Hadley's 4 month Dr. apt

Hadley had her 4 month Dr. appointment last Friday. The Dr. said she looks great! She was 24" long which was the 50th % and 11 lbs 14.4 oz, which was in the 5th %. The Dr. said she would like to see her back in a month because she went down in weight gain. She was born in the 10th %, then went almost up to the 25th, now is down to the 5th. I think it might be because she's been spitting up a lot lately, which she never used to do. But now that we started cereal, hopefully this helps with weight gain! My biggest worry and concern is that it has to do with me and nursing her. I would be so sad if I wasn't giving her enough or if something else is going on. The Dr. wasn't worried about that though, but please pray that she is back up to at least the 10th % in a month! She got 4 shots as well. Mianna was so sweet, she held her hand through all of them. The nurse was SO SLOW! She'd do 1 shot, then put the bandaid on and once Hadley stopped crying, she poked her again! Andy and I were so frustrated! Our last nurse did it in less than 30 seconds and this nurse took at least 5 min! But at least when it was done, we could hold her and comfort her. That night, she pretty much slept all night! I thank God for my two little girls being in such good health! We are so very fortunate to be healthy! So often, we take granted for our good health, but lately I've just been so thankful! Thank you God for the good health of my two little girls and also Andy and I.

Hadley's 1st cereal experience!

Hadley's 1st taste of cereal

Mianna took this picture

She loved her Cereal!

Hadley had her first cereal experience on Saturday. She did so good. She loved it right away and wanted more. She was all smiles and kicking! Im not actually sure how much got in her mouth or on her bib that first time, but she wanted more! We have been giving it to her every night and she just loves it! Soon, we'll be moving on to peas and bananas in a jar, then on to finger foods! It goes way too quick! I dont want my babies to grow up!

Camp Forest Springs

For Labor day wkd, we went to Camp Forest Springs! It was a long trip, but I'm happy to say were home for awhile! But the trip was awesome! We all had a great time! Definetely worth the drive!
We got up there pretty late on Friday. Probally around 11pm. We were tired so we went right to bed.
The following morning, we woke up for breakfast, then had our session. This was Mianna's favorite part. Every morning and night we had our bible study, then the kids went off to there classes. But before this, we had worship and they did a puppet show for the kids! It was great! So funny! I think a lot of the adults laughed more than the kids did! Thats all Mianna talked about all wkd. The puppet show! She was still a bit too young for a class so she went in the nursery, but she had a blast! Next year she'll start classes.
In between sessions we had a lot of free time. During that, we went to the beach for awhile, went to the family farm a couple times, did some archery, played at the park, and painted rocks in the craft room. We also did a lot of napping and eating! :) They definetely dont let you go hungry there!
The camp was awesome. We had a great time! We got to spend some time with friends that went as well. The Golemba's, Bernier's, and Krauses! We can't wait to go again next year!

The Rorabeck Reunion

Last wkd we went to Menocqua for the Rorabeck Reunion. Andy's grandparents own a resort up there that we stay in. We stayed in one of the cabins with his parents. Theres so much to do up there and it is so much fun! Its really nice to see all the family again too! We got up there Wednesday night and stayed till Sunday afternoon. On Wed, we got up there pretty late so we didnt do too much, just visited with family. Thursday, we did a little shopping, then Andy took us for a boat ride. Mianna took over the wheel and was pretty excited about that. We also did a little hiking that day as well. Then later that night, we stayed up playing Pit and Phase 10. On Friday everybody went for a ride out to Pirates Island. This is an island that all the guys go to and hide little treasures for the kids, then we pile up on the pontoon boat and take the kids to go find them. Its really cute. The kids really enjoy it! Then we stay there and swim for awhile! That night, we stayed up late again playing games! :) Then Saturday after Grandma made us breakfast, we went to the wildlife zoo there. It was a lot of fun, but Mianna was pooped from not getting enough sleep. On Sunday, everybody went out to Paul Bunyan's for breakfast for Grandpa's birthday. Then we headed for our long journey home! The trip was a lot of fun, but I'd have to say my favorite part was watching Mianna have so much fun with her cousins. She opened up so much and was running around having so much fun! Grandma bought them all flashlights so at night, they would all go bear hunting and pretend to find one and all ran as fast as they could screaming. It was very cute.
We look forward to it again next year :)

