Letter to Santa

Mady is getting to be such a good writer and reader! We let her write her own letter to Santa this year. She did a super job and got a return letter and an email from him a few days later and found out that she was on the nice list (we already knew that though). I am happy to report that the sassy girl has tamed a little and for the most part our little lady is polite and cooperative...I said most the time, she is still 4. I am sure this has helped her remain on the nice list and I'm sure Santa will bring her something special this year. She also made Santa an adorable picture. I LOVE the reindeer and how she tells us how to draw the antlers "you just make a B" and make sure not to forget everyone's belly buttons!

Happy Spa Birthday Audrey

Audrey is celebrating her 5th birthday today. We were so excited to get invited to her spa birthday party! Cousin Ella was in charge of hair (I am seriously jealous at how good she is), there were chocolate pudding facials and nail polish of course! So fun! Happy Birthday Audrey!

It's a...

Baby AJ is here!

Yippee! Our very first nephew was born today! Adam Jeffery is finally here. Mady has been waiting so long for her cousin to arrive and we are all SO in love with him. Good job Aunt Tori and Uncle Jeff! Mady can get in some good practice before our baby arrives.

Happy Birthday Grandma Sax

We celebrated Grandma Sax's birthday today with an ice cream social at Eckert's. The kids had so much fun running and playing together. They took a quick time out for a pic and some ice cream and then on they ran until it was getting dark and the tired meltdowns began. As we were packing a very tired Mady into the car she said what a great time she had and that she couldn't wait to play with her cousins again!

Happy Birthday Sam!

Mady's friend Sam had a birthday party at the Millstadt Firehouse today and it was awesome!! All the kids got to go for a ride in the firetruck, squirt the hose and climb into all the other trucks too! How fun!

The Official Due Date is...

March 9th. Oh my...hope our babies don't end up sharing a birthday! Baby H looks great. I don't know why I get so nervous to see that little heart beating for the first time but I let out a huge sigh of relief when I saw it beating away. This pregnancy has been way different than Mady's. With Mady I was never sick a single day, not really tired and just basically had none of the trade mark pregnancy symptoms. This time I get a pretty upset stomach a lot and I am SO tired. Not sure if it is because I am older or the fact that I have a very energetic 4 year old. So we are excited to know our little one is doing well even if he looks kind of like a seahorse more than a baby.

Hmmm...

So for the past few weeks I just haven't been feeling right. I LOVE my morning cup of coffee and lately the taste is killing me and making my stomach so upset. I am getting frustrated because I hate getting sick in the summer:( Boo! So I ignore it for a few days and start noticing other weird things going on and I finally think hmmm. I wonder, no it can't be, not supposed to be able to happen for us...all the doctors said. Oh well. I'll take a test it will be negative and then I can just whine because I am getting a summer cold. Take the test throw it in the sink and get in the shower. Get out of the shower prepare to throw out the sure to be negative test. Grab test barely look at it, look at it again, stare at it. Put it down walk out of bathroom return and stare some more. In shock call Brian and probably sound like I'm crazy. Looks like Mady gets to be a big sister after all!!! Look out world there is going to be another Horvath and we couldn't be more shocked and excited!

City Garden

We went over to the City Garden today with our friends the Kinders. What a great way to cool off on a hot summer day!

Happy 4th of July

Florida

My parents rented a condo in Florida that had an extra room...so Mady and I packed our bags and headed south to enjoy the beach and beautiful Florida weather that we love So much! We spent most of our time laying on the beach. Mady and I learned how to ride the waves in on a body board and she LOVED it. We got to swim with wild dolphins. Mady has no fear and as soon as we saw some she wanted to dive right into the ocean. It was really cool. Then we went to shell island and our guide caught a hermit crab for Mady and we also found lots of beautiful shells. We walked the pier and watched people fishing. While laying on the beach on day we saw a pod of dolphins jumping the waves too. We spent a day at a local aquarium and Mady got to shake hands with a dolphin which she thought was pretty cool! Thanks mom and dad for letting us beach babies tag along!

We LOVE it!

We are loving the pool. It is so nice to decide you want to swim and simply put on a suit and sunblock. When we went to the pool we had to pack the bags, bring dry clothes, take all the pool toys, bring money for a snack and then drive there. Not to mention that it didn't even open until noon. Now we go at 10 in the morning, after lunch and sometimes after dinner too.

Our New Pool

Mady and I usually join the Millstadt pool every summer but Brian never gets to come enjoy it with us. This year we decided we would try out an Intex pool. Brian worked hard making sure the ground was even. Setting it up was super easy and then Mady had to painfully wait for it to fill up. Super excited to see how we like having our own pool.

Bucket of Water+Water Guns=Good Times

We celebrated our friend Landon's 3rd birthday today. Connie put out buckets of water and squirt guns for the kids. Who knew such simple things could be SO fun. They played for over two hours running after each other and having a blast!

Shriner's Parade 2011

Our annual Shriner's Parade! One of our favorites!

Little Pool=Big Fun

Summer!!!

I love summer!! I get to spend 2 1/2 months playing with this sweet girl. I love the warm weather, messy hair and dirty face!