February 2014

Another snowy month! St. Louis schools had 10 snow days! It's been bad.... Real bad! But luckily we had a warm vacation to look forward to!

I always wanted a cuddly child and that Annie is! I hope she never grows out of it!

This girl will climb on anything she can get her toes on. Sometime I'll look away for just a second and Annie will have climbed up some furniture.




The shoe obsession begins!


EVERY DAY when Robert gets home Annie likes to hide from him and then scare him. She tells me to shhhhhh!


I like to utilize robert when he is around in the morning ;) This brought me great amusement! I forgot to tell him that the iPad is the key to success when doing her hair.



Valentines party










Her buddy Brooklyn



Another Valentines party with friends




We've been planning on our cruise for months now! We found a killer deal for a seven day cruise out of New Orleans. We drove 10 hours to NO. It was MartiGras so it was kind of crazy. The cruise went to Cozumel, Belize, Honduras and Costa Maya. Roatan, Honduras was our favorite Belize was our least favorite. Annie ate more than I've ever seen and danced anytime she heard a beat. We all LOVED being in the sun. Robert caught up on much needed zzzzz's. Annie was a champ with naps on the go and late night shows! So many good memories!









She had ice cream several times a day!











Trying to eat fancy... Epic fail ;)
















"Smile for the picture"























Daddy taking his turn holding sleeping Annie!






Her backpack went everywhere she went.


We took a tour to the Mayan ruins in Beliez. Our bus broken down an hour into our drive so we were stranded at a small fruit stand for several hours. Annie's first true Central American experience























Things we do to try to get our kids to smile....























Tired girls

















All the Europeans let their kids swim nude. We let Annie try for awhile but then I didn't want her bum to burn.










She got the hang of relaxing on the beach!















Daddy daughter talks




Naps on dad



After the acrobatic show Annie wanted to try her own tricks



Dance party with the nickelodeon crew










Traveling with a child blows my mind.... So much luggage!



Good bye Febs!

January 2014

What a month! We spent most of it inside because of below zero temperatures and lots of snow. It's been a struggle to stay sane but we have learned to enjoy the beauty of lazy, unstructured days!

Blow a bubble in sub zero temperatures and you can shatter it. Also if you throw boiling water in the air it will evaporate. Oh and snow with vanilla and sugar is yummy!





Robert turned 30 this month!!!!!! We celebrated all day long! We are so blessed to have such an incredible guy in our life. He is such a hard worker with a heart of gold. He always always puts us first in life. I'm so happy to be married to my best friend.





Shopping for daddy's birthday present!











Annie is hilarious! Her personality is shinning through. She so sweet and polite. Almost everything I do for her she says "thank you". She loves to cuddle and gives kisses. She usually has one had on my cheek. She loves loves loves to be around her friends. She is a climbing maniac. She is constantly pretending to talk on the phone and will talk to robert on his drive home from work. Her vocabulary is growing everyday. When we go places she wants to bring half her closet with us!















































Girls night!















































Happy January and cheers to a warmer February!