Avery's 3rd Birthday Party

We had a wonderful day with family and friends celebrating Avery at Monkey Joe's!

St. Kitts

We were incredibly blessed with the opportunity to travel to the beautiful island of St. Kitts and enjoy some time sans kids. It was a much needed and much appreciated getaway. We kept our activities to a minimum and just enjoyed the pampering. It was wonderful!



My partner at work, Cara Giese and her husband Grant were there too, and it was great to spend some time with them. There are good people in Lafayette, after all! ;)

In all honesty, I put this ball seven feet from the hole and putt in for birdie. Unfortunately there are no photos of me on the very next hole where I put four balls into the deep blue sea.


It seemed like each place we went the views got more and more breathtaking. This picture was at a rural beachside restaurant called The Spice Mill and it was amazing! Pretty much everything about St. Kitts was amazing. We miss it already.

Crazy Amounts of Creativity

Well I couldn't help but brag about (and do some free marketing :) for my awesomely creative big sister. Not too long ago, she decided to open up a small sewing business, Little Birds Boutique, and sell some of her stuff on Etsy. It's mostly baby stuff, but she has some other cute things too. Needless to say, it has taken off... no surprise to me since her stuff is sooo dang cute. I thought I would post a couple of her things on my blog for you all to take a look at. If you're in need of a cute baby gift or even a new little somthing for your own kiddo......check her out on Esty. Her website is: www.littlebirdsboutique.etsy.com.

Also, for those of you that live in Zionsville, she is going to be at the Zionsville Craft Fair on May 16th and 17th. Check her out. She ROCKS HARD.

Easter

More Mayhem (and a trip to Snapperz!)

March Madness

What do the boys do when left to their own devices??? Watch hoops and make mohawks of course!!

Brady's 1st Birthday

Believe it or not our beloved baby Brady has crossed the one-year threshold. "Beady man" celebrated his special day last Sunday surrounded by our awesome family. Scott, Amanda, Addie and Lucy came from Columbus and Chris, Fran, Zoe and Evelyn came from Goshen. And of course Mimi, Papa, Amma and Ampa were here too. It was a great party and thanks to Chef Katie we had an amazing brunch complete with cinnamon rolls made from scratch. It was the first time all six of the kiddos got to be together and such a tangible example of life's blessings and most important moments. And while Brady may not remember all the details, it's definitely a day Katie and I will not soon forget. And on the official day, we had our dear friends and neighbors the Hitchcock's over for cupcakes and singing! Hope you enjoy the pictures and videos. Happy Birthday little man!!!