Happy Birthday Godson Zach!

Birthday month continues as Shelly and I wish our Godson Zach a very happy 5th Birthday!  We hope you have a wonderful day and everyone treats you extra special!

Also, a shout-out to Auntie Jen who celebrated her birthday yesterday as well!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wanted to wish a belated Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there.  Kate and I couldn't be more appreciative of how wonderful and supportive Shelly is to us.  We love you very much and can't thank you enough for everything you do for us.

To my Mom, thanks so much for your support over my lifetime as well.  You continue to show me just how much you care and how hard you're willing to work for the happiness of your boys.  I love you, too!

Kate helps Mom open up her Mother's Day Gift

Kate "Dolled" up for Mother's Day

Kate Having A Ball!

Kate's 2 Year Check

Yesterday Kate had her two year check-up.  John took Kate to her appointment as I was not feeling well which I'll get to in just a little bit.  Evidently Kate weighed in at 29 pounds, but she would not let the nurse get her height as she was terrified of the apparatus used to get that information.  We think she's around the 33 inch mark.

Her appointment came at a great time as she developed a fever on Thursday evening which subsided on Saturday.  With that fever came a really bad rash on the back of her thighs and even some spots on her feet and mouth.  The doctor thought it was hand, foot and mouth disease but there were no spots on her hands so it was confirmed that she had a strep infection.  Since she knows that sharing is caring she decided to give me strep throat.  Yippee.  She is doing great since she is on antibiotics, but I'm still waiting for my antibiotics to kick in.  Needless to say, the Weiland women have seen better days!

Happy 2nd Birthday Kate!

This past Friday our sweet Kate turned 2 years old!  If we thought the first year of her life went fast, the second blew by in the blink of an eye.  I can't believe she's already two years old.  Kate, we love you so much and couldn't be more proud of you.  You're the most wonderful daughter and words can't described how blessed we are to have you in our lives.  Watching you grow and learn new things has meant the world to us.

So, here's some pictures and video of her birthday weekend.  Friday night we had a birthday celebration with the Weilands and then we had one with the Burch's in West Bend on Saturday.  Enjoy!

 Kate unwraps her new book, "The Very Hungry Catepillar" 

Shelly's Beautiful "Very Hungry Catepillar" Themed Cupcakes

Kate and her cousins play in her new Bounce Castle

Happy Easter!

We hope everyone had a great Easter.....we sure did. We woke up Sunday morning and Kate looked around for her Easter basket. Well, to be honest she didn't have to look to hard. I'm not sure we would've kept her interest too long if we didn't make it easy on her. After finding her basket and enjoying her gifts we got ready and met the Weiland's at church.

After that, we went back to their house for an Easter lunch and egg scavenger hunt for not only Kate, but for us "kids" as well. My mom set up a great game for us and the adults all had a great time. After that, Kate woke up and had her own little scavenger hunt. A big thanks to Deb for putting it together. Kate had a blast and we sure enjoyed watching her!

Rock & Read Baby!

The past week or so, we've made it a priority to bring Kate into her room before she goes to bed for the night and rock in the glider while we read books. We termed the activity "Rock & Read". It didn't take Kate long to learn the phrase and she's been saying it quite a bit lately.

On Saturday night, Shelly took Kate into her room and the two of them nestled up in the glider, put a blanket over each other and began reading. Without hesitation, Kate looked up at Shelly and blurted out..."ROCK & READ BABY!" We've been laughing about it ever since!

Her vocabulary has grown so much in the past month or two and beyond that, some of the stuff coming out of her mouth is beyond hilarious! That's our Peanut!

Flooring

Last weekend Greg, Laura, Brooke and Charlie Burch came our way for a few days. I was able to "coerce" Greg into giving me a hand tiling the bathroom since he had done it to his bathroom a few years ago. We also tackled the laminate flooring in Kate's new playroom while we were waiting for the leveling compound in the bathroom to dry. Once that dried up, Greg handled the tiling while I finished the laminate flooring. So to be honest, Greg is the one that did all the dirty work. He measured everything, cut the tiles and laid them. All I had to do to finish it was grout. When Saturday evening rolled around I was so thrilled with what we had gotten done.

The whole crew ended up spending the night and it was so nice to have them up for a few days. The kids had a blast together and we got so much done. A huge thanks to Greg for giving up his Saturday and helping us out. We're so appreciative!

Kate peaks in on the newly floored bathroom