First Birthdays!

I didn't realize both the older girls were wearing the same outfits on their first birthday or I would have dressed Amy in it.  She wore it the day before her birthday I think!  I just thought this was cool comparing my kiddos on their first birthdays!

Ryan Alexander

Olivia Rose

Emily Christine

Amy Morgan

Miss Amy's First Birthday

Sweet Miss Amy turned one on the 18th.  We were planning on going to the cardboard boat races that MSU was having for homecoming but it was cold and rainy all day.  So we signed Ryan and Olivia up for a cupcake decorating class instead and we all went to that and then used those cupcakes for a birthday cake for Amy.  I know I am a genius!  Anyway here are some pictures.

Amy also took her first solo steps on her birthday.  I know the picture is dark and it is just a few steps but she totally did it!

Trying to keep Amy from touching the flame on her candle

She wanted her presents!

Ryan showing off the cupcakes he decorated!

Olivia's cupcakes

Miss Amy chilling with her breakfast on her birthday morning!

One year ago!

Catch up!

Wow so much for being better about blogging.  So I will do a hurry catch up post!   First of all it turns out that ISU was not able to open up a full time job and so we decided to look elsewhere for a job for Chris where he could use his Masters degree.  We applied all over the country and traveled to Nebraska, Washington, Nevada, Texas, and Boise to interview and turned down an interview in South Dakota cause we really just didn't want to move there.  We ended up accepting a job in Texas (the farthest one from my parents, so not cool!)  Chris, Amy and I traveled down to Texas in June and found a house.  We looked through 10 different houses in 1 morning decided on 1 that night and then put in an offer the next morning by lunch the sellers had countered and we countered again during lunch.  By the time lunch was over we had agreed on an offer and were in escrow!  We moved down to Texas the beginning of August and are really enjoying our time here so far.
Ryan started football the day after we moved here and we have gotten Olivia in some cookie, cupcake, and cake decorating classes.  Our new home also has a nice big pool  so we have spent a lot of time in the pool and both of the big kids had learned to swim well with in the first 2 days we were here.
So pretty much that is what we are doing!  Here are a bunch of pictures in no particular order!

Amy's first food!

Ryan goes to scouts for the first time

Olivia lost a tooth, although this is the 2nd one, her first tooth got swallowed!

Ryan Mowing the lawn!

Olivia trying sushi on our girls day out!

Olivia trying a pedicure on our girls day out.  (she liked this much better than the sushi!)

Miss Emily and Miss Amy in my awesome new to us chair that my dear friend Maria gave me just because she found out we didn't have one!

Miss Emily's 2nd Birthday

Ryan and Olivia on crazy hair day

Ryan in baseball gear

The kiddos at the Independence Day parade in Dayton

Chris and the big kids at the bike for kids event

In the RV on the way to Texas!

Chris driving to Texas.

My mom and dad also helped us drive down to Texas and also helped us unpack,  which was a big deal!  They are also the ones that taught Ryan and Olivia how to swim!

Ryan in his football gear

I don't know how I made it do this but this is the kids on their first day of school!

Olivia's birthday at Chuck e Cheese

Olivia's career day! She wants to be a chef!

Our awesome new king size bed!!!!!!

Olivia at her cake decorating class

Chris's birthday

Lots more stuff happened that I don't have pictures for but my mom and mother in law do.  Ryan got baptized on June 1st that I will find some pictures for and put a special post on for that and Amy got blessed on Dec. 30th and I will also find pictures for that and put them up!