Hide and Seek

Today the girls were playing in their bedroom.  This has become a new favorite thing to do.  I purposely don't have very many toys in their room so that they don't play in there.  I have a few for when Mikayla wakes up in the morning before she is allowed to get up, but other than that....not much to play with.

Nevertheless, they still find fun in playing on Mikayla's bed.  She is sleeping on a blow up mattress on the floor while Matt refinishes her canopy bed.  Anyway, today I called the girls to come out and they didn't come.  I went into the room and as soon as they heard me, Mikayla hid under the covers.  Calli was across the room and as soon as she saw me, she crawled as fast as she could to Mikayla's bed and tried to climb up and "hide" with Mikayla.  So cute and so funny!  I love these girls!

A funny story

This morning I was doing Mikayla's hair.  After I was finished, she wanted to look at it in the mirror.  She went to the bathroom and saw her hair and called in "lovely".  Such a funny girl.

Christmas Day

This morning Mikayla finally woke up and came out to the family room.  I guess she still doesn't get the excitement of opening presents at an ungodly hour.  I hope we can keep it that way, but I won't hold my breath.

I was nursing Calli when she came out and she went straight over to the milk and cookies (and carrot for the reindeer) we left for Santa.  She was overly excited that they were almost all gone! 

Once we were all settled in to start opening presents, Mikayla started getting moody.  She whined and cried at every little thing.  We finally sent her to her room until she had a happy heart.  Calli, on the other hand, had a blast!  She crawled around laughing and smiling at every little thing.

Finally Mikayla was happy enough to open her gift from "santa".  When she opened her very large box she saw a handle on the top and thought it was a very large purse or a big hat.  In reality...it is a bean bag chair. Ha!  We all had a great laugh!  She put the handle on her arm and carried it around the house like a purse most of the day though.  Crazy kid.

Finally, I got a pair of pearl earrings from Matt.  A year and a half ago, we went to Orlando, FL with Matt for a business trip.  While we were there, we went to Sea World and got 2 pearls.  One for me and one for Mikayla (Calli was not in existence ha)  and we figured we would have 2 necklaces made.  When we opened the oysters, the pearls were almost exactly the same size and color.  We then decided they would make nice earrings.  I have been waiting for Matt to have them made into earrings and the waiting paid off!  I was expecting studs, but they are even better! 

We had such a great family day, celebrating with my mom and siblings, Matt's parents again, and our little family. 

Christmas Eve- 2010

Today we packed up and went next door to Matt's parent's house to celebrate Christmas.  We have celebrated on Christmas Eve, 4 of the 5 Christmas' we have been together.  It is really becoming a tradition.  We arrived and had some snacks while we got things together for dinner. 

Once dinner was in the oven, we all sat around and Pop Pop read the Christmas story.  After he finished, opening presents commenced.  It was a crazy, but fun time as family.

Mikayla was especially excited when she got to hold her new baby cousin, even if only for a few seconds.  Declan Anthony was born 12/11/10.  Mikayla loves having a cousin, and can't wait until he is big enough for her to play with.

After we finished presents, we all ate dinner together.  It was so nice to all be together as family.  Once dinner was over, we were able to relax and a few of us dozed off for a little while.

Later on that evening, Matt, Mikayla, Calli and I went to our church Christmas Eve service.  This is the first year we have had a candle light service.  Usually they just have silent communion, but this year they started something new.  It was such a great encouragement the night before Christmas.  I can't wait to make the service an annual tradition.

What a great start to our Savior's birthday celebration!

Hibachi

Tonight we decided to go out as a family for dinner.  We haven't done that in a really long time, so we decided to make it a fun dinner.  I had a coupon for Hibachi, so we went there. 

When we arrived it was packed, but they quickly sat us at a table with a couple and we had to order quickly because they had already ordered.  We ordered edamame for Mikayla and a couple of combo meals for the adults (Matt, Kristi and myself).  We were given chopsticks and a fork, so we could use whichever we wanted.  Matt and I used our chopsticks to eat our salad, and Mikayla wanted to try to use some for her "beans", or edamame.  We asked for a pair of "cheater" ones for her, and she did awesome!  I have a picture of her using them, but it is "stuck" in my phone.  Once I can get it...I will add it to the post.

