Mount Rushmore

On our way home from Minnesota we took a little detour and stopped to see Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. I was super excited since this was my first time seeing Mt. Rushmore in person and while the heads are big, they aren't as big as you think they are going to be. It was such an incredible feeling to be surrounded by all that history and to remember what these men stood for and founded our country on. It wasn't the warmest of days but once we were inside the park the wind died down enough that we could enjoy looking around. Unfortunately we were unable to see Crazy Horse since this huge wall of fog had settled over the mountain and all you could see for miles was gray.

The heads according to Joseph. Brrrrr!!!

Mama with Joseph, every so often there is a picture of me.

The walkway into the park

Four very amazing men.

Keeping warm and being cheesy.

Mall of America

While we were in Minnesota a few weeks ago our trip wasn't complete until we had made a trip to the Mall of America. We spent all day at the mall and the girls still didn't see every store and the boys didn't get to ride every ride, that is how HUGE the mall is. When you first walk in it is just so overwhelming between the people and the stores you don't even know where to start, but luckily Joseph and Brad were there to help guide us to Lego land!

Dad, Mom, Joseph and Brad after the Log Ride.

Transformer Lego! It was amazing!!

An overview of the rides.

Oh boy Lego's!!

Hitchin a Ride

Honk! Honk!

Waiting to drive.

Go get em Dad!!

Swinging around.

Ready to go! The scene in the background is all made of Lego's.

Wahoo!! The boys are on there to but they are just short enough you can't see them.

Round and Round we go.

Beep, Beep!! Here we come!

Splash!!

The view from up top!

Lovin the ride with Grandpa and Nana.

My awesome boys!!

Slumber Party!!

A few weeks ago Joseph had his cousin Brad come over for a sleepover and Joseph was so excited about it that he got his room all ready. The sleepover started about bed time so I thought it would be fun for the boys to have popcorn and watch a movie in bed and they agreed. The boys had a wonderful time and can't wait to do it again.

All ready to go!
Waiting for the movie to start

Enjoying our popcorn with a special surprise (M&M's)

CRASHED!!

Madelyn Joan Humphries

On March 1st Ben and I were blessed with another beautiful niece Madelyn. We love her so much already and are so happy for Sam, Nat and Brad. We get to go to Minnesota in a couple of weeks to hold her and I can't wait!! It is going to be so much fun to see Sam, Nat, Brad, Madelyn, Mom, Dad, Dixie and Melanie.

Bonding with Daddy
Hanging with Mom

Home safe and sound.

Checking out my new home.

Sooo sweet!!

Just Dad and Me

Last weekend Ben took Joseph to Monster Jam and it was a hit! When Ben first told Joseph about it he wasn't so sure, but when Saturday arrived Joseph couldn't get out of the house fast enough to see the trucks. Some of Joseph's favorite's from that day: Getting to take the train, popcorn, ice cream, sharing soda with dad and a car that shot fireballs. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of that car.

Waiting to go in.
I can't hear you, but I am ready to see the trucks.

Here come the Trucks!!

Grave Digger!

Monster Trucks!

Racing and Jumping

So entertained he couldn't stop to smile for a picture.

Big Air

Can you feel the love?

We had a nice Valentine's Day at our place and Joseph had bunches of fun. He got to have two school parties and his favorite part was handing out his Valentine's to all of his friends. We also celebrated by making Valentine's for cousins and baking sugar cookies. On Valentine's morning Joseph woke up to one of those Love em with Bug em's and he turned to me and said someone loves me!! Silly boy of course we do. Joseph also decided that we needed to pick up flowers for Grandma so I took him to the store and he picked out these beautiful peach roses for her.

Rolling out the dough.
Showing mom the right way.

So proud!

Do want a little cookie with your frosting?

All done and ready to eat.

With it being mom's first Valentine's day without Bill. Ben and I thought it would be fun to include her in our celebration. Ben brought home this gourmet out of my comfort zone dinner and it was delicious. It was Lobster, Crab and Duck ravioli from this yummy little place called the Rav House.

Zzzzzz

The other day after days of very little sleep Joseph and I went out to run some errands and after about 5 minutes in the car he was OUT!!