Sunday, May 19, 2013

Spring has sprung...scratch that...SUMMER is here!!!

Finally for the first year ever Paul was here for Mother's Day. For the past few years he has always had a flight on Mother's Day so we were lucky enough to have a family day!

This weekend we got another pleasant surprise that Daddy was coming home! He was suppose to be gone for another week so this was great news! He did miss Clare's soccer game but we have one last one before the end of the season. Dominic also turned 8 months old this weekend! He is not quite crawling yet but he is army crawling everywhere! He is the happiest baby ever but still spits up after every bottle...which is interesting when he army crawls through his spit up.....

We ended the weekend fishing with Cousin Grayson and having a BBQ at our house with the kiddos playing outside and in the sprinkler. I love the simpleness of enjoying all that summer has to offer. Here's to long summer days with lots of sunshine, tans, flip flops, and making more memories!



































Sunday, May 5, 2013

Stay Calm and Fly on....

This weekend our Clarabelle got to experience her first adventure of flying. Daddy was scheduled for a quick Saturday flight from St. Louis to Kansas and back. It was the perfect scenario for Daddy to use his anxious co pilot! So off they went! Daddy was a bit nervous because Clare had never been flying, let a lone have to sit by herself without mommy or daddy by her side in an unknown environment. Mommy was a bit nervous as well....what if Clare got scared in the middle of the flight and no one would be there to calm her fears? With a quick call to check in upon landing my first question was "how did she do?" With laughter if the background and Clare shouting "I went flying! Mommy I'm at the airport!" I knew all was well. Daddy was quite impressed as well. Clare sat in the back yelling "start your engines, ready for take off!" Once again our daughter was braver than we give her credit for! Needless to say her visit to the airport and ride on the airplane were the topic of conversation all weekend!
Along with her bravery this young lady has a very vivid imagination! For a while now I have become Queen and Daddy Prince Charming! Clare (aka Witch as she calls herself) likes to cast spells on us and lock us up in a tower...she always likes to act like she is a good witch and trick us with acts of kindness but will turn on you quickly and cast another spell on you...I know, I can't hardly follow her imagination either! The pictures below show Clare tricking Prince Charming into thinking she was a good witch then casting a spell on him that knocks him down to the ground...mommy and daddy also have a good imagination!
Our favorite mister is cutting another tooth so true to his routine he is currently screaming in his crib hopefully wearing himself out for a good nights sleep...funny thing is his sister has all her teeth and she is screaming in her bed also....long weekend I suppose : )