Cassidy is 2 (already)!!!!!

Hard to believe that it has been two years since little Cassidy was born. But she is growing like a weed. Seems like everyday she is doing or saying something new. I can say with great authority that our house is always interesting.

Sunday was the actual birthday, so we had the grandparents and Uncle Scott & Lisa over for some cake and pizza. It was a nice relaxing time together. Cassidy was not so sure about all the attention, but I am sure that by the time the next birthday rolls around, that will change.

Earlier in the day, just the four of us went to IHOP to celebrate together. That was also a very nice time. Jared and I are just so lucky to have our girls, they truly are wonderful little people. :)

As for other excitement in our lives, the tv show "Extreme Makeover, Home Edition" is filming just blocks away from us. I have even seen TY a couple of times~not on the set however~both times I have seen him driving to or from the set. Maybe I will get to see him on the set before all of this is done with, but my time is limited since they will only be here a couple more days. If not, that is fine too.

The Gill Family came down tonight (Monday) to walk over to see the events going on over at the house. It was a good time except for the bitterly cold wind blowing this evening. I have to feel for those volunteers that are up on that roof working tonight.

Well, that is all for now~stay in touch!

Take Care!
D & J

Again...that darn left tooth!!!

Greetings all;

Well, we had another eventful day yesterday. Seanna had a dentist appointment and it was determined that her left front tooth needed to be pulled. This was due to an abscess on her gums. Apparently after her root canal on this tooth, the gum started to see the root of that tooth as a foreign object. So, it was determined that the best thing to do would be to take the darn thing out. So, another traumatic visit to the dentist for Seanna. Cassidy also got an x-ray taken due to her tooth being knocked out the other day. The dentist wanted to make sure that the entire tooth/root was out. He found that everything looked good for her. But still pretty scary to have an x-ray taken of her mouth.

Afterwards, the girls and I went to see Grandma. As everyone knows, hugs from Grandma usually make everything all better. :) Then we went to get a few trinkets for the two of them to make them feel a little better after all the drama that they went thru earlier in the afternoon.

Jared had found a couple of cute outfits for the girls. They both got dressed up in them this morning~and they were just so darn cute!! Maybe someday they will grow up to be a true Husker cheerleader some day. I have included some pictures that we took of the two of them.

Otherwise, everything is going very well for all of us. Hope all is well with everyone out there.

Take Care!
D & J

What is wrong with a left front tooth?

Well, another exciting weekend at our house. Everything started out quite normally, but little Cassidy wanted to bring some more gray to Mommy's hair on Saturday.

We got up and went to our insurance agent's office to re-evaluate our coverage, then afterwards we all went for a walk around Holmes Lake Park. The girls enjoyed seeing all the ducks on the lake. There were quite a few of them out there. The girls got to play on the playground there as well. It was a good time. By the time we got home, it was time for the girls to have something to eat, so we had an early lunch. It was after the nap that things went downhill. I was helping Seanna with changing her pants when I heard Cassidy start crying in the kitchen. She had fallen off a little chair that she had dragged into the kitchen. When I came around the corner and saw all the blood, I just about passed out myself. So, while I tried to calm Cassidy (and myself) down, I had Seanna going to get things for me~mainly to keep her busy and her mind off the situation. Cassidy had knocked her front tooth completely out (the same one that Seanna had knocked loose in her mouth earlier this year). Unfortunately, since Cassidy's was knocked out, there is nothing that can be done to fix it. So, she will be without one of her front teeth for several years.

On another note, Jared surprised me with a night at Embassy Suites for our anniversary. It was a very nice to get away for an evening. We had a nice relaxing time together. We had dinner at a different restaurant, Dish, which was very good. Afterwards, we watched the end of the NE-KS game. The hotel was a nice gift for me. Sometimes it is tough to believe that we have been married for 7 years. And even more so that it has been 10 years at Christmas since our first date. Crazy!

I guess that is enough information for now. And I don't plan on having in smiling pictures of Cassidy out here for a while.

Take Care!

D & J

Warm autumn daze

Had another great weekend of nice weather. We got the chance to enjoy the outdoors for most of Saturday. Before that, we had a pretty exciting Friday night. At least in the eyes of a 3 and 1 year old~ the girls got their copy of The Little Mermaid in the mail. They were pretty excited about it. Seanna thinks that she is going to be Ariel for Halloween. That is pretty unfortunate for us since we got her a Snow White costume for that. Oh, well.

On Saturday, the girls and I went to the park to play. When we were leaving, we saw a woolly bear caterpillar. Both of them wanted to bring it home, so I grabbed a stick and got it to climb up on it. When we got home, we found a jar to put it into. That night the caterpillar spun itself into a cocoon. I guess we will see what becomes of it.

Then on Sunday, we just had a relaxing day at home (after church). It was very nice to be able to enjoy each other. It seems that the girls have just shot up over the summer. Both of them have gotten so much bigger. It is amazing that they can seem to grow overnight.

Well, not too much more going on with us. I will update later.

Take Care.
D & J

Cassidy's pretty hair........

This weekend included another first for our second child. Cassidy got her first haircut and I have included some pictures so you can see. Both of the girls got to have some time with Mommy on Friday afternoon. We took a short road trip to Grandma & Grandpa's house to play and visit. Everything is going fine with them. They even took us out for dinner, at which time we got to see Rhonda as well. Jared has gotten almost all the work done on the porch that he planned for this year. We will finish it up in the spring. It looks very nice. Took the opportunity yesterday afternoon to sit on the porch swing. I think that was the first time all season.

Saturday night we all went to watch the Huskers (win!) against the Jayhawks at the Gill's. The girls really enjoyed themselves. And best of all they wore themselves out with all that activity so they were asleep before we were 10 minutes from the Gill's house. Good thing they aren't too heavy to carry into their beds.

Sunday was pretty laid back, stayed home most of the day. Did some playing outside since it was so nice out. Then us girls went to the library to pick out some new books. They just love going there to get more to read. Might have a couple of bookworms on our hands. Nothing wrong with that! Well, it is time for bathes so I need to cut this update a little short. Keep in touch!!

Take Care~
D&J