The 4th on the Farm (Trader's Point Creamery) With the Coes

Happy 4th of July!

Splash Park

Sam's B-day = More Toys to "Share"

Fancy Sammy's 3rd Birthday Soiree (That's a fancy word for party.)

Samantha is extremely fond of "Fancy Nancy" books. She wanted a fancy party, just like in the Fancy Nancy stories. Her day was complete with fancy finger foods, lots of accessories, and of course delectable chocolate cupcakes!
She got an easel from Marni and Bobby and has been decorating our house with all of her fancy artwork! Who needs wall decorations when you have an enthusiastic 3 year old willing to paint masterpieces for free=)

Even Abby was in her fancy attire! Never before would she keep a bow in and now she puts everything on her head...floppy hats, headbands, bows, laundry...She is quite hilarious these days and always keeping us on the go. Her favorite trick to date is to climb on the fireplace hearth and leap off the edge. She has her daddy's love for fearless adventure!

Great Gammy and cousins Andrew and Emerson came in town to celebrate!

Meet Me in St. Louis

Daddy was in St. Louis, MO training for work, so we met him there to celebrate Samantha's 3rd birthday and Father's Day with 3 of the Ravensberg daddies...Daddy, Grandpa Bobby, and Uncle Bill.
Our cake...half and half

Grant's Farm shuttle with Great Gamaw and Great Gammy

Bottle feeding the baby goats at Grant's Farm

Pool Party at Great Gamaw's

Abby's poolside party

Slumber Party!

We braved the tornado filled skies and headed "south" to visit Aunt Becky, Uncle Michael and cousin Emerson one stormy June night.

11 Months

Visit from Baby Taylor

Visit to W Laffy

10 Months

9 Months

Abby loves big sister's kitchen! It is the object that causes every dispute these days. We have entered the stage of sibling rivalry! It's still sweet and pretty cute at this age. Abby puts up a good fight and Sam is trying to figure out how much she can push the envelope!

A Little Late...

But too cute not to post!Cheering on the Colts to the Super Bowl...Emerson might need to give a few pointers on team spirit!

Samantha loves her role as big sister and cousin. Abby is learning from a young age to fend for herself!

Springing into Spring

Tumble Time Gymnastics class

Gearing up for a walk to Carey Road Park

Swimming at the Monon Center

8 Months

7 Months

6 Months

5 Months

4 Months

3 Months

2 Months

1 Month

Finally back to blogging! Better late than never...stay tuned for updates as quickly as I can get them posted. Abigail is almost 8 months old now and Samantha 2 yrs. 8.5 mos.! I've been strolling down memory lane and going through photos, so humor me as I catch you all up. Thanks for checking in on us and not giving up due to my lack of posts!

Such a Big Girl

We can't believe how grown up Sam is these days! She continues to amaze us wth her sweet, yet independent spirit, vocabulary, wit, and memory. We are so thankful for the vibrant personality on this little one=)

Sunbutter Sandwich

Sam has grown to love Sunbutter sandwiches! We sadly discovered a peanut allergy with her last month=( Fortunately, there are alternatives!

2 Weeks

This is how we spend much of the day and night=) Abby is a sweet little sleeper!

Home With Abigator!

Upon arriving home, we were greeted by Samantha anxiously waiting for Abigator (her version of Abigail...pretty cute and catchy...so I think Abby has another nickname=) We weren't sure how Sam would react, so we brought her a baby "Abigator" home too! She loves undressing, redressing, diapering, feeding, reading stories, burping, and telling her "it's ok Abigator" when she cries=)

First family photo=)

The Abigators!

Going Home!

After a much more positive labor, delivery, and recovery experience this time around...we were discharged from the hospital Wednesday afternoon=) We couldn't wait to get home to see Sam and spend time together as a family!

Proud Big Sister

Samantha loves her baby sister Abigator=) She holds, snuggles, and kisses her as much as she can!