Holiday World

This was the first year Jalen and Landon got to enjoy Holiday World and actually ride the fun rides! Last year they were only 3 months old and stayed back with Grandma at the resort. They had SO much fun going this year. They got to ride the real rides like big boys too and walk around the kiddie area at the water park. They LOVED the splash park section there. Jalen's favorite thing were the water guns and Landon enjoyed the water sprouts. We spent most of the day at the water park because it was HOT outside. The sun was blazing with the heat index it ended up being about 110 degrees!

I love Holiday World! The park is clean, free sunscreen, free unlimited soft drinks, free parking, and cheap and yummy food. Here are some pics from yesterday.


Boys eating some snacks at the water park.

Landon LOVED this ride. When the ride stopped, he kept bouncing up and down wanting to go again.

Jordan teasing Landon with an Oreo. Landon got what he wanted and ate the cookie.

Jalen playing with his "friends" at the splash park

Jalen and Landon playing. This splash park area was so nice and was not as crowded as the other parts of the water park.

Landon playing with the water sprout.Jalen playing

Jordan proving once again that he needs a hair cut, but he does not want to.

Weeeeee!

Next year the boys will be a little over two and will get to enjoy more of the water park and rides. They will get to ride the kid roller coasters! :-)

Summer fun with Grandma and Papaw

This summer the boys have had lots of fun with their grandparents. This past weekend the in-laws took the boys for a couple of days. From the looks of all the pictures I seen, they had a blast! I was unable to go with them because of work, but Grandma took lots of pics of the boys.


Taking a drink break with Papaw.
Jordan pulling the boys on the tractor. Looks like they LOVED it!
My smiley Landon...ALOHA!


Landon getting some corn at Great Grandma and Grandpas in Vevay, IN
Cute picture of the boys on the boat.

Grandma and Papaw in the river with the boys.
Jalen chillin on the boat.
He received lots of beads for his smiles!
They enjoy it when Grandma and Papaw watches them while mommy and daddy has to work.

We have two walkers now!

About 3 days after Jalen started to walk, Landon decided it looked fun and let go! He thought it was funniest thing and laughed the whole time doing it. He actually went across the whole entire room. Coming to his mommy was his motivation. It is so neat to see my two babies walk around now. Jalen is walking all over and doing circles. They are growing too fast on me!

We have been bottle free for about 2 weeks now. Dropping their last bottle was easy and they took the transition smoothly. Now I can get rid of the bottle rack sitting on our counter! Landon's new favorite word to say is baby. He says it all day long! This past weekend they went to a family reunion with their grandma and papaw. It was so hard for me since they were gone all weekend. I was not able to see them until Monday morning when they woke up. They were so happy to see me! I gave them LOTS of hugs and kisses! I really do not have any pics to post other than the two from my cell phone today. Here they are!

3 years ago today...okay yesterday since I am late

I had this typed out, but did not post. :-)

I married my best friend! A lot has happened in the 3 years we have been together.

First family picture.

Then we built a home.


Our anniversary trip to St. Louis.



Birth of our twin boys, Jalen and Landon.


I can not wait to share more memories and have such an amazing family!

Jalen being my normal silly boy

14 months!

Happy 14 months boys! I can not believe you are growing so quickly! You need to slow down! Your personalities are showing more and more every day. I love watching you guys play and interact with one another. Jalen, you make mommy laugh everytime you stick out your tongue at me for no reason. Landon, you are my talker these days! Especially in the morning when you wake up. You love repeating words over and over. I love how you get our attention by saying dadadada....daddy and same as mamama...mommy! You also get your brother's attention by yelling Bubby across the living room. Both love Elmo, dogs, cows, ducks, and trucks. Landon you can play with your legos and trucks all day long. Jalen, you like to just keep mommy on her toes and climb over furniture and barriers we make. Obviously we just need to put a wall because you find a way to climb over. Especially your crib! I am not ready to put you in a toddler bed, so please stay put in your crib and I will get you in the mornings.

When it comes to food, you guys will just eat about anything. If you see food you get excited and make noises. Mommy and daddy can not eat unless you eat. Nice quiet dinners are out of the question when you both are awake. :-) Your favorite foods are bananas, raspberries, blueberries, pasta, grilled cheese, peas, mac n cheese, and goldfish. We are almost bottle free and just need to drop your night bottle. Jalen, I think it is time to give up your paci. Don't worry we will start slow and only offer during nap and nighttime. This may be a challenge, but we will succeed! We are 10 months away from turning 2!

Here is Landon playing with his favorite toy...Leggos!
Playing together. Jalen is actually leaving mommy a nice gift in his diaper while this picture was tooken. I think Landon was over there giving him words of encouragement.

A happy Jalen as always.

Mom, let us play and enough with the photos!

Mini vacay to Cincinnati, OH

Jeremy and I took a two day trip to Cincinnati for a little mini vacation with the kids. We also brought my sister in law, Dori because she has done so much for us with helping babysit the kids. Jeremy and I wanted to treat her as well. We started our trip at the Cincinnati Zoo. This was a really nice zoo and had TONS of animals. Unlike our zoo, there were LOTS of monkeys! I did get a nice workout pushing the double stroller up the hills. They had many hills at this zoo and there were times when my legs were burning! I am glad we got there right when they opened in the morning because the temps got up to 97 degrees! We were done by 1:30pm and then headed to our hotel.

Family pic at the zoo.

This gorilla was a BEAST!
Jordan's wingspan compared to a bald eagle.

Jalen was obsessed with the baby goats. He took a few steps here and little did we know this was the beginning. Yes I know he did not his sandels on, I washed his feet afterwards. :-)


After the zoo, we headed to the Great Wolf Lodge. This hotel was HUGE and super nice. We stayed in the family cabin suite. This room holds 6 people. The waterpark was very clean and so much fun! They had water slides for all ages! Jalen and Landon actually rode their first family raft ride. They actually enjoyed it! I really liked how clean the hotel was and everyone was super friendly! The food was actually pretty good too! We did buffets for both dinner and breakfast. We got Jordan the paw pass package and he loved it! He was able to get souvenirs from all over the hotel. He also enjoyed the arcade room they had. It was also HUGE!

The highlight of our trip was Jalen taking more than 2 steps! He has been so afraid to walk the last couple of months and only have taken 2 steps. Now he is walking across the room and thinks it is fun!

view of waterpark from glass window in hotel lobby. There was still lots of the park on the left and right side of the picture.


View walking in hotel room. Jalen and Landon looking out the cabin window.

Jordan's bunk. There was a bed on the right side too.

Daddy and Jalen in the pool.

Boys sitting on the steps about to go in the pool.
We had a great trip and looking foward to our next one again at this hotel.

Fourth of July weekend

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! We sure did! We had cookouts, swimming, and enjoying the HOT weather. Every year my parents have a 4th of July party with LOTS of food. Here are some pictures from this weekend.


Jordan and I. He is in need of a haircut, but he thinks otherwise. Gotta love the Justin Bieber trend.

Jordan relaxing with a drink. (It is rootbeer) :-)
JJ sitting on the patio furniture with the grown ups

Now JJ is relaxing with a drink...milk


Landon just likes to eat...Picking food off of Aunt Julie's plate.


Yum!
Swimming is their favorite thing to do in the summer!

Landon cheesing for the camera. He loves playing with the pool rings.

Aunt Julie with her favorite nephews. :-)