Raina started going to preschool 2 mornings a week this fall. She loves it! She really seems to thrive when she is busy with something new and exciting. She loves to learn and is always up for a challenge. She likes her teachers and is making lots of new friends. She is so happy that her best friend is also in her class. They play, sing songs, do art projects and have fun while learning. She really seems to be proud of her new independence and is gaining more confidence in herself. She's always ...

Cash has been learning many new words over the past month. It's so exciting seeing such an expolsion in his vocabulary. Some of his new words are moon, cookie, flower, baby, bear, and block. Raina does a great job helping Cash learn new words. It's so cute how she cheers him on when he learns something new. Every day they are having more fun playing together. I love watching them both learn and grow.

Yesterday Rick and I took the kids to the fair in town. We met our friend Helena and her two kids Liana and Noah. Everybody had a great time. The kids really enjoyed the little petting zoo. They seemed especially fascinated by a large turtle in the petting zoo. We got Raina and Liana ride wristbands so they could go on as many rides as they would like. They loved going on the rides together. This was Raina's first time on fair rides and she couldn't get enough of it! She said her favorite ride ...

Raina, Cash and I recently went to the Denver Zoo with my cousin Alyssa and her baby Juni. It was so much fun! Raina absolutely loved it. It was a beautiful day to be at the zoo and we made it around the entire zoo and saw almost all of the animals. I forgot how amazing it is to see all of those beautiful animals so close up. I know Raina and Cash thought so too. As we were walking along, Raina saw the giraffes in the distance and yells, "Giraffes!" really loud, and went running as fast as she ...

Last weekend Raina and Cash got to visit their Great Grandpa's farm. We went on a road trip to Iowa with 2 of my sisters and my nephew. We all gathered for a large family reunion, my cousin's wedding reception, and to celebrate my great, great aunt's 100th birthday. I had decided to go last minute on this trip with the kids, and all togehter, it was a great weekend. There were so many relatives there that I have not seen in years. Many got to meet Raina and Cash for the first time. It's so ...