Happy Birthday Kevin!

Happy Birthday Kevin!!!

We love you so much! You are such a good husband and great dad! 

Thank you for all you do for us! You da best!!!!

Kevin's Birthday Week!

So tomorrow is Kevin's Birthday he will be 29 years old! So everybody call/text him if you can. This week we have been trying to give him special treatment and do nice things for him. I made him his favorite smoothie for breakfast and his favorite sandwich for lunch and tonight his favorite dinner...catfish and of course his favorite desert APPLE PIE and chocolate chip cookies! 

His favorite smoothie:

8 oz milk

6 whole frozen strawberries

1/2 peeled apple

1/2 banana

3 seconds of drizzling honey

His favorite sandwich: 

2 slices of bread

little miracle whip on each slice

turkey on one side 

extra sharp cheddar cheese on the other

bacon (crispy only)

very thinly sliced purple onion

very thinly sliced tomato

little bit of lettuce 

light pepper

mustard in the center 

His favorite Dinner: 

fried catfish

fresh squeezed lemons

mashed potatoes

caesar salad

Papa's Girls

So oddly enough we only got to see my mom (the girls call her mimi) for 2 days since she had a trip planned the same dates as ours to London and Paris. She had a great time with my Aunt Sheryl, Sister Janette and Niece Samantha. So the girls spent some time with Papa and they loved it. They are already missing our family and Ella just says I miss Papa and Mimi but since liv can't talk yet here's how I know what she is saying: 

My dad always has a roll of fruit flavored certs in his pocket. The kids love them and even before they have teeth he holds it out for them to lick. Ella asks for a cert constantly and liv automatically gets one if Ella does. Well at the airport when we were saying goodbye dad gave me the rest of his roll of certs to give to the girls. I stuck them in the side of my purse. Well, today Liv spotted them. I pulled them out and gave each of the girls one. Ella quickly ate hers but Liv took her cert to the door and started pointing to go out there and then pointed at the cert. TRANSLATION: Take me to papa!

Our last few day's of vacation

So here are a few more pictures from our vacation and our trip home. 

This is Sarah my niece and Ella. 

So Sarah says, "liv's hands are dirty" and I said, "she loves to wash her hands so can you help her wash them?" then a few minutes later ella comes running the living room saying, "mom, livia is in her diaper in mimi's sink and she is all wet. come and see" She was having the time of her life and did end up with clean hands thanks to Sarah!

This is us traveling through the airport. Ella loves the escalators but I can't take the stroller on them so we race to the elevator. 

Ella loves the train at the airport. 

This is daddy getting it done!!! He got both the girls to sleep the whole flight! 

On Saturday it snowed a few inches! Ella loved it. It was the best kind of snow. You know the one that makes a great snowman. 

Ella and Karianne playing in the backyard. 

Here is the snowman

Liv didn't feel very good so she had to watch from inside. 

My friend gave Ella this Ariel costume. She loved it and looked amazing too! 

Catching Up

Our Visit with the Sharpe's! 

This is Addison swinging in the backyard. 

This is baby Jayce. He is so cute. 

Here are the boys. Kevin, Brannon and Jayce

And the girls, Me, Sheryl, Addi, and Rae Rae

Now a big sister too! The girls love their baby brother. 

What can I say she loves the camera. She is so beautiful! 

Ella and Michal at the farm. We came to see the new baby calves but couldn't leave out the cat. Ella loves their barn cat. 

Liv loves the animals too. She wants to get in the pen with the horses. 

Kevin and the girls as we visit my Grandpa

Beautiful Ella

Lunch with Kevin's Dad

Visiting the Fire Station. 

Skiing

The other day Ben and Kevin went skiing. They had a blast.

obviously I didn't go because only a few pictures exist. Kevin took some good video though he might post later.  

I had this photo on my other camera and it was to good not to post - Kevin at the sand dunes. 

Fun at the Colorado House

This is Kennedy Kay she is so funny! I love to hear her talk. One of my favorite lines is, "Neber Neber, Neber do dat. and Neber Neber Neber say dat." And she tells the girls, "No Holla"

Liv refused to walk down the road the right way so I finally had to intervene. 

Gigi loves her girls. 

Oops! KK stepped in the mud..well it might not of been an accident.?

Liv loved the walk and finding things on the side of the road. 

Our little cabin in the woods. 

Gigi and Kennedy at the waterfall

We tried to put the girls up on the logs but Liv started fussing and KK was trying to get her to stop.

Kennedy was working on the tree

Liv had to try some of the snow. Of course. Everything still goes in her mouth.