Funny Faces!

This girl was on a roll today! This face? ...this is how you prepare for a little dab if chapstick! I'm still laughing! ;)

Silly Ellie!

I said "Bailey, you stink"...Ellie proceeds to try to put a diaper on the dog! Guess I shouldn't use that phrase so much with Elle! You stink = new diaper! ;)

Visit from the Duncans!

We had some friends come to see us today! Oh wow! These kids were wound up by the end of their visit tonight! I think they all had tons of FUN! Thanks for coming to see us Duncans!! :)

I love having a little girl!

My baby snuggling her baby! I love having a little girl! :)

Working Out and Socks + Shoes!

Just a couple of fun pictures!

We just about always have one kiddo downstairs working out with us in the mornings...usually two. The other morning before Ellie was up, Zay was quite motivated to workout with us! Pull-ups, squats, jumps...you name it - he was up for it! 

Goodness, goodness...if there is one thing that my kids do that really gets under my skin, it's this. I spend so much time putting on socks and shoes on and then tying and re-tying shoes...ONLY to have them take them all off in the car so I can do it again when we get to our destination! Ugh! I guess with sweet faces like this, you can't get too mad at them! ;)

Brother-Sister!

These two...so cute together these days. :) 

This is a picture from last weekend...we ended up getting a flat tire on our trailer after shopping at Home Depot. :(

Ellie really likes to do EVERYTHING Zay does! :)

Day 40 - 40 Days of Blogging

Well - I made it...40 blog posts! Might not have been EACH and EVERY day, but I got 'er done! And I'm really excited because it was a GREAT challenge for me! And a great reminder why I take the time to do this blog-thing! It's such a great way to keep track of our memories. I've had so many people tell me that they have gone back to some of our older blog posts and read about our journey...and I have too! It's so fun to have this journal to see where we were 4 or 5 years ago, compared to where we are today! And there is no doubt that it's only by God's doing!

Sitting in church today, I was actually brought to tears thinking about how amazing this day is. Resurrection day...Jesus is ALIVE and he's ALIVE in my life! I'm so blessed to know Jesus and to know what Jesus did for me and for my husband and my children...and for YOU! Thinking about what Jesus did on the cross for ME, I can get pretty emotional and pretty pumped up at the same time. He loves ME that much. God loves ME that much. Thank you - thank you, Jesus!

Happy Easter from our family to yours! :)

Day 39 - 40 Days of Blogging

Well in case you didn't know...we are on a boat, in the ocean and he pushed me overboard to go for a swim...we've just encountered some sharks...but dont worry...he's throwing me a "donut"!!

We then moved on to reading Ellie nursery rhymes before her nap...Zay named on story "Duck, Duck, Ellie"!

Silly faces! :)

Out to eat!

Going out to eat tonight! ...Hmmm, somehow my kitchen still got messy...but all my cooking is done, kid's food is packed and someone else is cooking my food! 

Day 36 - 40 Days of Blogging

This little lady...she's getting teeth! Lot's of them. She got her first two teeth around 10 months (I think)...then she waited 6+ months to get another two teeth! Now...it's been months again! Today I saw that she's getting 3 more teeth and probably more this time! Silly little girl and so different than Zay. He had ALL his teeth (except 2 year molars) at 12 months! 

Talkin about teeth!

I kept asking her..."how many teeth do you have in there?" Finally she grabs my hand and puts it in her mouth to feel! ;)

PKU Appt.

PKU checkup today! Of course we took our standard "we were here pic!"...and also a pic of how Zay seems to win over every lady he runs into...be it the red hair paired with his smile or the fact that he asks for PINK bandage tape and TWO stickers...one to share with his sister!

Day 35 - 40 Days of Blogging

On the 13th, Ellie turned 19 months and I turn 31! Eeek...we are getting sooo old! ;) 

Little known fact about our family...The girls are born on the 13th of the month (Ellie: Sept 13th & Mommy: April 13th) and the boys are born on the 16th of the month (Zay: Dec 16th & Daddy: March 16th).

