Chicago

On July 6th we drove up to Chicago to see Dustin and Leah because they flew in to vacation with Dad, Mom, and the boys for the week and we wanted to introduce them to Emmerson!  On Friday we drove up to Kevin and Melissa's, hung out with them for the evening, and then drove downtown on Saturday to hang out with my family.  We met them at the Museum of Science and Industry and had a fun morning and part of the afternoon there....

 After lunch Mom and I drove back to their hotel and Ollie and I took a nap.  When the boys and Leah got back they went shopping and then after I woke up we did some more shopping while my mom watched the kids.  I have such a sweet mom :)  At 8 we finally got in to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner...

After dinner we drove back to Kevin and Melissa's.  We had so much fun seeing Dust and Leah and being in Chicago again.  On Sunday after church we went out to lunch and headed home.  Thanks so much Kevin and Melissa for letting us crash at your place and for being so generous.  We love you!

Family

A couple weeks ago we had Grace Lane from Memory Lane Photography take our family pictures, Oliver's 2 year pictures, and Emmerson's newborn pictures.  She did a great job!

2 years

This sweet little man has been in our lives for 2 years.  It's so crazy how fast time flies yet it feels like we have always known him.  He is at such a fun fun age, we are enjoying him soooo much!  Here are some things he has been repeating and repeating:

"whaaaat?! daddy says it"

"i want more noooooodles. greema (grandma) says it"

"how do? greepa (grandpa) says it"

"sliiime! kate says it"

"chiiiips! anna says it"

He has also been talking about the bird hitting our living room window and how he was scared of the fireworks and cried.  He is so funny. 

He has been sleeping in his big boy bed (the crib we borrowed and put in his new room).  We weren't sure how he would adjust to sleeping in a new room but he seems to be doing well.  Over the summer we will work on making the office his room and moving Emmerson into his nursery.  He has also been going pee on the potty.  He isn't very good about telling us he has to go so we try to remember to ask him often.

He has been a wonderful big brother.  He loves to put her paci in and get me diapers and wet wipes when I need to change her.  He calls her baby girl, it is so sweet!  Here are some things he says..

"what's matter baby girl?"

"you want paci baby girl?

"hi precious" -got that one from his dad

Once in a while when I am tending to Emmerson he will want me to hold him but that is about the extent of his jealousy.
He is really into playing golf and baseball this summer.  He calls his golf club his "hit it" and will hit a ball around forever.  He loves being with Andrew, especially when they go disc golfing.

Playing horseshoes with Daddy.

Playing songs on Daddy's phone.

So excited to go disc golfing!

Playing golf.

At his 2 year appointment he weighed 30 lbs and was 35 in tall.  We are so blessed to be given a healthy boy to love and raise!  We love you Buddy!

Oliver is 2!

On June 24th Oliver turned 2!  After church we had his birthday party at my dad and mom's gym.  We invited family and some friends and just kept it simple.  We couldn't have done it without the help of our family!  

Because Ollie is obsessed with balls we went with a ball theme and did ball park style food.  Hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, peanuts... added in some grapes and cupcakes with ice cream.  We ended up opening gifts first.  He loved all of his gifts and had so much fun playing with a new baseball bat that he would swing like a golf club.  He hit balls around the gym forever!  So funny :) 

It was fun introducing Emmerson to her cousins and some of our friends.  I'm so sad that I didn't get pictures of all of our guests!  Here are some pictures of the big day...     

Father's Day

For Father's Day this year we drove up to my parents and had a wonderful afternoon and evening with family...

mackenzie with emmerson

emmerson with great grandpa and grandma massner

cousins being silly

andrew with his kids

ollie wanted to match his dad when they got dressed in the morning... so sweet

my dad with some of his children and grandchildren

ollie and jake playing together

We are so blessed to have two wonderful fathers and so blessed that Andrew gets to be a father to our two children!

Going Home

We enjoyed our stay at the hospital very much....

but we were excited to take our little girl home!  We were so thankful that my parents could watch Ollie for us while we were at the hospital.  Mom brought him down to us before we left so he could see us taking his little sister home with us.  So excited to be a family of four!