Joce Growing Up

Joce learning how to escape her car seat

Her first time in the bouncer. She is so cute bouncing and being proud of herself.

I love her belly and her smile. She is such a smiler...(that is when she's not crying :))

Cute in the hood

First time sitting up to the table. She's growing up too fast!!

She is now a "supported sitter". She does pretty well for a minute and then falls over. I love this smile!

Grabbing her own binky taking care of business

These next pictures I LOVE. I had to hurry and snap the shots before she fell over. She did pretty good and looks SO stinkin' cute. She looks so much like her daddy.... and she is such a daddy's girl!






I'm SO thankful for my little girl and love her so much. I'm so blessed and lucky to have two healthy, beautiful children. Joce is growing up SO SO fast. As hard as it gets some days, I treasure all the moments. I hate that family can't see her growing up, but so glad for pictures to capture moments to share. Enjoy :)))!!!

Red Barn

So, I found somewhat of a talent that I never knew I had. When we moved here to Kirksville realizing that there's not a whole lot to do here, I decided to pick up a hobby. Nate got me a bracelet for Mother's Day that I love and always wanted to try to make something like it with my own spin on it. So with the little basic knowledge that I have on my sewing machine - (THANKS NAN :)), I was able to create these wristbands and headbands. They are so fun to make and I'm so glad people like them. They turned out a lot better than I thought. Here in Kirksville they have an annual event called Red Barn where you can get a booth and display/sell your arts and crafts. Me and 6 other girls shared a booth. It was lots of fun. Here are all the ones that I brought. Let me know which you like the best, I'm curious :). I sent a bunch to sell at my aunt Kelley's boutique in Draper UT called Castle Couture - thank you A. Kelley :)).

Fun with Friends/Parade

Noah, Bostyn and Tanner having fun at the lake

They are so stinkin cute. Especially how they always have to act silly when you want them to pose for a picture

We went to the Homecoming parade on the 1st and this was Joce trying to escape. She is such a mover!!

Tanner waiting so patiently for the parade to start to fill that bag with candy..... he got quite a bit too and of course wanted to eat each piece as he got it.

Man..... I love this boy!!

Tanner, Noah and Addy on the porch after the parade - they had fun!!

ATSU Founder's Day 5k

Kristen, Megan and I ran the Founder's Day 5k this morning. The weather was a little cold which made it nice because once you start running, you get warm real quick. The trail was a 1/2 pavement 1/2 trail run. There were some steep muddy hills, rocks, you name it. It was a tough run but so fun. It's been awhile since I've done a race. I just can't believe after running just 3 miles and me being SO tired, that I've ran two marathons. I'm so out of shape but am working on that one. Nate brought the kids to watch me finish and took these pics. I was so glad he came. Tanner had lots of fun doing some running of his own with Jonah as we were waiting for the drawing. I didn't get my Mom's luck with winning, but there weren't any great prizes, so I was ok with that. I loved this pic of Joce - she is my cuta chubba cupcake - LOVE IT!

Birthday Parties

On Saturday we had two birthday parties to attend. The first one was for Merril. He turned one and they had the party at Jackson Country Connection in LaPlata. They had wagon rides, jumping in a big balloon thingy, lots of pumpkins and hay stacks, and then we roasted hot dogs and marshmallow's. Tanner had lots of fun. Then we headed straight over to one of Tanner's best friend Addy's B-day who turned 3. She had it at the park with a pinata. He couldn't stop talking about it and couldn't wait to give her her present. It was so cute. Also - on Friday night the SAA did free babysitting from 6-10 so couples could have a date night. That was SO much fun. Then after the parties on Saturday, there was an SAA dinner that we went to that also had free babysitting. We love being here in Kirksville. We're making great friends and the support the school gives families is amazing!!




Joce kept spitting up and did again right as I took this picture - still so cute :)



When we first got there, Tanner was a little embarassed or something. He kept making this face and I couldn't stop laughing. His face expressions are priceless.


Tanner, Addy and Jonah

Play Dates

Tanner is making so many fun new friends. I love how there are so many of us medical student wives who love to get out of the house with the kids and play. There are so many and we have lots of fun every time. Tanner loved his playdate with his friend Bostyn. They are so cute on the swings together. The other pictures are from a play date at Thousand Hills Park. He had so much fun playing in the sand on the lake. I love that park. It is so pretty and so much fun and one of the nicest things about it is it doesn't smell like dog poop like Brashear Park :). Good Times!!

Air Festival

We went to the Air Festival at the awesome Kirksville Regional Airport on Saturday with the Hills while our hubby's were studying. It was fun just getting out of the house and watching the kids play. Tanner and Addy have SO much fun playing and it's so cute to watch them. Joce slept most of the time, so I didn't have many pics of her. This is the day that I was going to go skydiving, but since Nate wasn't with me and we don't have the money for it right now, Kristen and I decided we will go next year FOR SURE!! That will be a blast.

Tanner's 3rd B-day Party

Tanner turns 3 on Sunday but had his friend B-day party today. We rented a pavilion at Thousand Hills Park by the playground right on the lake. It was so pretty and if wasn't windy, would've been perfect weather. At least it wasn't hot and humid, so I'm not going to complain. He had all his new friends there with their families and they helped make it such a fun party. I can't believe my little boy is almost 3. I'm so lucky to have such a beautiful, smart, funny.....(the list goes on) boy. I love him so much. Happy Birthday T-Man!!