Mikayla and Calli enjoyed the "show" while the chef cooked right in front of us!  He kept talking to Mikayla and she loved the attention.  Calli was asleep when we got there, but quickly woke up when she heard the cooking start.  They were both mesmerized by the "show". 

After the chef was finished cooking, he tossed a shrimp for each person to catch in our mouths.  Matt and Mikayla are the only ones who actually caught them!  Matt caught one for real, and Mikayla had a little help.  The chef had her close her eyes and counted to 3 and Matt tossed one in her mouth.  She thought she had caught one for real and was so very excited!!

When the chef said goodbye, and we all continued eating our dinner, Mikayla turned to Daddy and said, "Wow, that was really fun Daddy!"  That made the trip so much more fun for us.

Lazy Daze

The last two days have been lazy, pajama days for us.  I have done some tidying up around the house and tried to keep up with the laundry, but didn't even shower until right before Matt came home.  It has been nice to reserve the energy I will need beginning tomorrow. 

We have been so busy every week and weekend since August, and the end is finally in sight!  Dana gets married in 3 days, and then I can just sit back and begin making Christmas presents.  I have all of the supplies, but I have been waiting to begin the projects until after the wedding.  I want to focus on one thing at a time, and the wedding has been it.

We have been helping make the favors, and plan last minute details.  We will be helping decorate and set things up.  We have to practice with the little ones in the wedding to make sure they have a clue what they are supposed to do.  And we have to spend TONS (and I mean TONS) of last minute money to have all of our attire just perfect. 

Needless to say, I am ready for this to be over.  I love my sister and I am excited for Friday...but I am tired and ready for it to be over.  Tomorrow begins the crunch time....happy crunching.

Wedding Madness

A whole lot of time has passed since my last post on here.  We have been extremely busy with wedding plans for Dana and company coming and going lots.  I have just gotten lazy in posting.  I'm hoping to go back to my previous commitment of posting daily or at least every other day.  I enjoy having this journal of our lives and we have now missed 2 whole months of activities! 

That being said, this is my link post that will help me get back on track.  The countdown for Dana's wedding has begun and we will be very busy doing all of the last minute details.  Hope I can stick with this blog!!

Daddy's Day Off

This morning was a nice relaxing morning with Matt home.  He took the day off to go hunting, but it was raining so hard this morning, he decided to just stay in bed.  We just lazed around while we waited for some friends to come over.  We were making pizza and cider!

Mrs. Bunch, Audrey, Mrs. Lynch, Nolan and Alison came to join the festivities!  Matt even put Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Lynch to work.  They washed and cut out the bad parts on the apples.  After they were all clean and ready to go, Matt began the cider press.  Each of the kids wanted to take a turn with the handle and they all realized how difficult it really was to press apples!

 

 

After all of the apples were "shredded", Matt pressed them down and out came the cider!  We got about 2 gallons!  Everyone enjoyed some pizza and a nice cup of fresh cider!  It was so yummy!

We had some apple pieces left so Matt took them out back to the deer.  The kids watched from the deck and loved seeing the deer up so close to our house.  It was so much fun!  I am so thankful for our home that allows us to have people over so much more often.  What a fun way to spend Daddy's day off!

A Whole Month!

Wow it's been a whole month since I last posted!  A lot has happened in the last month.  We went to a wedding, had a surprise birthday party for my mom, had our Open House and had friends come visit! We also had a very sad time as 2 people we know/knew well have gone home to be with the Lord.   It has been a busy month.

First I will say that Matt ran sound at a beautiful wedding held at our church.  We enjoyed an afternoon alone without the girls.  The next day we had 40 plus people at our house to surprise my mom for her 50th Birthday.  We all gathered in the front yard and yelled Surprise when she pulled in.  She was surprised!  Her brother and his family from NY came down, and her friend from MD came too!  It was a great day!

 

Then we had some major unpacking and cleaning to do to get prepared for our Open House.  We rearranged furniture and hung pictures like mad men.  We put some wall decals up just the night before to make our house look more like a home.  We had a great turn out and so many people blessed us with so many things to help make our house a home!  It was a great time and a great blessing.

Last weekend we had our first guests stay at our house.  Friends of ours from PA came to visit and didn't have to stay with Matt's parents this time.  They stayed with us!  It was so nice!  They drove 130ish miles and it took 5hrs!  They hit some pretty major traffic!  Jimmy said they were never coming again after that drive!  Then when they drove home...it took just as long.  I hope they really will visit again!

