A shovel & a dog toy....

keeps this little 13 month kiddo happy as can be.

Labor Day weekend....

Labor day weekend was spent at "the lake." (of course) It was rather low key and relaxing. Amy and Jake came out on Saturday-Sunday which was a nice treat. We played darts most nights and attempted a boat ride in the windy weather. The only missing links were Kate and David:(

On Monday we went to the Labor Day parade in Arcadia, Nebraska on Monday. This is the second annual trip with Grandma & Grams (great Grandma Dorsey), the girls', and I. Harper had a blast picking up the candy thrown from the floats and this year she was able to eat some. Liv joined in towards the end picking up candy. When we were heading to the car to leave Harper pet a few of the horses and even sat on top of one. I enjoyed all the fabulous floats that crusied by. The theme this year was "your favorite character." The small communities really go all out with there floats and are so fun to see. Some of my favorite floats were Ghostbusters, Finding nemo, Tow-mater from Cars, the Flinstones, Barbie, and The Christmas Story (which was my mom's cousins family float)... heck come to think of it...they were all great! I am already looking forward to next years parade:)

The littlest girl and her grandparents...

We are lucky enough to hang out with Grandpa & Grandma Dorsey nearly every weekend. Between going to the lake and to Lincoln, we see them often. They ADORE their grandchildren. I love to sit back and watch them interact, it's such a beautiful relationship that has formed. It's also really nice to have them around because they tend to them without hesitation which gives us a break and makes for a rather relaxing environment. Today is Grandparents day and my little peanuts are so lucky to have amazing grandparents in their lives. Thanks to all their grandparents ( & greats) for loving them. (and us too;)

a girl and her momma....

oh how I love this little girl. She keeps me going on those tough days that seem oh so frequent these days. I am usually the one that has my glass half full (or I thought I did) and one who often times was told I lived in "Kandra-land." Lately my days have seemed like the glass is half empty and I struggle at times to live in the moment. It's not a good feeling to be in that place because I really liked that other land of bliss. Although I have SOO much to be grateful for (and I am) it seems that I am having way too many moments of feeling beat down and emotionally tapped out. But.... then I lay down next to this BIG girl at bedtime and it brings it all back in perspective. These moments pass by FAST and I have to (and want to be) "present" and enjoy every second of the madness. I love my girls more than I could ever imagine.

New York...

Aunt Kate & Uncle Davide left for New York last week. They will be there for 9 months or so. David is on sabbatical (he's an art professor and spending his days in New York painting and visiting galleries to carry his work) and Kate is lucky enough to be along for the ride. Although we miss them terribly, we are so excited for them and this amazing opportunity. We are also anxious to hear all about their journies through their newly developed blog:)

Tonight out of no where, Harper was laying in bed and says "I can't wait to see Aunt Kate and Uncle David in the morning." This is when I went over the fact that they moved away for awhile. Even our peanuts miss them already:) A skype date is in our near future!