Trip to Grand Rapids

We went to Grand Rapids this past weekend to celebrate Mike's birthday. We stayed with the Cummifords so that was fun since the kids got to play the whole time we were there. we all had such a nice time...

BFFs :-)Even Echo was welcomed with open arms...
Me and the guys...

Jake was sad he didn't get any birthday cupcakes (see below):

Shae and Rachel enjoying their cupcakes:

Mike's birthday cupcake cake:

Mike holding Jake during his Happy Birthday song:

Moms Night Out

I am going to title this post Moms Night Out in honor of some of my friends around here who are all mothers getting a chance to relax and let their hair down...

Love this pic... Katie and I...

Lisa and Heidi.... sometimes you just got to bring the baby with you... :-)
Erin, Missy, and Jackie (I guess I have to clarify Jackie is the mom of this crowd).

Kid Pics

Here are some new pictures of the kids.

Jake was really posing for the camera this day; I got so many cute pics of him but this is my favorite:

My babies and I:

Rachel and her "why are you taking a picture of me mom" face:

I got Jake on camera when he first pulled himself up to a standing position. He has been pulling up on his knees for a month now, but hadn't quite figured out how to get up past that until now!

Long Time, No Posts

So it has been so long since my last post that I feel guilty! I guess I have just been saving up the pictures, so I am going to post quite a few tonight. Let's see, what has happened in the last few weeks. Well, Rachel is almost 90% potty trained (still a few accidents but we are so close!). Jake is now pulling up and standing and also just got his 5th tooth! Mike turned 31 this past Sunday too.... throw in a couple gatherings Mike and I have had; a tennis tournament; a trip to Grand Rapids; and 3 sicknesses in the family and it leads to a busy time.

Rachel and Jake's "Tent"

Today, Rachel and Jake had a blast playing in their "tent". I say "tent" because it is actually a portable dog kennel that my parents got for Echo a couple years ago, but Echo was too afraid and never used it.... so now it is a perfect "tent" for the kids. They had so much fun and Jake just thought he was such a big kid that he was in there with Rachel. Rachel was pretending they were having a sleepover. It was pretty fun.