Monday, January 31, 2011

a howlin' good time

We spent this past Saturday at Great Wold Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, and boy was it fun! We had planned this trip last summer, so it was really exciting to finally be going. Everyone we know that has been to Great Wolf speaks very highly of it, so we were ready to go see what the fuss was all about. The whole Mills clan had a great time (even mommy, who has been battling a yucky cold). The water park was so much fun especially hearing Ryan say "woo" every time the waves in the wave pool came crashing in and watching Kate float the lazy river waving at people all the way around. Cousin Cori enjoyed the giant bucket dumping tons of water on her head and the "big kids" took on the slightly terrifying tornado tube ride and lived to tell about it.
Story time in the lobby in our jammies was also very fun, even for a very tired little girl!


We finished up our weekend with lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. I was a bit worried that all of the noise and animated animals might scare the babies, but not to worry. Ryan found it thrilling and clapped every time there was a lightning "storm" in the jungle. The ride home was the icing on the cake as my two precious babies slept in their car seats clutching their stuffed wolves. All in all, it was a great trip. We are already wanting to go back!

Monday, January 17, 2011

matchy-match

might as well enjoy dressing alike while she still allows it!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

snow much fun!

Walking in a snow suit was hard work for this guy...but he didn't seem to mind rolling around on the ground.
But this lady was all over the place. For Kate, face planting on the ground is just a good excuse to eat the snow!
We may have only made it outside for 10 minutes, but we sure had fun!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Happy B-day Matt!

Happy 29th Birthday, Matty! You are a great daddy to Ryan and Kate and a great support to me. We are very blessed to have you as ours!
Kate's favorite things about daddy:
~playing games like peek-a-boo and dog pile
~daddy's hugs
~dancing to daddy's silly songs
Ryan's favorite things about daddy:
~playing "catch"
~singing silly songs and drumming along
~mimicking daddy

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

WOW! 2011 is already upon us. This is very hard for me to believe, maybe since 2010 was in many ways, a huge blur. I would also say its been the best year of our lives. We began 2010 with two brand new little angels that were so precious and so needy, lets just say the learning curve was rather steep. But as my cousin once told me, "they change so fast that the hard stages don't really last forever." I've found this advice to be so true and there were days we held onto it for dear life. When I think of how much Ryan and Kate have grown and changed in the past year it really is amazing to me. Those two tiny babies are now bouncing, bumbling toddlers that never cease to dazzle us with new tricks and talents every single day. Just this week they have discovered new favorite toys (and robbed one another of said toys), began dancing on their own, spoken a complete sentence (Ryan: "up mama!" to get out of his booster), and matching toy animals that are the same. Who can say what the new year (or the new day, for that matter) will bring? I am so grateful to a God who would bless us so greatly beyond that which we could have ever deserved, and I am so excited to see what the new year will bring.
Wishing everyone a very blessed 2011!