Pass the ....MUD????

Kevin is drywalling and mudding our family Movie Room! Tess heard the word mud and she was THERE..... I will help you Daddy!! Yikes!

I am so glad Kevin let her ...Help...if that is even the right word for it! Regardless if it took him some extra time, he was thrilled to have her invovled with the project! Such a good Daddy!

One pink sock, one yellow sock....our little Unique Tess!

"How is dis Daddy? I help you!"

XOXOXO

"What ya doing Daddy? Making a Cake?" -Tess

Daddy's Girls

Happy Father's Day!!

I was blessed to grow up with an amazing and involved Dad! I look up to my Dad for endless reasons and most importantly....My Dad is always caring, loving and willing to help! If you know me at all, it clear that I know how blessed I am to having caring parents!

When the time came and I met Kevin, I knew I had met my match! He is caring, loving and always there to take care of me....what this means is he is an amazing husband and Daddy to our girls! Blessings again, from above! The package even included a wonderful father-in-law...bonus!

So here's to the Dads in my life....My Husband, My Daddy-O, My Brother and My Father -in-Law..... Such wonderful examples of men for our girls to grow up with!

Bugs!!! Bugs????

She loves them, She loves them NOT!

Tess is having a tough time deciding her true feelings on bugs....

"Mommy, come quick, it's a bug, I not like it"....

"Look Mommy, dis (this) bugs, he's coot"....

It sure it fun to watch the mixed reactions....

One thing is for sure, she likes her bike helmet!

6 Months...How can it be???

ZZZZ!

17 1/2 pounds.....28 1/2 inches....

Kevin's heart has been won over by his Girls! 6 Months, 1/2 a year, Many weeks, Countless Joys.....It is her half birthday but we WHOLE Love her!! Our "Ella Bella", "Ella Bear", Our Baby is 6 Months Old! Ohhh, How time goes fast. These little milestones seem to come so quickly. We are so blessed to have such a healthy, happy and joyful little bundle...well, tall bundle of joy, she is off the charts so far! Kevin, Tess and I could not be more pleased with the endless joys that come our way each day with Ella! The noises of the house with a six month old and a three year old are so precious, I try to soak up every bit of it. I was holding both the girls the other day and I thought to myself. Kevin and I could not have even known what God's plan was for us with our family, we simply trust in it as we always do....We feel so blessed! Ella and Tess bring us joy and laughter, especially seeing them together! Six months we are thankful for every second of our entire journey as it continues!!

Catch the Big One!

Kevin and I were very excited to put in a pond when we build our home. Last summer we stocked it with fish and the hope is for us to enjoy fishing for fun with the kiddos. It has happened sooner then we thought it would! Although the fish are still small, we enjoy catching and releasing them and feeding them.

Our friend Mike came down recently with the "boys"! It was a fun evening had by all. Tess kept up with the boys! Mike and Kevin thought that the boys would eventually put the worm on the hook or take the fish off....wrong, we could not keep up! They also brought their lawn chairs down to the pond thinking they might sit back and take it all in....wrong again! Those kiddos kept the three of us very busy, the fish were biting and the beset part....We ALL had a great time. Ella watched from her stroller, and Tess was a busy little girl! We are thankful for our country land and for our pond, it will bring many fun summer nights!

Quotable Moments....

I often tell myself, I have to write that down.... Especially out of the mouths of babes.....I had been writing them in Tessa's journal and writing about Ella's adorable babbles in her journal....

There have been so hilarious recent ones from dear Tess...

"Mommy, they had pizza at the Farmers Market, (giggle), I didn't believe my eyes"

"Give me BIG snuggles"

"Mommy, when is your parents going to come visit"

"I do it just fine Mommy"

When is Daddy coming home,

(she came to snuggle in our bed in the morning then Kevin left for work when she fell back asleep), I lost Daddy in the bed, where is he"

SHHHH! "Our Baby is seeping (sleeping)" (when there were other kiddos over) Too Cute!!

At dinner "can I have more chops, (pork chops) they are good (after already eating 1 1/2 pork chops)

"Mommy....long pause...I loves You! (Melt your heart)

"Will you hold me in both yous arms Mommy...(Well YES!)"

"Ella leaved me" (as Ella rolled away from her)

"Make my hair look like an ice ceam cone????(after some explanation a ponytail on top of her head)

"Do I have to go night night, I not so tired...."

"Don't call it a horse and buggy, I don't like bugs so much"

IT IS SO MUCH FUN having a 3 year old!

Ella's Quotes....

BaaaaaBaaaa!

Dadadada!

Giggles....Big open mouth!

Snorts when so is so excited! and kicks her legs wildly!!

The journey is so joyous!

Good Times, These are the Good Times!

Two things I LOVE... Family + Walk = Happy!

We had the joy of taking in a local family walk on a gorgeous evening. It was part of a marathon festival in town. We opted for the family walk option and we couldn't have been happier! The weather was great and the kiddos had a blast! The walk was 2 miles and Tess and Eva walked most of it...so proud! The walk was so well planned, bubble blowers, music, sidewalk chalk and stickers along the route! Following the dinner we enjoyed a dinner with our friends, and ice cream....guess who had that idea?????...Yes, Kevin and the kids couldn't have been happier (Jamie and I enjoyed it too!)

It was a good time had by all!!