Spring and Summer, so far!

Wow...Sorry everyone for not keeping you up to date with our family for the last few months!!! You know how summer is, busy, busy, busy!! We celebrated Carly's 1st Birthday on May 16th!!! I know! Can you believe she's already 13 1/2 months old? She is definately keeping us busy!! She started walking around 11 months and ever since has been go, go, go!! We think she's our "climber" and "trouble-maker". But she's a little cutie pie, so how do you get upset? Josie is our little helper and keeps her eye on Carly at all times! She's had a busy summer so far. She had her adorable dance recital of tap and ballet in June and a few weeks ago she finished, and passed, swimming lessons!! We're so proud of her-she is a little fish!!! Zach and I are staying busy with the kids, of course, but we are also training for some competitions. Zach has a big triathalon next week! And I am getting ready to run my first marathon in October!! I know, I said marathon! I'm going to give you more infor later, because I'm running for a cause-World Vision-and we are raising money to build a school in Africa. More to come on that...
I promise to be better about the rest of our summer and hope all of you have a good one!

Josie loves pushing Carly in her swing!!

Daddy reading a story at bedtime, are they paying attention?

Carly's first few steps at 11 months!

The girls playing outside on a sunny April day.

At Josie's preschool they have a "Birthday Walk" and Josie started school after her birthday last year, so she had her birthday walk in May. It's really cute, they walk around the sun 3 times (the years they are) and the other kids sing a special song.

Carly's First Birthday!

May 16th

She got so many wonderful gifts!

She was very careful when unwrapping! She stayed pretty interested, too!

Josie lovin up her sis!

Carly loved her cake, that was for sure!!

Ummmmmm!!!

Carly couldn't look away from her cake :)

Jayda, Josie and Carly.

Josie looks so enthused!

We filled up the wading pool on a hot day in May. Carly loved it! and Josie loved mauling her!

Josie's dance recital costume--They were little bunny's, so darn cute!!

Her tap outfit--she is such a little performer!!

Carly had to play dress up, too!

Jayda celebrated her 1st Birthday on may 31st!!

It took Jayda a while, but she finally just dug in!!

Spring is here!!! We've had some beautiful days to get outside and play lately! It's been great. Josie had definatly been waiting for this! She has been loving preschool and learning all sorts of great things. She knows the days of the week and writting her name is becoming easier every day. Carly is now 10 months old!! I know, can you believe it? She's on the verge of walking--taking 5-6 steps on her own and then falling to her knees to crawl, so much easier, the little stinker. She also loves real food now and is feeding herself pieces of mom and dad's meals. The girls are sure loving to play together more now that Carly is older. Although, Josie is already starting with "Mom, Carly's in my stuff!!!" Yay, I can't wait.

Enjoy the pictures!

We were playing peek a boo and she loved having the blanket over her face

Josie the Easter Bunny

Carly just kept trying to rip the ears off, I couldn't get a picture for the life of me!

Her little sunglasses are so cute! I can't believe she left these on!

Josie had her first "real" haircut in a salon--she wanted it shorter and shorter,

until it was just above her shoulders. It makes her look so big!!

Carly loves this walker and it has really helped her to walk and cruise.

But she also loves to grunt like a little piglet when you make her mad and

this is her face when she does it!

Sticking her tongue out--what a stinker.

Josie was the leader at dance class and it was parent watch day, too!

She loves her dance lessons

This was a new dance move

One of the few nice winter days we got outside and made a very small snowman.

Mom was to blame for the size...I just couldn't get the snow to stick!!


Carly is our little mischeivious child, she loves to hide under her saucer.

Wow!! It's been a while since I have updated our blog!! We had a wonderful Christmas with our two girls this year! Carly's first Christmas! Then Zach and I headed to sunny and warm Cozumel with my family in January! We had so much fun and then had to come back to this lovely weather! Josie had her first Valentine's Day party at preschool and she loved writting her name on every single valentine...all 22 of them!! Carly just turned 9 months!!! I know, I can't believe it either! She's been pulling herself up on furniture and thinking about letting go, but just isn't sure yet! Josie is little miss mommy to her and always letting me know when Carly's into something she shouldn't be. Spring is hopefully just around the corner and hopefully I'll be better about updating our blog!!

Josie and Carly posed so great for their Christmas picture!

Zach and I at Coconuts in Cozumel. It was a really fun place on a cliff over-looking the ocean!

Our family trip to Cozumel--stopped for a few drinks at Senor Frogs!


Our Valentines



Our three sweet girls, Jayda, Josie and Carly

Happy Halloween!!

Our Halloween was a fun one! Josie was so excited and loved being Ariel from The Little Mermaid. She especially loved the red wig! Carly was our little flower and was such a trooper with all the stops we made visiting Grandma's and Grandpa's! Josie's also in dance class this year and the parent's finally got to watch a practice last week! It was the cutest thing! And Josie was so lucky to be picked the leader that day! They take turns each week and it just so happened that it was her turn, so she got to wear the big pink tutu! Perfect! Hope you all had a great Halloween!

At the end of class they all sit in a circle and listen so good to their teacher!

Sitting in line, waiting for tumbling-this is when their calm!

For the first half of class they practice tap.

Lining up to march in their tap shoes.

They also get to play with ribbons and that's Josie's favorite part!

Practicing their ballet steps...point, point, point.

Our Little Mermaid
she loved wearing the makeup!!

Jayda the butterfly! How adorable!

Carly the flower and Jayda the butterfly!

Josie was having a hard time sitting still here, she just wanted to get going to get the candy!!

Carly and Josie

Carly loves her jumperoo! She goes crazy!

Our sweet flower!

Josie got to finally start feeding Carly! She's wanted to for so long!!!
The funny part is she is deathly afraid of getting spit up on! I try to tell her that she spit up more than Carly does!

Josie got to Trick or Treat twice at my mom's work and on Halloween, she loved getting dressed up twice.

After a bath

What a cheez!