Wednesday, July 30, 2014

End of School

The girls had a great school year! They loved their teachers and learned a lot.

Last day of school

Mrs. Lebeck and Chloe
Miss Edris and Aubrey







Friday, July 25, 2014

Jenna's Bachelorette Party

Jenna's bachelorette party was the end of May. We went to Lafayette and spent the night in a hotel. It was a lot of fun having some sister/no kid time!








Summer Fun

Just a few pictures of what we've been up to this summer...

Strawberry picking

Riding on one of the rides at the mall

Now that we just live down the road from my in-laws and not on a super busy road, we ride bikes a lot more.

Coye trying out his new bike seat

Our pool - not even close to what we had but the kids still like it

Aubrey went to volleyball camp for three days and loved it!

Clifford reading party at the library






Catching lightning bugs


Watching Uncle Brad run his car in the demo derby

Happy 11th anniversary to us!

Coye being silly

At Wade's birthday party


Going to the theater with Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Kathy, and the girl cousins

He finally figured out how to pedal his bike.

Coye's first birthday party - celebrating his friend Cooper's birthday


Cousin Time

Nic and Ingrid spent a couple of days with us while they were in town for Jenna and Scott's wedding. We haven't been able to spend a lot of time with them the past few times they visited so it was nice to have them at our house where the kids could play together and we could visit and catch up. The kids had a great time playing outside, riding bikes, and just spending time together. All the kids (except Coye and Lars) slept in the girls' room. The first night the boys slept on the floor and Elora slept with Chloe in her bed (she's got a full). The second night Chloe and Colton slept in Aubrey's bed (it's a twin), Elora slept in Chloe's bed by herself, and Aubrey and Maximus slept on the floor. It was sad to see them go knowing that we won't see them for a while again, but it was fun making memories with them while they were here.

Chloe and Colton at Aubrey's baseball game

Coye and Elora waiting for ice cream after Aubrey's game

At the Dairy Queen

Going for a bike ride

Walking around the farm

Checking out the cattle

Elora and Sadie (my in-laws dog)

Nic and I took the kids to the bridge we used to play at as kids. We even went under it (which we did all the time as kids), although it was overgrown.

Checking out the water under the bridge

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Hanging Out with Aunt Jenna and Uncle Scott

I wanted to spend some time with Jenna and Scott before they moved to Minneapolis so we met them at my parents a couple of days before they left. It was bittersweet knowing that this was the last time we were going to see them for a while. We've been so spoiled having them close the past four years and being able to see them at least once a month. We had fun hanging out with them and Kaiser (their dog), but we miss them like crazy!


Aubrey taking Kaiser for a walk

Spinning on the merry go round

Playing with Kaiser



Scott and Jenna's Wedding

My baby sister Jenna got married on June 14th to a wonderful guy named Scott. The day was absolutely beautiful - they couldn't have asked for more perfect weather. Jenna was a gorgeous bride and it was so awesome (and slightly crazy just because she is my little sister) to see her say vows and promise to spend the rest of her life with a guy we've come to know and love through the past few years. We were all in the wedding - I was a bridesmaid, Calvin was a groomsman, the girls were junior bridesmaids, and Coye was a ring bearer. It was slightly crazy with all of us in it, but we managed (thank goodness my in-laws were invited - they helped a ton!!). The girls loved getting all dressed up and Coye was in good spirits, even with no nap. They all walked down the aisle like they were supposed to, which was a relief. The reception was fun and the kids had a great time dancing. All in all it was a pretty perfect day and I'm so thankful that we were a part of it.

The girls and I got our nails and toes done for the wedding on Friday. They had never had that done before and loved it! 

Keeping busy while we decorated the reception hall


The morning of the wedding the girls, Hannah, and I went and got our hair done. They thought this was great too!


All pretty and ready to go
Aubrey, Elora (my niece the flower girl), and Chloe
Jenna and Aubrey - I love this picture!

Jenna and Chloe

My 3 beautiful children
I love this one too!
All the kids 
Being silly
Coye loving the bubbles after the wedding
Wedding party
Timm family
Our family
Cal being goofy like normal
Me and my hubbie

What's up?!
Chloe looking pretty
Love this one of Aubrey - she looks so big!

Calvin and Coye at the reception

The girls and I at the reception


Waiting for Scott and Jenna to arrive
Chloe and Uncle Scott
Aunt Dani with Coye and Elora
Dancing

Coye and Aunt Jenna

Coye and Uncle Scott during the dollar dance

Morning after the wedding - they were so exhausted!