5 years...

It's hard to believe that it has been five years since Dan and I were married!  I guess time flies when you are having fun!  We have been so blessed these past five years -- or 12 years, if you want to count the dating years!  

We were looking back at pictures today.  Here is a few to share...

Little Max was nearly 3 in this picture.  As we were looking through pictures Addie thought this was her!  I can definitely see the resemblance!

We had a great wedding party...so much fun!! 

We were very nice to one another...

Our wedding cake was the best!  So I ordered one for our anniversary.  Just as delicious as on our wedding day!  Addie got the first piece.  She thought it was pretty good too!

Working with Hospice I run in to so many couples who have been married for 60+ years.  That is truly amazing.  As they are nearing the end of their lives they are just as much in love with each other as they were in the beginning.  They always tell me that not all days were good, but the majority were, and to be thankful for them.  To never take a day for granted, because one day, the days with the one you love will no longer be.  Definitely a great way to live. I pray that one day Dan and I can share our story and the wonderful marriage and love we had.

I feel so very blessed that I will be walking beside the man I love for the rest of our lives.

23 months...

Addie actually was 23 months about a week ago, but I am FINALLY getting her post up.  My heart started racing as I said that because I realized that in three short weeks, we are going to have a 2 year old on our hands!!!

It has been quite busy around here, and we are finally adjusting to the fact that this is just the way our life is now.  Never a dull moment, that is for sure! 

 Making a mess...

Some nights roles are reversed...Addie reads to us!

Hard to believe that we were dressed so warm just a week ago!

A quick update on Addie...
~She is in love with her babies.  She is a good momma (learns from the best!)
~Addie loves doing our hair.  Unfortunately, she is pretty rough, but if you say "ouch" she gives you a kiss!
~She talks up a storm and learns new phrases all the time.
~Loves picking out her clothes and dressing herself. 
~Can sit and watch a movie!  We had our first movie night and watched Tangled.  She now LOVES that movie!
~She is a lover.  Always telling us "love you, mom or love you, dad."  I'll have to admit that this is one of the most precious things about being a parent.  The words melt my heart!
~She has become Daddy's little helper with the cows.  She loves to milk cows!
~She has wonderful manners.  It is not very often that we have to remind her to use them.  Please, thank you, welcome (you're welcome), excuse me...just to name some she uses often.

On Sunday we start Sunday School.  This year I am teaching the nursery class so that Addie can go with me.  I am SO thankful that our church is accommodating to me and the fact that I am away from home more often now.  I almost didn't teach because I would miss that time with Addie.  Now I get the best of both worlds!!

I think that is it for now.  My computer hasn't been working, so I have a lot of pictures to share and catch up on!  I will be doing her big 2 year post here in a few weeks!!  Have a great night!!

company picnic...

There ARE perks to returning to work.  The company I work for had a picnic on Saturday.  Dan, Addie, Max, and I went and had a blast!  They had carnival cames and yummy food...all you could eat.  Needless to say, we did not leave hungry!

Max going down the big slide...

Addie watching the clown making her balloon...

...with her flower!

Max won this Hawkeye hat...pretty cool!!

Addie loved jumping!!  So much that we had a screaming child when we had to get her out...

A wonderful day with my family!!

Daddy's lil' helper...

Addie went out to help daddy tonight!  She loved helping daddy milk the cows and was still talking about it before bed!  Dan said she did great with just the two of them!!  She is growing up so fast!

fingers always in mouth...i guess if they are not there, they are up her nose....

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!! :)

Phone Favorites...

Here are some of my phone favorites from the week...

This one is classic!!  Finger in her nose as she is falling asleep!  We have been struggling with the picking of the nose lately.  I have even caught her eating them!!!! EWWWW!!!  I try not to react too harshly (by harshly, I mean GROSSED OUT)...but seriously picking is one thing, eating....YUCK!  Guess we will have to keep working on it....

The girl loves bubbles and EVERY opportunity she has to make them!

Another oldie...taken last year about this time with my friend Lizzy.  She wasn't too happy to be wearing these adorable pigtails!