Girls Day Out

On Saturday, my sister and I got a girls day out. We pampered ourselves. Awhile back we were talking and said that we'd be one of those people that your friends turn you in to that makeover show because since we've had kids, we havent had time to fix our selves up and had no reason to. So, we decided to do it ourselves!
First, we got our hair CHOPPED off! I've never had my hair short before. I think it makes me look older. I told the girl who did my hair that i wanted to look like a mom that has two children, not a 18 year old college girl. I think it worked. :) Now, i just have to learn how to work with it. Then we went to wal-mart and target to get some nail polish and extra goodies. Then we picked up our specialty coffees and went to my house where we sipped on our coffee while doing our nails! It was a blast! ANdy ended up sneaking upstairs while we hid in the bathroom because neither Andy or her husband were allowed to see us till later! :) Then he left Hadley down so i could feed her.
After we did our nails, we went upstairs and did our makeup and got all dressed up. Then Holly's husband, Mark and her daughter, Brianna came over and everybody waited downstairs for us to come down and make our big entrance! It was just like the makeover show... well... kindof!
Then we went on a double date. We first went to Senor Lunas, then bowling. We were kid free thankful to Charlotte who babysat all three of them! God Bless her!
It was a great day and a fun night! If I had to do it all over again, I definetely would! It was very nice to have that quality time with my sister too!

Puddles

Yesterday, I was feeling a bit down so Andy suggested a walk to the park to burn some on Mianna's energy. So, we did and it was alright. But on our way back, we ran into some puddles and of course Mianna could not resist them. Right through them she went... And then of course dad followed. And then because they were having so much fun, I had to join in! It was so much fun. We stayed in those puddles for a good 1/2 hour jumping and splashing and have so much fun. Then we decided we should go home. But dad had the idea of walking to the river right behind our house, so we did. And it was cold, but we played in there probally for another 1/2 hour! Mianna loved it! She splashed and kicked, and decided to take her pants off and go all the way in :) And dad followed! Not me. I wasnt that crazy :) We had so much fun! Thats definetely what I needed to cheer me up... some good family time! Those are the memories you treasure the most! Thanks God for knowing what I need and giving me such a wonderful family!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Last wkd, the girls and I suprised Andy with a trip to the Wisconsin Dellsfor his birthday! He was definetely surprised. We had him close his eyes the entire way there! Of course he fell asleep so that wasnt too hard for him :)
I had reservations at the Best Western for Friday night. Then we had planned on coming home Saturday. When we got there, Mianna and I first ran in and decorated the room, then she guided him with his eyes closed to the room. He only ran into the wall a couple times with her guidance :)
Friday night, we started off by eating, then went golfing at the Pirates Cove. It was very busy, but a ton of fun! After that it was rather late so we went walking down town hoping Mianna would fall asleep so we could get some alone time in, but that didnt happen,so we stopped to watch a juggler on the corner with some ice cream. Then we went back and went straight to bed! We were tired.
The next morning, we got up and headed over to the army ducks! It was a lot of fun. Mianna really enjoyed the ride! After the ducks, we went to Storybook Gardens and the Wildlife park for the day. There was so much to see. The Storybook Gardens part of the park was rather run down and really needs to be updated, but the wildlife park was all worth going. We saw all sorts of animals, took a ride on the very small train, and watched an animal show that was very cool! The best part of the whole park was we got to feed the giraffs!!!! Something that I wanted to do on our honeymoon at the San Diego wild park, but it was $40! But not here!!!! It was awesome! Then we left the park and were going to head home. But if we went home then, we wouldnt get home till 9 pm and we still didnt get our alone time in eather! So, Andy and I talked and decided to stay another night hopeing that this time Mianna would fall asleep early. So, we took her over to the park while Andy called all the hotels and motels in the area. They were all BOOKED! All 150 of them! But we got lucky and stayed in a small cabin for the night. Then we got a bite to eat and went down town again. This time we saw a Indian hoop dancer. Pretty cool :) Then it happened, Mianna fell asleep... at 10:30pm!!!! haha. So, Andy and went to Adventures Golf. We strolled Mianna around in the stroller and carried Hadley in her car seat. We had alone time at last and it was great! Andy and I had a ton of fun! Very well needed!
The next morning after breakfast we went on the Original Ducks where Mianna and Hadley both slept! Then we went over to the Deer Farm and fed the deer. It was pretty fun, but a bit hot. After that, we decided the birthday vacation better end, so we drove home!
The trip was so awesome! We got family time and Andy and me time in! :)
Overall Andy had a great birthday and was very surprised!

My Little Cook

Mianna loves to cook lately and loves being the big helper!