Melt. My. Heart.

I went to pick up the kids from daycare today and when Macie saw me, she attacked me! She wrapped both arms around my legs and said, "Hi Mommy, I love you!" Talk about melting my heart! Being a Mommy is the best job in the world!

In other news...Gavin waved for the first time tonight! Aunt Beth and Uncle Wil came to visit and drop off Macie's birthday present. When they got here, it looked like Gavin waved at them, but I thought it was a fluke. A few minutes later, he started waving at Uncle Wil! What a big boy!

Little Colts Fan

Brian and I were doing laundry this afternoon and he put my Colt's jersey on Macie. She loved wearing the "dress" but she kept saying, "too big"!

10 Year Reunion

Last night was my 10 year high school reunion. I honestly can't believe that it's been 10 years since I graduated high school. Going to the reunion made me reflect on my life...was I where I'd hoped to be in 10 years? The answer is absolutely YES! I have a job that I love, am married to a wonderful man, and have two beautiful children! Yes, I love my life. I do have to admit though that I was dreading going. Long story short, my best friend from high school died in a drunk driving accident 8 years ago this month. We always talked about going to our reunions in the future and how they would be. On the day of my 5 year reunion, I had a complete and total melt down and couldn't make myself go. I literally cried all day! (Ironically, I met Brian the night before my reunion) This time around, I knew that I had to go! I wanted to and it would be good for me. Jessica would have wanted me to go! Friday night, I got out my senior year book and I reminisced a bit with Brian. It was kind of cool to look at the book and remind myself of some of the people in my class!
I'm so glad that I went last night because I had a blast. There weren't a lot of people there, but it is was enough to make it a fun night. We ended up going to Fox and Hound. Brian and I took full advantage of the fact that we had an overnight babysitter and we went to Hacienda first for a margarita and some chips and cheese. Then we went to the Fox. I haven't been able to let loose like that for almost 3 years! It was good to see people. There were at least 5 pregnant women there and many more had kids so it was fun to share stories. After the Fox, we went to Steak-N-Shake for a late (after midnight) dinner. We made it home about 1:30. I used to go out like that every weekend. Now, I can barely handle one night of it! Yes it was fun, but I think I like my simple life much better!

More Presents!

After the Corn Maize Craze, we headed to Sturgis to drop off the kids. Macie and Gavin spent the night with Grammie and Pops so that Brian and I could go to my high school reunion. We were on a very tight time schedule, so we only had a few minutes at Brian's parents before we had to leave. They had all of Macie's gifts laid out on the floor so that we could see her open them before we left. I wish that I would have gotten a picture of all of them, but we were in too much of a hurry! Macie got gifts from Grammie, Pops, Aunt Katie, Josh, Judy, and Aunt Poggy (aka Monica)! She got 2 outfits, 2 sets of pjs, Matchbox cars, Dora bongo drums, a diaper bag, Baby All Gone, a hair bow, bubble machine, helmet, and a princess four wheeler! Yes, our little girl is spoiled rotten!! As soon as she was done opening gifts, we left, but it was nice to get to play with all of her toys today!

Macie loved the card from Aunt Katie and Josh! It sang the "Hotdog" song!

Macie's helmet even has her name on it!

She is a little freaked out by the four wheeler, but she is getting better!

So stinkin cute!

Wrong way Macie!