Zoo day

We got to see baby Nolan on Thursday for a little bit. Feels like awhile since we have seen him and Leslie. Nolan is 1 now and getting so big. He is able to play better now that he can stand and crawl around. We can't wait to visit them on their new home soon!!

I took Micah to the zoo on Friday since we didn't get to go on his birthday. He had an awesome time...like always. He told me before we went in that he wanted to see the snakes. It's like he is so afraid of them that he loves them. 

They also have a little splash park which we got to enjoy since it was so hot.

We got all the food for Micah's party tomorrow. Also my neighbor is awesome and dropped by tables and tons of food. I'm not sure what her job is but she's known for always giving out food. She gave us corn dogs, real chicken nugget, frozen juices and huge tub of ranch and sweet baby rays BBQ sauce. When she left Craig said that's his type of woman. Haha
Our neighbors always surprise us to how thoughtful and giving they are. Tomorrow I am picking up the cake and have a feeling the time will fly by. We are so ready for this party. I feel like it's been such a long time coming. Looks like it will be hot tomorrow and the pool is up and running. Everything else should be fun and simple (I hope)
Can't wait to take pics and show you all.
Hope you are all having a wonderful memorial weekend.
Thankful for all those how sacrifices their lives for our freedom to celebrate together.

Pool!

It's open! The pool is finally open! It's officially summer now. I'm so happy that we were at the park and found out it passed inspection. We weren't planning on going to the pool tonight but we spent all night there with neighbors. I love how a week night felt like a weekend.

Last night Aunt vicki, Isaiah and Abraham stayed over and Micah loved every second with them. He really loved Isaiah and wanted his attention the most. Everything was great except the pizza I ordered didn't come for 2 hours because their system crashed. So by the time it got to the house it was 830 pm. I was so very hangry. Haha I'm glad we all survived. And the pizza ended up being free so that was nice.

Today we met some friends at skyzone indoor trampoline jump place. Micah mostly liked the pit and kept jumping in. We had a good time and got to see some friends I've been missing for awhile.

Tomorrow is my dad's birthday 😍 we love you papa!!! Hope you have an amazing day and we wish we could kiss and hug you.

Five

If you ask Micah how old he is you may get the answer 5. It has become his new favorite number and so in leu of that my little boy is 2 going on 5.
We decided to keep it low key today since we have lots going on this week. We headed to the park then lunch at home. After nap I took him to chick Fila for ice cream and play place fun.
We came home to our neighbors celebrating with us and brought him a cookie cake. We all sang to him and he blew out his candles like  a pro.
Then we got to Skype with Nana and Papa  and grandma, aunt Tammi,  Hannah  ND zeke!
It was a full day of laughs and fun.
I like to think God made us parents to get a glimpse of how much he loves his children. I can't imagine loving anyone more and to think my father in heaven has the ultimate love for me. He loves me more than I love Micah...that's a pretty strong love for someone who doesn't deserve it. It's a wonderful feeling to know my father looks out for me and wants the best for my future just like I do for my son.
Happy birthday Micah! Thank you for making me a mommy and helping me learn so much about life. I love you 😚

Tomorrow!!!

He's going to be 2 tomorrow!!! He did so good at the photo shoot. I'm sure we will have some good options 😀

Here's one I grabbed with my phone.  Can't wait to see them on a few weeks!

2 yr old

A few more hours and my one year old is finally 2. I'm so ready to call him a 2 year old. We are taking our family pics tonight and I can only hope for the best. It's a mini session so won't take too long. I just hope we get a few good ones.
Micah got an early birthday present from the Hooker's and we had to get it out this weekend. He is slowly getting the hang of it. He likes to push on the gas and then stop. It's like go..stop...go...stop. He will get better eventually. We also got some presents from Nana  and Papa and Gg and grandpa pete we will open tomorrow on his bday!
I don't really have anything planned for tomorrow. Lots going on this week and celebrating his birthday on Sunday....but didn't think about his actual bday. I'll have to figure something out to do with him tomorrow.
Hope you all are having a great weekend
Can't with for his party and the cake! He's going to love it all.

Wedded Wilson

Woah. It's been a long few weeks. I can't believe we made it without one of us getting sick. That was amazing. Good thing I started Micah on vitamins a few weeks ago. I hope that is helping his immune system. What a crazy, fun, exhausting, excited adventure we had. Going to Disney...Dallas...and a friends wedding. It was all so much fun and Micah did so well. He is back to his regular routine and I think he's happy to be in his own bed. I'm so happy I have a separate room to put him in again! Way easier.

