Random Pictures

Every time we go to Heather's house Landon wants this helmet!














Kelsey helping me mop




Maddox fell asleep in his walker












Kelsey LOVES to help out and play with Maddox!



Our little monkey














Kelsey bought a pumpkin at the fall festival and the kids wanted to carve it. So, even though it's a little premature, we carved it!



Tummy time!

Good Ol' Fall Festival.....

Kelsey and Landon having fun on the rides. This is one of their favorite rides at Indiana Beach, so they were thrilled to see it at the Fall Festival, and it was just their size!













Landon petting a snake - it was HUGE!













Maddox enjoying the parade:-)









Lance, Landon, Kelsey, and I rode in the fire trucks during the parade. The kids had a lot of fun! Lucky for us, the fire trucks were first and we were able to go back and sit with our family and catch candy!













Best Buddies:-)











We were watching the parade and Heather nudged me and pointed to the girls - they were just standing there holding hands - it was so cute!

SURPRISE!!!!

Dad and I threw mom a surprise party for her 50th birthday. It was so hard to keep the secret when that's all I was working on and thinking about, but we pulled it off! She was so surprised! We had cake, visited, and it turned out to be a wonderful evening! The mosquitos were terrible, but everyone still had a good time.














Aunt Claudia playing outside with the kids





























Mom was TOTALLY surprised! You could tell by the look on her face walking up to the building that she didn't suspect a thing. It was great!!





























The kids helping mom open her gifts.

Movin' on Up

Kelsey recently moved up to the next class in gymnastics, and she LOVES it! We already see so much improvement. She can pretty much do a backward somersault, and she has been practicing her cartwheels. We are so proud of her!

So Much Fun....

Maddox is growing up so fast! I can't believe he is already 4 months old! They change so much between the 3rd and 4th month. I just thought I would share this video with everyone. It's just really cute, and I hope you laugh as much as we did! Have a great week!

My Baby Girl Goes to School!!

Well Kelsey had her first day of preschool today, and, like I said before, there were mixed feelings. She was so excited when she woke up this morning, then she was upset and didn't want to go, and then she was excited again. Once we got there, same thing. There were some tears, but after a few minutes, she was okay. I ended up staying there the whole time (but I wasn't the only mother!) I actually enjoyed watching! When we left, Kelsey told me, "That was so much fun - I want to do this every day!"

Labor Day Camping

Playing in Jon and Jessica's tent (because it was so much more fun than ours!)













Enjoying the fire



Helping Jon blow up the air mattress

Mmmm......pop

This past weekend we went camping with Jon and Jessica Gutwein. The kids had a BLAST!! We stayed in Monticello across from the beach. On Sunday night we went to Indiana Beach, which is always a lot of fun. Monday we took the kids mini-golfing. They did really good for their first time! Maddox stayed home with my parents. I think he had much more fun with them! Thanks mom and dad!

Maddox Tried Cereal

So, Maddox tried rice cereal for the first time the other day. Do you think he liked it?? Of course not!! The other kids were (or should I say are) picky eaters, so why wouldn't Maddox be too? We tried a couple of different times, and he hated it both times. Oh, well. We'll try again in a few months. A lot changes in a few months, right?