The waking up process

I took these photos the other day of Maggie while she was waking up from a little nap. She makes hilarious faces!!!

Cookie party

Last week we had some of our neighborhood friends over for a little cookie party. We baked some pre-made cut out cookies, frosted them, and had a feast. For some reason, the boys were bouncing off the walls afterwards.. wonder why?!

Rather than try to keep their shirts clean, we just took them off! (Connor decided that he needed to keep his on.)

This is a funny group of little boys! They have a great time playing together- we are very thankful to have some great friends to play with!


Buddies- Asher, Aaron, Connor, & Griffin

Pretty girl

This little lady is quite the beauty, isn't she?

The Coenens take on Fort Dodge...

We made our first trip as a family of 4 to Fort Dodge, Iowa to visit my family. The trip started out a little rough when we got a later start than we wanted to on Friday evening (5 pm) and didn't arrive at my parents house until 1 am! The kids did a great job on the trip though, partly thanks to the portable dvd player that Nanny and Papa gave Aaron for Christmas!

We had a great time introducing Maggie to all kinds of friends and family. Nanny, Papa, Amy, Brett, and Claire had been to Chicago to meet Maggie, so they were really excited to see her (and the rest of us) again. Tony, Angie, Emma, Jacob, Olivia, Dan, Grandma Avis, Tracy and Kevin were the other family members that met Maggie this weekend. (We missed you, Linda and Bob!) Maggie also got to meet some of my dearest friends and their children- Laura and her kids, Reed and Drake, Elizabeth and her daughter, Isabelle (this was also our first time to meet Izzy), Tabitha and her kids, Lilly, Ella, and Eli. Nanny made all kinds of great food and we spent time playing outside and catching up. The kids had a late easter egg hunt and got all kinds of 'loot' for their piggy banks! We had so much fun seeing everyone and thank them all for taking time to spend with us!


The girls posing for some pictures.

Future babysitter!

Maggie and Grandma Avis



Tim didn't drink for 9 months with me while I was pregnant. Here he is showing off an adult beverage!

Maggie is not looking very lady like with her skirt hiked up abve her bottom!

Guess we should have combed Claire's hair before taking photos right away in the morning!


Maggie looks like she is saying, "Why would you put me in his arms?"

Elizabeth and Isabelle, Amy, Brett, and Claire, Me, Maggie and Aaron, Laura, Reed and Drake.

Mommy and Maggie, looking so grown up in her little denim skirt!

Maggie and Nanny

Hangin' with Uncle Dan

The kids table at Nanny & Papa's is super fun!

Hangin' around

Aaron loves to lay beside Maggie when I put her in her crib. Here are some pictures of the two Coenen kids hanging around together!

What's Maggie up to?

You want me to stay awake while I'm doing tummy time? But it's so comfy!



Maggie is posing in her darling I heart my aunt shirt that Aunt Amy gave to her and her adorable blue jeans from Aunt Angie! What a lucky girl to have aunts that spoil her and keep her looking fashionable!

She told me that she really likes this outfit, despite the fact that she looks miserable in this picture! Maggie said that she can't wait till she learns how to smile!

Aaron & his smile

We continue to work on how we should smile when someone gets out the camera and says, "Say cheese!" Here's what I got this time! (Aaron wanted to pose for pictures with his baby, (who never wears clothes), Emma!)

The many faces of Maggie

Maggie has some awesome and very expressive faces. Here are just a few!!