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My Royal Family

My sweet friend Karie gave Addalie some princess dress up clothes yesterday and ever since, we are all princesses! She LOVES them. But she can't just choose a princess and that be it, no no, she must be all the princesses-AT THE SAME TIME!

Today I never even got the chance to put regular clothes on her!

Daddy has to be a princess too. And apparently princesses are supposed to sing princess songs.

 This was a few days ago. She has been wanting tons of stuff in her bed with her to sleep. Notice the rain boots...

 One day I couldn't find Addalie anywhere and was starting to panic. But this is where that little sneak was! She was being quiet as a mouse and thought she was hilarious!

 This is what Asher spends his day doing. That and screaming. All the time. For no reason at all. Mom and Dad are about to go check ourselves into a padded room for some peace and quiet.

Crawling

Asher started crawling a couple weeks ago!  Addalie was very pivitol in this newest accomplishment!

Busy Busy

I know! It's been forever! Don't even get me started on what I've been doing with my time. Mostly, I've been a mom to two extremely clingy children. I don't know what I did to raise such mama's babies, but they are, and there are times when, as much as I love them, I need them to be ok with being more than 3 feet away from me! Just call me pack mule.

That being said, it's super-busy ministry time at church and stuff. Daniel and I have taken over as coordinators of the pre-school ministry at church. We are looking forward to it, but right now is recruiting and planning time, so that's keeping us busy. I'm also trying to help out with our local MOPS group in preparing for the year there as well. It's been one of those times where I know I have 1000 things to do, but I don't know where to start, so I end up organizing my pictures online or something totally not urgent.

On a different note, the kids and I got a chance to visit Kyla in Houston and we had so much fun! It's rare to spend time with them without a bunch of other family around. Can I just say I'm in love with my two nieces? They are so sweet and cute! I hadn't gotten to spend much time with Micah and just loved getting to know her better! Alright here are some pics. I've got too long of a post to put captions. Just make them up for yourself!

And guess what we got? New Jet Skis! Here's the story: we recently sold my Rav 4 (tear), and Daniel happened upon this really rare coin at the bank one day. He bought it, and took it to a coin shop to find out that it's worth about $1400.00! How crazy is that? So Daniel got to fulfill a dream of his and is enjoying his new toys. And we are enjoying fun times at the lake!

Addalie and Daddy showing off their muscles.

Here are some random pictures of the family being together. I love these precious memories...

 Addalie fights naps so badly, but is so tired she finally gives it up in the rocker.

 Asher's first baseball game!

Daniel makes breakfast fun with brightly colored scrambled eggs. Addalie loves them!

Saying "goodbye" to my beloved car my dad bought me my senior year of high school. It was sad, but I made sure it had a nice new family to go home to! Don't know what's happening with my shirt in this picture...

Thank You IKEA

Thank you IKEA for your cheap furniture and accessories that have become part of my home lately! Seriously, I've spent way too much time and money there these days, but I can't help myself! The place is a little addicting. I used to think I didn't like IKEA. But I'd only been in there to look for major pieces of furniture for my not-so-modern house and I just didn't think any of it was my style. Still kinda feel that way, but I had never paid attention to all the other stuff in that store! Now I'm in love and there is evidence of it all over my house.

We bought these colorful storage pieces to contain the caos that is our playroom most of the time! We spend so much time in here and it's really become a priority for me to make it nice. I just wish the rocker wasn't sorely out of place, but I need a grown-up chair in there too!

 I love this little ledge on the wall. I think I want to put another one on the other side of the toys.

 The reading corner is my favorite! It has Addalie's artwork above it and this chair is so cute! The orange shade thing comes down to enclose the child! Addalie can sit and "read" forever so I'm glad she has a fun place to do it!

 I found this cute little guy for all their little stuffed animals. It needs moved over but the hook was already there...

Ok somebody please tell me how to help this room. The walls are green and I don't want to paint them. And I fell in love with this duvet cover and can't take it back. But nothing really seems to mesh in this room and I can't figure out how to make it better!

This room was not influenced by IKEA purchases, but I wanted to show it anyway. We got a bigger bed recently and with it a new bedspread! Our old one was too fragile and I couldn't keep it repaired. So I got a more casual, carefree one and I love it! Daniel, Leah, and I made the headboad. It' soft and cushioned and I think it turned out really well if I do say so! You can't tell, but it has another dark brown layer under the taupe one.

So I'm pretty happy with the updates around the house!

4th of July

The 4th was a little of a bummer because there were no fireworks anywhere due to the fire hazard. But it was nice to have a day with Daniel off. We all got decked out in our patriotic gear and went to the worst parade ever in Round Rock. It's basically just a chace to advertize your organization and throw cheap candy. It was so so hot and Addalie wasn't really able to get to the candy, so we left early. But we got some good pictures first! Then we got to hang out with dear friends in the afternoon, so it was a fun day overall!

 Look at Asher's cute shoes!

 Addalie trying to see above the big kids.

 Asher had fun, Addalie was not in such a good mood...

Saturday we hung out with the wonderful Kedroski's! We enjoyed swimming at Susan's brother's amazing pool and cooking out for dinner. I don't know what happened to all the swimsuits!

Welch Trip

We had a great trip to Welch last weekend! I love to see my kids out on the farm where I grew up, playing on the same swing set and in the same play house I played in. The kids did great on the long trip and I was able to relax and read a book! How often does that happen?

So here are some pics from the trip...

I think my brothers like having another boy around after so many nieces!

Addalie was so exhausted but did not want to take a nap. She agreed to rock with Papa though, and it only took about sixty seconds for them to both be out!

Trying to swim in the cold kiddie pool!

It was too cold for Asher but he enjoyed hanging out with Nana!

You can always count on Nana to give the baby something Mama wouldn't want!

Addalie can't resist all th hats everywhere.

Ahh, some much needed down time with my boy.

Addalie loves rider the 4-wheeler, or as she likes to call it, the 3-liter! She can't go fast enough on this thing! Asher took a ride on it too. He wasn't scared, but didn't get too excited either.

 And of course, we have to ride the horses! Here is Landon't new horse. He doesn't really have a name, so we just call him Grey. He is so pretty!

Yay! Uncle Ryan and Bonnie came to visit while we were there! So fun! We love spending time with them and are grateful they live semi-close to my parents!

More lovin from Nana

These girls were too cute together. Addalie loves playing with cousin Bonnie! They took like, and hour long bath together where there was constant giggling!

You don't even want to know how many shots it took to get this one.

Sunday was Father's Day and I felt so bad that Daniel had to spend most of the day driving home. I was so thankful to get to be with my dad on Father's Day though! That hasn't happened in a while! Here Daniel is with his adoring kids before we headed to church!

I am beyond thankful to my husband for the kind of Daddy he is. I couldn't ask for a more loving father for my kids. He is always creating fun memories for them and playing with them no matter how tired he is. Nothing makes me happier than to hear the laughter coming from the bedroom when he and the kids are playing together! He truly is the best dad in the world! Happy Father's Day Daniel!

This is just a random pic from today. I usually carry Asher in the sling while in the grocery store, but Sam's has the two-person seats, so we gave it a try. Both kids thought it was so fun! Could this mean improved trips to the store? I won't get my hopes up.