February 2017

Lainey Lu turns TWO!!!

This girl is his biggest fan or it could be the other way around. 

She loves her daddy! 

Grandma & Lainey

Lainey loves to put on my shoes! My closet is a tornado after Lainey plays dress up--- or dress down.

Lainey would like to thank all her fans for her birthday wishes. 

Burke played upward basketball. He loved it!!!

He is a defender at heart. Dribbling could use some work but he hustled all the same.

Dan picked up Harry Potter and Burke could not wait to listen to dad read every night. 

Sorry Dan. It was too cute not to snap a pic.

Upward Basketball.

Nonna & Poppa in town to help Lainey celebrate. 

It was nice enough to play outside in February this year. 

The girls chit chatting.

Out for a walk to the see the train bridge. 

Rubba dub dub Lainey is out of the tub. :)

It's not a birthday party til you bust open a pinata (with a little help from big brother Burke).

Max, Burke, Charlotte, Ellie, Lainey & Madeleine.

Sweet girl 

Love these two! 

Enjoying her own birthday cupcake

Aunt Nicole gave Lainey this little gray chair. 

Aunt Megan gave her this giant soft piggy bank.

Both Aunt presents were a win!

January 2017

Dr. Lainey loves to take great care of her patients. Little did we know that Lainey would become a patient on New Years Eve. 

Lainey had a typical cold that led to an infected lymph node behind her left ear. It started as a raised red bump, like a bug bite, but after 1 day it was warm white head. After a few urgent care visits and a dr. call we headed to Childrens Mercy ER. Lainey had an out patient surgery at 7 pm on New Years Eve. It was very scary but she was a tough cookie.

She had a draining wound for a few days so here was her dressing. Poor girl. 

Thank goodness she healed well with antibiotics and lots of TLC.

This is at her 2 week follow up appointment, right after Lainey said her first sentence VERY CLEARLY (and not very nicely) to the nurse.

"No Touch MY BEE BOO!" (boo boo)

Burke turned 6 years old on January 12. He requested Dairy Queen ice cream cake. 

Lainey finally has enough hair to sport some pig tails. She is "reading" to her bear. 

Lainey is a girly girl. She requests dresses, but not bows. Since I was able to get a bow in, I had to document the special occasion.  She loves boots and jewelry too!

We got a little bit of snow so we had to play in it.

Burke's birthday!

Burke had his 6th birthday party at Emerald City.

It is a gymnastics place in Overland Park and he invited 10 friends to swing, climb, jump and basically burn off energy. 

Pacey, McGown and Croft offspring - in their jammies 

Snuggles and singing twinkle twinkle little star to Gage

December 2016

Crofts off to church

Lainey loves to color

Croft + McGown kids in a Cabelas cart to go see Santa.

Burke decided he loves pickles!

Lainey was proud of herself for pooping in the tub.

Dan & I had a great date night with our neighbors, Rich & Whitney at the Nutcracker

Grandma came to stay for a week to help take care of Burke as he was off school. She stayed to enjoy Christmas as a family.

Off to see Santa- 3rd try!

2016 Santa photo = success!

Annual Christmas Eve Eve Party

Lainey's Christmas Program. 

She did not sing but she also did not cry. ;)

Helping wrap Christmas presents.

Christmas Morning... Wake up time 5:15 AM

Lainey was ecstatic to see a BABY and a stroller waiting for her.

Burke was excited for his new Star Wars Lego X Wing.

They actually paused for a photo before the fun began.

Burke helped Lainey unwrap her presents this year. 

Everyone needed to try out Burke's new fuzzy Star Wars blanket.

Gage was bored or tired with the Christmas festivities.

The many expressions of our Lainey girl. 

New joke book material for our comedian.

Dr. Lainey is now accepting new patients. 

All in all a great Christmas 2016!!!