7 years!!

Well its been seven years yesterday and I'm feeling good!!

We haven't gotten a ton of time together lately with Brad working ALL the time, but yesterday we spent the day in Reno and it was SO fun!! I love my girls but sometimes its nice to just have time for the two of us, and it was great!!!

I have such a great husband!! And I love him so much!! I think the thing I love about him the most is he is such a great father, I don't think I could ask for much more, even though I do!!

Madison's Fourth Birthday Party

We decided this year to do a Friend birthday party for Madison!! Coming from a family who only did family parties I wasn't sure exactly what to do. Madison and I decided on Candy land theme and from that I decided to do a Candy walk and bounce house!! I figured I didn't want to plan too much!!I think the Candy walk was pretty successful, it took some directions but it was fun. I just drew the cards form Candy land and whoever was on that color when the music stopped got candy. I figure you can't go wrong with giving Candy!

Here is the cake!! I don't know what I was thinking deciding to make it, but my Mom always did that so I wanted to continue that tradition!!

This year she got LOTS of makeup, which was EXACTLY what she wanted!!

She was so excited for her Makeups, as she calls it!!

The bounce house was a lot of fun but kind of crazy with all the kids, when everyone left Madison and Emma were on and off of it all afternoon!!

By the time 3 came around Madison was so tired!!

But not enough to stop her from planning her party for next year!!

Even though her mother might not EVER plan one again!!

I had to post this, in one of the makeup sets she got had press on nails and she had to put them on with her make up!!

"I can do it now cause I'm 4!!"

That's Right today Madison is FOUR!!

This morning she told me she would be four when she blew out her candles, so I had to explain that it was the day not the candles that made her four. We were making her birthday breakfast (blueberry muffins) and she wanted to do everything!! Her reasoning was because she was four she could do it!! Her actual words were "I can do it now cause I'm four!!" It amazes me when your little how the next day makes you able to do things, but when your older it feels completely the same!!

Here are some pictures of our little "sweety".

Newborn

One

Two

Three

And Four

She had to wear purple today because its her favorite color...even her panties had to be purple!!

Slacking

Well I have really been slacking on posting lately!! But we have been pretty busy with watching kids, birthdays, and life in general!! In the last little while Emma has started walking (Finally!!)She is a lot more sturdy then Madison was at this stage and falls a lot more gracefully then Madison. I'm excited to not have a child with bruises ALL over her head form walking!!

Brad has also taught Em how to growl when she eats!! I think he really needs a boy so he can stop trying to turn my little girls to beasts!!

I have also found out why Madison is SO excited to get big (tomorrow is her birthday, so she has been talking about it!) She wants to get big so she can get married!! I asked her what was so great about being married, just wondering what she would say, and she said "because you did it!!" Then I asked her who she was going to marry and she said "I already told you, Prince Eric!!!"

A couple Fun Things

Well first of all we got a new car!! I know what everyone is thinking, usually when you have kids you go bigger, but we decided to go for more economical with Brad commuting. Brad picked the color, he said he has been wanting an orange car for years, so I gave in. I'm getting used to it but still fell like I really stand out when I'm driving it!!Madison had her first sleepover!! Matt and the kids were in town and came over Friday night and spent the night!! They had so much fun!!
Saturday we all got up and went to the lake and got REALLY dirty!! All the kids got covered in dirt!!

And Emma just ATE the dirt!!

We had so much fun with Matt and the kids and were sad to see them leave but it is SO much nicer with them closer so we get to see them more often!!!

Play Room

Well we finally did it!! We put the girls in the same room!! And now have a play room! We decided to put them both in Madison's room because Emma's is right by the front door and was always woken up by knocking or the door bell!!I have to say I was really worried about it, but its been great!! The girls love it!! The first night they were up for about an hour, after we put them to bed, laughing!! It ended with Madison in the crib and us telling her she had to stay in her own bed!!
They had a lot of fun "helping" switch the rooms and now they love it even more because they have a play room!
Emma has been the most helpful! She kept pulling everything out of the boxes, exspecially the necklaces. We definitely have another girly girl! Whenever there is anything that can go around her neck like a necklace she is putting it on!!

Now Emma is always in the playroom!! Most of the time in this chair, apparently its her favorite!! Its great though, she goes in there forever and just plays and I don't have to worry about her getting into anything she shouldn't. We still have a lot of things we want to get done in the room but even without it done its a huge success!!

Wedding Pictures

So I finally have the pictures from Spencer's wedding from the 1st of August!! A little late but but better late then never!!(Lynnie, Liz, Madison and Emma)

Apparently while we were in the ceiling it was quite the photo op!! So here's a little of that!
Madison and Lynnie getting ready for their future!!
Hooray, Uncle Spencers is married!!

Janie and Emma

Still waiting

Me, Liz, Traci, and Jessi

(unfortunately Angie and Heather were busy at the time)

Isn't she so cute!!

Apparently all the pictures before really took it out of our girls!!

The cute couple and a couple of leeches!

Emma with her favorite person (Besides me!!)

The whole group!! My daughter in the front, No surprise there!!

Brad and Emma at the reception

Spencer and Heather

(Don't they look so happy)

90% of the pictures had Liz in them so I couldn't really get ANY without her so here is one of the cute ones!! Lucky Madison is in it or it wouldn't be so cute!

(Liz, Janie, Me, and a very tired Emma)

It was a long day with the wedding, lunch in, and reception but everything was beautiful and the girls just love their Aunt Heather!!