Happy 1st Birthday MaKena!

Happy 1st Birthday MaKena! It’s hard to believe that one year ago today at 3:10 pm you were born. I remember how excited and anxious daddy and I were for your arrival. I remember the first thing daddy said when you were born – “It’s a girl!” He was so excited you were a girl. You are daddy’s little girl and mommy’s too! You have changed so much over the year. My little snuggle bug is gone and on the move all the time. You’ve gotten three teeth, your hair has grown, you crawl around the house like a crazy girl, you get into everything, you chatter all the time, you pull yourself up on any and everything, you give kisses (wide open mouth kisses but we love them) and so much more. You are so much fun. We love you to pieces. Hope your first birthday is as special as you are Little Miss MaKena. We look forward to many more special years with you! We love you to the moon and back baby girl!

This picture was just taken on Sunday.

MaKena smiling for daddy in her new dress.

Sticking her tongue out at mommy!

Watching for daddy out the window.

Jacob put his pajama shorts on MaKena's head for a hat

one night before bed. He thought it was funny!

Just waking up from a nap this summer.

Playing in her toy this summer.

Smiling for the camera.

Hanging out with daddy. This was taken in May.

Learning to roll in April.

I see my hand.

Sleeping on daddy in February.

Sleeping on mommy in February.

Checking out my big brother. This was taken in January.

One month pictures

One year ago today!

Picture Catch Up

Nothing new to report. Just busy trying to get everything ready for the holidays. I can't believe Christmas is a couple weeks away. MaKena turns 1 next Friday, the 19th. Its hard to believe she's going to be 1. She's not walking yet but she sure gets around by crawling. She is into EVERYTHING!! We put our tree up after Thanksgiving and surprisingly she hasn't touched it or the presents. Hopefully it stays that way! MaKena has her 1 year checkup on Monday December 22nd. Hopefully she's packed on a few more pounds this time! Hope you enjoy the pictures!

MaKena cleaning out the cabinet.

Making sure she gets EVERYTHING out!

MaKena pinched her finger in the drawer so we had

to put a band aid on it and she was trying to bite it off.

Not happy about the band aid!

She likes to play in the master bathroom closet.

There is all sorts of goodies in there!!

Cleaning out more cabinets! Jacob carving the pumpkin and MaKena watching.
Emma, MaKena and Jacob on Halloween. Emma

was scared of Jacob's costume.
MaKena, Jacob, Mallorie and Karisa on Halloween. Jacob and MaKena on Halloween.

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Happy Birthday Honey!

Happy Birthday Lane! For those of you who don’t know, today is Lane’s 33rd birthday. I hope you have a wonderful day honey. You deserve it. You are a wonderful dad to Jacob and MaKena. You make me the happiest woman on earth. You are my rock. You make me laugh all the time, you wipe my tears when I cry, you comfort me when I’m sad and you protect me when I’m scared. I thank God every day for leading me to you. I am truly blessed. I look forward to many, many more years together. I love you more than you will ever know. Have a Happy Birthday Honey! I love you!

Our Wedding day!

Summer of 04 - Camping in Jamestown with the Huseby's
Summer of 04 - Jamestown with the Huseby's

July 05 - Minneapolis

Seeing Isabel for the first time

Nice outfit Lane!!

Baby Isabel, Lane and Jacob

Mega Mall, July of 05

Alexis and Lane

Wisconsin Dells - August 05

Jacob and Lane

Christmas of 05

Lane, Jess, Jacob and Jersey

Bussy's 65th Birthday party in Bismarck

Brad, Mona, Ardis, Lonnie, Brec and Lane

MaKena's BIRTHday - December 07

Daddy and MaKena - January 08

Daddy and MaKena - March 08

Brec and Lane with their teeth in

Easter 08

Brad and Anita's Lake August 08
Lane, Makena, Brad, Alexis, Brec and Isabel

Lane and MaKena getting ready to go swimming

Oct 08

Lane in his Napoleon Dynamite costume for Halloween.

Lane playing on the floor with MaKena

Happy Birthday Jacob!!

8 years ago today at 3:14 am weighing in at 6lbs 15oz and 19 ½ inches long, Jacob Tyler was born. WOW! Has it really been 8 years already? Where in the world has the time gone? Jacob, you have grown up so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday when you were calling spiders – piders and lawn mowers – lawn motorcycles and referring to Papa as the "Old Goat". I remember when you were first learning how to write your name and you’d write the J backwards and I never wanted to correct you because it was so cute. And now here you are a big 2nd grader. You can read, write and you know how to add and subtract. You’ve grown up to be such a nice, loving boy. You have a heart as big as the sky. You are my little lover. You have hugs and kisses for everyone. You are the sweetest big brother to MaKena. You are such a big help and she just loves you. Her face lights up when you come in the room. She is one lucky little sister! Happy Birthday Jacob! I hope you have a fun filled 8th Birthday. I love you to the moon and back!

Jacob Tyler

Your feet picture.

Relaxing on Mom's bed. I think you were a couple months old.

I believe you were 5 months in this picture

Wild hair after a bath. You were 2 years old.

Riding your truck in Grandma Kathy and Papa Pete's back yard.

Showing mom your muscles. You were almost 3.
Doing my dishes! (A day before your 3rd birthday)
At the lake with the Huseby's. Summer of 04
First day of Preschool. August 05

Summer of 06

First Day of Kindergarten. August 06Your 6th birthday. November 06

First day of 1st grade. August 07

MaKena's baptism April 08Your 8th birthday.

**The first 8 pictures were scanned and uploaded so the quality isn't the greatest.** I had a hard time trying to pick just a few pictures. Too many to choose from!

Cute videos

This is a clip of MaKena banging on the door at daddy. He was working outside in the back. You can't see him on the clip.

This is a clip of MaKena and Jacob. Jacob was being goofy and MaKena was laughing at him.