It's a Jules and Pops....

It's a Jules and Pops kind of weekend....full of fun!! 

Jules and Pops came last weekend for a quick visit. We had such a great time and the weather was absolutely perfect. We went to one extreme to the other...take a look:)

Walker's school had there annual ice skating fundraiser on Friday night. So we decided to go and we had such a great time. Daddy, Walker and Pops ice skated while the girls stayed warm watching from the snack bar. Walker enjoyed it so much- luckily they walked away injury free except for a few bruises...right Pops:):)

Thanks for ice skating with us Pops! Sorry about your bruised hip...HAHA!!

On Sunday the boys decided to take the kayak out on the marsh. We have access in the back of our neighborhood...such fun!! This was Walker's first time going out and he loved it. Patrick said he asked a million questions:) They dropped it in the marsh and traveled to the sound and back. 

And their off.....

Such a beautiful view.

It was so great to hear the excitement in Walker's voice telling me all about their adventure:)

Another successful adventure recorded in the memory book:) 

Wordless Wednesday!!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY!!

Happy 3 Months!!

Happy 3 Months Sweet Girl!! 

3 months has gone by so quickly with this sweet girl. We are enjoying every second with her and especially enjoying having two kiddos. The excitement Walker and Collins share is something I hope I never forget. When Walker walks in the room Collins just lights up with a huge smile...EVERY TIME! She is the first person he wants to see in the mornings and always wants to give her a sweet kiss before bedtime. I wonder how long this will last....not much longer I believe:) She is growing like a weed- getting chunkier and chunkier by the second. Loves to eat, loves to smile and loves to cry when she doesn't get her way..HA! She is wearing 3-6 month clothes and is beginning to grab for things. She still loves to be held- I wish someone would hold me:) Daddy got her to chuckle last week I mean it was one of those good deep belly laughs- but nothing since. We try every day, but I think she likes to keep us on our tippy toes.

She's getting so big we introduced her to the swing this weekend. It was so beautiful outside this past weekend and she loves being outside. 

She LOVED it and even fell asleep swinging.

We even introduced her to the jumperoo....she LOVES it!!

Walker would jump so much he would fall asleep:) Lets see if it happens to her.

I can't even begin to describe how full my heart is- this picture is perfect.

Always wants to touch her, always wants to give her hugs and kisses:) 

We are working hard on tummy time.

She's getting really good at it and her neck control is getting better.

She likes the bumbo seat, but I can't get her to stay in it more than a few minutes.

I think she gets bored. We will keep working on it:)

Merry Christmas Part II

Get ready for picture overload...so many to choose from and I just couldn't decide, so here you go:)

We had such a blast watching Walker open all of his presents. Each year gets better and better. I can't wait until next year to watch both Walker and Collins experience the excitement together.

Buddy our elf brought Walker a very special present to KY. Santa delivered Walker's new bike to NC, so Buddy brought a special picture showing Walker what was waiting for him once he arrived back home. He was so excited!!

Checking out his stocking!!

Daddy and Walker did a fabulous job handing out all of the presents!!

Helping Uncle Matt Matt open his presents.

Our sweet baby girl taking in all of the excitement on Christmas morning!

Walker helped open gifts for Collins...We love her new WKU gear!!

Our special Christmas gift...a happy and healthy baby girl!

Having a great time on Christmas morning!

Are you impressed...a photo all together:)

Uncle Matt Matt, Aunt Sandra and Mara!

Little Christmas angel!

Helping Pops open his presents!

Getting some good loving from her Pops!

Don't you love Walker's face...he was officially all out of nice:)

Love this- especially the handsome one on the left...so thankful to be apart of such a wonderful family!!

Merry Christmas Part I

We always look forward to visiting Kentucky its just so special to us. It's even better during the holidays because we get to spend time with the one's we love! We always have so much fun and it's always a special treat when we are all together. We spent nine fun eventful days there:) It's always such a happy time and making forever memories with the ones you love is priceless! 

The Ransdell boys...Oh, I LOVE THIS PHOTO!!

They were headed to Nashville to watch a big basketball game- WKU vs UofL.

We love hanging out with these two!

Aunt Sandra and Uncle Matt Matt.......They're engaged!! YAY, YAY!!

Uncle Matt Matt FINALLY proposed...we've only been waiting what feels like 10 yrs:):) We would have already proposed to her if he would have let us:)

I'm so excited to be gaining another wonderful sister-n-law:)

Another reason to be thankful...these three complete me!!

Walker adores these two...he thinks Uncle Matt Matt hung the moon:)

Collins spending time with her sweet Pops!

Sandra and I trying to make Christmas sugar cookies:)

Walker was trying to help Jules make my favorite apps in the kitchen!

Helping Aunt Sandra with the cookies.

Ugh oh Mommy....look at me...I'm a mess...

but looks like he had a GOOD TIME!!

Concentrating.....

Pastry Chef Ransdell!

Daddy busy "Baby Bjornin'" with Collins!!

Roasting smores outside on Christmas Eve!!

Walker would not eat the smores he only wanted to burn/blacken the marshmallows:)

Hanging with Daddy eating popcorn....doing what guys do best....relaxing watching TV!

Meeting A Sweet Friend

We were so excited to travel to Kentucky for the holidays! Our first visit once we arrived was to meet our newest KY friend. Please meet our sweet friend Olivia. Collins and Olivia are only three days apart. Olivia's mommy and I were best friends in college and we only hope that these two will be just like us:) We had so much fun playing and spending time together. The girls were so funny- watching them look at each other and especially their facial expressions when one would cry. I wish we had the opportunity to see them more often. Thank you Suzanne for inviting us over for two play dates....so much fun!! We love you guys!!

So cute in their Christmas best:)

I'm telling you what....they were fast friends just like their Mommies!!

First girls shopping trip at the mall!!

Yes, we braved the mall at Christmas with these two sweet girls:)

Watch out boys!!

Future cheerleaders and best friends....here we come WKU!

They were so good during their photo shoot:)

Working on a little tummy time together. 

We've got to get those necks strong!!