Day 34 - 40 Days of Blogging

I spy with my little eye....two little kiddos running off energy! We LOVE this warmer weather!!! :)

Day 30 - 40 Days of Blogging

So happy to remember that 9 years ago this guy asked me to marry him. Man...what a great memory. And yep, I'm still so in love with him. Mushy, I know...but I thank God daily that I get to spend my days with him...even when he's grumpy or I'm tired or the kids don't listen - it's an amazing little life we've created together and I just love it. Just like I love him. 

On another note...the kids and I spent some time outside today! For me, it was still a little chilly, but the kids LOVED it! 

Haha...I totally RAN some sprints in our back yard while the kids were playing in the sandbox. Remember how I was cold...thought it would help me warm up! And it did! I felt like I was back in track, running 'accelerations' on the football field! And the neighbors? Yeah, they think I'm nuts.

Only my kid would be wearing a stocking hat (because I'm always worried about ear infections with Zay) but then also kick his shoes off! 

She is somewhere in between being a 'rough-n-tough' little girl and being a 'girly-girl'...she has moments of both!

Day 29 - 40 Days of Blogging

After a loooong weekend, Monday didn't turn out too much better. The last few days have been full of craziness! We had a VERY clogged drain in our kitchen sink (shout-out to my hubby for getting it fixed...took awhile, but we got it!), and with about 15 minutes to spare we got the drain un-clogged right before Shane's family showed up to our house to celebrate Spring birthdays! We had a great visit with Shane's family, but then last night things started going downhill for Zay. Ellie was sick late last week, so I'm figuring that Zay caught what she had...but it is just so unfair how much worse his sicknesses are. We were up most of the night last night, and all day today he hasn't had much relief. I feel bad for my little buddy. :( Hoping we can bounce back a bit tomorrow and things can get back to normal!

My sick little guy. :(

Ellie wearing her brother's hand-me-downs last weekend...she sure made that John Deere sweatshirt look cute! :)

Day 27 - 40 Days of Blogging

Sometimes a little girl just needs her Daddy. (I was a bit of a Daddy's girl growing up...so I know this.) :)

Day 26 - 40 Days of Blogging

Zay took it upon himself to dig out every single hat we own. Nice of him. He was certainly proud when he found a hat that had a 'hat clip light' attached to it...it was the "coolest hat he'd ever seen!!! Then of course his sister insisted on wearing a hat too...so why not a backwards stocking hat of your brother's. Never dull around here, never dull. 

Day 25 - 40 Days of Blogging

I don't have a lot to share tonight! Today was, well, busy. Chiropractor Appointment, Expensive Vet Appointment for Bailey, visit from my brother, husband working late and a lot of things around the house. And tonight I'm trying to get some work done quickly, as I have a feeling that my little girl might be up throughout the night with a bit of a cold/sickness...she's already whined a bit since I've had a chance to sit down! :(

So, bear with me...because I'm calling this a post today. BUT - I will include a couple pictures to make it more legit! ;)

Probably TMI, but this little girl was in the bath first thing this morning. She woke up with some dried "spit up/throw up" plastering her hair down. Gross, I know...but she didn't even cry in the middle of the night, so I'm not sure what to think! Oh how kids just change the order of your days sometimes!

Zay's masterpiece today. He is getting so good at drawing and writing! Take a look at that "A" - perfection! ;)

Day 20 - 40 Days of Blogging

A little comparison...I thought it would be fun to look back at my kiddos and see how much they look alike. We get told all the time that they look a lot like each other! In some of these milestone pics I can see it, and others I think they don't look as much alike...? Granted, these pics are just the first ones I could find, so I could probably dig a little more and find pictures that really match expressions, etc! What do you think...do they look like brother and sister??? ;)

Isaiah/Elizabeth - Newborn

Isaiah/Elizabeth - 3 Months

Isaiah/Elizabeth - 6 Months

Isaiah/Elizabeth - 9 Months

Isaiah/Elizabeth - 12 Months

Isaiah/Elizabeth - 18 Months

Day 19 - 40 Days of Blogging

This is it...this is all I've got today...two instagram pics! Better than nothing, right??? ;)

A cute little girl waiting for me as I return from the mailbox!

He makes cleaning up toys look cool!! ;)