As I've mentioned in the past my ladies love to play with any non-toy items they find around our house. Today the girls were very interested in the empty diaper box. They wanted to inspect it, sit in it and push it around the living room.
*Sidenote: They also LOVE to give each other kisses. Anytime they get near each other they either want to give their Sissy a kiss or they hit each other. LOL There is no way to know how they will feel at any given moment.
Mya: "Sissy, you've been in there a long time. Do you think it's my turn yet?"
Stella: "No, this is MY box!"
Mya: "You leave me no choice then, but to pull you out by your ear."
May 15th we went down to Fort Loramie for a wedding of some of our very good friends. Clint was a groomsman in our wedding and Wes returned the favor for him. They had a beautiful wedding and it was so much fun spending time with our friends. We haven't been able to do that in a very long time, but thanks to our awesome family the girls were taken care of and we could enjoy the rehearsal and the wedding. The girls did get to come to the reception for a bit so that they could see everyone. Aunt Morgan, Grandpa and Grandma all helped take care of them on Friday (for the rehearsal) and Saturday (for the wedding). I think of it as a huge favor, but I'm pretty sure they have been dying to do that for a awhile! ;) Here are a few pictures from Saturday morning. Mya was still napping and Stella was loving playing with Aunt Mo's cell phone and glasses. She also got to take some pictures with Daddy before he headed to
the church.
The beautiful wedding.
Party bus in between the wedding and reception.
Clint got all of the guys Converse tennis shoes as their bridal party gift. It was such an awesome idea and all of the guys changed into them for the reception. The first few pics I didn't zoom out far enough to see their shoes - DUH! Good thing the guys are good sports and let me take a few more.
Wes and Clint, the groom.
Our group consists of 8 couples that we always try to get together with. Each time we get together with our friends I leave with a mix of emotions. We always have fun with them and I really love spending time with them. I also feel very sad that we live two hours away and can't do it more often. I am so thankful that they all continue to include as if we did live there. They understand that it is tough for us to come home nowadays yet they invite us to everything just in case we can make it. These are the guys (and now their wives and families) that have been Wes' best friends since high school. I couldn't have picked better friends for him. They are all thoughtful, sincere, fun and trustworthy. Clint and Jillian are last of us to get married. The rest of our group got married within a year or two of each other and over the last year we all had children! It has been so fun to share these experiences with each other. I feel so blessed to have all of these people in our lives.
P.S. I got finished with this post and realized that Mya wasn't in a single picture. She was there, I swear. She was napping while I took the picture before the wedding and we didn't get any pictures of our family at the reception.
I can't believe there is really a day to celebrate me doing a job I've wished for all my life! I used to dream about my future children and those dreams don't even come close to what they are really like. They are my world and more than I could have ever hoped for. I love every single thing about my two gorgeous girls and there is absolutely nothing they could ever do that would change that fact! I am so blessed to be their Mommy and I try my very hardest to do what is best for them every day.
My fabulous husband let me sleep in today. This was the first time I've done this since the girls were born. I fed them (in bed) and then he took them out of the room and let me sleep until 10:30!!!!!!!!! It was wonderful! He dressed the girls and even thought to put them in an outfit that says "Mommy's Sweetie" on it. It's all about the details, people! While I was sleeping, he came in only once to give me a bunch of kisses and tell me that he was taking the girls because he had a surprise for me. He also said that whenever I wanted to get up I should watch some of my shows on the DVR. Really? Sleep in and then watch whatever I want on TV?????? Man, I snagged a good one! He had a little photo shoot with the girls, because he needed pictures for his gift. Like always the girls don't sit still so the pictures are cute but not what he wanted. I love their expressions in this first one.When I got out of bed, I did just what he said. I laid on the couch and watched some of my shows. When he got home he gave me my surprises. I got 2 dozen pink and yellow roses, 3 cards (one from him and one from each of my girls), and an adorable framed poem with the girls' pictures and hand prints on it. He also paid for my bracelet with the girls' names on it that I ordered a few weeks ago. At 3:00 we headed out to Bar Louie, where we met up with my parents and my brothers. Wes' mom and step-dad were supposed to join us, but very sadly their beloved dog, Albert, had to be put to sleep today. It was horribly sad for them and they decided not to make the trip up. We totally understood and plan to stop and visit them next weekend when we are home for a wedding. Our lunch was delicious, as it always is there! We love that place. It was nice to celebrate with my amazing mom, as well. I can count on her for anything and everything. She is the most dedicated mother and Nana in the world. I sure hope that my girls can say the same thing about me one day. I am so blessed!
Skees/Rethman GirlsStella, Mommy and MyaFoods all gone.....guess I'll taste the table.Eating is exhausting.
After lunch we stopped at Target to pick up a few things we needed, including some more puffs for the girls. They LOVE those things. When we got home Mya was all over the containers. Wes took them from her and put them on his shoulders hoping she would crawl over and give him some kisses. She cried and had the most horrible sad face, until she took them back. LOL We played until bedtime. It was a perfect day!
Silly Daddy.....copying Stella's tongue waggle.
Mya's beloved puffs.
They're all mine.....back off! (This picture doesn't look like her for some reason.)
Let me just inspect these.....ok, everything seems to be in order.
P.S. I got finished with this post and realized that Mya wasn't in a single picture. She was there, I swear. She was napping while I took the picture before the wedding and we didn't get any pictures of our family at the reception.
