We Love Daddy!

He's the coolest guy we know!

... and our Papa's, too, of course!

8 years...

Yes, it really has been 8 years since I married my main squeeze... Happy Anniversary, Erik!

Always time for a good book...

... especially when you get to read it with Daddy!

Bathtime Fun

April Recap Part 2 - Easter!

Yes, I know it's May now... I'm going with the "better late than never" approach!

We enjoyed a 4-day Easter weekend up and Gramma and Papa T's house... a couple of rainy days, but also a couple of very nice days that let us get outside and have some fun!

Big project of the weekend - because really, when do we not have a project of some sort going on?! - was putting up Gramma's swingset! Good thing Papa T has his new Gator, not only was it good for hauling around swingset lumber, Jackson of course had a great time going for rides!

Here's Jackson helping out the guys with the tower, making sure everything is measured just right... measure twice and cut once, you know!

Kiddos testing out the swings... after a detailed discussion, verdict is they pass with flying colors!

Yep, this swing is perfect!

I think this smile says it all, it was a great time!

Sunday Fun

A little Sunday fun at the Tautkus house... a "heat wave" went through and temps went above freezing, so Caroline and Mommy "exercised" in the house while the boys played in the snow outside!

Ok, here we go

Hold on tight!


Uh oh, wipe out...


No harm done, "Do it again, Daddy"

Pretty Lil Woman

... all dressed up for her baptism and lookin cute as can be!

with her Godparents, Aunt Kelly & Uncle Ron

Someone got a taste of the cake... hmmm...

The gang's all here! Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Sisters & Our Kiddos

Jackson's 2!!

My oh my how the time has flown over the past two years. It's hard to believe our little baby boy is now 2 years old! It's so cliche to say, but it really does seem like just yesterday we were rushing to the hospital and he was a teeny, tiny little bundle of perfection. He's still perfection - just a much bigger and sometimes sassier version! =)

We just finished up a three day extravaganza to celebrate... Thursday party at daycare, Friday fun with Mommy, Daddy and Caroline on Jackson's birthday, and then a Saturday party with all the family over. We were ALL pooped Sunday (and even Monday), but it was all worth it as we had an amazing time!

Goofing around - jumping on the bed in one of Daddy's high school baseball jerseys

Always lots of love for his sister!

Digging his new Fisher Price iXL game... woohoo! So glad, because we apparently could have made a FORTUNE on ebay as this has turned into one of the hot toys this season... who knew we had such great intuition?!

Neato Mickey Mouse birthday cake

Blowing out the candles with Daddy

Everybody Smile!

Finally, we did it! After a blizzard-induced reschedule, we were able to skip off to the studio and get some pics done. It was a big day... Christmas pics, Caroline's 3 months and Jackson's 2 year pictures (goodness where has time gone?!), and we even had time to swing by to say hi to Santa!

Both kiddos really did great and we had no major meltdowns that couldn't be solved by a bottle of milk (Caroline) or an Oreo (Jackson)! =) And of course, the best part is we got some wonderful pics of our two cuties to capture the memories!

Deck the Halls

I LOVE putting up the Christmas trees (yes, we put up two) each year... and this year was no exception as Jackson was able to help out and had an absolute blast doing so. He really loves hanging up the decorations... and maybe once he's taller than 3 feet we'll have a few more decorations a little higher up on the trees =) Luckily Daddy was available to act as the ladder!

And how did miss Caroline enjoy the festivities, you ask? Well, I'd say she was pretty darn pleased with the whole thing, don't you think?!

Halloween Fun

Caroline's first holiday was definitely a success... granted, she slept through most of the "trick-or-treat" excitement, but hey she looked absolutely adorable as a little pumpkin ballerina. And big brother Jackson was definitely a hit decked out as a farmer with his John Deere tractor costume. He and Daddy had quite the fun time making this one, and I do have to say it turned out pretty neato - complete with working headlights and taillight!

Pictures!

Picture time again... little miss Caroline turned a month old just over a week ago (I know, you're thinking "really, already?!" - it's gone fast for us, too!), so getting some professional pics done was a must! Love, love, love that our kiddos are so adorable, happy and rather photogenic!

Without further ado, here they are... Caroline @ 1 month, Jackson @ 22 months...