First day of school and Mommy's 35th birthday

August 17th was an exciting day for the Coenen family. Aaron & Maggie had their first day of school at Goddard and it was my 35th birthday! I was worried about how this might go, but we all had a really great day! Aaron & Maggie did a great job letting Tim & I drop them off at school, Tim took me out for lunch and to pick out some new sheets for my birthday present, and our friends Amy, Chris, & Asher came over for the night so Tim and I could go to the movie theater to see Bridesmaids! Awesome!




Aaron practices writing his name when he gets to school


Maggie in her classroom


Happy Birthday to me with cupcakes from Sweet Mandy B's!

Boots before breakfast!

Aaron has been asking me a lot lately if he can wear his light up Cars boots! He and Maggie were wearing boots before breakfast this particular day.... we hadn't even traded the pajamas for clothes yet!

Thompson/Johnson road trip to Chicago

We had so much fun with Amy, Tabitha, and all of the kids when they came to visit a few weeks ago! These few days end up to be more time than we get to spend together in the rest of the year combined.... and we enjoy every single crazy moment of it! These girls are such a blessing in my life and I'm so thankful for them!

Sharing some pictures of our meals and water adventures!


7 kids around our little kitchen table!

Claire, Lilly, Ella, and Eli

Eli and Ella

Maggie having fun with Aunt Amy

Claire climbing through the tunnel

Do you think that Brett is having fun?!

Ready, set....

JUMP!

Tim, Brett, & Aaron


The Coenen fam!

Maggie's new skill

Would you believe that this sweet little 16 month old would learn to climb out of her crib and try that skill out over 70 times in one night?!


Yep- that's our spunky little Maggie! She figured out that she could climb out of her bed on Tuesday night and climbed out over 70 times before finally falling asleep! Tim was on duty on Wednesday night and it took Maggie over an hour that night to get to sleep. Night number 3 took about 45 minutes of climbing out and being put back in!

Crazy sleeper!

We always check on the kids before going to bed at night. This is the position that we found Maggie in! I have NO idea how she was sleeping like this!

Piggy tailed cutie!

This was my first attempt at putting piggy tails in Maggie's hair. She definitely has enough hair, but I was sweating by the end of this project! Maggie is certainly a little lady who is in motion. Isn't she darling?!

How bout those apples

Aaron & Maggie enjoy some apples in the hotel while sharing a chair!

Family fun in Milwaukee

We had an awesome family trip to Milwaukee a few weekends ago. Amy, Dan, Brett, and Claire (my sis and her family) and my Mom and Dad met us there. We spent a lot of time swimming in the hotel pool, went to a Brewer game, and did a tour of the Sprecher Brewery. I didn't take a ton of pictures, but have some shots from the pool to share. We have so much fun with our family and are so blessed to have them in our lives!

Maggie at the Brewer game being tickled by her cousin, Brett (Borrowed this one from my sister's blog)

Daddy & Maggie enjoying the water

Amy & Brett

Dan & Claire

Daddy and his kiddos!

Want me to throw you the ball, Mom?

Brett, Papa, Claire, & Nan

Aaron loves his floaty vest. This was my Mom's idea and it gives him just enough buoyancy in the water that he has some extra confidence. It's really nice to have it on him when I take both of the kids to the pool by myself.

Having fun in the water



All smiles- Nan & Claire

Amy & Maggie

Maggie "motor boating" with Amy! (She keeps her mouth open almost all of the time and drinks A LOT of pool water!)

Cheese!

Wheee!!!!

Maggie is the cutest thing I've ever seen in this little yellow and white striped swimsuit!

Aaron springs from the side of the pool

Brett gets some serious air!

Happy 34th Birthday to Tim!

On June 22nd, we celebrated Tim's 34th birthday. Here we are sharing Daddy's birthday cake and presents!