This is what we have been doing since March 25, 2007

Hayden's first visit to McDonalds! She LOVED it!

Hayden feeding baby Talor.

Winter hikes at the Dunes.

Valentine's Day Love

A bite.

A kiss.

All better.

Super cute sweaters from Grandma Smith.

Hayden was a bit uncomfortable with the "Bubble Beard" thing.

Mom's helper;-)

Book worms.

Getting ready to see Dr. Leitzel and shots!

After the shots...Hayden LOVES French Fries. She prefers salt over sweets any day.

Performing a Sunday afternoon concert on Grandma's piano.

Is it just us, or do most of you parents get a kick out of stuffing your kids shirt full of blankets and watching them walk around. It's not torture, she LOVES it!

Hayden in Aunt Alicia's shirt.

Talor and Emma.

Pretty little bug.

Talor's New Room!

Yes, we had a ribbon cutting ceremony.

I was able to find the bedding and rug online at Pottery Barn Kids and the little chair on eBay. Both were priced very well:-)

Thanks Grandpa Jim for your MANY hours of hard work. Talor LOVES her room!

Still here!

Life has been really busy lately, and that explains the lack of posts.
One important announcement......We (Grandpa Jim) finished Talor's room!!! I will post pictures soon.
Talor (aka Little Pork Chop) weighed in yesterday at 15lbs. & 1oz. and 25in. long.
Hayden is also officially walking!!! Yahoo!!!

I have been tagged by Alicia.
A- Available or married? Married, and love it/him.
B- Best Friend? Kary Boll.
C- Cake or Pie? Pie.
D- Drink of Choice? Lemonade.
E- Essential Item? Tooth brush.
F- Favorite Color? Blue.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Worms.
H- Hometown? St. Paul, MN.
I- Indulgence? Clothes from BR
J- January or February? February. Warmer. Right?
K- Kids & names? Hayden & Talor - both girls.
L- Life is incomplete without? Loved ones.
M- Marriage Date? July 26th 2003
N- Number of Siblings? 3 -Nathan, Jenny, and my sis-in law Alicia.
O- Oranges or apples? Oranges.
P- Phobias/Fears? Heights, riding in an elevator or even being on or past the 10th floor of a building, suffocation, the ocean. / Getting old too fast, extreme effects of global warming, getting pregnant in 2007.
Q- Favorite Quote? "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schultz)
R- Reason to Smile? My kids.
S- Season? Fall
T- Tag three people! Ryan, Jenn, and Steve.
U- Unknown fact about me: I love playing Texas Hold'em. On a more interesting note, my car and I were once surrounded by 4 cop cars....while being threatened to be hauled off to Juvenal hall.
W- Worst habit? Drinking juice over water.
Y- Your favorite food? Chicken strips.
Z- Zodiac? Sagittarius.

Off to a good start

Frog Girl (aka Hayden)


Grandpa, can I have a pony when I grow up???

Daddy and Tay-Tay

Jim and Sherry were kind enough to get Ryan and I a room at the Wyndham Chicago while they watched the girls overnight. Thanks Jim and Sherry!!!

Our "Clown Fish"

Happy New Year!

My resolution is to NOT deliver a baby this year;-) No, seriously.

Talor is the most smiley baby I have ever seen, we call her "Clown Fish."

These two look related...

I love my Hayden girl.

The day after Christmas we took Hayden to the Brookfield Zoo. It was freezing, but we had a ton of fun. She got her face painted too!

Mr. Polar Bear.

Little Blue Bird.

Oh, did you hear? Ryan has a new job!

We went with some of Ryan's cousins. This is Veronica.

Feeding my fishies.We had fun dressing Hayden up as an animal.

i do not think she thought it was as fun as we did.

She LOVED looking in all the cages at the little animals.

And she had no problem with petting Mr. Hamster.

Both Veronica and Hayden had fun with the Lemurs.

My little Lemurs.

Oh, did I mention it was freezing?!? We had to make a stop at the gift shop to get some warmer apparel before. There was a nice 50% off holiday sale too!

Hope you all have a blessed, happy, and safe 2007! I look forward to another year of sharing life together.