Not until we are married

Kalin and Andrew were playing last night while I was working on our computer. At first they were spies and kept sneaking up on me, but since I wasn't doing a whole lot they switched and decided they were going to get married. I could hear Kalin planning the wedding and the dance...then both her and Andrew would start giggling. They sounded like a couple of giggle boxes (I love that sound.) Anyway about 5 minutes later Kalin turns to Andrew and says, "Do not yell at me now, you have to wait until we are married before you yell at me." Now there are a lot of things that I want to tell Kalin to wait until she gets married to do, but that was not one of them. It just cracked me up.

First day of Kindergarten

Kalin started kindergarten Monday at Herirage Christian School, and she loved it. Actually her words were, "It is AWESOME." This is such a relief....last year when she started Pre-K we had two weeks of tears from both Kalin and myself....what a difference a year makes. I'm so proud of her.

Andrew's Birthday

While back in Marshalltown attending Todd and Sara's wedding, we decided to celebrate Andrew's birthday. Luckily, my camera came and we have proof of at least one of the birthday parties. Again, we did the Mickey Mouse thing.

Aunt Melissa, always seems to find the most unique gifts possible.

Thanks to everyone who helped Andrew celebrate his numerous birthdays!

Wedding

My cousin Todd got married to Sara in August. Sara is a very nice girl. Her and her son, Cody, will be a great addition to our family. The kids did okay at the wedding, but LOVED the dance. The Chicken Dance and the Hokey Pokey were their favorites...and who doesn't like the Chicken Dance...seriously? Anyway it was a fun day.

Dress up

The Prince and Princess dancing with each other.
My kids like to play dress up...it kind of comes and goes. Lately they have been on a dress up kick. This is Andrew dressed up as a Prince and Kalin dressed up as a Princess. (I'm not quite sure which Prince likes to wear dresses but I'm sure there is one out there somewhere!) Anyone looking to get rid of a Prince costume please send it our way.

Kalin dressed her little brother up as a fireman...again we are a little confused. Aunt Beth does the skirt look familiar? Again anyone with an extra fireman costume please send it our way! ;)

Summer Fun

Andrew and Kalin having a squirt gun fight. The kids would fill up their squirt guns in the swimming pool and then they had to stand there until I counted to three...then it was time to get each other. This is our first set of squirt guns and the kids had a lot of fun.

Andrew turned 3 on August 1st. We had an early birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese with Grandpa Dick, Grandma Pat, Uncle Randy, Aunt Becky, Ben, and Nick. The kids loved playing all the games and then we celebrated with Mickey Mouse cupcakes. Then on Andrew's acutal birthday we had a party with just Dad, Kalin and myself. We had Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast and Andrew got to open his gifts. Kalin got him the Slip and Slide and two squirt guns...then later that day we headed out for a short family vacation in Kansas City. Unfortunately you will just have to imagine all the fun we had at the above events, because Andrew broke our digital camera...but as you can see it has been replaced and I'm getting the hang of the new camera.

Father's Day

So I am pretty much way behind in posting pictures from the summer...my goal is to get caught up this weekend so I can post first day of school pictures next week. Anyway we did celebrate Father's Day...I took the kids shopping and we looked and looked for the perfect gift for such an awesome Dad and we came up with a tent. Unfortunately, the only time it has been set up is in our basement....it seemed like everytime we were going to attempt an outing (our backyard) it rained. We still have a couple of weeks left so Bob may get to try out his gift. The kids and I also made Bob is favorite, a big M & M cookie. Bob is a terrific Dad who loves his kids and is a true leader for our family, and for that I am truely grateful.

Janet's Graduation

In June, we made a trip up to Milwaukee to see Janet (Bob's cousin) graduate from high school. Janet is a wonderful young lady, and is a terrific role model for Kalin and Andrew. We also got to take in a Brewer's game, and the kids got their first opportunity to tailgate. It was a great weekend spent with family!