We had a busy summer!

4 months, wow it's been that long since an update and boy do we have a lot to update on!

First, we moved! We really only moved about 5 miles but it really has made a difference in our daily lives! We are closer to pretty much everywhere we go regularly. The house is bigger (room to grow) and most importantly it is finished! We have no projects looming over our heads!  Of course we would like to paint and change some small things, but nothing major! What a nice change! We have finished one room, the entry hall! Here's a pic so you can see our handy work!

Second, I went back to work!  Back in March I decided to quit my job to pursue a lifestyle change. I wanted to spend more time at home and in July I found a great job that has given me the opportunity to work part time with the flexibility I wanted so I could still do activities with Cole!  It's been a little bit of an adjustment but I think we are all much happier people!

And finally the last and most important update!  We are expecting a new baby January 5!  Cole is very excited to welcome a baby brother and even started calling him 'my baby'.

Hopefully I can get back into the swing of blogging, but I'll leave you with some pictures!

A quick update!

Cole was a cutie! 

Cole built several lego towers!

And Cole had a play date with his Norwegian buddy, Madi! Too much sweetness not to share!

Mischievous Little Guy

A few weeks ago Cole was helping my dad work on his lawn mower and he was very intrigued by the shop vac...

And then Gaga heard a funny sound...

And then Gaga found all of his wrenches!

Wordless Wednesday

The Whirlwind Last Couple Weeks

These last couple weeks seem to have flown by, is it really mid-May?  Any way, here's a recap. Ryan and I went to game 7 of round 1 for the Thunder. The game was against the Grizzlies, we won and we had fun. It was a good date night!

Ryan went to Dallas and Houston this week and Cole missed him so he wanted to wear 'Pop's hat'. It was pretty darn cute :)

Cole told me to 'freeze' and pointed this charger at me. Boys!

I redid this dresser and LOVE it!

I drank some coffee out of my Norway mug and celebrated my 28th birthday!

And Ryan graduated with his Master's in Energy Management!  Super proud of him!  He still has one more class left, so the real celebration will begin then!

Wordless Wednesday

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Lake of the Ozarks

A few weeks ago we had a wedding to go to in missouri and stayed in a cabin on the Lake of the Ozarks. We enjoyed it so much we decided to go back! Ryan's friend, Mike, was in Kansas City for work and had the weekend off and Ryan's friend Ian also came down! Stevie joined us too, so we had a full house! 

Our house was beautiful with huge windows all along the back and a two story balcony. For Saturday we rented a pontoon to take fishing!  The weather was really not very nice in the morning, think cold, windy and lots of rain!

We headed back to the house around lunch to drop off me and Cole for nap time and by the time we got back on the boat the weather was awesome!  Cole has his own pole and spent a lot of time fishing. Here he is with Stevie catching a 'big whale', he also spent a lot of time casting, stirring the lake, and bouncing the water. 

And then here is enjoying the sun deck with Pop!