Picture Update

Sorry I am behind on the blog. We have been super busy and crazy around our house. Most days I wish that life would slow down so that I could catch up some. Here are a few pictures from the last week or so:

Playing with cars in the toy room



Will has been practicing writing his name. Last week he said he wanted to do it all by himself on the white board. I came back into the living room and this is what I found....great job! (I think)

Homemade shakes after supper


A typical Friday night grilling with Daddy!!





Okay sorry not so much writing but I know most are only interested in the pictures anyways = )

Philly!

Last week I headed to Philadelphia with some classmates for the annual AOTA conference. A friend and I presented a poster about our fieldwork experience at the KU Cancer Center. It was a great time....lots of learning, eating, drinks, and fun = ) I was sad to leave Will for four days but he had a great time with Daddy. Will and Daddy came to pick me up at the airport with flowers and a balloon = ) I was so excited to see them both. Here are some pictures from Philly...sorry no pictures of Will in this post.

This is the poster that we created and talked about at conference.


Walking around Philly trying to decide where to eat dinner


A little sightseeing on Saturday. Of course it was raining and yucky on the day we wanted to walk around.





Liberty Bell! Will saw this picture and said "wow, that's cool!" Guess I may have to take him there someday to see it in person = )


Cold and tired after a long trip....ready to head back to Kansas and see my boys!

Enjoying the Weather

Today has been another beautiful day so we decided to get out and enjoy it a bit. We took Will to the park to practice riding his new bike. He doesn't have the hang of it yet but we will keep practicing. It appears to be a lot of work to pedal and steer while trying to make sure the alligators from the lake don't get you! = ) Maybe next time we practice we won't go by the lake...too distracting for Will.

After practicing on the new bike, we went for a walk/hike through the wooded area. Will did great most of the way but got tired so we took turns carrying him. It was a fun walk though and great exercise with a beautiful view. I can't wait for more beautiful days!

Life after PGA

Sorry I have been slacking on the blog again but I have a good excuse this time...the PGA, which is the oral professional growth assessment exam. It was this past Wednesday and I spent majority of the week and a half before that studying for it (and stressing about it) but it all paid off and I passed! So now I just need to finish up a few more things and some presentations and I can graduate!!
Here are a few random pictures from the last couple of weeks. We have been busy enjoying the beautiful weather, playing volleyball, playing inside and out, and Will and I had a movie date on Friday afternoon. Today, we again enjoyed the beautiful weather with a walk to the library and park followed by lunch and an ice cream cone. Tonight Brian grilled and we enjoyed some time by the fire.
The tree in our backyard that blooms for about a week...so beautiful while it is blooming!

Will posing by the tree

Will taking a picture of the tree = )


First fire of the year

First s'mores of the season...can't wait for many more!



Hope everyone is having a great weekend...also look below because I have updated some previous posts.

3 year check up

Will had his 3 year check up today. Can you believe he is already 3 years old?! I can't!! It went great and Will did awesome. He read books in the waiting room at a little table while we waited. And then was weighed and measured on the big scale. He is actually only in the 95 percentile now...no longer off the charts! The nurse took down some information and then told me to have Will in his undies and wait for the doctor. Well apparently Will is a little modest out in public because he did not want the doctor to see his Toy Story undies and kept asking for his pants back = ) We made it through the check up with flying colors though. Then it was time for the booster shot but don't worry Will was super big with this too. He so badly wanted to cry but he was not going to let those nurses see him so he fought back the tears. Will was such a big boy and got a spiderman sticker when we were all done!

3 years - weight: 38lbs. and height: 3'4"

(sorry no pictures - I will try to post some pictures tonight though)

Toy Story 3 - Disney on Ice

A day after we returned from Iowa, Grandma Barb headed this way for the weekend. Friday we spent time shopping and hanging out and then on Saturday we took Will to see Toy Story Disney on Ice. It was so much fun. I don't know who was more excited...Will, me or my mom?! We had great seats, 5 rows from the ice.











Sunday, mom and I went to see the Princess Diana exhibit in KC. It was neat to see the outfits she wore, her stuff, and to hear about her life. And it was great to spend the time with my mom!! Sorry no pictures to share...but as always it was a great weekend and we were sad to say good-bye to Grandma!

Fun in Sheldon

Over my spring break week, Will and I headed back home to spend time with family. We got there Friday night and just hung out and then on Saturday went shopping with Jami and Claire. Sunday we went to Grandma Marienau's birthday party and got to spend more time with family, which was wonderful. The rest of the time, we relaxed at Grandma Barb's house. Oh and I cleaned out my closet from high school...it was crazy all the stuff that was in there and was fun to look through the old pictures, notebooks and journals! Will also got to go swimming one night and play with Grandma while I met a good friend from high school to catch up. I didn't get many pictures but a few of Will and Claire on the day that we went shopping. They love playing together = )
Watching movies in Jami's car. Will insisted on wearing the headphones even though it was not needed and they were broken! He looked pretty cute in them though.



It was a great spring break! I love spending time with family = )