Matt and Jimmy did some farm work on Saturday while Abby and I stayed home with the girls.  We ran a quick errand in town, but got home quickly when we saw all the people here for the race in Dover.  We just had a lazy couple of days.

Finally, Bob Burris, the President and CEO of Burris Logistics went home to be with the Lord.  Matt, his brother Josh and his dad all work at Burris Logistics.  Bob was a mentor to Matt's dad and a good friend to all three of them.  It was a hard week, but a great comfort to know Bob is in Heaven!  We attended his viewing and waited in line for an hour and a half with both girls!  This man affected so many people!  His Memorial Service the next day was such an uplifting and encouraging time.  What an amazing man!

It has been a busy month here at the Krupka house...and is only going to get busier as we have a nephew on the way...due in December and my sister is getting married in December.  Lots of baby and bridal showers as well as plans for the wedding.  Hope it won't be another month before I post!

Play Date

Today we all got up at the same time!  It was so nice to all be able to eat breakfast together and not Calli first, Mikayla 2nd and then Mommy.  We had a nice early morning together before our friends came over.  All Mikayla did was talk about how her friends were coming and she was so excited.

Around 10:30, Mrs. Lynch and her two kiddos arrived.  Nolan and Alison were excited that Mikayla now has a new and bigger place to play!  The kids had a blast together while I chatted with Mrs. Lynch.  We haven't gotten together in quite a while so it was nice to catch up. 

For lunch we had homemade pizza, salad and fresh fruit.  It was so yummy!  Nolan and Alison were too excited to play so they didn't eat much.  Once they were finished, Mikayla decided eating wasn't so cool anymore and she was done too.  Can't stop to eat when there is fun to be had!

After the Lynch's left, I put the girls down for a nap and plopped on the couch myself.  It was a crazy whirlwind morning and I took a little snooze myself. 

Tonight, after dinner, we loaded the girls up in the stroller and walked over to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka's.  We just missed seeing Pop Pop because he had to go load up some hay bales before it got dark.  We grabbed a few things from our freezer in their barn and then Mom Mom and Mikayla drove them back on the 4 wheeler.  Mikayla loves that thing!

We love living close to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka and can't wait until Mom Mom Osborn lives close too!  We are really enjoying living in our house and growing together as a family.

Home Time

Today we stayed home and did pretty much nothing.  It was really nice after such a crazy day yesterday.  Mikayla and Calli spent the morning playing together, then Calli went down perfectly for her morning nap!  Mikayla played in her toy room until Calli woke up.  Then we all ate lunch and the girls went down for afternoon nap time.  Again, perfectly!  I enjoyed my down time by reading a book and drinking coffee.  I am so used to not being able to make noise during nap time that I still think I can't do any cleaning.  I spent all morning cleaning and tidying things up so by nap time, I rewarded myself with a book! 

I am so thankful that I have gotten into that habit.  I have really been enjoying nap time in the new house.  I have done a few household chores during naps these past few weeks, but for the most part I have down time with the girls.  Mikayla loves to help me clean and tidy things up, so I put her energy to good use and show her how to clean.  I love it!  I know it won't last forever so I am taking advantage now.

Matt went back to the apartment tonight for some final odds and ends we haven't brought down yet.  We are having friends over tomorrow so I have quite a few boxes to unpack before that happens so I had better get to work.

Daddy Time

Well here I am at the end of the day, the day I said I would commit to post every day.  So here I begin my commitment. 

Today was a very full day here at the Krupka house.  I had a doctor appointment this morning.  I left Mikayla with Mom Mom Krupka, and she was absolutely thrilled!  She had a blast playing and eating with Mom Mom.  I came home and fed both girls lunch and then they went down for a nap.  I caught up on bill paying and reading during this short down time today.

After I woke the girls up (I hate that they sleep long on days I have to be somewhere), I took Mikayla back to Mom Mom Krupka's so I could meet Matt at our attorney's office.  We signed our settlement papers and we are officially poor!  Yay we have waited so long to be homeowners...and now we are! 

We came home and quickly ate dinner so I could pack back up and head to church for a meeting.  I am helping with our children's church time program and we had preparations to make.  This allowed for some daddy/daughter bonding time.  It was great fun for them all (insert sarcastic laugh here).  Mikayla had a potty accident on the new carpet and Calli didn't last as long as I thought she would between feedings.  So daddy had to clean up a mess, bathe Mikayla, and occupy Calli until I got home.  Needless to say, he was overwhelmed by the time I got home.  I bit my tongue and didn't say "Welcome to my everyday"; I was just grateful that he stayed with the girls while I got some much needed work done at church.

