Father's Day

Happy Fathers Day Daddy! We LOVE you SO much!!!!

We have a swing set!

We went to Home Depot to buy a door, and ended up with a build-it-yourself swing set as well! Jocelyn was so excited. Todd and I thought it would be pretty easy to build--the directions said it would take 1 to 1.5 hours for assembly. Well, an entire DAY later, we finally had a swing set. The girls LOVE it!

Reagan

Reagan is 11 months old!

My Peach!

Jocelyn is still loving her favorite fruit!

August 2008
7 months old


June 2009
17 months old

August 2010
2 years old

June 2011
3 years old

Memorial Day Weekend

We had an eventful Memorial Day weekend this year!

Our weekend started off on Saturday with a 9:30am flight to New York to visit with the Aston-Reese side of the family. Kristen recently Graduated from Suny Cortland and we wanted to celebrate with her at her graduation party. Since we were just going for the weekend we thought it would be easier to fly there rather than drive the 380 miles. It's only a 7 hour drive, but with two kiddos in tow, it would have been more like 10.

The flight was an hour long and besides lugging two car seats, two kids, two suitcases, a diaper bag and a carry-on through the airport, it was a relatively easy trip. It was a first for both Jocelyn and Reagan--their first ride on an airplane!

Jocelyn was very excited to sit in the seat and use a "big girl seat belt". Jocelyn behaved like an angel through the airport and on the plane. She's definitely our easy child!

Reagan didn't realize what was going on. She didn't know we were 20 thousand feet in the air. She also didn't understand why she wasn't allowed to shake or climb on the seat in front of us, but overall, she did well--We didn't have to leave her at the airport! ;-)


Sunday was the Graduation party at Carolyn's Sister's house. She has a pool--a great location for a party, especially when it was as warm as it was that day! Jocelyn was excited to swim (after she was done eating appetizers). She doesn't get too many opportunities to swim, and her need for swimming lessons shown through now that she is a bit older. She has a slight fear of the water, but she got used to it just in time to swallow some water and become scared all over again. I'll put in a call to the YMCA sometime this week!

This was Reagan's first time in a pool! Reagan didn't like the water at first, but by the time Todd was ready to get out, Reagan was finding any Aunt or Uncle who would hold her, allowing her to stay in. She didn't want to get out!

I took the opportunity to get a picture of the girls with their Aunt and Uncles. A rare occasion to get everyone together at the same time!

I couldn't resist one of the entire family as well!

It was a great trip to NY! We had a blast! The trip home on the airplane went a little smoother than the trip there. Todd and I were a little more prepared for all the lugging, train-riding and waiting around this time. Thanks for having us Will & Carolyn!


When we got home on Monday, we almost immediately turned around and headed to Grandma's house for a Memorial Day picnic. Reagan was a trooper and was all smiles even though she only had two very short car naps that day!

The girls did a little more swimming.

In a pool that was just the right size for fearless play.

By 7:15 Jocelyn was ready and asking to go home to "sleep in her own bed". Poor Grandma & family were upset that we had to leave so early, but after an eventful weekend, we were all pooped and ready to get home to relax a little bit. It was so much fun!

Last Day of PALS

I can't believe today was the last day for playgroup! The girls had a blast at the party! When it began Reagan was only a month old...now she's nearing her first birthday! Time flies when you're having fun!

Jocelyn's Art

Yesterday Jocelyn was quietly coloring when she finished and brought the picture below to me.

She said, "Look Mommy, it's Reagan!" This was so exciting because I feel like this is one of the first times she drew something with intent. She had made other drawings and then named them things that she thought they looked like, but this time she tried to make the picture look like something she wanted to draw. She even wrote Reagan's name at the bottom. Then, she added the whiskers. Not sure what that's about--but Reagan doesn't have whiskers on her chin, that's for sure. I still think it's pretty darn cute!

Reagan's Newest Accomplishment

Mother's Day Flowers

Todd has a knack for picking out a bouquet of flowers that, although it doesn't look so great on the shelf, ends up being beautiful...

Thanks Todd & Jocelyn for cheering up our dining room with these beautiful flowers!

Our Easter Trip to Charlotte 2011

On Saturday we participated in the Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Latta Plantation. Jocelyn patiently waited to find some eggs.
She had a great time & found lots of eggs!
Our Easter Family PortraitThe Plantation Bunny

Hanging out at MeMe & Papa's was Reagan's favorite activity! She especially enjoyed "talking" on the phone.

Dyeing eggs

Hunting for the Easter baskets

This is surprise that the Easter Bunny came! She didn't think he had!
The Easter Bunny also hid candy-filled eggs outside MeMe & Papa's house. This was also very exciting for Jocelyn!

Reagan in her dress outside at Aunt Sally & Uncle John's house.

On Monday we went out to the Maurer Stables to visit the horses!

Jocelyn really enjoyed riding on a horse. This year she even got to steer!

Reagan was a bit afraid of the large animals, but she enjoyed spending some time with Papa sitting on the fence.

We had a great trip!! The drive isn't too bad, even when two kids add about 3 extra hours, but it's worth the fun and time we get to spend at Meme and Papa's house! Meme and Papa's house is so much fun for the girls and Jocelyn was truly upset that she had to leave. Time flies when you are having fun! Thanks Mom & Dad for another great Easter! We love you guys!

Wordless Wednesday

It's time to put the gate back up!