The First of Many Yet to Come.........

So, our little guy is doing SO good with walking! At this point, he usually walks half the time and crawls half the time. He is starting to stand up in the middle of the floor by himself, and it is so cute! As a mother of 2 other children, I know that this is an exciting time, but I also know that this is when the bumps and bruises come! Tonight, Maddox got his first "black eye". He was walking in the sunroom and fell. No one is sure what he hit - maybe the coffee table, maybe a toy car. Who knows!

This is the only picture that I was able to get. He wasn't really in a picture-taking mood. I don't know if you can even see it, but I promise it's there. I took him in the kitchen and tried to put ice on it, but he was more interested in putting the ice in his mouth! He's a pretty tough little guy! It swelled up and bruised right away! I'm sure this is only the first of many more!!

It's Been a Great Week!

This past week was a pretty fun week! The weather was awesome, so we were outside a lot. I had a 'girl's night' with some friends. It was so much fun. Adrienne, Kara, and I went over to Ade's mom's house. I took the kids for a while so they could swim, and they had so much fun. They are still talking about it! Lance was awesome - he came and picked them up so we girls could enjoy a night to ourselves! It was a great night! The next day Tyler and Lacie came over for dinner (although I didn't really get any pictures!). We roasted brats and sausages over a fire. It was fun! So, here are a few pictures of the kids swimming.
Kelsey once again being silly.......

Maddox LOVED the water!

Everyone enjoying a snack afterwards

Enjoying the Beautiful Weather

The kids have been begging to go to the park, so with the nice weather we've had, we finally got there. All 3 kids had a great time!!!

A Few Random Pictures

Kelsey being silly - I don't think she knows how to take a serious picture!

This is how I found Landon the other day. He said he was sweeping my floor for me. It must have been pretty dirty!

Maddox found a bagle that one of the kids left on the table. He was in Heaven!

Picnic in the living room.

Quiet time.......

He's Getting Closer.......

Maddox gets closer everyday to walking. Today, he took 15 steps!! I tried to get him on video, but as soon as he saw my camara, he wanted to hurry up and crawl to get it. So, I had to get a video from behind.

Firefighters

We were bored one night, so Lance had the idea of taking the kids up to the fire station. It was a good idea because the kids had so much fun! They were able to help daddy clean the fire trucks, and they got to climb on them and look around. They were pretty impressed!!

Our Recent Florida Trip

As most of you know, we were in Florida last week. We left on Friday the 30th and got home yesterday the 10th. We drove (crazy, I know) and it pretty much took us 24 hours to get there. We had a couple of incidents that set us back. Landon and Maddox both got sick twice! I'm not sure what the problem was because they never had any other symptoms, and it was just twice and they were done. It was bad, though! But, we made it! The weather was pretty chilly most of the time, but we had a few days of really warm weather. Jon and Jessica Gutwein went with us, and the kids LOVED having them there! We all had such a great time! The trip home was less eventful, and we made it back in 21 hours. I have to say, the kids were SO GOOD! There were times when I thought we were insane to have driven, but for being in the car for 24 hours, they did great!! I have A LOT of pictures to post, so I broke it up a little. I did separate posts of Maddox, Landon, and Kelsey, and then I posted some family pictures. Hope you enjoy looking at them!

Maddox in Florida

Maddox was SO GOOD on the way down!! (and the way home too!)

He slept in his pack-n-play. He did not sleep as well as he does at home, but I still cannot complain! He did great!

He loved being outside!

Here is Maddox's first time in the sand. As you can tell, he didn't like it too well!!! I think it was because it was so cold!

Getting ready to swim!

He really enjoyed the water!

Back in the sand.....he got used to it and was playing in it!

Landon in Florida

Landon on the way down. He was saving daddy's spot while he got gas.

He didn't like the ocean too well. He thought it was too cold.

He was loving the sand!!

Nap time!!! He was usually so tired!!

Lance and Jon took Landon golfing one day and did not put sunblock on him!!!! I don't know if you can see the ring around his eyes or not, but he was pretty burnt! Luckily, he did not complain of it hurting.

Landon got a hole in one while mini golfing! He was so excited!

I LOVE his face in this picture!! It makes me laugh every time!

Kelsey in Florida

Kelsey LOVED the ocean!!

She didn't want her picture taken, so she was pouting!

Now she is just being goofy!

Her beautiful sand castle.

We went mini golfing a couple of times while we were here. Kelsey said that it was her favorite part - she loved it!

One of my little fish.

Playing frisbee