A day at Butler

We spend time on Butlers campus multiple times a week.  The girls really think it is their own personal park.  The other morning we packed a lunch and headed over there to play with Jack, Marcy and baby Carter.  They brought everything you could ever need to play most sports so the girls had a great time.  

Frisbee lessons

Bubble time

Hide and seek

A quick lunch break.  

What a great morning!

Claire's first trip to the dentist

Claire had her first visit to the dentist last week.  She was a good girl and didn't mind it a bit.  The plan was for Emmerson to go first and show Claire just what to do...well when we got there Claire was sure she needed to go first and Emmerson was plenty happy to let her.  

The difference in our two girls...

A quick trip to IU

One Saturday afternoon we made a last minute decision to head to Bloomington for dinner and ice cream.  The girls were so excited.  We love to spend time on campus!

Dinner at Yogi's = a very happy family.  

A quick post dinner run on campus. 

The girls love all the little bridges on campus. 

Can't leave town without seeing the fountain.

This one was so tired she needed a "daddy ride" 

Finishing up School

The girls finished up their last day of school a few weeks ago.  It was a busy week for them but they loved all the activities the school offers to celebrate the end of the school year. 

Look at the difference in these pictures!  It is amazing how fast they grow! 

First day of school - August 2012

Last day of school - June 2013

On the last day of school the girls had a special breakfast for the dads to celebrate Fathers day.  

 Then at lunch time all the families were invited back to school for the end of the year picnic.  Emmerson loves to be with her teachers. 

The next night the school has a big fish fry.  The girls love to go and run around.  

Mothers Day

I got to spend a fun day with these girls for Mothers Day.  I am a lucky lady to be the mom of these girls! 

May FUN!

May was a very busy month around here!  Thankfully the weather was very nice and we were able to be outside a ton!

While we were planting flowers I looked over and saw the girls sitting in these chairs.  I asked them what they were doing.  Emmerson said, "we are tailgating at IU."  

We have been able to eat most meals outside. Which makes this family happy!

We went in to check on Claire before bed one night and this is what we found.  One leg and one arm out of her pjs.  Guess she was hot!

The girls find a million ways to keep busy outside!

Then they come in VERY tired! 

This happens often these days.  Claire likes to "give" her stickers, snacks, and anything else she has to the baby. 

We went to the zoo a few times but the best part was watching these elephants go swimming.  

The girls couldn't believe it!  They wanted to watch until the elephants got out of the water.  Emmerson thought it was pretty cool that the elephants were sisters. 

These two have so much fun together. 

and love to cuddle!

We got to spend sometime with the Hurshs too. 

The girls love helping Daddy wash his car.  

Then they like to wash anything and everything else they can too. 

Silly girls! 

BOY or GIRL?!?

Your guess is as good as ours...We didn't find out!  I am not sure anyone thought we would really say NO when they asked us if we wanted to know the sex of our baby at the 20 week ultrasound, but we did!  I am really excited to wait this time around and Neil was kind enough to support my decision.  So if we bring a little boy home in the fall please be nice to him as he will be wearing pink and sleeping in a pink room until we can get our act together!  

I have never been one to post ultrasound pictures due to that fact they can look kind of creepy!  But  we thought this little foot was so cute and since we don't have any gender news to share this will have to do for now!  This little baby is always moving around so I have been telling Neil that it has some active little feet!   It is fun to see those little feet that are kicking me!

We kept to our original tradition of getting a babysitter and going to dinner to celebrate a healthy baby! We have also always shopped for an outfit to bring the baby home from the hospital in.  This time we needed two since we don't know...pink or blue!  Emmerson was so excited about the outfits the next day that she wanted everyone to make a guess on which one we needed.

Daddy thinks pink!

Mommy thinks blue!

Emmerson is SURE it is a girl! she said, " I have a sister and I like it so I think it will be another sister."

If you ask Claire what she thinks she responds with "a baby"  EVERY TIME!