Mothers Day Weekend in Cody!

We spent a very relaxing & very fun weekend in Cody to celebrate Mothers Day!  The kids had really been missing them (Liv had mentioned many times how much she "really missed her Grammy & Grampy") so we knew the kids were ready & so were we!  The highlights of the weekend were a fun golf outing on Saturday, hour-long dance party at the house Saturday night, a delicious brunch on Sunday and lots & lots of snuggles & play time.  In short, it was wonderful and we are so blessed to be close & have them in our lives!

In their fancy golf cart!

This was taken on the course behind their beautiful house!

Father & Son practicing!

Grammy & Brady throwing rocks into the canal

"The Pose"

They have this fun little 4-wheeler at the house that the kids love!  We have to tell Brady to push the pedal to the medal a lot but he loves it in his own, cautious way! :)  Liv of course is on the other end of the spectrum and was zooming around with a big grin on her face!

Giving his sis a ride!

I love this one!

Now Liv's turn!

This gave Daddy a panic attack thinking ahead in 12 years!

A little glimpse into the dance party--the kids were loving it!

Mothers Day Brunch

The kids gave me a card with this sticker on it for me to wear--I wore it all day--pretty cute :)

Jeff & his mom--we always give these two a hard time about closing their eyes during pictures but this one is perfect!  Of course I have a few with their eyes closed but I promised I wouldn't post those! :)

A Precious Gift.

Brady made this at preschool & gave it to me last week...to say the least it made me cry.  With the last few days of preschool looming I have been quite nostalgic & I could tell it made him feel really special that his gift touched me so much.  Time just goes too fast!  How can this boy be starting kindergarten this fall?  Such a special gift that I wanted to share! :)

More pictures from a fun weekend in Cody celebrating Mothers Day on the way soon!

Sweetheart.

At Liv's 3 year checkup, our pediatrician suggested we go to Great Falls to visit the pediatric cardiologist in the state to check on Liv's heart murmur.  We've known about her murmur since she was  6 months old and it's never been an issue but our doctor wanted to make sure it was fine.  The peds cardiologist comes to Bozeman once a month but he was booked until late April.  Jeff & I both felt that rather than waiting & worrying that there was something else going on, we would just take her up there & get things checked out!  I am so glad we did--everything checked out just fine.  The Dr. said she has a very LOUD heart murmur, but a very NORMAL heart murmur & that was a relief! :)  Brady got to spend the day with Nana & Papa & even got to help Papa put together a basketball hoop for their house which he LOVES.  

Here she is in the room getting ready to watch a movie while they did the echocardiogram...so cute.

They also did an ultrasound so she thought it was pretty crazy she had all these "stickers" on her chest...she's also holding a picture of her heart that she got from the echo.

Eating lunch in Great Falls

Mom sent me this picture of the boys working on the hoop!

A couple pictures off my phone of our sweetie pie

Although it was a little nerve wracking, I am so glad we got it checked out & I am so thankful for healthy children.  We are so blessed.

Catching Up...Valentines Fun :)

This is obviously embarrasing that I haven't posted these but it's been so crazy & now I finally can catch my breath! :) 

We started our morning with heart shaped pancakes with sprinkles

Kids worked on their Valentines projects while I cooked breakfast which they thought was pretty cool!

...oh boy...while I was cleaning up from breakfast & making Brady's lunch for preschool, Liv got into a bit of a mess with Mommy's makeup...it truly was all I could do to not bust out laughing while I took this picture but she was in the doghouse which is clear by her expression...:)

We made Daddy's favorite dinner that night & had a little fun with the glasses!

I know...overkill but we ended dinner with a heart shaped cake...so funny in hindsight.

Sneaking tastes...

Catching Up...Snowmobiling Trip!

Our good buddies, The Vancleeves, invited a bunch of couples for a super fun, adults-only weekend up at their cabin at Hebken Lake!  We all rented snowmobiles one day & went on a 70 mile trek through the mountains.  I hadn't snowmobiled in several years & had forgotten what a blast it is and the scenery is absolutely stunning.  We were sore for days but made many fun memories with our friends & had a great "date" weekend! :)

Ryan Elliot, Shuey & Jeff

Anna Vancleeve, myself & Gina!

We stopped at these gorgeous hot springs somewhere along the Idaho border.  It was one of the most beautiful places I've seen!

This tiny cabin had a working water wheel along the river!

Back Row: Ali, Jeff, Anna, Brandon, Melissa, Shuey, Dan & Ryan

Front Row: Cassie, Gina, Dusty, Tara, & Tyler