Long time no post! We've been busy busy busy! We celebrated Avery's birthday in Omaha. She drove in circles around the yard. This could be scary in another 13 years!!The twins are now 8 months old. They are crawling all over. Teeth have to be coming soon!
An annual trip to the pumpkin patch. They were getting very tired and ready for a nap!
Laney was dancing while we were trying to keep the twins from eating the ground!

Randms...

Laney reading to Connor.

Laney's first day of KinderKamp. She was so excited to go with her friend, Celia.

I love this headband I made. It looks so cute with Laney's dress!

Mommy/Laney cuddle time!

Claire loves the exersaucer. She concentrates so hard on the toys.

Swim lessons

Laney had her first swim lesson. She was a little nervous going in. Can you tell from this picture?

Nikki is awesome with her and got her to put her face in and try everything.

She is so excited for her next lesson.

4th of July

I attempted some pictures in 4th of July outfits. It is impossible to get them in a picture together. Recently a photographer that is suppose to be really good and takes awesome pictures didn't get a picture of the twins that I would want to purchase.

Here is happy girl Claire.

Connor. The little wagon in these pictures is my little red wagon for when I was a little girl. It is quite rusted out but I love it!

See, together nothing turns out!

Miss Laney. She wasn't really up for having her picture taken! She wanted to pull the rusted out wagon around instead.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the awesome Dads. Jeff is a great Daddy to our 3 kids. It gets very stressful and crazy since the twins were born and he handles it so well. We went to Qdoba, Laney and Jeff's favorite place for his Father' s Day dinner.

Carrying the twins around is a workout! My back hurts the next day after I carry them around, but it is easier than 2 trips!
Our last activity before bath time was a walk. Jeff has them all here! Kids and dog. Laney had this great idea to go on a walk then decided to drive her car. Where is the exercise in this?

Sisters

Laney adores her little sister. Claire (most of the time) seems to mutually adore Laney. Poor Connor will be left out of this little bond. Here Laney is dressing Claire up like a Princess.We were getting ready to go on a walk. Laney was keeping Claire entertained until Connor came out.

She is SO SWEET to her little sister. I wish my sister would have been that nice to me when I was little! :)

Model shots!

Today the twins did modeling for a store that is starting to carry children's clothing. Connor was a total ham at the store but was scared in studio. Claire was a total ham for pictures. Here are some of the pictures Studio E put on facebook.

This is SO Connor!

Flirty girl!

Dance recital & Memorial Day weekend

Dad came out to see Abbey & Maddey's dance recital. It also happened to be his 65th birthday. Here are the 4 older grandkids watching him open his present. Which, of course, he guessed before opening. He always does that and drives us all crazy! Hope his new golf shoes are improving his game!

Jennifer made the onrey German a homemade German Chocolate Cake.

On Sunday we went to a cookout at friends. Claire was stylin' in her rainbow leg warmers! I'm a little partial, but she is so darn cute!
After church on Sunday all the kids were dressed in matching colors and I wanted a nice picture of the 3 of them. Wishful thinking!!! Connor and Laney were not having it and in desperate need of naps. I'll try that again...sometime. I really would like a nice picture of all 3. Photographers haven't even been able to get one since the twins have been born!
Laney was old enough to go to dance recital this year. She really liked the story. She is even more excited to get to participate in dance next year. WOW! I remember Abbey's first dance recital not so long ago. Time sure flies!

Laney brought the girls flowers.

Summer's here!

Hanging outside Gogo's Grand Island house.

Claire being silly.

Laney loved having a matching outfit with Claire. She just adores her little brother and sister.

I think Claire kinda likes Laney too.

She is a happy girl!

I thought Con man might be feeling left out of the photos but nope, turns out he was perfectly happy not having his picture taken!

May

Here is Laney walking Claire. She started out in the wagon and about half way through our walk decided she was going to pull.We were walking by this bush and Laney said, "Look a snowball bush!" I thought it was cute so had to take her picture in front of it.

Riding sisters!

Claire and Connor are getting so big. They LOVE to be talked to and squeak back.

Three month picture

Baptism

Connor and Claire were baptized April 30. Here is Miss Claire with Daddy.

Claire and Mama.

Pretty girl and the headband I made for her.

Con man ready to go!

Actually a good picture together! They were both very good through church and their baptism.

Connor with his Godparents, Mandy & Jeff.

My Dad's entire family was here. Here is the Vogel clan.

My entire family was here too. All of my mom's siblings were here too.

Grandma and Grandpa with all 6 grandkids.

The Chmelka side. Those that were here!