Fun Filled Weekend!

We had a great Memorial day weekend here at the Ward house!!! Saturday we got up and I started working on the inside of the house and Matt started on the outside. He put in a french drain by our back porch, cleaned off the back porch, power washed everything, and I cleaned the inside of the house. Then we ran to the nursery and got some stuff to plant in our big planters. The back porch now looks so pretty and clean!

Saturday night we went on a date and it was so great! I love getting to go out with Matt. We always have such a great time. I love my girls, but there is something about just spending time with the man you love! It just makes the week go better! I love you Matt! You are the greatest husband and daddy in the whole world. God has blessed me more than I could have ever imagined by placing you in my life! You are my best friend and words cannot express my love for you!!!
We followed the date with a high school graduation and after party! It was a great night!

Sunday we had church which is always great! I love having a place to worship the Lord. He deserves all the Glory and Praise!
We had all my family over for a cookout on Sunday afternoon. It was a great time. I miss getting to see them! Life gets so busy and we just let so much time pass before we see each other again, and that is just wrong!!:)

Then yesterday!! We woke up and headed to Tulsa for the day. We took the girls to the zoo and they had a blast! We had never taken Alyssa to the zoo! I know, Horrible! But, she loved it and can't wait to go back again! We finished the day with a little Cheesecake Factory! That is always worth the drive to Tulsa! It was a great weekend!

I am tired, but it was so worth it!

Here are a few pictures from the Zoo!

Hips...

So Alyssa is into posing! Quiet a little model I must say! I am pretty sure she is just what modeling agencies are looking for. I am waiting for the phone to ring any minute with an offer! :)

So out of no where the other day I said, "Alyssa smile at me so I can take your picture." She said, "Ok, Hips!" I was with my friend Chrissy and her little girl Maddie and chrissy and I looked at eachother like where did she learn that!! It was pretty funny. Something she does quiet often now! So, I will leave you with little miss Hips herself!!:)

Please excuse the garb she has on. There was no prompting here. None!!

look at that precious little face!! Please stop growing so fast!!

5k and Mother's Day

This was a busy weekend for us. I have been training for a 5k that took place this weekend. It was so much fun. A few girls from our small group class, and Jody (my sister-n-law) ran this race and it was such a great time. I can't wait to run another one in two weeks. I know it is just a little over 3 miles, but it is such a sense of accomplishment for me. To have trained for something and completed it feels awesome!

Yesterday was a great day! Went to church as usual, and then went out for a Mother's Day lunch with Matt and the sweetest girls ever! Alyssa is just so precious and hilarious, and Bella is just the happiest, sweetest baby I have ever known!!:) I am sure Alyssa was just as sweet, but now she can talk back;) I am so thankful for the blessing of two amazing little girls! God has truly blessed our family and there is no greater joy than to raise these little girls!!

Easter Weekend....

I know, I am a little behind on the postings. Ok, well a lot behind. It has been a wild couple of months at the Ward house. We have been so busy and Matt and I have passed strep and the stomach virus back and forth the last month. The girls have not been sick so that is blessing but mommy and daddy sure have been!

We had a great Easter weekend! Saturday we had a Preschool egg hunt at the church. They had pony rides, jump arounds, the egg hunt and chick-fil-a. Alyssa had a great time.

Sunday as you know was cruddy weather! We were lucky to get any pictures. We didn't get any good pictures of Bella Grace. We did manage to get a few of alyssa, though! They turned out cute and it just shows me how big she is! Where did time go?!?!

Bella is just as cute as ever and such a loving, happy baby! She loves to be looked at and talked to and she will smile all day long! She sleeps great and eats great! She is just GREAT! What a blessing God has given Matt and I. Two beautiful baby girls!

HOpe you all have a blessed weekend!!

Bella and Mommy...

Here are Bella's newborn pictures. We did them with Amber at lanning photography and she wonderful! She has done all our pictures and does a great job!

Here is the link. The password is bella.

http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventthumbs?event=0KMO00MJ

Get your foot out of her mouth...

So I must say I have been a little out of the loop lately! I have kept up with everyone else's blogs, but have done nothing on my own! I just have felt like there was bot much going on here that was very interesting...until now!

So the other day I am getting ready and have Bella lying on the bed. I keep looking in to make sure Alyssa has not gotten up in the bed and decided to roll her over several times till she is almost off the bed, or possibly even picked her up and carried her off (yes both of these things have happened...more than once). I hear "Big Sis" getting up on the bed, she is talking to Bella and Bella is smiling so sweet! She is just looking at Alyssa and taking in all she has to say. So, I decide all is well. I peek my head around the corner again and see Alyssa's foot in Bella's mouth and Bella is going to town on Alyssa's big toe! This is normal right? ok, I thought so!

The things that you thought you would never say! "Alyssa, get your foot out of Bella's mouth!"

Oh the joys of parenthood. I do have a couple reall precious little girls, though! Here is proof!!

Birth Announcement!

Here is she! This is just our Birth Announcement we are sending out! I thought it turned out so cute! I was so impressed!