born a model...

Trying to get a nice picture of your three-year-old nephew

And you may both end up feeling something like this...

But in the end it will be worth it to have this...

weekend recap

Nate and I were lucky enough to have couple of super cute visitors this past weekend. My niece and nephew, Meagen and Zander, spent two nights with us.

We spent a lot of time at the park and playing around the house. However, I knew eventually we would need something new to mix it up. Luckily, I had thought to grab these large pieces of  scrap paper from work for the kids to draw on.

They LOVED it, and it kept them entertained long enough for Aunt Julie to reclaim her sanity. 

Meagen took time to draw a picture of all us, including Cooper. I helped her spell the names by each of our pictures. It was amazing to watch her get excited when she knew how to write some of the letters.

Please quit growing up so fast baby girl.

Showing us her artwork.

The paper also made an excellent telescope.

As always, we enjoyed having the kids come to stay.

 Cooper was ready for a nap in his Papa's elbow by the time the kids left. He definitely loves being our only "child".

We hope you all had a great weekend as well!

ice cream stache

Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop

Write a poem inspired by a picture you took last week. Share both!

An ice cream mustache

That brings the joy of laughter to my face

It is the simple things

paparazzi

It's official. We are one month away from being homeowners. We made the offer on our soon to be home March 22nd, so this one month thing is feeling like a breeze. 

In preparation of moving, we headed to my brother's house yesterday afternoon when Nate got off of work. Some friends of ours were kind enough to give us two dressers they no longer wanted, and we are working towards making them move in ready for our bedroom (I will post the before and afters). 

So while the boys men worked hard to clean and sand the furniture; I followed the little munchkins around like paparazzi. Get ready for photo overload.

Megan showing me her scary face, and Zander trying to "hide" from Coop.

 Sibling love.

 Such a diva.

 A work break for the boys.

 Campfire. It made for some awesome s'mores later in the evening.

 Silly faces.

 Contemplating taking a potato.

 I swear this little one will be a heart breaker.

 Strike a pose!

 My pretty little niece.

 Sparklers!

As always, we had a great time with Steven, Meagen and Zander. The kids are growing faster than I could ever have imagined, so it is nice to take a day and get it all on my camera. That way I can freeze them in time and keep them little forever.