Celebrating My Birthday

We will be in Indiana for my birthday so we decided to celebrate on Sunday.  We started the day off with a family hike at a park close by.  We brought the dogs along for entertainment (for the kids) and a bucket to collect things.  We hiked for about 45 minutes and the kids were awesome.  I think Donnie's little legs were getting tired, but a few stops along the way were a good distraction.  We collected cool rocks of all sizes, found a tree that looked like a "Y" and sat the kids in it for a picture, stopped for food and drink and the hike was almost over.  Cadynce walked Roxy most of the time so she was completely happy and Donnie and I had to play little chasing games to distract his tired legs.  There was a little playground at the end of the hike that we stayed and played at for a while.  We all loved it and decided we need to go back soon.

After the hike we went to the pool of course!  We had lunch and swam for a while.  Cadynce and Donnie both get better every time we go to the pool.  We headed home for a much needed nap and then went to dinner.  After dinner we had ice cream before going home.  It was another fun filled day.

Cadynce has been counting down the days until we leave for Indiana, and she can hardly wait to see everyone.  Donnie just runs around yelling "Robbie's House."  We are excited to see everyone.  View Album for more pictures.

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Father's Day/Track Meet

We had a fun filled Father's Day.  We started the day with a bike ride.  We drive to the bike trail then ride our bikes over bridges, under streets, through the nicely paved woods until we end up at a playground.  We get out and play a while before heading back to the car.  We have learned to tell Donnie about a bike ride when we are completely ready to go...or we will hear about it until we are ready.  He loves to go for bike rides.  We had lunch and then rested before going to the pool.  We swam for a long time and then had a late dinner at Bigz.  It was a great Father's Day.  View Album for more pictures.

Donnie Swimming

Just last week Donnie decided he wanted to swim...look at him now.

Long Jump

I only have video of Cadynce long jumping this past week.  Here it is...enjoy!

Donnie's Birthday Party

We had Donnie's birthday party Sunday night and almost all his friends were able to come.  We had a backyard filled with people on a hot, hot day.  The bounce house he got from Grandpa and Mimi was a big hit.  The kids enjoyed bouncing and sliding down every other way but the right way.  Don made sliders on the grill for dinner and I filled the table with dessert.  I made Donnie's favorite cake which is jello cake.  It was a nice cool cake for a hot day.  We had a great time celebrating Donnie's special day with friends.  View Album for more pictures.

First Track Meet

The summer track meets have begun.  Cadynce and Donnie were so excited for "racing day" as Donnie called it.  All Donnie talked about was "racing day."  They ran the 50 yard dash first.  It was a little unorganized, but they didn't care.  Next, we did long jump.  Each kid gets three attempts.  Cadynce got better each jump and on the third jump she knocked it out to win first place.  Donnie was awesome.  He would barely make it into the sand pit and run out with a huge smile on his face and say "again?"  We can't wait for next week.  View Album for more pictures.

It's a Girl!!!!

We had our sonogram appointment on Thursday morning.  Cadynce worked all morning on her sign.  On one side of the sign it said "Baby Sister" and on the other side it said "Baby Brother."  She worked very hard on the "Baby Sister" side of the sign making it very "pretty."  She placed a few stickers on the other side and called it "cool."  She was really hoping for a girl since she already had a brother, and that's just what she got.  The first thing she said was "I was right."  It was once again, so incredible to see our little girl and watch her move.  She was folded in half with her knees by her nose while she played with her toes.  We watched her as she yawned twice and then stopped moving to take a rest.  It's amazing that it's just as exciting the third time as it was the first time.  Baby Girl looks great and healthy and we are so excited to meet her.  We have 20 more weeks to go.

Donnie's 2...Finally!!

Donnie is officially two now, even though he's been acting like a two year old for several months now.  We decided to take a trip down to the coast.  We left Thursday night when Don got home from work (which was a last minute change in plans.)  It was a three hour drive and the kids stayed awake the entire car ride.  We rolled into our hotel after 11pm with some slap happy kids.  We got a good night sleep then headed to the beach in the morning.  It was an interesting morning at the beach...Don and Cadynce got stung by a jellyfish and my swimsuit top broke to the point that I couldn't even wear it!!  Thankfully, I had my coverup to wear (and I brought an extra suit).  We had lunch then let the kids nap in the car while we drove to check out a different beach.  We decided that the beach we were at in the morning was much better, but we would try the "salt water pool" this time.  We had a great rest of the day swimming and building sand castles then headed home.  View Album for more pictures.