Spring has sprung...

 My nephew came for a visit, so of course we had to take some pictures of these cousins together.

 Two five year old, they are only four months apart.

 Here is Miss Piper on Easter...she is getting too big.

And of course the duo...double trouble, double fun, double the love.

Christmas Recap

 Discovering all the presents Christmas morning.

 Who needs toys when you can play with boxes.

 Stroller for Brenna...chew toy?

 Now NeeNee can feed the birds.

 Piper got Uncle Matt and Aunt Beka fish food...for her fish cousins.

 Daddy and Brenna taking a break from all the excitement.

And the guys both got gun cases.  Eric say's next year he will buy his own case and ask Santa to fill it. 

"All my dreams can true" she said.  Piper was very excited that Santa brought her Cuddles.

Capturing December ~ Day 24

No Christmas Eve is complete without trying to figure out where all the screws go on a new toy...Uncle Matt and Aunt Beka helping put a toy together for Christmas morning.

Capturing December ~ Day's 20, 21, 22 & 23

 Day 20 ~  Friday night we opened stocking...Piper seems to like what she is opening.

 Day 21 ~ Saturday we traveled from Iowa to Arkansas to be with my Grandmother and family for the weekend...sleeping really does make the trip go faster.

 Day 22 ~ Sunday I was able to spend time with my a few of my cousins...Christie and are just six months apart( we have another cousin Keren who is six months older then me),  getting to spend time with any of them is special.

 Here is Piper and my cousin Christie's little guy Tyler,  theses two are only a month apart.

Day 23 ~  We finally got to my parents in Louisiana,  NeeNee was to happy to have her babies.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the best Mom and NeeNee ever.   We love you and hope you have a wonderful day.

NeeNee & Grumpy come to visit.

 Blake looks way too big sitting here all by himself.

 Sweet Brenna was too interested in all the goings on to look at Mommy.

 Piper enjoyed our trip to the pumpkin patch with my parents,  she had a great time in the play area.

 Watching a parade with some of her favorite people.

 Looks like Grumpy has the touch...Shh.

 Picture got a little mixed up, oops.    Piper and NeeNee picked the perfect pumpkin.

 Checking out the corn pool.

 Brenna seems to be saying "I would like that corn cooked please."

 And yes, I found corn in the laundry the next day. :)

And to top off a great week,  kisses from a sweet little boy.

A day at the state fair

 Eric and I decided Piper needed a Mommy/Daddy day and so we left the duo with Nana and Grandpa and took Piper to the Iowa State Fair.    What a fun time we had.

 I know people usually do not like pictures of themselves but I have to say I Love this one.   The colors are perfect(not editing needed) and it screams of excitement, fun and good food(a shrimp corn dog with sweet jalapeno glaze ~ heaven in your mouth) and to top it off it was taken by a cute little 4 year old.

 You can not go the the fair and not see the butter cow,  a state fair tradition.

 And of course it is fun to see all the big, beautiful fruits and veggies.   How many pies could you make out of this dude?

 There is just something nostalgic about the lights of the fair at sunset.

 Fair food ~ gotta love it.  

 There are over 60 food options on a stick...including a boiled egg on a stick.

 Me and my sweetheart ~ another picy taken by Piper.   

Cotton Candy ~ the best fair food ever!       
 We had a wonderful day and enjoyed our family time very much.     

Family Vacation 2013

 Last week we took a much needed family vacation to Omaha, Ne.  It was only four hours away from home so the trip was not too bad with three kiddos.  We had a great time and were not ready to  come home and face all of our daily responsibilities.

 Rolling hill of Nebraska ~ Beautiful corn fields.

 Picnic lunch at a park in Avoca, IA.   We had the most perfect weather,  warm but there was almost always a breeze. 

 Walking the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge between Iowa and Nebraska.

 Fun day at Omaha's Henry Doorley Zoo,  if you ever are in the area this is a zoo you must visit.  It was so nice and lots of things to see.  We did not have time to see it all.

 Brenna and her Daddy riding the Skyfari ~ this is a sky lift that take you over some of the zoo.

 Our three cutie after supper at Cracker Barrel.  One of Piper and Mommies favorite places.

 We visited the The Durham Museum ~ the former Union Station.   Very neat place.   Here are Eric and Piper sitting on one of the original train benches. 

 Look at this cute little girl I found on vacation.

 Of course we had to visit Farmall Land~USA.   Eric has talked about visiting this place for a long time and it just so happened to be on our way.   He was in red tractor heaven (and so was a certain 4year old.)

Blake seemed to enjoy himself too,  Brenna said "I think I will take a nap."
  We had a great time and are already look forward to the next trip we can take together.