Spoiling Reagan rotten!!

Thanks to all that helped with taking care of Reagan throughout our move process!! Thanks to Kara, Katie, my mom for taking her over night and coming to watch her while we unpacked at the new place. Also, thank you to Amy this week for taking Reagan so I can get some more unpacking done!! She loved all the undivided attention you all gave her!!

Reagan's new house!!

Reagan has adjusted well to the new house and loves the yard and all the room to run!! She has found the stairs though and is always wanting to go "up" as she says. Yikes!! Time to baby-proof again!!

Moving Crew!!

Thanks to also to (former) neighbor Mark for your help with loading and one last get-together on the patio. After a late night of packing the truck, it was an early morning with closing starting at 7:30 am with old house and we didn't finish until 1:00 pm with the other---urrghghg!!!! Then to find out that the truck didn't start that was sitting in front of our old house!! I went to get lunch and Justin went to buy jumper cables.

Once finally getting to the new house, I decided enough was enough and hired two movers to come and give us a hand. Also, thank you to Dan and Amy (Norah too) for helping once we arrived to the new house to unload. Jason drove down again from St. Cloud to help a second night, luckily we just hauled everything into the garage because the carpets had just been cleaned, and we had some extra help and finished a lot faster.

This is our Forever Home and we are not moving again until Reagan or our kids move us into a home!!

Loading the trucks---yes we needed 2!!

A HUGE thank you to Jason and Tom for help with moving out. We could not have done this without your help!! We knew we needed to get another truck when the lawn was completely full, garage full, and stuff still in the house and this was the room left in the truck.

Love, Laughter, Happily Ever After

Uncle Jerrod and Auntie Joy and cousins watched Reagan by taking her to her first Beatles baseball game and fireworks show, while we went to friends Ryan and Kelly's wedding! In the midst of all the craziness of moving it was a nice break to enjoy laughs and times with friends. We are glad we went and wish Kelly and Ryan all the best in their new life together!! Congrats!!

Splish-Splash!!

One last post before packing the computer---

After saying, "No, No, Reagan," for the hundredth time today while I was trying to get some packing done and she was up to no good, I thought it was time to head down to the wade and splash pool. Reagan sported her bikini and beat the heat by splashing with the other kids. She even dipped her face in accidentally. On the way to the car I asked her, "Was that fun?" and her response was, "Haa-Haa!!" with a big smile, so I guess that answered that!!

Sold!!

"Home is where your story begins..."

A break from packing and a stroll with friends-Amy and Baby Norah

Baby NorahLet's ride!!

Amy and I, being both teachers, get to enjoy lots of summer walks around the lake in the mornings. Last summer when we would walk, Baby Norah was in Amy's belly and Reagan was Norah's age. We remember saying, "Next summer we will be doing this with another stroller and Reagan will be walking by then." Hard to believe that is now happening!!

Can I hitch a ride?

As Wylee gets older, walks have been more difficult for him so Reagan lets him ride in the back of her stroller when he starts to get tired.

Take me out to the Ball Game!!

On Sunday we went to watch Big Cousin Casey play baseball. Reagan had a blast cheering him on while he was up to bat and pitching to the other team. His team won the tournament--Yippee Casey!!

Summer's Here!!

We spent some time splashing in a tub of water and soaking up some sun--Wylee too!!

Grandma and Buppa Hammerback came to visit!! Yippee!!

Out for a Latte with Grandma Kathy

Reagan's last day of school

One last day at daycare while I get some packing done!! Reagan will spend the summer with me and say good-bye to her teachers and little friends in her class today. She had a great year at Cradle Club and absolutely loved her teachers-Krystal, Paula, Christa and Lindsay. They always had smiles, kind words, and were so helpful with suggestions for us 1st time parents!! :) We will miss them!!

Packing our most valued possessions

Moving day is in 2 weeks and we are busy packing some of our, "most valued possessions"-don't want to leave this box behind!!

Reagan has of course been a ton of help (yeah right)--she has instead been using the boxes as cars and forts---who knew that we could just get some boxes for her instead of buying all these expensive toys that we now have to box up to move!!

Lovin' Life!!

Ball??

I had to post this pic because everytime we go to Target Reagan can't stop talking about the red "ball" that they have in front of the store.  Even when we drive by and we see it she points and says, "ball." 

Books? Read?

Reagan has always loved books (she's a teacher's kid she has no choice, right??)--she will sit and turn pages and babble to herself and loves to read with you.  When you say Read?  Book?  She will go and get a book and back up her rumpus to sit on your lap and settle in for a story.  She has destoryed a few---(she ate just a few pages)  :) one of her favorites in fact that I took to school to laminate and fix---we have learned board books are best. 

Kid's Table

Our awesome neighbors (who we will miss dearly) when we move in a few weeks, threw us a neighborhood going away party.  It was fun getting together to eat, have some drinks on the patio and let the kids play.  Check out the kid's table!! 

BIG Squeeze=BIG Smiles

Swingin' in the Park

Our nightly routine is a family walk to the park stopping at the swings---Reagan has lots of giggles as she zooms through the air, waving at Wylee tied up to the stroller!  

On this particular night she decided that rocks would be a fun treat to eat---she didn't eat anything that night for dinner, as I guess she was saving her appetite for rocks!  Note the pic of Justin fishing them out of her mouth.

Polka Dot Chicken Pox Girlie

Reagan developed chicken pox from the vaccine and thought that we need to post a pic of her very fitting outfit that she wore while home from daycare---The Polka Dot-Chicken Pox girlie!! She was sick prior to getting the spots but as you can see her smile shows just how bothered she was by them once they appeared.  She enjoyed time home from daycare with mom, dad and Grandma Kathy.