We love our new....

Friends

Parks

Play Set and Yard, (not very big, but better than our last house)

Sloan's Birthday!

"the BIG 2"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a gathering for some friends and family here in Chi- Town. It was a wonderful celebration and appreciate that everyone came. The theme was ice cream cones and wow were there some creations! Sloan you continue to grow and develop right in front of our eyes!

Her two year stat:

Weight ---24 lbs

Height ---34 inches

We're so proud of you going pee pee on the potty and talking on the phone at the same time. She finishes many sentences for us, loves to read books, sings songs and performs for any a crowd.

In fact, the other night I was putting her to bed, reading "Good Night Moon" she started to finish all the words, bear, chair, balloon and then we got to the page, "a comb, a brush...a bowl full of ICE CREAM she repeats," Well guess she was just thinking of her birthday, since every party we go to is "Her" birthday! These little ones can always make you smile after a stressful day!

Easter 2010

We were able to celebrate in Morton before we left! Fun Fun!

Buddies Back in Peoria

Q's buddies had a little going away part for him before the big move! We love these boys, and (girls) and know our paths will cross again sometime!

It's been sooooooo long!

Where has the time gone? Oh wait, packing, unpacking, getting settled, traveling for my job, Sloan's 2nd birthday, Papa's 70th, Maggie's 7th, Easter, Mother's day, Our 10 year anniversary, meeting new friends, finding our way around town, somehow we decided to train for a marathon and most importantly.....LOVIN IT!!!!!!!!!

The time has gone so quick, but it truly has been an adventure for each of us. The neighborhood have been so welcoming, with little treats left at our doorstep, the town itself has been great as well. We have enjoyed walking EVERYWHERE--school, library, parks, post office, dinner, you name it!

Q has adjusted awesome to school already making friends with some buddies and girlfriends (of course). And Sloan knows absolutely NO stranger! She is a character! Hi, she may even break out into a dance, we never know. We are so proud of her wanting to go pee on the potty! She truly has done it all on her own and with little accidents. Aaron and I are just taking everything in; There's so much to offer. We just celebrated 10 years of marriage and look forward to 50 more years!

Well, I am going to sign off for now and post some pics from the past month. My commitment is to get back in the swing of things with this blog, as I know I will cherish the memories in the future. Hope you all are doing well and please come visit!