Happy May

I feel like I've been waiting for May since last November.  Even though we had such a mild winter, there's still just nothing like a nice warm rain.  So here are a few photos of us enjoying our nice warm days.  A few of them might be from April, but oh well.  Also, I am loving that I can upload more than five photos at a time and it goes so much faster.  So you'll be getting more and more photos on here now!

 Reggie was playing with one of the daycare kids and he was pretending to take a nap.  So cute.

 Mya pretending to nap as well.  That's been their new favorite game lately.  Funny kids.

 I was trying to get some cute pics of the kids and after about 500 takes, this is the best I got.  Why is it so hard to look at the camera and smile at the same time?!

 And on our warmest day this past weekend here's how we spent our time!  The kids loved it!

 And I'm not gonna lie, so did me and Dan!  We loved spending time in the sun with the kiddos.

 The weekend before that, Dan's parents came to visit and we had such a fun time.  I love these next pictures of Mya with her Grandma and Papa.

 She loves getting so much attention from her grandparents. 

And Reggie loved playing with Papa in his ball bucket!

 Hey, let's get a family picture... look at the camera Reggie!

 Mya, don't smile like a dork, Reggie, look at the camera!

 Mya and Reggie, smile!

 Ok, at least everybody's smiling... whatever!

Happy May everybody!

What's Going On

Finally it seems like we have had some free time with nothing going on.  And it looks as though it might be like this for the next month and we're not complaining.  So for the next month there will probably be just random pictures of the most adorable people in my family.  No, not me and Dan, because I'm sure that's who you were thinking of. :)

 Just another night after bath. My little clean beauty. She loves the bath and she loves to cuddle after bath time.

 Mya actually took this picture.  She does a pretty good job most of the time. Notice his shiny bruised forehead?  He hit his head on a Friday, a Saturday, and a Sunday, all in the same weekend. It's been almost two weeks and he still has it.  He did that when he was six months old too and it lasted forever that time too.  Poor kid.

 These next ones are just a normal afternoon with my babes.  When all the other kiddos sleep, me and Mya get to play, which I love.  We had a mini photo session this day.  Love this kid.

 Pretty girl.

 Mommy and Mya.

 Me and my boy.  I think he had just woke up from nap when we took this one.  He is a wake up snuggler, just about the only time I get to cuddle him, so I'll take it.

 What a big boy in Daddy's shoes.  Soooo cute.

Dan took this one when him and Mya were playing hide and seek.  They play that game almost every day when Dan gets home from work.  He's such a good daddy.  This was her special hiding spot this day and she hid there about five times more after the first time.  So silly.

Easter Weekend

This weekend was a great weekend.  We got to spend some time with Dan's family and we put up the long awaited swing set for the kids.  

 Mya and Reggie finally getting to jump on the mini trampoline that our swing set came with.  Can you tell how excited they are?

 And then on to the swings!  Reggie looks so big in this picture and Mya was having way too much fun to even look up!

 Oh and we finally got our new chair this weekend.  We were pretty excited about that. Dan and I love the colors.

 Here are our Easter beauties!  Love them so much!

 These last pics are from spending Saturday with Dan's family in Topeka celebrating Easter.  It was great just to hang out and spend some quality time with everyone. Here are the boys looking at something.  Not sure what, but I just loved the pic of the three of them in the green grass.

 Mya got a little lesson in baseball.   She loved it so I'm thinking that might be our next summer purchase is a bat and ball.

 Reggie devouring his candy.  He would get an egg, open it, eat the candy, then on to the next egg.... such a funny boy.

And Mya loved the Easter egg hunt.  She was in heaven finding all the eggs.  Overall, we had a great time celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior.  Even with all the candy, eggs, and frills, we didn't forget to celebrate the real reason for the special day.

My boy is BIG

 Seriously, when did he get so big?  He is such a sweet kid and so much fun these days!

 I love this picture and hate it at the same time because he doesn't look like a baby... he looks like a big boy.  Stop growing Reggie, stop it now!

 Reggie has started a new tradition at our house.  When daddy gets home, if we're outside, which is most days, he hops in the car with daddy and gets to drive into the garage.  It's really cute, so now Mya usually wants in on the action too.

 And sometimes Dan lets them play in the car for a little while.  Obviously Reggie loved it because he could not stop smiling.  Sweet kid.

And last, I told Reggie to say cheese and this is the smile I got.  I could not stop laughing.  I haven't got him to do it again, so I'm glad I got it on camera.  Anyway, Reggie is a good boy, full of smiles and giggles and a few tantrums here and there.  He loves saying "uh oh" and "dada" which he calls me and dan, even though he can say "mama."  Oh well.  He loves to dance and spin around.  And he loves being together as a family.  His little face lights up when we're all hanging out together.  Love that kiddo.

Mya loves Jim Croce

Mya has been listening to a little Jim Croce with me lately and there are a few songs she has really taken to and even memorized.  The video is a little long and please excuse her messy hair, but the end is where she sings all by herself, so hang in there, it's pretty cute. :)

Good morning beautiful

I get to spend every day with this gorgeous girl. Some days are not as much fun as others, but such is life. Not every day is roses. But most days with this little love are just fabulous. She is sweet, seriously silly, and so smart. She loves giving kisses and big squeezes to me, daddy, and brother.
She is so complimentary, saying things like, "You're doing such a good job, mommy!" and "You're such a nice mommy." She makes me feel so good.
She loves to jumble her words and make funny words or sing a song and put your name into it somewhere surprising, like "Row row row your mommy..." And then she just cracks up and says, "I'm cracking up!"
Miss Mya Jae is my love. And on a day when the whole parenting thing is baffling me and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, she is sweet and precious and makes me feel like I can do it. Thanks Mya for being such a good girl for me and Daddy. We love you bunches.

What a month!

We have had such a fun, but crazy month getting used to our new house and adjusting to me working from home. We have three new friends that come over and play with us during the day. It's been fun, but exhausting. :) Below are some pics from the other night, just playing around as a family. Don't mind my messy mirror. Whoever designed mirror doors did not have small children. Anyway, still a cute moment between siblings, right?
This girl cracks me up. She was so excited to get her new sunglasses from target.
Doesn't Mya look so old here?What a pretty girl.
And I captured my sweet boy who hardly stands still long enough to take his picture. He's just got such a busy schedule. It goes a little something like this: snuggle with mom, run around, throw something, snuggle with mom, find a car, fight with sister, play with sister, snuggle mom, climb on something, climb some more, fall, cry, snuggle mom, and repeat. And that's our day, plus four other kiddos... gotta love it.