watching butterflies

Lately our afternoons are filled with play-dates outside of sidewalk coloring, bubbles, water and our new favorite thing, watching the butterflies. Their favorite place to land is in our corner garden and Fisher has found the best spot to just stand there and watch them.

He loves just watching them all and he hardly moves or distracts them.

i hope you had a beautiful weekend!

19 weeks

So I definitely feel like this week my belly just popped! I look and am really starting feel pregnant. It's getting kind of crazy! I mean, we are almost halfway done people! and in a few short months will have this tiny little person in our arms and home. It's exciting and a little terrifying too but I am definitely loving this little person so far. I love feeling little flutters and strong little kicks every now and then. I love trying to picture what this little one is going to look like. I have my big ultrasound in two weeks when I am 21 weeks and I cannot wait for that day! I just want to see this little person and make sure everything is a-okay. I have been thinking of lots of names and Wayne and I have started discussing the ones we like. And every time I ask my Chase man if mommy is having a boy or girl he always says girl. He also says it's a baby sister in mommy's tummy so maybe he knows more than we do. Either way we are almost halfway done and we can finally meet this little one!

hope you all are having a wonderful week so far!

wordless(ish) wednesday

When I first met my husband the first thing I immediately knew about him was that he was a semi-professional bass fisherman. Meaning, besides working his IT/Security Analyst job, he fished all the time. And I love his passion for it. Since we have moved his love for fishing has taken a backseat while we get situated and get our son the care he needs. But when we started having our beautiful children, Wayne could not wait for the day to finally take them fishing. 

Our first family fishing trip!

    I think we have a few naturals on our hands.

Baby girl wanted so badly to join in the fishing fun. I think it's safe to say that a princess fishing pole will be joining our collection soon. However, we did enjoy watching the boys fish and wonder through the trails and paths nearby.

The only thing we caught! A tiny little frog!

happy wednesday!

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three

Yesterday we got to celebrate this cute boy of mine turning three! Wow! He is three now! Where does the time go?

  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We are looking forward to a week full of fun now that our daddy is back home! Happy Monday!

enjoying happiness

i have realized that warmer weather and days of sunshine make me happy. we love finding new and fun places to enjoy the beautiful weather outside. plus, we are pretty grateful to have such amazing places nearby to visit and explore. 

hope your week is just full of happiness!

wordless(ish) wednesday

Thank you sunshine for brightening up our week and making our days feel warm and wonderful!





we are enjoying the sunshine this week. hope your week is filled with happiness!

happy wednesday!

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Walker 2 yr Old Pictures :: Olathe, KS

This cute little guy turned two back in Febuary, but we waited till the weather warmed up and the scenery got a little green to take his two year old pictures. And can I just tell you, I had a blast capturing this little guy! He was full of smiles and happiness and just so easy to capture.

This was such a fun and wonderful shoot. Plus, he is just the cutest little two year old too! Happy Birthday Walker!

17 weeks and happy friday

We were lucky enough to have my mom and dad come up and spend a couple of days with us and the kiddos. The kids just love having their grandma and grandpa around and so we made sure to show them all of our favorite places in our new city. We kept pretty busy and I have lots of photos to show for it! But for now, some pretty fish.

We just got a new aquarium in kansas city so we took the grandparents to check it out!

And yesterday I became 17weeks pregnant with a very active little one! I went to see my midwife yesterday and even she told me this little one is quite active, which is just perfect in my book! The heartbeat was strong at 148 and I could just listen to that sound all the time. I have been pretty lucky to still be able to fit in regular clothes but i know that that will soon come to an end here. As for the pregnancy insomnia, it's already kicked in, which means i should be due for a nap here in a couple of hours! We get to finally see our little one again in four weeks and I cannot wait! 

hope you all have a very wonderful weekend and happy friday!!

wordless(ish) wednesday

Lately as I have been watching my little belly grown and feel little flutters of movements from time to time, I get excited to think that in a few months we will have another little one in our home. It's bittersweet as I watch my baby girl grow and change and blossom everyday. She amazes me everyday and I just cannot grasp how fast time really does fly.

She has become so funny and so full of personality. I love when she makes funny faces at me. Seriously makes my day every morning!

She is growing into this fun little person that I literally tell her every second how much i love her.  I love watching my kids grow and I love how much they make my heart full!

happy wednesday!

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easter weekend

we had a wonderful easter weekend dying and decorating eggs, taking a long drive to spend a fun day with family and cousins, and just enjoying our cute little family.




we had a blast dying easter eggs! it was fun to pick different colors and decorate with crayons and stickers.

and baby girl had a blast being able to join in the fun with the big kids. she loves doing the things her brothers can do.

saturday we drove down to wichita to spend the day with my brother and his family. my mom and dad are in town visiting them for the week so it was fun to have a big family to celebrate with for once.

the kids just love easter egg hunting. it's become a new favorite past time around here. somehow putting eggs in a basket doesn't get old with these kiddos.

sweetly asleep after all of the easter fun and excitement.



hope you all have a wonderful weekend and an even more beautiful week ahead!

16 weeks

wow! sixteen weeks already, and i feel like i definitely have a bump now! the last two weeks have been crazy, i have been extremely fatigued and by 11 a.m i am just begging the kids to go down for naps. i have also been getting a lot of headaches lately but i got those a ton with the little miss we already have. other than that i am feeling pretty good and able to eat most things without getting sick. Yay! i love me some food around here! i definitely feel like i have a bump now, and even though i can still fit into regular clothing, i am not sure how much longer that will last! i am definitely looking forward to our appointment next week when we can listen to that beautiful heartbeat again! and then, it's the big ultrasound to see our little one. lots of fun things to look forward to in the next few weeks!

speaking of looking forward to, i am so looking forward to this weekend. can't wait to celebrate easter with the littles and play with cousins and friends!

hope you all have a very wonderful and very enjoyable weekend!

wordless(ish) wednesday

this week has been an emotional week, and with so many things just playing against me(i.e pregnancy hormones and the anniversary of our oldest's diagnosis) i just needed to take a break and breathe in inspiration. i find that long walks by myself help a little with that.

it so wonderful to go on long walks when the weather is perfect temperature and the flowers are blooming around you.

i am looking forward to this weekend when we will take a long drive to see family. family always seem to help when you're in a funk. what inspires you?

happy wednesday!

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