50 years

it was so nice to get away and celebrate brad's parents 50th anniversary...i love having such good examples of marriage from both families...but,50 years!that seems so long already to me:) My mother in law was telling me her parents were planning their 50th and her dad passed away right before..and my father in laws parents also didnt quite make it to theirs either before they died....so it really meant a lot to my mother  in law to have us all come and celebrate:)we also took studio pics in town which was nice to do since the ones in their house are quite old.i think brad  was still in college...here are some fun pics from our weekend:

Love this wedding pic!!!

grandma and grandpa's horses...this guy is my fave...tyler

Aunty Rhonda has a ton of baby foals!

maya and her cuz Riley

my maddie....

grandpa hooked up the team to the cart for a nice afternoon ride..next time he said he would even bring out the buggies for a ride..my father in law has like 15 beautiful carriages/buggies that he used to show the horses with...

exhausted..

on the plane...definitely a wiggle worm worm now...thankful  we flew with brad and the flight was only an hour:)

I just realized i have no pics from the actual party:((I guess I was too busy eating cake and watching Maya run around like a crazy girl....We had a lot of fun though and Maya loved all the family time with her cousins and aunties and uncles....times like these make me wish we lived closer to family....

lesson learned

i am still in shock...maya fell about 3 feet down off of  the playground structure...usually,she never goes close to the open sides..i was trying not to hover and give her space but obviously i wont do  that again..ugghh...thankfully she is ok and i have learned my lesson...so scary though just knowing how bad it could have been..

she is my little sweet pea and i am so lucky she still loves me:

Just like dad

maya reyn now "shows us her muscles":

she also insists on wearing hats and gets mad if i want her to take her shoes off...it is fun seeing her develop her likes and dislikes...here is a current list:

top 5 likes:
-shoes,shoes,and more shoes
-pointing at airplanes
-eating mandarin oranges
-playing tag(except im always "it")
-puzzles

we head to nebraska on friday to celebrate brad's parents 50th anniversary! I think it is  the greatest thing ever having role models like his and my parents being happily married..i sure love love:)

pregnant candace

i am the first to admit i am a complete weirdo when pregnant.i  blame it on the hormones...is that fair?!brad often hears "i am pregnant" at the start of every sentence and it ends with "take out the garbage,please change her diaper,can you get me an oreo blizzard,i need a nap,rub my back"..poor guy...

random things:
-i hate cooking because the smell lingers in the house
-i will eat popcorn(my fave food) but with maya i refused to all 9 mo..
-i will take a mandarin orange everywhere since it helps with my nausea
-i don't feel like spicy food but with maya i couldnt get enough of this thai pineapple curry
-i am really into iced caramel macchiatos(half caf of course:)
-if i eat something too sweet(girl scout cookie samoa ice cream),i throw up two min.later
-nausea with maya and more evening nausea now and way harder time keeping meals down
-7 up helped with maya,i avoid any carbonated drinks now
-both pregnancies i crave veggie sandwiches
-didn't need maternity jeans til like 24 weeks with mai,already need the extra room at 13 wks
-leftovers gross me out
-hate the smell of Chinese food
-every sad or heartfelt story makes me cry..im a wreck watching the voice

that probably bored you so ill leave you with maya pics:

lil helper

she is very much like her dad and likes to be outside working:

then i went to check on her and  she was by the roses that brad just put Larry's old poop around to fertilize....and my daughter was taking fistfuls of poop and putting it in her bucket.....absolutely disgusting...bradley got a good lecture from me....

and here they are resting:

Maya and babies

Maya really enjoys hugging and feeding her baby dolls:

however,every time i show her this pic and say "baby" she flips out:

i guess we have an attitude adjustment to work on for 6 mo:))) Baby Vering due Oct.22......

mornings are my favorite

 every morning, brad gets maya and after changing her diaper they cuddle some more in the guest room so that i can get a few extra zzz's.....then,i hear these little feet running down the hall and into our room.She climbs up on a chair then onto our bed and gives me hugs around my neck  and kisses on my cheeks.I feel soooooooo loved.It literally is my favorite time  of day:)


 This  is also a favorite facial expression that she has been making:

it is her saying "oooo" to anything that really interests her.she did it in this pic because i said she could have a juicebox....hahaha


and random update on the words she signs:mouse,cat,dog,bird,monkey,elephant,lion,owl,grapes,apple,cracker,milk,drink,hat,help,please,eat,more,ball,book,baby,dad

she will say "this" and "that" now too...waiting for more words still!!

family time

oh my goodness maya had some fun times with popo,gung gung,and aunty roo:)