MICKEY LIVES!!!!

We recently returned from a much needed vacation. We went down to see Mickey Mouse and Uncle George, Aunt Keke , and cousin Katie.

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We made it through the 2 hour flight with little problems. The weather was great the whole time we were there. We spent one day at Sea World and one day at Disney World. Then we packed up and traveled down to Sarasota to visit the family. The girls really enjoyed the "waterfall" (ocean). The beaches are unbelievable down there. It was hard to return home after such a great time.

Brooke is already asking when she "can see vacation again".

Our Trip to Indy

We ventured down to Indy over the weekend for a conference that I had. We were luck enough to find that our friends the Evan's clan were also going down for the weekend. The girls were so excited to see their friends. We spent the evening letting everyone run about in the hotel room. Then on Saturday we packed up and headed to the Children's Museum. The kids were so excited. We are proud to report no one was lost! I failed to mention above that we had 6 kids between the 2 families : ages 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, & 1. Overall, it was a great time for everyone!

(Thanks for the pictures Andrea) I forgot my camera of course.

Day of Motocross

What a great weekend. The weather was perfect for lots of outdoor time. Friday was "Hooters" night with the Macke family. Saturday we took the girls to a park and then came home to play in the yard. Then today we went to watch Blake and Tyler ride their motorcycles. It was pretty neat to watch and the girls really enjoyed it. Everyone was sleeping by 8:00p.m!

A Month in Review

It's been a busy month so I'm going to do a summary... First let me start out by saying "Happy Easter". Daddy and the girls colored egg with little mess, I'm glad to say. We then spent the day at Grandma C's and then to Nana and Papa's for dinner. The girls had such a fun time seeing all their cousins and getting gifts. It was like a mini Christmas.

We had 4 birthdays this month. Bobby (cousin), Grandma C, the girls friend Carter, and Daddy had his birthday. We had a great time celebrating them. The girls had party hats and balloons for each one. They really know to celebrate. Everyone was sang happy birthday to at least 3-4 days before the party. We surprised Daddy with a 5 ft wooden bear for the basement. It was hand made and brought here from Georgia.

Nana, Blake, Tyler, the girls and myself went star hunting in Crown Point one day. The new Public Enemy movie was being filmed in town so we thought we would go see it. It was actually really neat to see all the actors and production stuff. Of course, after we left and walked to the car we heard a roar of the crowd and "Johnny" chants. Avery is still saying it.

The Day Has Finally Arrived!!!

Yes, I'm proud to report we have a new addition to our family.......THE BASEMENT IS DONE! It's been a very long time and Dave has put so many hours into it. He did most of the work with some help from our brother- in -law. I'm thinking of hiring him out as a carpenter. We don't have the furniture yet so the girls love the running room. I love just having the extra space and our office is done.

Let not forget about the "BIG BUCKS" they had to make their appearance as well.

Doctor Day

Looking forward to this day for over 2 month it was finally here with a predicted snow storm, with our luck. Worried if the Dr. would be able to make it here from Chicago( office is in Merrillville), Nana made the trip here to "assist" with the Brooke. We all bundled up and headed out on the road. Only seeing 1 car in the ditch made us feel a little better about the trip.
We were only in the office for 20 minutes with good news. Avery is now up to 20.2 lbs! We are so excited to see her get over the 20 lb mark. She will need to stay on her diet until she is 3 with hopes to introduce soy at that point. Overall, the day went smooth with the girls getting not 1 but 2 sitckers from the doctor.