So Valentines Day is gone and over with but it was a good one. Jared and I got to spend it as well as our anniversary on Thursday and this past weekend so on Monday it was all about the kids. We had gotten them bikes. Madison has never really wanted one but we thought it was about time for her to have one. Jaxon has always wanted one but he is kind of too small still but we figured that we could not just buy one. That would not go over so well with either one of the children. So when the kids came down stairs we had them close their eyes and Jared went out and got them. They were so excited since it was considered a surprise!! They looked so adorable on them. Maddy jumped on and just went around in circles. Jaxon is still a tad bit too short so he was happy to sit on it and have one of us push him. It was such a special way to spend the day. Then that night Gram was nice enough to come over and watch Jaxon while the rest of us drove down to Jacksonville IL to watch my brother in law Spencer play basketball. It is only about a hour and half drive so not bad at all. I haven't been able to watch him play like the other family members so it was super cool to see. Madison came with us because she was practically raised watching her uncle play. She is so good at the games and loves to yell out Spencer's name! It was also nice because Spencer's girlfriend Rachel was there so we got to chat. She is such a blast to be around and always nice to get to hang out with her. She is really good with the kids so Madison liked playing with her. Jaxon isn't able to go to the games because unlike Madison he cannot sit still. He likes to scream and do what he knows he is not suppose too. He would rather run around the stands and lets just say I would rather him not! Plus it gave Gram some time to play with him and get him comfortable with her. So I would say that this was a successful Valentines Day!!!

So the last few days have been super busy for us. Our 4 year anniversary was on Thursday and Jared and I went out for dinner. It is always nice to have a few hours to ourselves. Then on Friday we left and drove to West Des Moines to go thru our old apartment and do a walk thru and make sure everything was taken out and cleaned up. Saturday we headed over to Omaha to spend some time with our friends out there. I was so happy that I got to spend time with Megan, her daughter Hailey and our good friend Lauren. It was such a blast but I missed the kids so much. Bob and Lori(grandma and papa) said the kids were super good and had a blast. Madison came right up to me and told me that she was a super good girl and would like a toy for it! I started to laugh and she said "really, mom, really I am not joking!" So now I am truly worried about what our future is going to hold with her. She is too smart of a 4 year old and has a attitude like a 14 year old. Jared just said that she hasn't fallen far from the mommy tree.

Well I thought that I was going to keep up with this whole blogging thing and I have already slacked! Story of my life! Well we are still in Heyworth IL. Jared is still in the process of finding a job. But I am not really worried about it. We are so lucky to have this time right now with our family. I am trying to stay busy by taking care of the kids, and doing all the everyday things that need to be done. The kids are having a blast here living here although Maddy tends to ask when are we going back to our brown house. But being here they get to see there aunts,uncles,gma's, and gpa's a lot more than they have been. Madison is in heaven here except she misses her preschool and gymnastics but she will be back in both pretty soon. Jaxon is still not talking even tho he has said a few words. I think he knows how to just chooses not to. He follows commands and does things on his own and prefers it that way. Plus Madison talks so much like her mommy that who needs to say anything besides her.  So while we have been here we have gotten a ton of snow so at first the kids were not able to go out side due to the temps but once it warmed up a bit Madison finally got her snow fort! Madison and her daddy love to go play outside. Jaxon is still getting use to the idea of snow !

Well, this is my first time starting up a blog. I am doing this because we move around so much and our family is constantly asking us to post pics and updates on the kids. I started this because a lot of our family do not have Facebook so this way they can log in and see what is going on! I am excited and hope all of you enjoy it! So I will start from the beginning. Jared and I married about 4 years ago and have two beautiful kids. Madison is 4 and Jaxon is almost 20 months. They are amazing kids! We also have adopted a dog named Lucy from the Pet Rescue in Iowa. She is a black lab mix and she is a little over a year. She is super good with the kids and they are crazy about her. We moved around a lot and the last couple of years we lived in Omaha NE to get transferred to West Des Moines IA. We are currently back in Heyworth IL while Jared pursues other career opportunities. We have no idea where we will end up moving but we are ok with that. We would prefer to live close to family but we like to travel and like seeing new places. I am currently a stay at home mom but who knows if that will change. Right now we are enjoying our time with our family and very grateful to be around them.