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Sunday, March 29, 2015

A Warm February Park Day!

These don't come very often, so we took full advantage of it with a picnic and park day!

Nutella Monster!




Trip to California


These three crazies boarded a plane for CA just 8 weeks after moving to KS! We went to have Christmas, visit with friends and family (Reno fam came down to visit as well), and escape the cold for a bit!









Had to visit Disneyland, of course! These two can't get enough...ever! Not gonna lie, we all love that place. :)

Christmas in Wichita

We spent Christmas week with Mark, Suzanne, Grandma and Grandpa Berg and the kids in Wichita, with a couple day visit from Charles and Kristin as well. It was so nice and relaxing to just all hang out together with no agenda or anywhere to be. Just fun and relaxing time together!




Gingerbread Time

It's become tradition in this family to build a gingerbread house each Christmas. Usually the girls build one with Grammy, but since we were in KS this year, I built it with them. Aria was super dedicated to the design of the roof and making sure the house looked just like the one on the box. Ellie was dedicated to eating as much of the candy and cookies as possible; a discrepancy between goals that may have caused some sisterly drama, but in the end all turned out well!

Bubble Bath in Auntie Kristin's Tub!


Aria: "It's a monster in jail!"


The Road to Kansas...

In November 2014, we packed up our house, put it on a truck, loaded our little family into the car, and hit the road for a big move to Kansas! We took our time getting there, about a week, and got to enjoy some of the beautiful sites along the way.

These hills and plateaus in Utah reminded me of scenes from Disney's Cars movie. 

Just like Radiator Springs! 

Views from our hotel in Zion National Park… Breathtaking!



Hiking Zion with the fam and my friend Rebecca and her dad, who joined us for the first leg of our trip. 



Sunset somewhere over Utah.

Aria bought some make up along the route and decided she would do full stage this evening… 😉


Vail, Colorado! Gorgeous! 


And… More make up. 

Why, hello there Kansas! 

Home… At last! 

Monday, March 23, 2015

Ready for trick-or-treating!


Ellie Turns Two!


My baby is TWO. My BABY is TWO!!! My goodness, I can hardly believe it. This little girl keeps us on our toes, is funny as heck, sweet as pie, and makes us smile and laugh every day! She is smart, mischievous, stubborn like her mama, athletic, and loves her big sister like no other. We are so thankful that God gave you to our family, our sweet Ellie Belle!
Ellie loves Tinkerbell, Mickey Mouse, gymnastics, The timeline song, and her family, but most of all she loves Spiderman!










Grammy's Dress




This dress belonged to my mom when she was a little girl. Her grandmother crocheted it for her. My picture was taken in this dress when I was around 4 years old. It has shrunk! We decided to snap some pictures of Ellie in it before she outgrew it (as Aria had done). Sweet memories!

Happy Harvest!