Micah Jay, 17 Months

 Here's our sweet 17-month-old!  His smile just lights up my world! :)

 This lil guy loves to be outdoors....

 Micah is becoming very independent!  He's a doer for sure.  If he wants something he goes and gets it which is a blessing and a curse! 

 Micah loooooves movie nights for the popcorn!

 And Micah also looooves sugar.  This momma is not a fan of refined sugar and candy but every once in a while Micah will get a sweet treat! :) 

 I just love how he sleeps with his little bum bum in the air! :) 

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Fun Facts About our 17-Month-Old:

MICAH....

 

-is one of the boys now!  He doesn't want to be left behind or out of anything that his big bros are doing.

-wants to use his own utensils now.  He's independent which = a mess!  But I love that he loves to do things for himself.

-has an opinion, for sure.  He's super duper content and easy going about most things but he's definitely not passive....He makes his opinions known!

-does not have a large vocab but he grunts and points and is surprisingly an amazing communicator.  I think his repertoire of words includes: mama, dada, more, bowl (notice that the last 2 are associated with food :)

-is very SWEET.  He gives the BEST bear hugs in the whole wide world, loves to snuggle and would let you hold him ALL day if it were possible!  He just had an incredibly sweet demeanor (except when he's hungry!).



Steam Engine Ride!

Since our Isaac is very much obsessed with choo choos right now, Mimi and Poppy took us on a very special excursion....... to the Midland Railfest in Baldwin City, KS! 

We were able to experience what train travel during the "golden ages" of railroad was like. We took a ride on "Sadie," a 1931 coal-fired steam locomotive, for a trip from Baldwin City to Norwood.  It was slow, hot, and a bit stinky with all of that steam blowing, but our 3 little engineers loved it which made it all worth while! :)

I think this might go in the books as a top-ranked 'favorite day' for our family!  Thank you sooooo much Mom and Dad for initiating such a special day for us.  We love you! 



Last Splash of Summer, 2012!

 

 Labor Day was the final day for our neighborhood pool to be open for the season so we splashed and played and soaked up every last drop of one last day in the water....



First Day of Blue Class Preschool

Our handsome little man had his first day of Blue Class Preschool today!  This is his last year as a preschooler, oh my!  Where does the time go?  It seems like just yesterday I was meeting my little warrior when he was placed in my arms at the hospital. Now he's an independent, active, spirited, caring, generous, strong, smart 4-year-old.  Wyatt was definitely ready to get back to school with his buddies so this was a happy morning for him!

Mimi bought Wy guy a Darth Vader back pack which made him feel very cool on his first morning back at school.

 I'm absolutely in love with the way Wyatt writes his name.....  He always uses a capital Y, probably because we call him Wy so much! ;)

 Isaac never gets left out.  Wyatt is so good to include his little bros in everything.  Next year will be Ike's turn....

Here's to another great year.....  Please don't go too fast!



Chicago, Just the Two of Us!

It was so fun to get away together for about 5 days to see 'old' friends, celebrate the wedding of two very special people and just relax in Chicago!!

 

We got to sleep in, workout, eat Mexican food and just enjoy each other's company without the sound of little voices interrupting every attempted conversation (although we did miss those sweet voices and rowdy boys a bunch!).

 

I got time to read--parenting and marriage books that had been on my 'must read list', of course! :)  But I had TIME....something I've come to learn to live without but still crave every now and again.  It was strange in a very refreshing kind of way.

 

Oh, how I miss that skyline.  I do love the KC Plaza but it just doesn't have quite the same feel as downtown Chicago!

 

A big highlight of our trip was getting to attend a very special wedding!  Pastor Steve finally tied the knot!  His new lovely bride is a precious friend so I must say it was bittersweet (mostly sweet--for their sake! :) since she'll now be living in IN.     

 

Their wedding was simple and beautiful, the reception was picture-perfect overlooking a golf course.  A very fun day, for sure!  

 

What was extra cool was getting to merge old friends and new friends for the day!  Our friends Jeff and Sally were at the wedding of course, because Jeff is Jennifer's brother, along with many other attenders of Harvest KC, so it was so fun to see two worlds interwoven! :)

 

After the wedding we were blessed to get to have dinner with our dear friends the Napiers (who also hosted us in their home for a couple days!).  We went to the Lighthouse restaurant overlooking Cedar Lake and it was a perfectly dreamy double date.

 

These were our very 'first friends' in IN when we moved there in 2004.  This family has an incredible place in our hearts.  We just love them to pieces and are so thankful for friends that remain friends across the miles and it's like no time has passed at all when we're together.

 

And we were able to have all of these fun memories because of 4 super special people!  Grandma and Grandpa McCulley kept our Wy Guy in IA and Mimi and Poppy kept our two littles back at home (sorry I forgot to snap a photo.).  So THANK YOU, thank you for loving on our little guys and giving us the freedom to get away!