Wordless Wednesday~ Sneak Peek

Celebrating birthdays!

Reagan's dear friend Klara celebrated her birthday at the Science Center. Not knowing anything about this, it was really neat to see how it worked and I must say, this is definitely on our list for a future birthday party site! 

For a very reasonable cost, the SC provides all the decor, flatware, pizza/lemonade, a really cool science experiment where each child gets to participate and then 2 hours of exploring the SC.  It was a great time and Reagan had so much fun with her friends!

Happy birthday Klara!

Lil Scientist:

We then dropped Rea off for a cousin sleepover (thanks again G&G W.!)  and Andy and I headed out to celebrate one of his best friend's 40th birthday, Brett.   Fireside Grille has a great party room and it was fun to hang out with all our friends for the night. It's rare when we can all come together in one place and all have baby sitters!

Lots of fun!!

I can't believe we are coming up on Rea's 5th birthday! How time flies....

Night Eyes 2014

I scored a great deal on Night Eyes tickets this year when Hy-Vee had their one day sale. I will definitely remember to look for that again next year!  I also picked up Rea's costume last year after Halloween when costumes were 75% off and CHEAP.  Another score!  I'm just happy that she still wanted to be Minnie Mouse a year later, ha! 

We went with some friends and had a great time...

Such a fun tradition!

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Reagan and I met Annette and Kelli at a local pumpkin patch on Thursday night.  I love that this pumpkin patch is close to home, free admission and perfect activities for Reagan's age.  She rode the pumpkin train, got to see and pet animals, loved playing in the corn pit and picked out the perfect lil pumpkin for her and daddy to carve.

Finished product!

Sunday Funday

We had a busy Sunday planned with family pics in the morning and a birthday party in the afternoon.

My friend Karin met us at Yellow Banks Park for some early morning pics. The scenery was perfect and even though it was a tad chilly, Rea had some great smiles. And loved sitting in Karin's rocking chair- thanks again Karin! Can't wait to see the final touches.

Pre pics:

After pics:

Our neighbor girl's 2nd birthday party, so fun with Minnie!

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Observation Week

Usually the blinds are closed on the windows of Rea's dance and tumbling classes but last week was Observation Week- where all the parents could squeeze around a tiny window and watch/take pics of their child in action.  We missed dance class observation due to conferences but I was able to snap some pics of tumbling. 

It's funny because dance is what she excels at - she can memorize the routine quickly and do the moves...but it's not her favorite.  Tumbling class is her absolute favorite and is the class that she struggles the most with.  I know she's young and it'll take time to learn the hand stand and cartwheel. I guess I should just be thankful that she loves going and has fun! 


The pic quality isn't the best but I needed a few pics for my memory....