new mexico trip

we had a great time in new mexico last week. it was a super busy week seeing old friends, a job interview in albuquerque for dan and partook in a wonderful memorial for dans' grandmother. this trip i made sure to actually took pics of our trip. not all the pics are super exciting but it was a great trip

we finally got to see the sprays after years of missing each other

and got some play time in with the strawmanns

addie, nathan spray, andrew spray, john and caleb spray

i got to finally see aunt kelly's baby bump.

met sweet lily rose.

katie cummings reading to addie. katie gave addie the sweetest red riding hood dress up outfit.

like father like son

addie discovered the best thing in the world.... a trampoline

john throwing the football with kyle cummings

watching that crazy nana extract the honey comb

and addie doesn't want to miss out either

brave nana

capping the honey

waiting for the honey to pour out of the spout

THE BEST HONEY IN THE WORLD!!!!!

4 G's

gogo, john, gigi and addie

i am glad we remembered to take this photo.

i love it when the kids quietly get along.

enjoying the sunrise over the organs

addie getting some uninterrupted nana time

sharing m&ms at grandmothers memorial.

the bomber photo

todd must be saying something to the effect that laura owes him big for having to stand close to addie and her killer stink bomb of a diaper

nana doing her own jazzercise routine

sweet ol addie

i am not sure what is so amazing about a wheel barrow but my kids seem to know the secret.

if i close my eyes and pretend i'm flying then i really am flying no matter how uncomfortable i feel.

nothing ever changes.... comic books still rule the world whether at home or 2,000 miles away

from then to now

i can't believe that our last post was john's first day of school. uggg. i am gonna pull the "i"m a busy mom of 2 kids". it's sounds so much better then i am too lazy. the post goes backwards. sorry.

SPRING

HALLELUJAH!!!!!! SPRING IS FINALY HERE

we are all excited that the snow is finally gone.

john is especially happy. he cried every time it snowed.

with spring comes ice cream, red buds, dogwoods and flip flops.

FLIP FLOPS YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

EASTER

yesterday we went to our good friends Ms. Brenda and Mr. Chris' for a wonderful, relaxing Easter Hunt. though the weather was wonderful the kids still were as sweaty and dirt filled as they could possibly get.

we didn't get our annual family easter pic this year but we were 30 minutes early for church. that has to count for something. right?

summer dress, flips flops and swings... nuff said

listening to instructions on the Egg Hunt. the bucket on the head helps.

addie loved searching for eggs.

though john was done with finding his six eggs before i could even snap a pick.

THIS AND THATS

2 weeks ago addie attended her first birthday party. it was a dress up birthday party. that had her name written all over it. it was the best day.

last summer dan and john built a fire pit in our backyard. we had to break it in and make sure that the fire pit made adequate smores. and it did. they were delicious.

just thought you'd like to see our dog beanie. just in case you forgot about her.

leon and elaine visiting back in feb. it was a great visit.

addie pretending to be a baby who is sleepy and needs to take a nap.

john has become so independent this past year. here he is making oatmeal. he is such a big help around the house and an even bigger help with addie. he gets addie out of bed, fixes her breakfast, and turns on a cartoon for them to watch.

john spends a lot of his time reading. i don't care how he wears his hair as long as his love for learning never stops.

riding off into the sunset with pinky bear.

daily outfit for addie.

john in his first tae kwon do class.

supporting the SAINTS in the superbowl

the snow is finally melting.

the kids literally spent less then 20 min in the snow the entire season. here is a rare photo of this event. john told dan that he is to look for a job only in the hot cities where it doesn't snow.

this snow we got 11" of snow in one night. we were trapped in our house for 4 days. literally we couldn't leave our drive way. it took the city 4 days to make it to our neighborhood.

at christmas john and nana had a "nana adventure"

we started our year with the welcoming of emma mae.