April - Taylor Loses Teeth! House is done! Etc...

Sorry for the lack of posting! Our April flew by and it was a busy month! Full of house work, easter eggs hunts, playing with our friends and cousins, and helping Grandma and Grandpa M move up here!

Here is the house, done! yay! It looks great, so glad for all of the help!

We had a couple of easter egg hunts, which the kids loved. Yes, it was one of the warmer days!

Megan and Aiden playing at their new house

Aiden has to help me with the dishes every single time so I try to do them while he's napping, lol

We played at Sunset Park for the first time in Kimberly and it is nice

Taylor lost 2 teeth!

Aiden was laughing and talking to Layla

and Taylor was watching her too, lol

Cooper and Layla are getting married soon I hear... at least that's what Grandma P and the girls have cooking, lol.

These girls were too cute one morning, whispering in each other's ears.

Grandma and Grandpa moved up here.. 8 mins away or so, sooo nice to have them close! So happy we don't have to drive so far so often anymore too :)  Welcome to the neighborhood!

Aiden's First Birthday!

We had some family and friends over for Aiden's first birthday on Saturday!  We had pizza, cake, ice cream and opened presents. It was lots of fun and glad most everyone could make it!

This past year has flown by way too fast for my liking! Although, this little man is so much fun and has such an adorable personality!

He wants to sit on the big boy swing already, though I have to hold his back still just in case he lets go!

His little friend Sidney has the same sweatshirt as him, they get along as much as most 1 year olds ;)

Our house is undergoing some painting and new siding/soffets/etc.. here is a before picture/after thought since I forgot to take one before they started painting yesterday.

Disney on Ice and Other Happenings

It seems kind of funny posting these snow pictures now that the high is 74 here today! We have had an unusually warm week, knock on wood, and it's been wonderful!  Last week we had one more snow and the kids had fun playing outside in it for a couple days!

How cute are these two? Bennett is always helping Aiden, they are little buddies.

These two guys are ready for some baseball!

helping brush sissy's hair ;)

and this picture is just because she's cute :)

the girls were riding bikes in the garage one day and Aiden wasn't too interested in the bikes. He was, however, interested in this awesome broom he found in the garage! lol 

then Mom took it away and he made this face :P

Taylor got up from the table one night and started washing dishes! I could get used to that!

Aiden loves reading books

the girls had a sleepover in Hailey's bunk one night last weekend :)

We were all excited to get to go to Disney on Ice in Green Bay again this year.

This is Alice in Wonderland

Peter Pan

Aiden liked these mickey ears but didn't want them on his head for long :)

I tried to get a picture of the girls during intermission but the show started and they couldn't look at me for a second :P

The Lion King

Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

Mickey & Minnie Mouse

All of the princesses and cast

Logan & Tyler got these swords and Aiden thought it was the coolest thing. He caught Jaimie's eye here and was doing his shy thing ;)

I'll get you!

Playing in the Snow and 7th Anniversary

These pictures are very unorganized as blogger wasn't cooperating while trying to upload pictures yesterday.. sorry.  We had a fun, last minute trip to Twin Lakes to see Grandma & Grandpa Mrnak this past weekend and play in the snow they got Thursday night! We were all very excited to get to sled and build a snowman, since we've only been sledding once this year and haven't had much snow by us.

Uncle Jon came to sled with us too so that was lots of fun; Hailey & Uncle Jon are walking up the hill after their sled down in this picture. (see-unorganized! oh well)

This one is after the guys and Taylor slid down this cliff.. the guys on their sleds and Taylor on her rear!

trying to climb back up

Taylor needed a little help! lol, cute anyway

Hailey was happy to just play in the snow and taste it while they played on the cliff

Grandma climbing up the steep hill

Aiden crashed on the way back from sledding so I laid him in the snow for a little while and we built a snowman :)  It was so warm out and he was snuggly in there, woke up the second I brought him inside. I should've stayed out there and let him sleep another half hour :P

Ben and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on Sunday and we headed to Lake Geneva out to eat and pictures on the beach. It was very nice!

Here's the sledding picture that should've been before the one of them walking up the hill :)

Aiden and Daddy going down, he loved it and said "weeeeeee" the whole way down every time and then a minute or so after that.. wanted to go again :)

Taylor and Jon

Grandma and Hailey warming up and playing games

We went to Gurnee Mills since Ben wanted to hit up bass pro shop, they were having some fishing extravaganza going on too. Aiden kept migrating to this fishing pole, he wanted it so badly. A little big for him yet! His Daddy is proud though, he can't wait to have a little fishing buddy.

checking out the fish at Bass Pro shop.

standing by the big giraffe by rainforest cafe.

oh, here's some more sledding pictures... lol. walking back to the house after sledding. Hailey, Grandma & Grandpa

Ben pulling Taylor back through the woods, pretty!

Aiden trying on his sock monkey hat, cute!

Aiden dove off the sled about 5 seconds after this picture, lol

Me and Aiden going down the hill

the cute little kids by the stone wall

Grandpa & Taylor

Grandma & Hailey

Thanks for letting us crash your weekend, Ben only wishes he could've snowmobiled but needs something fixed.