We got to Kansas City on Friday afternoon and on the way to the rental car I realized we forgot Craig's suit and my dress. I say "we" but Craig was supposed to remember. I mean he is a groomsman!! He put the suit bag in the closet. He told me the night before to remind him, but of course I totally forgot. The crazy part is that I was the one that remembered and he is the one IN the wedding. Anyways all I have to say is thank goodness for neighbors. Our next door neighbor doesn't work on Fridays and went in our house grabbed the suit bag and overnighted to us at the hotel. I mean seriously? That is the best neighbor in the whole world!!! I don't know what we would have done. My sister's just live a little too far to help in that kind of situation. So I am so thankful everything turned out good. Let's just say it was an extra 200 bucks we were not expecting to pay. For the next month I'm on a spending freeze after this wedding. We are supposed to get M's pictures done this weekend but I'm not even sure that's going to happen now. :(
Other than forgetting our dress attire, the wedding was so beautiful. It turned out to be a pretty day, even though it was a bit chilly. The hotel was really nice and Micah got to come dance for a bit since my parents were with him in the hotel. Craig went out and got him his own suit the day of the wedding, because we didn't even think about having him come. Then we saw all these kids there and we were like... Micah loves to dance!! It was nice to not have him the whole time and be able to have a night to ourselves. I stayed out till midnight ya'll!! Crazy. haha I decided to give the wedding a hashtag and didn't even tell the Groom. haha I liked #weddedwilson. I thought it had a good ring to it.

 Here is the stuff we forgot to bring. Craig looked so handsome!!

 This is all the guys' friend Katie. She was in the dorms with them when they were all freshman at SIUC.

Our little family!

During the day on Saturday we got to walk around the little downtown area and they had some fun shops. Micah got to go on a little trolley with Papa like Daniel Tiger!!

It was sad when we had to say goodbye. Micah had so much fun with Nana and Papa and didn't even care that he didn't see us very much. It was nice to have a little break

This week seems like a blur. So weird being home and not having to pack for something else. haha Good thing we are staying home for a bit because I think we were losing our minds at the end there. 

Craig has a cute video of Micah dancing at the wedding but I will have to upload it to my youtube page soon. 

I have a little over a week to get everything ready for M's party. I think I have everything except the food and the cake. I need to go on Friday to Publix and order it. Or I might go to costco and see what they can do. I don't know if I want a huge cake from costco, but might at well! ha

Here is a few photos from today's park adventure with our friend Victor.

Love you all

Dallas

Hey everyone!

Dallas is going great! Micah is enjoying his time with those that miss him and love him. I feel so loved here with everyone making an effort to see me and helping me out. It has been a great joy. Ashley and Cory were the sweetest and we got to spend Saturday night and Sunday with them. I'm so glad I came in early to be with them. Too bad it's been pretty rainy here. We did go to an awesome new park by Ashley's house. Micah also went to his first hibachi dinner experience. He liked it a lot.

Yesterday I saw my girls from life group/moms group. It was so nice to catch up. Two of them are pregnant with boys again. We all have boys and more boys on the way. Someone needs to break the chain!! Haha

We got to the hotel last night and it's really nice. It has a pool that we will hopefully check out tonight. 
Here are some pics from our adventure so far.

Videos

Lots of videos to post from vacation and stuff I wasn't able to put on here from my phone. I can only do so much.

Here is Craig and all the kids swinging at the park. Such a cute moment to capture.

Micah loves his little grill.  He likes to be just like daddy.

First night at the pool. He was so excited to be in the water.

This is the whole video of Micah losing his pants. They were size 2t. Not sure why they were so big on him.

This was a little bit of this morning. He was laughing so hard but I only caught the last bit.

Mini vaca

I'm laying in a king size bed right now waiting for my sweet little man to wake from his nap. This little vaca has been nothing less than a dream come true. Its been beautiful here ((very hot too)) and I couldn't ask for a better toddler. I really lucked out with him. He has loved every second we have been at this resort. And surprisingly it's an amazing resort. I feel like it's too good. It has two huge pools outside with kiddie pools, splash pads, and kids galore. Everyday Micah made several new friends. It was so nice to lay by the pool these last two days while Craig was at work. M loves the water a little too much. I had to hold him back from jumping in the water without a life vest! Wow..kids really have no idea they can't swim. That was tough. But today he wore his jacket and got it a little better.

We went to the rainforest cafe on Saturday in Disney Springs and Micah loved it. Craig and I were ready to go before he was! That was a first!
Sunday we took the day to go to the magic kingdom. It was super busy and very hot. I think the anticipation of going was a little more exciting than being there. Haha it was fun though. He got to ride about 5 rides before it was parade time! After the parade we left and M fell asleep in the stroller. He was wiped.

We've been at the pool ever since. He has been such a love bug on this vacation and makes me so happy that we got to spend all the time together as a family. The king size bed at night is a great pleasure too. We all snuggle, eat popcorn and watch a show. He has slept through the night and taken great naps. We play at the pool until around 1:30 and take a nap till 4:30!
Then we pick up Craig from work and go to dinner. Last night we did Brazilian steakhouse! It was delicious!!

Love you all