Even though it was a rough night, daddy did get some cute pictures of Calli.  I think he secretly loves having two daughters.

New House

Wow it is unbelievable how much time has passed since I last posted on here.  I think I am going to make the commitment to post every evening to help with my memory of things. 

So much has happened since my last post.  We finished with the building process and we are moved into our new house!  It has been a crazy couple of weeks, but so well worth it.  Lots of last minute decisions to make for every single part of our house!  Now we only have to decide where to hang our many pictures that have been in storage.

Mikayla had a rough couple of nights for the first week we moved in.  She was adjusting to having an actual bedroom, and not sleeping in the family room.  I sat with her while she sang and finally fell asleep in her bed.  We didn't move her to a big girl bed just yet.  We decided to make the changes one at a time.  In a few weeks she will be sleeping in a big girl bed!  She can't wait!

Calli also had an adjustment period.  She is sleeping in our room still, but is very much a homebody.  Since we changed homes, her comfort of being home had to change as well.  She was much more fussy and tired during the first week in our new home.  She has finally adjusted and is our happy, content baby again.

I have also had some adjustments.  I actually have a house to clean now.  Cleaning the apartment used to take me about an hour...for the entire thing!  Now I have broken the cleaning down for a little bit to be done each day.  So far I have kept up with things and I am enjoying have a home to keep. 

Lastly, Matt had to make his own adjustments as well.  He has left for work out of almost every door in the house and returns through a different door than when he left.  He also has to walk around the kitchen in the morning to find the things he needs.  They used to all be in one place for lack of space.  Now they are all spread throughout the kitchen. 

Even with all of our adjustments, we are absolutely loving our new home!  Kiddos are sleeping better and parents have some actual down time...sans kids!  And I can clean and do dishes and such during nap time without the threat of waking babies!  We are so grateful to our Lord who has provided a beautiful refuge for our family, and we pray we can use our home to bring glory to God!

Camping!

We decided to leave in the wee hours of the morning to go on our camping vacation.  We have found that Mikayla and Calli do much better when we travel through the night.  Well at least Calli does. 

We made fantastic time and arrived with plenty of time to set up camp.  We were on a new site this time so we had to figure out how things would work the best.  After we got everything set up, we headed up to Schroon Lake for the annual 4th of July festivities.  Even though the 4th was a Sunday, the town won't celebrate on a Sunday because Word of Life is involved in the celebration. 

I'm so very thankful that things were on Saturday anyway...it was probably the nicest day of the week.  Every other day was at least 95 degrees or higher.  It turned out to be a very miserable week for us.  We spent lots of time in the pool, and I have never before done that.  It's usually kind of cold to swim in the Adirondacks.  I have been camping there for at least 5 years and I never swam before.  This year, I swam every single day!  I also spent several hours in the van with the air running while feeding Calli.  She does not like the heat.

It did cool down some at night, which made sleeping bearable.  Although, Mikayla ended up sleeping in Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka's camper halfway through the week.

Even though it was crazy hot, we still enjoyed being fed from the Word of God every morning.  It was such a refreshment to relax and dig deeper into God's Word.  That was probably the only thing we all really enjoyed this week.  Well other than the pool :).  We have decided that we will try again next year and pray that the weather will be more enjoyable.

I also don't really have any pictures because we were in survival mode all week and I never really broke out the camera.  Bummer.

Moving, Moving, Moving!

Today we spent the day helping my mom clean out her refrigerator and oven so they could be transported to storage.  It is such a huge undertaking to move from a very large house to a very small house.  And the circumstances make things even more difficult.  Tomorrow is the auction for her house, and we have mixed feelings about it.  On the one hand we want the house to sell quickly so it's not hanging over Mom's head.  On the other hand, she still has quite a bit of stuff she still wants/needs to sort through and if the house doesn't sell she will have more time.  We are relying on God's timing and remembering that only His timing is perfect!

