside! Wade loves to visit the farm and check on the "baby cows" with Daddy. He is obsessed with tractors and hay. He knows that cows have to go to the doctor when they are having big babies and thinks Luke spends most of his time there!!

Lila is on the move! She's very curious but doesn't stray too far from us. She loves to watch Wade and get into all of his toys (I think Wade's learning she doesn't give up a toy very easy...she's a tough little girl!). She eats all by herself now and does a great job! She's willing to try anything (very unlike Wade). She's fun to take places because of her easy going personality and lights up when anyone talks to her.

Hope everyone is well. Enjoy the much delayed pictures!

Playtime with Lila

Lila likes to do anything that Wade is doing...she's getting to be such a big girl! She's just started to scoot around furniture, I'm sure she'll be walking before we know it! It's fun to watch the two of them play together...Lila mimics a lot of Wade's expressions and they like to have "yelling" matches (fun for Mom and Dad :)

Action Shot!

Hanging out on the treadmill...one of her favorite spots.

Mealtime Fun

It's been a struggle getting Wade to eat lately (probably a sign of the "Terrible Twos!"). He choked a couple of weeks ago on a strawberry and has been hesitant to eat every since. He doesn't forget anything!! We're all hoping he'll start to come around soon...we're all tired of doctor visits!

Lila on the other hand is such a good eater! Her favorite place to sit is the highchair! The only thing she hasn't liked so far is watermelon (odd, I know). She will sit there for almost an hour at mealtime as long as you keep food in front of her!

Latest Pics

Bath time fun!

Does this site look familiar? Lila loves getting into Dozer's water bowl just as much as Wade did!

Wade loves to ride in the tractor whenever he can.  He thinks that whenever Luke is gone he is feeding the cows hay!

By the look of Lila's face I'm not sure how much he is really getting in her mouth!

Update

Sorry about the delay in pictures! My friend at work puts me to shame with the many updates she does (what a lucky little boy!!). Things have been busy, busy as usual. Wade's boom has healed up nicely...he still points to it every once in a while. He has also found a love for the SNOW!! We struggle to keep him inside...he's found out how to take the board out of the sliding patio door (which once kept him in) and will run out in the snow with no shoes or socks!!

Lila is growing up so quickly. She's a very curious little girl. She wants to eat everything that you're eating...I don't think she hasn't liked anything yet!! She loves eating Cheerios, grapes, and getting her hands on Wade's sippy cup whenever she can. She definitely has a fiesty side to her...she yells bloody murder whenever you take something away from her. She is at such a fun age though and her and Wade are interacting and playing more and more.

Hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully I'll get some pictures up this weekend!

A Big Boom

Wade had his first, probably of many, stiches put in yesterday. He took a hard fall into a bedroom dresser and ended up with 3 stiches in his eyebrow. He is being a champ about it all...he keeps on pointing to the stiches and saying "Boom!"
The stiches haven't slowed Wade down any...he's still up to his antics!

Happy Birthday Gigi!

Last weekend the kids and I headed up to my grandma's to celebrate her 90th birthday! She is still living on the farm by herself, gets to town every week, and plays down on the floor with the kids! We are so blessed for her good health and look forward to celebrating many more birthdays! We had a nice time visiting with her friends and also attending my cousin's baby shower.

AgDirect Babies

Last year there were 5 babies born at my work!! They are all fairly close in age with the first one being born in May (Lila) and the last in the first part of October. There were also 2 other babies born on our floor last year too...everyone was saying "Don't drink the water!"
Wade got in on the fun as well! He enjoy some chocolate and playing with the tractors in the office.

Chad and Londyn, Laura and Carlie, Kristin and Brody, Alice and Natlie, and me and Lila


Lila really liked Londyn's hairband...she even pulled it off! I guess we'll have to get her one of her own!