Friday August 17

Happy Birthday to my favorite brother in the world, Tyler Dean!  
I hope you have a great Birthday little brother.  I am so lucky to have you for a brother and my children are lucky to have a wonderful uncle in their lives.  I am proud that Memphis is named after you and Grandpa. 
Have a great day and we will all celebrate tonight!




Thursday August 16

Well the summer went FAST!!!  I am back at school and today is the first day with students.  It always is a fun time to start the school year.  As a kid I always looked forward to the first day to see all of my friends again and to get back into a routine and to be busy again!  The same still holds for me.  I get so excited to get back and see everyone.  And, just like clockwork there will be one night in there that I will have so much running through my head that I will not sleep, and this has gone on for years!  (don't believe me, ask my mom...she called the next morning this week when I didn't sleep, she even guessed the night that it would happen...she knows me so well!!!)
I am in my second year at Johnston High School and this year is off to a great start.  It is nice to know more people this year and be much more familiar with the school and policies.  Oh you Winterset Gang, don't worry, I still miss you all like crazy and no one can replace the great friends and experiences I had there! 

To all of my teacher friends, enjoy another year filled with fun and learning!  Only 180 more days to go, well only 179 for me!  (HA!!!)

My first day of school self portrait! 


Tuesday August 14

On Tuesdays Randy and I get Jaycee and Riggins for about 3 hours as Tyler and Tori work late on that night.  Noah loves having his cousins at the house so he can play, play, play!  We have lots of fun, just take a look at the pictures to see all of the fun we do have!




Our neighbor, Kingston!

Rigs and Memphis hanging out on the swings!

Silly kids!

Look at all the fun we had!

Saturday August 11

On Saturday a good friend of ours got married.  Bailey Miller, well now Lewis, got married to Justyn.  They are a sweet couple and both looked great.  I would love to show you a picture of the two but that would have meant I would have been thinking enough to take pictures. 

Now I did grab a quick picture of Brandi (one of my best friends and sister to the bride) and her dad (John, who is like a second father to me).  The two looked stunning!  I was so happy that I got to spend the day with the Miller Family as I love them all dearly. 

John and Brandi



Thursday August 2

Tonight Memphis and I headed to Creston to spend about 3 days with my dad.  We thought we hadn't really been down to Creston lately and it would be fun to spend Friday with Emma all day and then the weekend with Dad and Tara.

Thursday night Emma had a program at Church for Vacation Bible School.  She did a great job and it was a fun program to watch.

When we got home that night Memphis was sitting on the floor in Emma's room and he decided that he should put a penny in his mouth and swallow it.  UGH!  I of course, panicked but there was no reason.  I called the doctor's office and they told me to just wait until morning and that they would schedule an x-ray.  Well now that means we had to come to Des Moines on Friday, so Emma, Memphis and I took off for Des Moines.  Emma thought it was pretty cool to see the penny in Memphis' belly.  The doctor said that the penny was not obstructing anything and that we would just have to wait for him to pass it.  Oh what fun, this meant that I got to dig through Memphis' poo!  The joys of motherhood!  Thankfully, on Sunday morning he passed it and we were done with the wait!!!  YES!!!  The penny is now soaking in hot soapy water and then going in his scrapbook.

We did head back to Creston and had dinner with Tyler, Tori and the kids, along with Dad and Tara at the A&G.  It was nice to see everyone and spend sometime with them!  Hopefully, our next trip to Creston will be less eventful.

Looking Good Emma!



Dad and Memphis hanging out


Missing In Action

Alrighty, I realize that I have been missing in action for a while.  We have not been doing a lot besides trying to stay nice and cool.  All summer long I have had plans of working on a nice tan, however with it being so hot it has been a struggle to take Memphis outside as it is a little warm for him.  But next summer, watch out, we will be out and going like crazy!

Memphis did have his 12 month appointment and the doctor said that he is doing really well.  He weighs 22 pounds 30.3 inches tall which is in the 64%ile for height.  He still has a big head as he was in the 79%ile (ha).  He really has grown and it has been an amazing year to watch him grow!

In the last month he has learned to crawl.  He is literally ALL over the place.  He is pulling himself up and in the last few days has started to move along the couch or anything that he has pulled himself up on.  He has learned to wave buh bye and clap.  Both are adorable.  We are now working on blowing kisses.  He is very close to walking but I think we are still a little way away from that yet.

Noah is also doing great.  He is his ornery self.  He is full of energy.  Noah will be in 2nd grade his year and just found out who his teacher is, Ms. Piatt.  He seems very excited about his 2nd grade year and I hope that will turn into a WONDERFUL school year.  It is much deserved for him to have a good year.  So we will take all prayers for a good school year  :)

I head back to school on Monday, Memphis will start at Karen's again full time on Monday, and Noah starts school on the 20th.

Good chance I am all caught up for now, sorry for such a long absence!

Oh do you want to see what Memphis has been getting into these days...YEP the dog kennels!  If I do not know where he is I check the dog kennels!!!  This kid definitely keeps us on our toes.





Thursday July 26

Today is our 4th Wedding Anniversary!  We didn't do a lot to celebrate just dinner at home.  We did plan an night out on Saturday as we went to dinner and a movie.  Thanks to Peggy and Craig for watching Memphis over night for us so that we could enjoy an evening.
Once we did get home we decided that we needed a ride in the mustang and drove around Saylorville Lake with the top down (the car's top, for those of you wondering!!!)

Thank you Randy for a great 4 years....Here's to many more!!! 

Love you More!