Vacation

The rest of the week at Carowinds flew by!  We enjoyed relaxing at the water park and riding fun rides.  Some days we had to schedule around impending storms, and other days we were dripping with sweat from the extreme humidity!  Mikayla's favorite ride was the balloons, but she also liked the swings, rockets, planes and cars.  Her second favorite was the "top toppers", or helicopters as we all call them.  It was a great time as a family, although short.  We can't wait to return at the end of the summer!

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Fun in the Sun

We drove through the night last night all the way to South Carolina.  We left at midnight and arrived around 10 in the morning.  It was hard for Matt and I, but the girls were great!  Calli slept almost the whole way, and Mikayla slept some, but was very good at entertaining herself when she was awake at 2am! 

Once we got there, we needed some sleep!  Matt, Mikayla and I took a couple of hours to nap while my mom and grandmother watched Calli.  When we got up, we quickly got dressed to head to Carowinds.  We decided to go to the water park first since it was quite hot. 

After the water park, we went to the children's area to put Mikayla on some rides.  On the way, we saw Lucy from the Peanuts gang.  She was the only one we saw all week!  We were able to run from ride to ride, as there were not very many people there.  They have this great little building in the children's area for nursing moms!  I spent quite a bit of time in there since Calli is only 3 months old!  Because of this, I realized we don't have nearly the amount of pictures as we have in the past. 

Daddy took Mikayla on his favorite ride.  I can't remember what the new name is this year, but they are some kind of gliders.  Mikayla loved them.

After all of the rides, we went to our favorite place to eat while in South Carolina...CiCi's pizza!  Joel challenged Matt to a pizza eating contest.  I think they both ate at least 14 slices of pizza!  Joel could have kept going, but Matt isn't a teenager anymore and had to stop.  Mikayla was in pizza heaven.  She absolutely loves pizza and couldn't believe there were so many choices.

We went home with full bellies and all had a great night's sleep.

Fun Times

Wow time has really flown by since my last post.  We have done so many things in that time!  We have been excitedly picking out different things for our house!  We should be moving in by August!  I almost can't believe its real.

We attended a Spring Festival at Central Delaware Christian Academy where Mikayla had a blast.  It was great to see some of my former Kindergarten students who are now finished with 3rd grade!  I can't believe how much time has gone by!  Mikayla also enjoyed jumping in a bounce house and riding a little train.  We convinced her to get her face painted for the first time.  She sat extra still and loved being a butterfly.  She cried when we had to clean it off before bed though

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Sandbox Fun

Tonight we went to our friends house for dinner.  After dinner Mikayla, Timothy and Noah headed outside to play in the sandbox.  I was unsure how Mikayla would do in sand.  She is hit or miss with being messy.  Well, she loved it!  She doesn't play in sand much though so she didn't have very good "sand etiquette", but we instructed her, and she caught on quickly.

After she was finished, we didn't want to load her up in the car covered in sand.  We decided to bathe her there.  She was unsure about a bath since she takes showers at home, but she loved it!  I had to wash and rinse her hair 3 times before I got all of the sand out!  We borrowed some pajamas and then she was all ready for bed.  It was lots of fun, but we didn't get any pictures :(.

Dinner with friends

Tonight we went to our friends' house for dinner.  The Bunch's have become fast friends of ours since our eventful trip to the National Zoo.  We arrived at their house just in time to eat dinner.  Mikayla and Audrey played outside for a little bit, but soon came in for food.

The adults enjoyed talking after dinner while the girls played so well together.  They stood giggling and laughing at everything!  We had so much fun.

Mikayla didn't want her picture taken

Visiting the Davis'

I decided to take a trip while Matt was gone for work.  He left Monday and is gone until Thursday night.  I haven't seen my cousin in over a year and she just had a baby.  I packed up the two girls and took a trip to see her and the baby.  It took us about two hours to get there, and Calli slept the whole way.  Mikayla on the other hand, talked to me for the entire two hours!  She helped keep me awake though. 

We spent the day with my cousin and her husband, and also their little baby boy, Colwyn.  Mikayla enjoyed her new surroundings quite a bit.  We stayed until after dinner and I was able to feed Calli.  We then headed home.  It was a great day of catching up with an old friend/cousin.  We decided we need to do that more often. 

National Zoo

We got up bright and early this morning to take a day trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C.  We left our house around 8 and traveled to the metro station.  We met our friends the Bunch's and we all rode on the train.  It took forever!  We had figured out that the train ride should take about 45 minutes and it took an hour and a half!  Audrey, Mikayla and Calli did pretty well considering the length of the trip.  Once we got into D.C. we had to walk uphill about 3 blocks to finally get to the zoo.

