Rainy Days

These pics were from this summer, but I thought they would be appropriate to post now anyway, after all the rain we've experienced the last few weeks.

Pumpkin Patch

Hey everybody!! Sorry once again its been forever since I've posted anything on the blog. We've been up to lots of fun stuff over this summer, but I thought I better just post the most recent events right now. Doug's parents came down for a visit this weekend and we took Saigel to the Pumpkin Patch. We've gone to this pumpkin patch for the last few years, but this year was by far the most fun because of Saigel's age. She loved everything, but her favorite was crawling through a tunnel they had made out of straw. The last picture here is her coming out of the tunnel. She had to really build up her nerve to go through it the first time (even with daddy right behind), and we were so proud that she finally gave it a try.

10th Anniversary

Doug took me to Chicago for our 10th Wedding Anniversary. We had a great time! I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful husband. We've been best friends for well over 10 years and one of my favorite things to do is to spend time with him. I Love You Doug!! Thanks for loving me back, I have no idea why you do, but I'm extremely thankful you do!

Here's Doug standing by this huge reflective sculpture in the shape of giant bean.

We of course had to visit the Hershey's shop and get some dessert!

This is Doug standing on the steps of the old Chicago water tower. This was one of the only structures that survived the Chicago fire and stood as a marker for people to figure out where their homes used to be.

I know this looks like we are in front of a green screen or something, but that is actually the Chicago skyline in the background.

That's Lake Michigan in the background.



This was the view from a water taxi we took.

Buchingham Fountain

This is Doug's favorite picture from our trip.

There were two of these fountains with vidoe of people's faces projected on them. Kinda weird, but very unique.

Fishing Trip

Here are some pictures from our fishing trip at Montauk in April:

Saigel's helping her daddy reel in a fish (above).

We always have to stop by the hatchery and feed the fish (below).

Easter 2009

Ethan, Addison, Cerra Cathryn, Riley, Dalton, Saigel

Saigel with her friend Anna

Fun with friends

Here are some pics of a day at John & Christina's a few months back. Brantley gave Saigel a ride on the John Deere and stole a kiss when he thought they were alone.

Dress up time!! Aren't they cute?

Saigel's Third Birthday

I can't believe our baby is three!! She had her birthday party today with a few of her friends. It was supposed to be an outdoor party so the kids could all play on her new swing set, but we woke up this morning to unexpected rain. (Don't bring this up to Doug unless you want to hear his speech on the uselessness of all weather people especially one particular weather man who, by the way, got an ugly email from him this morning.)

We switched to indoor activities and playing on the back porch and all the kids were wonderful!! They were all so sweet and didn't even tear the house to shreds. Now that's a successful party!!

Thanks to Paige Brumley for making this awesome cake!! Saigel loved it!

Here is the group shot of all the kids in their monkey hats. Anna, where did your face go?



Dalton enjoyed "helping" Saigel with her presents! That kid is so cute!

Some of the THANK YOUs people got from Saigel:

Saigel's Swing Set

Saigel got a swing set as an early birthday present this year. Much thanks to her PawPe and MeMaw (my mom and dad) who drove to IL at a moment's notice (even missing a church event I might add) to take this totally apart in the freezing cold. Then they drove it all the way to AR for us and helped us set it up a few weekends ago. Doug has spent every dry moment since then making it look brand new and I think he has done an awesome job!! He is such a handy guy to have around!!

This was really the first day that Saigel has gotten to play on it for any length of time and she had a ball. The first time down the slide was a little traumatic as the thing is super fast (I think she may have gone airborne!!). She cried when she landed on her butt at the bottom of the slide, but I went in and got a pillow to put at the bottom for the next trip down and she has loved it since then!

We had a great time this evening in our own personal backyard "park"!! Doug and I even went down the slide but Lord willing none of you will ever see those pics :)

I just had to post these pictures I took a few minutes ago. We always go in and check on Saigel before we head to bed, and tonight we found her like this. Yes, that is her completely asleep, but only halfway in bed. I'm thinking she was trying to get out of bed to get a toy or something and then just fell asleep before she got it done. Hey, at least she was still covered up when we came in. Of course, we had to uncover her to get a better shot for the picture!!

I love this kid!!!

My trip to Build A Bear

Our friends David and Felicia (& JD) gave Saigel a gift certificate to Build A Bear for Christmas. We finally took her there today and she had a blast! She did so great and she couldn't stop smiling! Thanks guys for a great gift!