It has been a while!

It has been a really long time since my last post! I have even gotten the "I keep checking your blog" comments from a couple of people.
Since my last post, we have moved into a new house, Landon and Laurel have been playing soccer, Landon has also been playing coach pitch baseball, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law announced that they are moving back to Mississisppi (Ocean Springs), and Kyle has been traveling nonstop! I think that is about it as far as news.
Landon and Laurel both did well in soccer. Laurel really got into it this spring. She scored 5 goals her first game! Yes, I said 5! Her coach was actually trying to hold her back so that the other players could get a chance at the ball. As it turns out, she is pretty quick (in this age group, at least!) Her last game is Saturday. Landon is playing coach pitch baseball....and for the first time ever, he is on a league that is keeping score! This is a big deal.
Jennifer and Lance sold their house in Cedar Falls, IA, and are packing up this weekend to move back to MS. She came over for the day last weekend, and I am not going to lie...it was tough to see her leave. It was nice to have family even 2 hours away. But we are flying down in July to Gulfport so we will see them soon.
These are a few sport pics. I will post some pics of the house (when I take some).
I will try to be a better blogger in the future!

Spring Time Indeed!

It was 76 degrees yesterday in the Quad Cities! It was such a nice sunny, warm day! Today's high is only supposed to be in the 60's due to some rain we are getting later today, but 60's is better than 20's any day! Spring has finally sprung in the QC!
Hope all is well!

Spring Break

It has been a little while since I have posted. It seems like we have been busy, but I can't really tell you what we have been doing.
Our Spring Break trip was great! We did a little Midwest touring. First, we started in Chicago where Landon and Laurel and I went shopping for my birthday while Kyle was in meetings. We went to the Lego store for Landon, and there happened to be a Hello Kitty store next door for Laurel. The next day we went to Medieval Times on Sunday night. For those of you who don't know...This is a castle that is a dinner and show theatre. There were Knights on horses fighting, and we got to eat dinner with our hands!
Next on the tour was the Jelly Belly factory just south of Milwaukee, WI. This was a short, sweet stop on the tour. Our next stop was Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. Landon was really excited. He has become a huge Green Bay fan! The history of this team is very interesting. The city still owns the team! That night we we stayed at a hotel with an indoor waterpark in Green Bay. Mom and Dad enjoyed the down time as much as the kids!
The next day we headed to Bloomington, MN. This is where the Mall of America is located. That night, we somehow got free tickets to the Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball game. And we had so much fun. Landon was ecstatic. And Laurel was excited to meet the dancers. (We weren't really sure who to root for since they were playing Memphis, but we ultimately decided to go for Minneapolis, and they won in the last 2 minutes!)
The last two days of the trip we hit the Mall of America! And we needed 2 days to do it all. It is huge! It took us that long to ride the all the rides and to just walk the entire mall. (This is not a good place to go for a serious shopper...it is just too big!)
After the MOA, we headed to Cedar Falls to Lance and Jen's for Easter. Big Pop and Meme came up too. After a visit to see the Easter Bunny on Saturday evening, we woke on Easter morning to...SNOW, what else! We had a really good weekend and visit with the Family. We were not ready to head back to work on Monday.

Here are some pictures of the trip and Easter morning.

Spring Break and Easter

Birthday and Anniversary!

I am not trying to advertise my birthday, but on Saturday, there will be two occasions to reflect on. The first will be my 32nd Birthday. For some reason, I am not particularly excited about this event, but it is inevitable! Laurel wanted to make sure that I invited her to my party (like I would have left her out!) She also gave me some ideas for a "theme" such as Barbie and Princess. I was also told that Chuck-E-Cheese would be a good location! Instead of Chuck-E-Cheese we are going to Chicago for a seminar that Kyle has for work. He will be working all day so I have decided that I am going to take my parent's approach for their birthdays as adults (they would take my brothers and I shopping, and instead of us buying gifts for them for their birthday, we would get to pick out something for ourselves!) We loved it as kids! So I am going to do just that for Landon and Laurel. I will have to tell them to thank Nonna and Pop for the idea!

Saturday also marks another occasion that should be mentioned....March 15th, 2006 (my 30th Birthday!), we packed up our home in MS and headed for Iowa! We have been Midwesterners now for 2 full years. Sometimes it seems like an eternity ago, and other times it feels like our time here has flown! It seems very strange to me that my children have started their school days somewhere other than MS and that they are accustomed to seeing snow on the ground pretty much all winter! Anyway, Iowa is now part of our history as a family, and the new experiences and people we have met have made it much easier to cope with the change!