We crossed the street and walked into the zoo.  I think it was Kristi who looked at her watch and realized it was already noon time and that answered the question that we all had been asking...Why are we so hungry?  We found a couple of benches and all broke out our picnic lunch.  Boy was it good!

After lunch we began our hike through the zoo.  We saw zebra's and a cheetah first.  Then we continued on to the elephants.  We stood and watched them for quite a while.  We saw lots of other animals too.  After being at the zoo for a couple of hours, we all were ready to head for home.

We boarded the metro again and headed home.  When we got to the station where we had to switch trains, there were tons of people to push past to get out.  Rob, Kristi and I got out with no problem.  Once the three of us were out we turned to see Matt and Martha stuck on the train.  They were trying to push past people but were not being successful.  Matt managed to get his foot in front of the door to hold it open until he and Martha could shove out.  It was a little scary for all of us!

We finally made it back to our cars and headed home.  We stopped at Cracker Barrel to eat but it was a 45 minute wait.  We just wanted to get moving so we tried The Fisherman's Inn.  I called ahead and we were told 30 minutes.  Once we got there and checked in, it was another 30 minutes.  Needless to say, we should have just waited it out at Cracker Barrel.  We finally got home after 10:00pm.  What a crazy fun day.

Pizza Making!

Today we had a play date with Nolan and Alison Lynch. We decided to have a pizza making play date. Mikayla loves pizza so I have found a great and easy recipe for pizza dough. I brought the dough and the sauce, and Mrs. Lynch had the cheese and pepperoni. We played a little bit first and then put the kids in aprons and started the pizza making. Enjoy the pictures because we sure enjoyed making the pizza!

Kids Night!

Tonight we had a chiropractor appointment for Mommy and Daddy. Mikayla loves to play with the toys in the office and talk to the doctor. Everyone in the office loves to see her each month and talk with her.

After the appointment we went to Chick Fil A for dinner. Once we got there we realized it was kids night! That meant Mikayla's food was free! And she even got ice cream for free too. We enjoyed our time out together as a family and decided that we may go to Chick Fil A once a month after our chiropractor appointments. Especially since Mikayla eats for free! After she ate, we let her play on the slides for a little while. She had a blast!

Another fun family outing!

A Family Day

Today we decided to take a walk as a family. Matt usually works outside on Saturdays while I stay inside and clean, but we began this Saturday with a family walk. Mikayla loves to walk and ride in the stroller next to her sister. Calli loves being outside too!

We walked down to our new lot and Matt talked with our contractor while Mikayla played and I walked with Calli. When Matt was finished we decided that we would try to go out that evening to the park and dinner. I came home with both girls and made lunch. Mikayla cut the grass with Daddy, ate lunch and then went down for a nap. She took a great nap after being outside.

When she woke up we loaded up the van and headed for a local park. She had so much fun playing with Daddy. Mommy sat in the van with sleeping Calli. There were some other children at the park for her to play with too.

After the park we headed to the mall for sunglasses for Mikayla and then to Lowes for something for Pop Pop Krupka. After running errands, we met Mom Mom and Pop Pop at Red Lobster for dinner. It was so much fun spending the day as a family!

Airplanes take 2

Today we met our friends the Lynch's and we went to the Air Mobility Command Museum again. Mikayla loved it so much last week that we went again! Mrs. Lynch thought it was a great idea for a play date....and Nolan and Alison loved it. The kids ran from plane to plane and in the process Mikayla scraped up her leg. She didn't seem to be bothered by the scrape so I didn't look at it very closely. Later, we noticed that she was bleeding and I wiped the scrape, but it still never bothered her. She is one tough kid!

After the museum we went to Chick Fil A for lunch. The kids all ate their whole lunch and then we let them play in the play area. It was a great way for them to run off all of their energy before nap time. It worked for Mikayla because she took a terrific nap! What a fun play date.

Airplanes!

Today we took a trip to the Air Force Base Museum. The weather was beautiful and Mikayla was very excited to see airplanes. My mom and siblings came with us and Mikayla was so excited to have her aunts and uncles come too.

Mikayla in the cockpit.

Mikayla and her Aunts and Uncles in the cargo area

Mikayla is so small next to the tire!

Mikayla and the bombs.