gnomies...

We call ourselves the 42nd street gnomies:) These Child Life Gnomes took our patients trick or treating at the hospital on Halloween. It was a fun day and it's always a good time to dress out of the normal work attire and spread Halloween cheer.

a year later...

Harper-2 years

Harper-3 years

Livia- 2 months

Livia- 14 months

Another year later and they just keep growing right before our eyes. I know this is how it's supposed to be...it just crazy to me...thats all.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

This is our second annual pumpkin patch tradition day where Grandpa & Grandma Wimmer spoil us rotten at the patch. This year we ended up getting a family pass and attended the patch weekly with the girls but nothing compares to having the grandparents along for the fun. (& Dulce too:) We ate turkey legs, fed bunnies, rode trikes, swam in corn, jumped on all the equipment they had, rode the train & hayrack ride, and watched the pigs race. I've said this before and I'll say it again...this place is a little bit of heaven to both big and little people.

Californian meets Nebraska....

Wow I don't even know where to begin. I feel flooded with all happy emotions, starting with the anticipation of a great friend from California visiting me in my home to all of the events that unfolded during our 3 day visit in October. I feel so grateful to have Dulce as my life long friend whom I met the first few days I was living in California. To start from the very beginning, Dulce worked at the hospital where I did my internship in Cali. My 23rd birthday was only a few weeks into my internship and this lovely lady and a couple other girls took "the new girl" out for dinner and drinks for my birthday. They didn't have to do it for their job sake, they did it because they are amazing:) When I moved to California, I knew no one. This lovely lady is among many great ladies I became to know and love.

I went from intern to co-worker and we developed our friendship over weekend hours spent working on Saturdays together. We had in depth talks about life on the regular and were able to be "ourselves" with each other allowing for a true deep friendship to form. Over the next years after I left California, we didn't get to see each other very often (once) and our talks were oh too frequent, but we always managed to pick right up where we left off.

Dulce arrived in "the good life" on a beautiful Friday afternoon in October. The sun was shining and the air was perfect. The leaves on the trees had just started to turn colors and it was a fantastic fall afternoon. We headed to "the gardens" and strolled around talking about everything under the sun. She decided to cook for us that evening..WHAT???...you are our visitor and you want to cook for us. I had a hard time with that but she wouldn't have it any other way:) We had a fantastic dinner and spent the rest of the evening chatin away. Saturday we headed to the pumpkin patch with the girls and Lateaf's mom & step dad. It wasn't as pretty of a day as the day before and was rainy but we stuck to it and spent hours walking around, playing in a corn pit, hayrack riding, riding the train, watching pig races, etc. That evening we went our for a lovely dinner in the Old Market and played pool witht the locals. Sunday we headed to the zoo for the day and then out to dinner again Lateaf & the girls. Our last evening together we went to an open mic night at a local pub. The hours spent together passed us by quickly and we didn't have many silences as we were talking the ENTIRE time the ENTIRE weekend. It was so amazing to have her visit.

Harper adored her new friend Ducle. She had a heck of a time remembering her name and would call her "the black haired lady." Harper would follow her around and watched her every move. She was mesmerized watching her put on make-up. ( I don't wear it) They brushed their teeth together, played with toys, and colored. Days after Dulce left Nebraska, Harper would say "what's that black haired lady's name?" Liv was equally a fan of her too:) We are all excited for our next visit from our dear friend! Thanks to Dulce for visiting us!

Happy 3rd Birthday Harper Sage!

OMG. Did I really just write that? YES I did.
Our oldest peanut is 3 years old. I can't believe it...yet I can. This little girl blows my mind. The things that come out of her mouth are crazy, beautiful, and really unbelieveable. Between working, raising the girls, being a wife and family member I have a hard time documenting all the fabulous phrases that come out of her mouth and all the wonderful qualities this little/big girl possesses. What I can say right now is that I am so proud of her and love every inch of her being. She makes me a better person everyday and I love her through and through.
Happy 3rd B-day to the girl:

• who says " I don't want to say bye to that princess" (@ our cousin Megan's wedding)


• who kisses her sisters feet before bed


• who wants me to lay with her everynight before bed and then when I go to exit she makes up something to be afraid of, like "I think I'm afraid of my ...."


• who says "yesterday morning" when she means this morning or yesterday


• who gives kisses, noses, and hugs everynight before bed


• who some mornings lays on the bathroom floor with her pillow and blanket while I get ready for work


• who gets so excited and says "that will be awesome" or "daddy will be excited"


• who says "bless you mommy" when I sneeze


• who loves to play the drum (she will pretend anything is a drum) and dance


• who loves to sing loudly to Mumford and Sons


• who loves me for me to list people in her life while laying in bed and will say "tell me all the people"


• who loves to play with her best friend Ryder


• who walks outside and says "it's a sunny day today"


• who wakes me up and says "mom the sun is up"


• who can count to 20 and recognize most of her letters (except she always skips 15)


• who loves to do arts and crafts


• who is so full of life and love every minute of the day (even the minutes she isn't listening and/or following directions;)


• who I terribly miss when I am away at work


• who is my constant ray of light


• who is the best big sister around


• who I love more and more everyday!