Exploring

Yesterday we went "exploring" and found a pretty fun park in Omaha. Since we moved here the very end of August last year, we didn't really get to experience summer here. We've been keeping our ears open for new places to see and things to do around here, and we had heard there were some pretty cool parks-so we looked one up and went to check it out! Sure enough it was pretty neat! It had a Grotto area (where I guess a lot of people go to get pictures taken), that had a ton of trees, some cool stair cases, fountains, trails, a riverbed, all that fun jazz. Of course it had a playground as well! Hailey loved that the playground had sand instead of the rocky stuff that is usually in it. It was nice, although made more of a mess for us! All in all it was fun going out playing and exploring Omaha! So far we have really enjoyed it here :)

 

 

 

 

Summertime if FINALLY here!!!

Yay for S*U*M*M*E*R!!! This has been looooong anticipated by both me and Wes!! Wes finally has a break from school, and it actually turns out he has a few weeks off before he starts his new job. So we got to play for a little bit!!! The last couple weeks have been awesome!! We got to play alot! And I actually got to see Wes- it was great! We went to the zoo, the bounce house, Chuck E. Cheese, Lauritzen Gardens to name a few. I'm so glad that Wes had this little time off because he definitely needed it. He had been working his patootie of studying for his finals. And I was glad that I was able to sleep in after my graveyards, can you say AWESOME? Let's just say I'm a lot happier when I'm not sleep deprived :) Here are a few pics from all the fun times so far, let's keep the good times rolling!

 

The Aquarium 

 

Exploring Lauritzen Gardens 

 

Hailey had to smell Every. Single. Flower.

 

 Jumping at the Bounce House

We sure love playing with these kiddos! And it sure makes it much easier when their dad is with me!!!

One down...

One year down, two more to go...Congrats Wes on finishing your first year of law school!!! He actually finished classes two weeks ago, but he just finished finals, and according to him, the year isn't over until finals are through!! So happy for this summer! But let's not forget what it took to get us here. I think we would both agree that this year has been trying, emotional, and  hard, sometimes leaving us to question if this was the right decision for us, but at the end of the day, the answer was always "yes."  (Though I'm not sure if that was always the answer Wes wanted to hear:) )  One thing we have learned this year, if we love each other, work together, and turn to the lord, we can do it, we can do anything. I'm grateful for the hard/trying year, because Wes and I have become closer/stronger than ever...and I like it this way! The fact that we have zero family out here, and at the beginning no friends, we were on our own. It somewhat forced us to lean upon each more and more. So I would never change anything about this year, just for that fact. I appreciate all the hard work and dedication that Wes has put into his eduction. Not only that, but finding small breaks in between classes/studying, to be a dad and play with Hailey and Austin, give me the attention that I need, and help with keeping our house a tidy home. That's alot huh? I know!

We had another change happen the end of March. I got a job out of the home. I started working part-time graveyard as a unit secretary at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha on the labor and delivery floor. I enjoy it, it's definitely a pretty chill job, and an exciting environment. Though sometimes the hours are little tough, and leave me a bit tired, it has definitely been a blessing for us!

Well, this entry has been a bit of me just rambling! The main thing here is..... ONLY TWO MORE YEARS OF LAW SCHOOL TO GO!!! LETS DO THIS THING!!

don't judge me, this pic was was a month post Austy Boy....and Wes just looks like a hottie.

Easter Weekend

We had lots of fun this past Easter weekend. We started it off by going to the Lauritzen Gardens that is just down the street from our town home. On Friday they had a time that was specifically for Village Green residents and we were able to do a couple of small crafts, hunt for some Easter eggs in the gardens, get pictures with the Easter Bunny, and ate treats and goodies afterwards! Hailey's favorite part by far was meeting the Easter Bunny :)

Then on Saturday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt at the park that was put on by Village Green . Hailey could hardly stand waiting to run and fill her basket with eggs! It only lasted about thirty seconds, but man it was a rush! :)

Later that day we were invited to one of Hailey's friends birthday party. It was really cute and Hailey had a blast playing with all her friends! It was a fire engine theme and they had a big bounce house and the local fire fighters even came down and the kids got to climb in and check it out! Hailey loved it, I had to fight with her to get her to come out!

Painting Easter Eggs

 

Austin enjoyed chowing on Cheetos while Hailey painted eggs :)

Sunday morning we had our own little egg hunt and the kids got to look through their baskets. We kept with tradition and had sticky buns (my FAVORITE!!!) for breakfast. Of course, then we enjoyed going to church :) It was fun having Wes home for the weekend, especially before he has to hit it hard for finals!

Sick Day

Unfortunately both the kiddos have been under the weather the last couple days. Slight fevers, runny noses, coughs, the whole shabang. I hate seeing either of them sick, it's never fun :( But when I came downstairs after being away for a few minutes this is what I saw.... it melted my heart

 And even though they were sick, they still gave me a smile :)

Aunt Jamie comes to Visit

This weekend we had a special visitor....Aunt Jamie!!! Hailey had been so excited days before her arrival! We all were! Wes picked her up from the Grand Island airport Thursday morning and she stayed until Sunday. We had lots of fun showing her around Omaha. We went to the zoo (of course), the pedestrian state line bridge, some parks, and she even treated me and Hailey to Olive Garden! Unfortunately I had to work one of the days, but luckily Wes was able to take a break off from studying on Saturday. Hailey loved every second of it, let's just say she is quite attached to her Aunt Jamie :) Even Austin was getting in on some cuddle action! Hailey loved having a "sleepover" with Jamie every night! The only bad part about the visit, was the Aunt Jamie-leaving-part. :( Hailey was pretty disappointed the next morning when she woke up and Jamie wasn't here anymore. But...that only means she'll need to come again....Soon!!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for coming to visit!!! Hailey and Austin ADORE you!!! Love you!!