Branson!

We went for a long weekend in Branson this past weekend and had a great time! We went with Nana and Gran and stayed at Big Cedar Lodge, and visited Silver Dollar City.  It was a nice low-key easy get-away.  (except for the first night, Savannah was unsure of her whereabouts after not being in a hotel for like 13 months, so she woke up terrified at 1:30 and we were up until after 4:30. Rough)

Ann and Skip got us a little cake to celebrate our anniversary that was the day before! 

Savannah on the car ride up there. Cutie. She did perfectly in the car and needed almost no electronics. She watched one 25-minute Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode on my phone and the rest of the time either slept or watched outside and looked at all kinds of stuff, talking about it all non-stop.  3 1/2 hours, no stops, and she was so good!

We took this fold-up car/walker thing with us so we could have something to put Walker in and it was a lifesaver (Walker in a walker. heehee)

Our log cabin. It was so nice! Lots of dead animals around though, but it all goes with the theme.

Seriously. You guys. Walker gets the BEST BABY EVER award.  He's never stayed in a pack n play, he's only been away from home once for Christmas, yet he was such a great baby, travelled in the car perfectly on the 3 1/2 hour drive, slept great, just all around GREAT. I feel so lucky!

ballcap!

Little Miss on her horsey!

Walker's first "ride" on the bench seat on the carousel

I asked Savannah what she thought of Silver Dollar City and this is what I got. Adorbs.

Walker just watched his sister the WHOLE time he was awake in the car. He loves her so much! (you can see his face in the mirror above his feet)

Savannah wanted to ride the "hopping frogs" with Mama. 

So we get on.

She starts panicking.

Then crying and screaming.

Then the ride starts and she cries the whole time. Luckily she doesn't seem scarred by it, she has told CC how she liked riding the "frogs that were hopping hopping hopping"

Cutest Baby

What, Mom? I'm just chillin' in my undies. Catch ya later.

We had a great little getaway from the mundane and it was so nice! Great weather, great food, but mostly great company!

Picture Catch-Up

With a very fun-filled weekend just over, I'm just going to drop some pictures from the past month on here that haven't already found another post.  Enjoy! I think I will have at least one more photo "dump" before it is all said and done.

Mama/Daughter mani/pedis for CC's mother's day

#2, for our anniversary!

Fun at Two Rivers Park below:

waiting for daddy

she spent the afternoon at my work one day and was SO excited to eat with the First Graders. Can you see???? And Owen (the boy next to her) opened her yogurt for her and she was starstruck. Uh Oh.

#1 for Mother's Day!

My Other Mother's Day Presents!

And one more, engraved frame for my office. :)

Stud.

FOUR YEARS!!!

Woohoo it's our anniversary! We've already been out to celebrate Wednesday night to Big Orange for dinner and then to get a very exciting gift for me. A new iPhone! Woohoo again!  We had a great time just the two of us, while CC held down the fort with the kids at home.  Thanks, CC!  The 4th anniversary is "flowers" or "fruit" traditional gifts (we try to follow those) so I got flowers at my office that are gorgeous, and Birc got some Harry and David pears in the mail! We were both surprised and excited about our gifts for each other :)

Can't believe I'm so lucky to be married to such a handsome, fun, smart, silly, perfect person! I love you Birc!

I would like to go back to our HONEYMOON for a few days.  It was perfect, you know.

Or our awesome Rehearsal Dinner.  That was fun too!

Mainly our wedding day! It went by WAY TOO FAST (I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this?)  I wish we could do it all over again because it was so perfect and fun.

Well anyway, I love you Birc, way more than I did on this day, and I didn't think that was possible! You're the best daddy to Savannah and Walker and take such great care of us.  We are all lucky but I am especially lucky you are mine!

New Look!

I got a new look.  Hope you like it! We were about a year due for an update. :)

Walker's Teeth

Walker got his first tooth on Friday, April 25 (lower right) and his second (lower left) on Sunday April 27! They came in bang bang.  He looks so adorable but so big with teeth. If you'll remember, Savannah got no teeth until almost 12 months and then she didn't get any beyond her bottom two for 2 more months.  So this seems so early!  But anyway, here are the best pictures and then the hilarious outtakes of us trying to get a picture of his teeth.  (Seriously, the things we do to our kids for a photo)

FIRST TOOTH:

SECOND TOOTH:

OUTTAKES:

(I mean for real.)

All smiles now!

Cute kids!

And look below, my handsome husband rocking Walker to sleep, singing to him.  I just had to snap a pic and save the memory.  (It happens every night but I don't want to forget it!)