We're Back!

I am so sorry for the lack of blogging over the past 7 weeks to be exact. A lot has been happening in our life...good and challenging! We finally closed on our house 6 weeks ago, but could not move in for another two weeks because of painting and plumbing issues. So the girls and I headed to Colorado...we needed a break! The drive was rough to say the least. Jacklynn did all right. She slept the majority of the time, but would wake up crying to remind us she was still stuck in her seat at every stop. Then the last two hours was a constant whine...but we made it!Isabel was the MVP! She slept the whole way except for when she would wake up to eat..which only happened 3 times...not to bad for an 18 hour trip!
I drove...the majority of the time! This is me taking a picture of myself in order to stay entertained and awake!
And Jenni...she pulled through! Although I am not sure she will be signing up to drive cross country with us again any time soon!
The van was a trooper. We only had one incident where the cargo carrier on top blew open for a few miles and we only realized after 9 people honked, flashed their lights, and pointed to the top of our car! But hey who doesn't want to stop for bungees in the middle of Kansas when it is freezing sideways rain?!
Being in Colorado was a great refreshing time for me spiritually and physically. It was so nice to have everyone there to help out with the girls! The weather is so unpredictable...Jacklynn had to wrap in this fleece blanket because it went from 70 to 30 while we were out one day!
Oh grandpa! The best part about the way he is carrying her is that she did not even seem to notice or care!
We went to 8 of Uncle Ben's basketball games while we were there. He is an amazing athlete...I am so proud! On Sunday, we went to 3 games in a row. The girls were such troopers...but the 3rd game did not have AC and Jac's face says it all!
Big Sister & Little Sister...
I am sorry we do not have many pictures from Colorado...we were there for a little over 2 weeks. While we were there, my sister Jenni graduated from high school too (way to go Jenni!). FYI I would not recommend trying to take 2 kids under 2 to a graduation...it did not really go over to well!
Soon after we got back, we went downtown to another Indians game to hear Nic's Uncle Steve do an AMAZING job singing the National Anthem! Jacklynn enjoyed for the very first time her own ice cream cone! Ha! It was so entertaining and she was so dead serious about eating it!
This past weekend all the Becky, Cecil, Cara, Nic, me, and the girls went to Holiday World. It was a beautiful day and we definitely had the most fun in the water park! Izy took a little dip...she wimpered at first, but then seemed to enjoy the water!


The whole fam at the entrance...
There was this cute white picket fence outside of our hotel, so while killing sometime we had a small photo shoot...


If you noticed, Jacklynn does have a massive scrape on her nose in a few of these pictures. She fell face first the other day on the concrete...OUCH! Here is a picture of me and my girls...

On Sunday, we drove home through French Lick. It was so pretty and definitely worth the drive! In one of the hotels, there was a bowling alley, so we decided to let Jac give it a try...
She hated it...
We were literally forcing her to push the ball...oh well! It was funny!
The hotels originally were founded in French Lick because of the springs. Here Cara and I are standing in front of one...and we forgot to bring the stroller in, so we just tagged a few wheelchairs!
There you have it! The past few weeks in a nut shell! Love you all!