Addie Turns Five

I'm behind on blogging and life in general right now, but wanted to pop in while it's still technically Addie's birthday week to show her some love on the blog.

How in the world is Adelaide five? Cliche as cliche can be -- but wow, time flies! I never quite noticed just how fast it really goes until there were little ones in our family.

Addie is at such a fun age right now. The things that come out of her mouth these days are all kinds of hilarious.

Jake, Addie's grandpa and I took her to Chuck E. Cheese the other night for her birthday. A few of my favorite quotes/ moments from the evening:

+ "Aunt B, would you please buy me some hand sanitizer? I need it for when I have my own little family. I want to keep my children very clean."

+ Hears that the Chuck E. Cheese mascot is walking around, "Eww I don't want to see that little rat!" (hides under table).

+ "I really want a unicorn!" Don't we all, Addie, don't we all.

Cheese State Visit

This past week, we traveled up to Wisconsin to spend some time with my husband's side of our family and to meet our new nephew, August. He's such a beautiful baby and I loved spending time with him. Our niece, Madelynn, is getting so big and can already sing her ABCs.

We packed a lot in to a 5 day visit and got to see over 40 members of the family!

Catching Up

It's been a little while since I've checked in. Here  are some photos and a video to get you up to speed on what I've been up to.

+ We celebrated Thanksgiving at my parent's house. My mom sure knows how to host a holiday.

+ We got a new Puppy, Anderson "Cooper" Koneman. He's the sweetest!

+ Celebrated Christmas at home in North Carolina (watch the vid)!

+ Went on a family vacation to Disney World. I don't know who was more excited about meeting the princesses -- Addie or Jake.

+ Sweet little Ellie Pearl turned 1. Where does the time go? She's the happiest most lovable baby. Aaand girlfriend knows how to eat some cake!

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Happy Fall!

Things have been a little crazy around these parts but I wanted to drop in and wish you all a happy fall! It's my favorite time of year. We're doing our best to soak it all in.

We took the girls to the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago and lots of adorableness ensued. Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of all things fall.

Madelynn Turns Two

Recently, Jake and I went on an incredible road trip. We started in North Carolina, made our way up to Wisconsin for a family wedding and our niece's second birthday, continued on to Colorado for a work event and then made our way back home. There were lots of stops a long the way and I hope to share some photos here soon.

One of the highlights of our trip was seeing our niece, Madelynn. We don't get to see her very often so we were excited to spend some time with her. She's getting so big and is talking quite a bit now. She loves all things Dora and is pretty fearless when it comes to playing and jumping around. Also, she's beyond beautiful -- we really hit the jackpot in the gorgeous niece department!

Weekend Recap

This weekend was full of family celebrations. On Friday night we celebrated Addie's 4th birthday at an indoor trampoline park with some of her friends. Everyone had a great time!

Especially her dad.

Well, almost everyone...

On Sunday we went out for Easter Brunch and then Jake and I put our new dining room to use and hosted the family for an Easter egg hunt and a casual Easter dinner.

Oh, and there's this...

Sisters in sailor dresses 25ish years later.