Thanksgiving and Family Pictures

This year we spent the evening before Thanksgiving with my family. We had a great turkey dinner and watched some pretty embarrassing family videos from 20 years ago! On Thanksgiving we went to visit Jeremiah's family in Topeka. I was a little worried about the girls missing their naps, but they did great.



Doing a little light reading before heading to the Freed Thanksgiving!

If you look in the archives of November 2008 you'll see a picture almost identical to the one above:)

Mmmm, Pumpkin Pie

They do love each other!

My friend Brenda at www.pinkspearimages.com took our family photos and did an excellent job! Here is just a sample of her work!

Halloween!

We had such a great time with the girls this year on Halloween. They both love dressing up! This year my friend loaned us the cutest "50's" outfits. Amaya kept telling people that she was wearing a toodle skirt:).

We went to Westside Family Church's fam fast and trunk or treat this year. The church had a ton of blow-ups and carnival ride for free! The girls also walked around from car to car collecting treats. They got a ton of candy. Jeremiah and I are stuck eating all the hard candy....bummer;).

Some cute pictures of the girls dressed up for Halloween!

Amaya with her friends, Brooklyn and Jordyn

Doing a dance?

Grandpa Estes and Selah

Selah is yawning, not screaming:)

30!

Well, I finally made it to 30! I can't believe it. I had a fabulous weekend with family and friends. I can honestly say that I am happy to be 30! I am extremely blessed with a wonderful husband, beautiful daughters, awesome family, and great friends! I thank God everyday for the blessings he's poured on my life.



Saturday afternoon Jeremiah and I went to Houlihan's for lunch and I enjoyed a free full slab of ribs! Delish! We also walked around town center plaza to shop. Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Estes we were able to spend the entire day without the girls!



Saturday evening my family came over for Pizza and ice cream cake. I always enjoy spending time with them. We ate, opened presents, and talked. The house gets pretty noisy when we all get together!

My cousin Sarah, brother Justin, and I

On my birthday I had a girls night at the Melting Pot! I had forgotten how amazing their food was. We stayed and talked for a long time. It was great to get out of the house with some of my favorite people!

This past week Selah had a bad reaction to Amoxicillin. She broke out in a terrible rash but it didn't really seem to bother her much. We gave her Benedryl for a couple of days and it cleared up on its own.

Poor Selah!

My funny little girl!

Long time coming

So after my last post I totally forgot my blog password! I finally remembered and decided to blog. We have really enjoyed our summer and now we are entering fall. I love this time of year! It's been so nice out and we've been able to lots of stuff outside without sweating!

Here are some of the things we've been up to...

Amaya looks older every day!

Sweet Selah sleeping

Amaya loves playing with her Princesses

Eating Cotton Candy at Old Settlers Day

Playing with her favorite Elmo toy

Our church had service at Shawnee Mission Park

This doesn't even begin to show you how many people were there!

At the car show

The girls at "greaserama" Car show

Amaya loved this car!

Daddy And Selah

New Master Bathroom

Here are some pictures of our new master bathroom

Amaya dressed as Snow White for Princess Camp

Lisa and Nathan came to visit the week before their wedding. I was so happy they could see the girls while they were here.

The girls on July 4th

Lisa's wedding!

In no particular order...

Lisa and Nathan

Lisa and I

The IWU gang!

Nickel, Ellie, D, and I

Linda and I

Lisa ready for photos

Schwindle (inside joke)

3-east girls 6 year reunion

Midnight snack!

Another month gone by! I can't believe how fast this summer is going. We have been having all sorts of fun.

I just got back from my best friend's wedding in Michigan! My college roommate, Lisa, married Nathan . It was so awesome to be a part of their big day. I can honestly say that it was the most beautiful ceremony i've ever been to. They are such a great couple who clearly love and serve the Lord. I know that they are going to have a wonderful marriage!

The awesome part about this trip is that I was able to travel alone! Jeremiah was great enough to take time off so that I could really enjoy my time at the wedding....and I did! I missed my family, but sometimes it's just nice to get away and have some girl time. I came home to a spotless house and a newly tiled bathroom! How awesome is my husband?