So Big!

My little baby isn't so little anymore! She's started to hold her bottle, and sit up on her own! I am amazed at how fast this time has gone. Seems like just yesterday she was kicking inside my stomach. 1 year ago tomorrow was our 20 week ultrasound. I remember thinking that I heard the tech call her a "he", so from then on I was convinced we were having a boy. She's been a very happy baby - and LOVES the camera as you can tell from these pictures! I'm glad she's so generous with those smiles!

Big Hugs!

Noah and Lauren continue to be best buds! I know this won't last forever, so I'm getting as many pictures and savoring the moments while they last! One of Lauren's new favorites is to wake Noah up in the morning. Matt lays her by him, and she plays with his face with her cold fingers. No matter how tired he is he'll wake up with a smile if he knows its Lauren that's waking him up!

Life is good...

Matt's baseball team has made it to the state tournament again this year! Noah loves going to the games, and he's starting to point out various players. Its so much fun to watch him, and see how he looks up to those guys. We've been lucky enough to be part of the team, and have been able to make lifelong friends with the families involved with the team.

Matt and I have taken pictures together most seasons, and it is amazing to see how things have changed in the 8 seasons that the Longsox have played. I may be a little chubbier than I was back then, but look at the two sweeties we have to show for it! We are blessed :)

Congrats to the Lamberton Longsox!

Matt's amatuer baseball team clinched the conference title for the 7th straight year! They've had a great season and start the playoff tournament this coming weekend. Noah loves going to the games and running the bases like the "big kids" afterwards. This has been a special year for Matt as his little brother Justin signed with the Sox this spring, so it was the first time they were on a team together. Matt is in the back row - second in from the right, and Justin is in the front row - third in from the right.

Fun at the Sioux Falls Air Show!

I woke up Saturday morning and saw how nice it was, so decided we'd take Noah and Lauren to their first air show! For those of you that didn't know - I'm a little obsessed with planes, so this was maybe a little more for me than the kids. I'm so glad we decided to go though, because it was awesome! We had a great time.

Noah was a little starstruck by all of the pilots, so I took him over to meet one - ok, I'll admit - I may have thought they were cute in their uniforms, so I may have talked Noah into going over to see a pilot!!! He was nice enough to shake Noah's hand and lift him up to see inside the jet, which totally made his day. There had to have been 80,000 or more people - it was amazing! The highlight of the day was seeing the Blue Angels fly. They seriously gave me goosebumps! They have to fly with such precision - I'm attaching some photos so you can see the formations they fly in. There will be another air show in Sioux Falls in three years, so if you haven't been to one I highly reccomend going to the next one!

These are of the Blue Angels - they were AMAZING!!!

Planes flying in a circle