Baby Finn

Here is Baby Finn, Annie's little boy. He's a sweetie. I've been meaning to post his picture for awhile. He has already grown and changed a lot since this picture was taken. I also included one of Grandpa Reimer getting over-taken by his grandchildren. Very cute.

Oh the cute things they say...

Here are a few of my favorite things that the kids say right now:
Garrett always dramatizes things a little bit. When he tells us that he loves us, it sounds like this, "I love you sooo much!" The "sooo" is very long and drawn out. I could listen to that cute voice all day.
Avery has a very sweet "uh-huh" right now. She doesn't even open her mouth to say it. If you ask her a question, she answers "uh-huh" in this tiny sweet voice. And her giggles...I'm listening to them right now. She is in love with Casey. She's sitting by him and he's licking her. She likes to grab his ball, hold it like a football and take off walking. He's always right behind her, poking his nose around her sides trying to touch his ball and she just rolls in giggles. This is truly one of the best sounds on earth. Casey also likes to lick her toes at suppertime while she's sitting in her highchair. We all get a laugh out of this.

Off to CO

We are off to Colorado for a wedding and to visit Greg's sister, Kimberly and her husband, Tucker. They live in Johnstown, CO (east of Loveland). We haven't seen their new house that they moved into last summer. We're excited. We will be attending a cousin's wedding in Estes Park on Saturday. It will be nice to catch up with the Stohs family in such a beautiful place. Casey gets to travel with us. Garrett is very excited about that! We'll return on Tuesday and will pack up again on Friday to spend the weekend in Wamego with Greg's parents for the 4th of July. So you may not hear from me much in the next week or so...

Perfect

A neighbor visited us today with her grandson. As we chatted in the backyard and watched the kids playing in the sandbox she commented, "This is perfect. You've got the kids, the dog, the garden, the sandbox..."
I have to admit, it feels pretty perfect. I have two healthy beautiful kids, a wonderful husband, and a nice home. Who could ask for more?

Where's Cookie Monster?

This morning at 5 am, Garrett woke me up asking for his beloved stuffed Cookie Monster. He said, "I can't find Cookie Monster anywhere." I went into his room and looked all over his bed and under his blankets, but couldn't find him. So I headed back to my room to grab my pillow so I could sleep with him. I figured he wouldn't be falling back to sleep without his favorite stuffed pal. That's when I found Cookie Monster. He was lying in the middle of the dog's bed. Uh-oh. Casey must have snuck into Garrett's room and stolen his favorite animal right out of his arms in the middle of the night. I did tell this story to Garrett in the morning and he and Casey are still best of friends!

You Need to Talk Nice

I keep reminding Garrett that he needs to be nice to the dog, Casey. Sometimes he plays a little too rough. Yesterday I was loading the dishwasher when Casey came up and started licking the silverware. I had several exposed knives laying there, and I yelled at him to move. Garrett piped up, "You need to talk nice to him. You'll hurt his feelings. He won't be your friend." Sometimes we need a 3-year old to put things in perspective.

Happy Father's Day Greg!

We had a wonderful Father's Day. We spent the morning playing on the playground at Holmes Lake Park and walking around exploring. Then we had a picnic lunch. It was a nice morning. Casey got to join in on the fun too!