a couple pictures to hold you over

these are some pictures from the beginning of our summer

the zoo

connor was reading the map to tell us where to go

swimming at nana & papa's house

connor does awesome with his floaties and by the end of the day he could do it "by myself"

molly's messes

she's small but so fast and into EVERYTHING!

i've had to re-baby proof the house because she's into so much more then connor was

golf lessons with dad

connor learned that you don't run into the driving range and pick up the balls

luckily it was just us out there because he loved to run and get the balls we were hitting

i've never gone this long...

without posting!

i can't believe that the summer is close to ending and we've been so busy!

we've been out having fun and i have TONS of pictures I need to get developed (i went old school this summer with Film) and from Amy to post.

we've been doing things like

the zoo

swimming (at nana's)

a trip to vegas (for the parents): which included incredible food, a great concert and fun with the in laws!

a new hair do for me (a little rowdy with some purple in it)

a trip to utah: which included petting zoo, lagoon (amusement park), swimming and just playing around with our favorite friends

a day at the lake on papa's boat (Connor's first boat ride)

playing outside

the kids are doing great

connor is talking and singing

up a storm

molly is about to start walking and has even said a few words so far!

couponing is taking most of my free time

james is still golfing and working though the hot summer

pictures to come very soon for anyone who is still checking our blog! 

Vote for Molly!

I entered Molly into the Parents Magazine cute cover baby contest

and her photo was chosen...

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You can vote daily until this Sunday, May 9th.

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molly has become quite the mover lately

she started crawling a few weeks ago and she gets around the house pretty quick

it's so funny because she will crawl a few steps and lay on her side and look around

and she will just lay there on her side like she is posing for something

we love this little girl and all of the funny stuff she does everyday to keep us smiling!

connor's feminine side

molly has a bow everyday

and recently connor has noticed...

so some days he likes to have his own bow, he pics the color and tells me where to stick it on his head

these pictures will be worth gold in about 18 years!

photoshoot april 2010

i can't resist getting my kids pictures taken!

so while we were staying with the vonk's last week amy called her friend chelsea and she took us at the last minute

i was so excited and from the pictures you can see why

molly did great and chelsea was so great to work with

connor was exactly entheusiastic about getting his picture taken but chelsea managed to get some great shots!

these are just some of my favorites

i am so happy with them!

thanks again chelsea for the great photos!

heart check for everyone!

we took connor to a new cardiologist last week for a check up/second opinion

we really liked the doctor and it seems connor is doing good right now

we learned a little more about his diagnosis and both doctors feel he should be ok and that

we should always keep an eye on his heart but he shouldn't need any testing/check-ups until

he's about 5 years old and going to start kindergarten

this seems like good news

lets hope his little heart keeps up the good work

since this heart condition could run in the family the doctor went ahead and did a EKG on Molly

the results were great no WPW for her

the doctor did tell us that it's pretty uncommon for siblings to have the same condition

and that it is typically a very rare and sporatic syndrome

connor was a very supportive big brother while she had her test done

Molly didn't seem very impressed with the test she was very serious

children's museum

the vonk's finally came into town a few weeks ago and we actually got to hangout and take the kids to the children's museum

it was so fun the kids were all over the place they didn't know where to start

{i only got a few pictures on my phone so they aren't the best

the kids were moving way to fast to get to many taken}

the kids were toast by about the third room

that place is huge

these pictures were definitely the highlights for connor

connor is pretty into dinosaurs right now and even has a stuffed one he takes everywhere

he was pretty excited when i asked if he wanted to go see the dinosaurs

until he saw it

connor and carson stood in the doorway of the room and wouldn't move an inch

carlee ran right in!

this dinosaur even moved and roared

but after we left and went to another room he was asking to go back

until he saw the dinosaur again

this was him reaching for me as he was looking at the dinosaur

connor put this hat on all by himself
i walked over to check on him and he was wearing it!
it is definately a place to visit over again!

Connor was so good the other day at the office.

While I was working he was quietly playing with his toys,

or so I thought...

It dawned on me just how quiet he was being and when I looked up

I saw he was covered in blue and green dry erase marker!

Never a dull moment!

I blame myself.