Spring Happenings

 

Bike Riding With Daddy--Micah got a balance bike for his b-day and he does awesome on it. Corey and I got bikes from his parents for Christmas.  We just got a double trailer last night so we are all set now!

Sporting our shades!

Can't wait till we get some fresh Michigan sweet corn!!

Memorial Day Parade--Corey's mom and I and the kids spent Friday downtown walking, rent for a carousel ride, had a picnic, and then Corey joined us for the parade.  It was a tad chilly (like 48 degrees) but we had a great time.  Micah was of course THRILLED about the police motorcycles and firetruck and also the people throwing candy!

Books with Daddy (have I mentioned before what an AWESOME dad Corey is!)

Yes...another fire station tour!

Micah on his bike

Saturday morning pancakes with dad

We love going to the park and are thankful there are so many around.  Adelyn LOVES to swing but is actually pretty fearless when it comes to the playground equipment. 

Convertible ride with Papa and Reagan

So long mullet!  Adelyn's first hair cut at age 16 months (and yes I hated to cut her hair b/c she has so little of it but that mullet just had to go!)

Lots of time playing--here they are playing trucks and construction workers

Adelyn at 17 months

Our sweet little girl is getting so big--17 months now (well soon to be).  If I had to pick one word to describe Adeylyn it would be "sweet" (I mean look at that huge smile in all her pics!) though don't let her fool you she can be a feisty one too (read if she doesn't get her way she will be sprawled on the ground throwing a tantrum)!  She is much more cuddly than Micah ever has been and loves to snuggle with her de-de (blankie).  She is also very girly (even her Bible Study teacher commented that she has never seen a 1 1/2 year old who is so girly and who loves accessories like she does...) loving hair bows (and will bring one to me if she isn't wearing one), lotion, nail polish, jewelry, shoes, etc.  However, she also has a big brother so of course she is a fan of playing cars and trucks too.  She is starting to say lots of words now (mama, dada, bubby (brother), papa, juice, milk, drink, please, thank you, hi, bye, baby, dog, bus, uh-oh, bath, all done, Addie, and more).  She likes to point out her eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair.  She LOVES her brother!!!  They are starting to have lots of fun playing together---though to leave them playing unattended means she ends up getting hurt.  She loves babies and dogs and buses and is thrilled when she sees any of these.  She loves to swing and play in the sand (yeah for summer!!!!) and loves bathtime.  She has 3 books she likes (Too Purplely- which used to be the only book she would let us read-,Moo Baa La La La, and Llama Llama Red Pajama). She is not a fan of her stroller--we still take lots of walks though and just make sure to have plenty of snacks on hand.  She is a VERY picky eater---I have a hard time getting her to eat many fruits (she will eat pears and a banana if its smoothered in peanut butter) and veggies (she likes carrots, peas, and sometimes canned green beans).  She would live on carbs if she could--oh yeah and fruit snacks (thats what grandparents are for right?).  She still loves for me to hold her all the time and will hang on my legs if I can't.   She takes one nap/day (usually 2+ hrs which is great b/c Micah does the same at the same time!) and sleeeps from about 7:30 or 8 pm till 7 am ish.  We are so thankful for this little girl and thankful that God has entrusted her into our care.  We pray often that she would come to know Christ at an early age and that she would grow to love and live for Him and not the things of this world!

Matt and Jessica's Wedding

We had a great time last weekend celebrating Matt and Jessica's (Corey's sister) wedding. We left home friday afternoon and headed to Chicago for the weekend.  Friday night the festivities started with the highlight for Micah--the trolley.  We took a trolley from the hotel to the church for the rehearsal and then from the church (St Michaels in Old Town) to the restaurant (Howells and Hoods on Michigan Ave).  The evening went well and after the kids were spent we took a taxi back to the hotel for the night.  We had a bit of a restless night playing "musical beds" (and lets just say whoever slept with Micah got the short stick so to speak) but none the less the kids were still up bright and early.  So we decided to do an early morning walk and started off by a trip to Dunkin Donuts (with a much needed coffee for me!) and then walked around the city a bit.  Micah loved being in a busy city mostly b/c he loved spotting the cars, taxis, buses (which are also Adelyn's favorites), helicopters, street sweepers, etc.  After our walk Corey and Micah went back to the hotel to swim and Adelyn and I went to Jessica's bridal sweet where the girls were getting hair and make up done (and of course Adelyn being the "girly girl" she is needed her nails done as well).  We then ate a great lunch at a local place called Eleven City Diner.  The wedding started at 3 pm so we had a little time to get the kid (short) naps beforehand while Corey and I got ready. We managed to wrestle (literally) Micah and get his tux on him and make it to the wedding with no time to spare (gotta love Chicago traffic). The kids did great walking down the aisle (I held their hand and walked between them) and managed to do pretty well during the ceremony.  Jessica looked beautiful too.  The reception at The Blackstone Hotel followed.  Pretty much by the time we got our dinner the kids were just done.  They (esp Adelyn) just couldn't handle any more.  Corey's mom's neighbor/friend offered to sit with the kids at our hotel room while they slept which was really sweet of her so Corey and I were able to go back to the reception for a bit.  Sunday morning started with Dunkin Donuts (again), church (at Harvest Bible Chapel), lunch (at Portillo's) and then home.  It was a great weekend all around celebrating and spending time with family!  Congrats to Matt and Jess!!!