Caleb is 2 / Colorado Wedding

Shortly after Kirsten turned 5 in May, Caleb turned 2 in June! It's been fun to watch Caleb's personality bloom in the past year. He's a strong little guy with a strong personality! He's certainly come a long way from his initial 4 pounds and 8 ounces! We are on an every other year party plan for our kids, and this wasn't Caleb's party year. So instead, Jeremy's parents came into town.  

We celebrated with a fun trip to pick blueberries and blackberries! 

 Unfortunately, we also celebrated with a trip to the doctor and some X-rays because Caleb took a tumble in our backyard and broke his collarbone. He was pretty brave about the whole thing! 

 We had his favorite breakfast, cinnamon rolls, to celebrate on the morning of his birthday! 

Jeremy and I took a quick trip to Colorado while his parents stayed with the kids. One of our friends from pilot training was getting married at the Air Force Chapel in Colorado Springs, and we did not want to miss it! It was beautiful, and we were excited that we got to celebrate with them and see a ton of friends from our time in Del Rio who we miss greatly!!

 We brought along Kirsten's bear to take pictures to send to the kids along the way. She went lots of fun places...the Garden of the Gods, Rocky Mountain National Park, and here she is at the USO in the Dallas airport. 

 We woke up at 4am after going to bed at 1am to get to the airport in Denver to start our journey home only to miss our flight and get stuck in Dallas for several hours. We look a little rough here, but we had to take a picture to show off our one and only souvenir from our trip, Dallas sweatshirts! The airport was freezing! To be honest, this little kink in our trip was fun. Although we couldn't wait to get back to our kids after being away for the weekend, how often do we get to spend quality alone time with each other? So if you see us in our Dallas sweatshirts, this is where we picked them up! I think I'll keep mine for a long time to remember the trip by!

Kirsten turns 5!

Is it November of 2014 already? Where did the time go? I'm sitting here writing this with coffee in my hand and deceptive sunshine streaming through the window, but I am not fooled! It's cold outside. Fall has finally hit Arkansas, and I am grateful for the changing seasons and the changing leaves. We've been a little busy with life, but I don't want it to hit 2015 before I update on the fun we've had this year. In May, Kirsten turned 5. There were five candles on her horse cake and tons of friends who helped her celebrate at her horse birthday party. 

There were horse cookies for favors, but that was literally the only thing that I prepped for the party. It was at Cedar Ridge Farms in Benton, and they provided just about everything from the horse rides, cake, and piñata to balloons, decorations, and paper products. We were excited to find them, and they did a great job! 

 Kirsten had been talking about having a pony party all year, and she was thrilled to have her friends there to help celebrate with her. Look at that face! She was pretty excited! 

 Kirsten loved looking at and petting the horses, but Joshua was brave enough to ride!

Look at him go!

This is the beautiful horse cake that they provided. 

At home we celebrated with cupcakes decorated by the birthday girl! She is becoming such a big helper in the kitchen and loves to help me bake and decorate. Look at that tongue stuck out in concentration. The cupcakes were delicious and cute, too! 

I really can't believe that I already have a five year old in the house. Time really does fly, and it's exciting to see her grow and change. I am privileged to be her mama!