Cousins!

I just realized it's been 2 months since the last post! Things have been CRAZY busy, plus my internet at home won't let me access blogger. We're traveling this weekend and I've got better internet, so here are lots of pictures!! These pictures are of Kaia and her "friends" (cousins) when they came up for Josh's graduation!!

The girls!! Kaia, Addy, Clare, and Ella!

All the cousins!

Checking out the shark in the aquarium at the River Museum!

Kaia and Addy caught an alligator!

Watching Luke hold the crayfish!

Luke held a crayfish!

My favorite picture! Kaia's cousins giving her a hug (she's in the middle so you can't see her!)

Graduation!

Josh graduated May 14th with his M.Div (Master of Divinity)! We're so excited and proud of him! We had a great weekend celebrating with friends and family! We've really enjoyed being back in Dubuque and have had a great time making some great friends that we will miss when we move away!

Family picture at the Baccalaureate service. This is a church service where they honor the graduates.

Processional into the Baccalaureate.

Kaia with her good friends Bryce and Kati. Their dad Shawn was graduating too!

Josh and his friends at the Senior Banquet.

Josh receiving his hood at the graduation ceremony.

Kaia and her cousins Addy and Ella in the nursery!

Kaia is so proud of her Daddy!

Josh with our good friends Justin and Shawn

Our family!

With Josh's parents and brother Jon!

With Josh's sister Mandy, her husband Drew, and their children Jude, Luke, Ella,

Addy, and Clare!

So proud of my husband!!

Josh with Julie and Kurt!

With my grandparents and Greg and Angie!

Kaia eating cake with her cousins!

Bowling!

A couple weeks ago we had a Seminary bowling night! We had a great time with great friends and Kaia did awesome! She loved being able to bowl by herself (using some awesome ramps)!

All by herself!

Yes!

Kaia and her friend Norah!

Kaia with her friends Kati and Bryce!

Kaia and her friends Addy and Kati!

Maybe this should be the new "footprints" picture!

Easter!

We had a great Easter! Kaia had a blast coloring eggs "all by myself" and had fun doing her egg hunt! We had a great service at church and Kaia loved all her presents from the Easter bunny!

Kaia doing it all by herself!

The eggs Kaia colored!

At church on Easter sunday!!

Found one!

With all her eggs after her egg hunt!

Mmm...candy!

Hiking!

In March we went hiking for the 1st time!! We have an awesome place nearby to go to, and beautiful weather, so we decided to make the most of it! Kaia had a blast collecting "treasures" and "hiking up the mountain!"

My two favorite people! =)

Using her new binoculars!

Hiking with Daddy!

Whoa! I hiked up a BIG mountain!

View of the Mississippi!

Too busy to take a picture with Mama!