a visit.

this past weekend we had one of nick's closest friends over, it also was the first time we got to meet his daughter. dallas(nicks friend) and his wife windy live out in colorado, so it's always a special occasion when they come home for a visit, but like i said it was extra special we got to finally meet skylar:) max loved having a friend smaller then him:) he followed her while she crawled around on the floor. he was just so fascinated by her, he wouldn't take his eyes off of her:)

she seemed to like him too, as long as he wasn't pinching her:(

we were lucky enough to capture their first kiss:)

peninsula state park!

over the weekend we camped at peninsula state park, friday night was cold and rainy, saturday was warmer with no rain, we had friends of ours laura and kane came up and spent the day and night with us:) oh, also saturday, the kids, nick and i also had a wedding we attended at a local park for a friend of my work. sunday was just beautiful the best day of the whole weekend. i can say this was our best family camping trip yet:)

what a little trouble maker this little man is! about 15 minutes to the campsite i should have know something was up, because max all of a sudden got very quiet. when we pulled in, i unbuckled and looked in back.... there sweet little lilly was sleeping.... and max was covered in oatmeal cookie crumbs! i'm still not completely sure how he got them, my best guess is he somehow used his feet to get the cookie container out of the paper bag next to him, then somehow opened it... all without making a peep. there were 12 cookies in there when we left the house, there were 4 1/2 left!!! i don't think max will ever eat that many cookies in one 15 minute sitting ever again:)

lilly waking daddy up in the morning:)

max wanted to join in the fun:)

max had a lot of fun in the camper, so many new places to climb around.

saturday morning cartoons while they wait for breakfast!
fun at the park:)

max loved, loved the swings!

lilly enjoyed the playground:)

we were all packed up and decided to go for one more walk before we left.

max taking his morning nap:)

lilly and daddy in the water...burr it's still really cold!

i asked nick to take a picture of me and the kids.... just to prove that i was there!

daddy's all mine.

this past weekend i had a girls night (and max) at my friend laura's house, it was a lot of fun... its been a long time since i stayed up past 2 just talking.

it was well needed... thanks again laura:)

lilly was very upset that max was leaving her for the night... but then she realized daddy was all hers, so she kissed max good bye.


my friend laura with big boy max.

the second we walk in the door max got a big squeeze for his sister... max loving every minute.. ...ha

aw.