Wendland Family

Kaylee's Birthday

2010-07-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law and a friend of hers threw an adorable 3rd birthday party for Kaylee and her friend Jenna. There was no detail left unfinished. They rented a cottage at Lake Lily that was adorable. The cottage had a kitchen, bathroom and was air conditioned, a must. Then there is a playground right next to it, ducks to feed on the lake and a train that runs right behind. What better a place is there for a bunch of little ones. The ship wheel was at the top of the stairs when you first walked up. There was a "fishing pond" to the right and bean bag toss to your left. Nautical/pirate decorations were everywhere, even on the straws. They had sashes, bandanas, eye patches and foam swords for all the kids to dress up when they got there. Right after everyone got there we did a treasure hunt. They had beaded necklaces, rings and "gold" coins scattered all over the lawn. Too cute, thank you Ashlee and Kaylee for having a great party.

Bogards come to Florida

2009-10-21T17:09:00.001-07:00

Jeremy and Ashley came for a visit to Florida. The kids got along great. We had a wonderful time as we always do. We always miss them when they leave. Guess it's our turn to head to Utah next. While they were here we went to SeaWorld, checked out the pumpkin patch at Grandma and Granddad's church and then did our annual meal at Boondocks. You can see in the picture what a year does. The next day we took the kids to the beach so Elli could stick her toes in the water. Cooper wasn't into the beach that day but I got a really cute picture of him. Croix and Elli got along great though. You can see their first meeting in Utah is where the romance all began and then continued on the beach in Florida.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.......

2009-05-10T07:35:00.001-07:00

Just another day at the beach. The weather has been perfect.

ANOTHER DAY AT THE BEACH

2009-05-03T15:52:00.000-07:00

The water is still a little cold which would be fine with us but the boys arent' so crazy about it. It was a beautiful day. Once my dad knew we were at the beach he called to let us know that there were the replicas of the Nina and the Pinta at a near by dock. We had Zoe-girl with us so we couldn't actually go on the boats. It was very interesting to see how small they were. I don't think I would want to cross the Atlantic in them!

A DAY AT THE BEACH

2009-04-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

Cooper and Croix’s first “real” time at the beach. Emme and her friend competed in the sand castle tournament for the “Opening of Beaches” in Jacksonville. It was a beautiful day. At first the boys were not amused. The water was still a little cold but they warmed up to it pretty quick. Cooper behaved and just splashed in the water. Croix on the other hand enjoyed quite a lunch of wet sand. You would think after the first mouth full he would realize it wasn’t any good. Nope, not our boy!

2009-03-29T16:25:00.000-07:00

The picture of Croix is at Angelina's, our favorite pizza place. We had dinner with Grandma and Granddad and then looked at the old cars that meet up in the parking lot. On Saturday the boys and I went to the car show at the track with Granddad. We got to see lots of Ramblers/Nashs as you can see. The boys also got to play in a Cobra, daddys dream car. What fun!

How are our boys already 1? They were just born yesterday!

2009-02-07T17:18:00.000-08:00

On Cooper and Croix's actual birthday we took them to the zoo. It was a beautiful day to be out. Perfectly blue skies and a crisp cold in the air. We all loved it. The animals were a little stubborn. They had all found the sunny spots and were staying in them. Since they weren't moving much the boys didn't get a real good look. They did really enjoy the train ride though. It was very cute. We are planning to take them to Jacksonville Zoo soon so they can get a better look at all the animals.

2009-02-07T17:11:00.001-08:00

The Sunday before the boys birthday we had their "family" birthday party. They were dressed in their polos and boat shoes and looked adorable. Then we got a picture of all of the cousins. I believe this is the first time we have gotten one. It took the boys a little while to get into their cakes. Once Croix got a bite he was all over it. Cooper was more conservative with it and really wasn't interested. The frosting was a little sweet but the cake was really good. I made it with apple sauce and cocoa so the boys wouldn't get too sugared up.

2009-01-06T18:16:00.000-08:00

Saturday after Christmas we took all the kids to the park. The boys loved being on the swings. Cooper has this hilarious face he does when he is really excited.

2009-01-06T17:58:00.000-08:00

Here are the few Christmas photos we got. Yes, they saw their gifts from Santa in their diapers. We had to throw their Christmas outfits in the wash first thing Christmas morning. They had a blast with their new toys and an even better time when their cousins came over. We had a house full by the end of the day.

2008-12-10T17:18:00.000-08:00

We went to a cute tree farm in Eustis. Unfortunately we only got a couple of pictures there. We didn't even buy our tree there. They were way too expensive. We ended up at our old trusty Lowes and ended up with a really big beautiful tree. We put some stuff in the boys stockings so they would be full for some pictures. I can't believe we are having our first family Christmas. It is going to be so much fun.

2008-11-22T14:58:00.000-08:00

Out to dinner with the Bogards

Ashley, Jeremy and Elliette

Playing with Elliette

Cooper, Elliette and Croix
all decked out in their plaid

Our friends the Bogards came for a short visit. Just a few pics from their stay.

2008-11-01T16:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of Halloween photos. The first one is at the pumpkin patch at mom's church. They didn't have enough pumpkins left to get a good shot in the middle of them so we settled on this. By the time we all got home it was getting late and the boys were knd of grumpy so we got them in their costumes for a few pictures and they were done for the night. Next year we will take them out to trick or treat.

More to show

2008-10-26T10:33:00.000-07:00

In Daddy's arms

Perfect family photo

Ashley is holding my cd of pictures for randsome, j/k but here are a few more.
I am so excited to finally have gotten pictures done of the boys.
This was their first photo shoot. Also finally got a family picture too.

From Whitney and Ashley's editing session

2008-10-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

I love how the boys' shirts are colored!
Thanks Whit and Ashley!

And another...

2008-10-22T14:46:00.001-07:00

Croix and Cooper

Whitney had a cute idea for the boys to hold their initials.. So cute!

More Photos

2008-10-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

We went to this cute little apple orchard
and got lots of cute shots

Taken at the mental hospital....
only in Utah!

Just a few more that Ashley took. We got so many cute poses
I can't wait to see the boys in the apple orchard in Whiney's
little antique wagon.

The family photoshoot

2008-10-19T18:44:00.000-07:00

While in Utah Ashley's friend Whitney took family pictures for us. She did an amazing job, thses are some Ashley snapped while she was taking them. I can't wait to see them all.

Utah Trip

2008-10-19T17:25:00.001-07:00

We just got back from a fun trip to UTAH! We were visiting our friends the Bogards.
The weather was beautiful, and we were able to see lots while we were there.
We went down to southern Utah to Moab and did some hiking in Arches National Park.
We can't wait to go back!!