Water fun!

Now that I am finally all caught up on posts of our busy lives, here are some pictures of our fun afternoon in our backyard!

Cutest ring bearer ever!!

Luke got to be ring bearer in my cousin, Megan's wedding on June 11.  He did a great job, and looked super cute in his little tux!  What a fun weekend!




The next day was Luke's 3rd birthday!  We celebrated with coffee cake for breakfast at Great Grandpa's house.  After that we stopped at the Henry Doorly Zoo for the afternoon.

Luke is 3!!

Wow, where is the time going??  Luke is 3 years old!!  He's a pretty cool little guy, and we have so much fun with him. :)  My next cake creation was a train with 3 train cars and a caboose.  It took a LONG time, but was so worth it because he loved it!  Once again, we had a great birthday party surrounded by friends and family!

Summer vacation!!

Yay!!!  School's out for summer!!!  I couldn't be more excited to spend the summer at home with Luke and Rachel.  So far, we have had a great time together.  Here are a few pictures of our daily activities.  Even though it looks like Luke watches TV all the time, he doesn't.  It's the only way I can sneak a picture of him!

May, 2011

I'm going to lump all May activities into 1 post.  It was a busy month for us, including my Grandma's funeral, a fun trip to KC to visit friends, and a date in Lincoln to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary!!  There were lots of fun times playing together as a family as well. :)  Here are a few pictures of the family throughout the month.

Choo Choo Soul!

In April, we got to attend a Choo Choo Soul concert at the Lied Center! It was so much fun! The kids danced the whole time.

Easter

For Easter, we hosted Matt's family for lunch on Saturday.  Becky, Paul, Julia, and Garrison came as well as Grandma and Grandpa Holthe.  We had a great time eating, talking, and dancing to the Wii!  

On Easter morning, the kids discovered the Easter bunny came to visit.  He left some good stuff!  We also had fun hunting for the Easter eggs.  My family came for lunch and some fun time playing outside with Clay (the dog).  What a great weekend!!

Rachel is 1!!!

On March 26, we had a birthday party for Rachel!  It was a great day surrounded by friends and family celebrating.  Despite only being in our house for 2 weeks before, it at least looked good enough for a party.  We love the extra bedroom in the basement that seems to be the "I don't know what to do with this" room.

I made my first attempt at creating a birthday cake.  I decided to do a simple ladybug.  After one mishap with the body, and a close call with the second batch, it actually turned out pretty cute!  What a great day!!

It has been such a fast year!  I can't believe Rachel is already 1.  She is such a big girl and is developing such a fun personality.  We love everyday with both kids! :)

Our new house!

On March 11, we FINALLY closed on our new house!  The moving truck was waiting for us when we got back from the bank.  We watched them unload all our things into the house, then the fun began!  We started in opening up all the boxes.  The kids were excited to see what toys the movers brought back.

It was a crazy weekend because that night my Mom, Rachel, and I drove to Red Oak to host a bridal shower for my cousin Megan the next morning.  It was so much fun, but we made it a quick trip so we could get back to more unpacking and spending the first night in our new house!

Three weeks later, we have made it through every box and have put most things away.  It is looking more and more like our home each day!  We are anxiously awaiting our new furniture.  We are also anxiously waiting for the weather to warm up!  We have a great slide in our backyard and a place for our swing - now we just need the weather to cooperate so we can get out there and use it.  Here are some pictures of our first 3 weeks in our new house!