More Mother's Day Photos

By the time we got around to taking photos on Mother's Day, Jasper P was pretty "wrecked" (you can see it in his face in the picture with me). We had a great day (read more below). A couple pictures below are special as they're 4th generation - my grandma Bevery Trissel, my mom Vick Henderson, me, and Jasper P. Be sure to notice the lovely macaroni necklace that Jasper made for me at daycare - I loved it!

Happy Mother's Day!

We celebrated Mother's day with both sides of the family. On Saturday, we headed to Syd's tumbling meet, then to Red Lobster with the Wilders and grams and gramps. On Sunday morning, Daddy and J-man fixed a wonderful french toast breakfast for me. After that, we took a walk, and got ready to head to Allison's for the afternoon. We had a BBQ, played pick-up softball and soccer games, and celebrated cousin Perri's 1st birthday.

Thanks to J-man and Daddy for making my day so great! I love my boys so much (and Cozmo, too) :)

Happy 5th Birthday, Sydney!

Cousin Sydney is 5! Can't believe it! I remember the day she was born - the same day adam had an interview for his job at the altoona herald. Unfortunately, we missed her being born, but made it to the hospital soon after! It's been such a joy to see her and our nephew, Noah, grow up.

We celebrated her birthday out on the farm. Gramps brought out the ever-popular train that the kids just love! Along, with many 4-wheeler, tricycles, whatever mode of transportation you want - he's got it! Jasper P showed off his skills of actually driving the 4-wheeler - can't believe he could actually drive it, but he did!

A Day at the Farmer's Market

Daddy took a road trip with "uncle" nate westre and headed to minneapolis a couple weekends ago for a Royals Game. While they were gone, Grandma Vicki came over to spend some time with us. On Friday, I took the day off and went to some garage sales with Melissa Wilder and Gina Sherman. That night we went to dinner with Grandma Vicki and woke up Saturday morning and had a fun time at the Farmer's market. The weather was beautiful! We had a breakfast burrito, listened to some live music, and bought some yummy fruits and veggies.

Autumn and Matt are Having a Baby!

Jasper and I had a great time at cousin Autumn's baby shower. Myself and cousin Allison Smith (Autumn's sister) were in charge of games, so while we played games with the guests J-Man took some time to explore and hang out with our family that was there. As you can see in the picture with Autumn, he was a little "ready" to not be held and to get on with this "girly shower" stuff. The picture with him playing with the toys, isn't the best, but he had on such a cute outfit with his tie and everything, that I had to add that one in there...

We are excited to welcome our new baby, boy cousin at the end of June!

A New View

Shortly after Jasper turned one, we turned his carseat around to face forward - even though this doesn't exactly sound that exciting, He LOVED it! New things to explore out the window and easier access to see mommy and daddy..this is the life!

Adam's 29th Birthday

We tried out rock wall climbing for adam's 29th birthday at the Sports Plex West in Waukee - it was a lot of fun! I was a little timid at first, just realizing how high it actually was, when I reached the top - but Adam was a pro and went up all three of the courses just like that!

We then took J-Man to grandma vicki's house for the evening and headed off to AJ's Steakhouse at Prairie Meadows for a nice dinner.

We got a brand new garden hose and holder for Jasper's daddy for his b-day. Adam realized that now at the ripe age of 29, a new daddy, a hubby, and a homeowner, he thinks it's not too bad to get outdoor lawn stuff for his b-day, but if I would have given this to him a few years back, then he definitely would have questioned my gift-giving abilities :)