Our First Little Vacation as a Family of Four

Oh, I wish so badly that I had more time to blog!! Things have been really good with our sweet family, we've just been crazy busy with work, church, MDO, dance, and all the fun things in between. Matt and I were wanting to take a little family vacation this year, and as badly as we wanted to go to the beach, it just seemed like a ridiculous idea with a 2 year old and a 10 month old. I mean, really, it's 12 hours away!   So... We thought of the next best thing... BRANSON! Well, probably not the next best thing but, it's only 1.5 hours away.😊. 

It turns out, we had the BEST time and are thinking about going back in the fall.  We stayed at the Marriott Willow Ridge (unbelievably family-oriented) and loved every minute of it. All the pools are heated (total bonus) so we swam almost every day. We cooked in our suite, went to Silver Dollar City, shopped at the Landing, and just soaked up time with our kiddos. It was a perfect 4 days.  

We stopped at Roaring River to see the fish...she was so excited!

 

 

Grilling out hot dogs after a swim on Thursday night

 

 

SDC

 

 

 

 

Balloon ride with Mommy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Train ride at the end of the day...looking pretty exhausted!

 

 

We have another water baby on our hands...he LOVED it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our last night we went to the Disney Store and let them pick out some goodies.  She was pretty proud of her Daisy.  :))

 

Big man swinging when we got home. 

 

 

 

 

 

My Little Reese

So much is changing for our big girl! I rarely have time to blog anymore, but I find myself never wanting to forget Reese at this age.  She is so full of life right now! Here are some of the things I always want to remember about my beautiful, sweet, sometimes stubborn, and strong willed baby girl....

She loves to play baby dolls - she feeds them bottles, grabs towels from our bathroom to give them baths, wraps them in Brooks' blankets to put them to sleep.  It's all so real to her and I love it. 

She is now sleeping in a toddler bed and doing great!!

We're working on potty training. She's doing good, but I feel like we still have a ways to go. 

"I do it" or "I got it" is one of her favorite things to say. 

She loves to be a helper. "I go get sump in'  comes out of her mouth daily.

She is obsessed with her "no man" pajamas and thankfully we have two pair so Mommy can keep one pair clean. 

She hates when things are dirty....cars, her clothes, food...it's "yuppy" AKA yucky. (And she comes by this trait honestly, I am the same way ;))

She loves to brush her teeth, wear braids, help cook in the kitchen, and enjoys sitting in our laps to feed Brooks.

She still has an obsession with Ice aka Frozen and we watch that and Mickey All.the.time.

Reese, I love giving you a big hug (or tiny hug) as soon as you wake up in the morning. You get your milk and lay in Mommy and Daddy's bed and watch Mickey until you're ready to jump up and help with something. You have a loving, sweet, and silly spirit that I fall more in love with every day.  As I watch your busy little body run around and play, it melts my heart thinking about how big you are. I am so thankful that God blessed us with you. I always pray for your health, your safety, and that you will always know Him. Don't ever forget how much you are loved, sweet girl!! You're our Reeser!!

Monroe Family Pictures

Fall 2014