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I can't believe it has been so long since I have updated our blog! It seems like summer just started and now it's already fall! We had a wonderful and relaxing summer. Now I am back in school and Chuck is back to work. I'm hoping for the next 8 months to go by quickly so I can be done with school for awhile. May 7, 2010 is graduation and we are counting down the days!! Here are some photos of some things we did this summer. I wasn't very good at taking my camera everywhere with me like I usually am!!

In July Mindy, Tahisha and I threw a baby shower for Emily and Mr. Baby P. It was such a good time and Mr. P got lots of wonderful gifts!!

Emily modeling the very sylish baby wipes carrier that Amber made.

Chuck went to the balloon races in Indianola, IA in July with his parents. This is Chuck and his dad going up in the balloon.

It is so cool to see all of the balloons going up at once.


Cooper and his new best friend Eddie.

Happy 3rd Birthday Kali Ruth!!

Our niece Kali turned 3 on September 5th. I cannot believe that she is already 3 years old. I seems like it was just yesterday that I was leaving work in the middle of the night as she was about to enter this world!! She had a fabulous birthday party that was "Wow Wow Wubsy"themed. I was not familier with Wow Wow Wubsy but Kali and all the other kids were pumped about it. A couple days after her birthday, Chuck and I took her to Build-a-Bear so she could make a new friend. She picked everything out herself and it turned out pretty cute. She left with a monkey with pink shorts, a pink t-shirt and pink shoes...and she named her "Monkey." Shanna said that she won't put the monkey down and she even sleeps with it! Cute!

Kali modeling her Wow Wow Wubsy t-shirt that Shanna made her.

Yum! Yum!

Kali and her new friend Monkey.

One Year Down, A Lifetime to Go

It's hard to believe that it has already been a year since Chuck and I were married. It's been a wonderful year and I can't wait to see what the years ahead have in store for us. The Thursday before our anniversary I surprised him with a hotel room at the Hyatt. We went to a nice dinner at Kona Grill then went to Skies for some drinks and to enjoy the beautful view. Since we got married on a Friday our anniversary fell on a Saturday which happened to be my friend Mindy's wedding. We were able to celebrate surrounded by so many great friends...it was a wonderful night!

Here we are today celebrating 1 year and also celebrating Mindy and Josh beginning their lives together as well!

Here's us 1 year ago on our wedding day!

Josh and Mindy's Big Day!!

Mindy and Josh's big day was fabulous! I felt so fortunate to be asked to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. It was a beautiful day, she was a beautiful bride, the church was gorgeous and the reception was perfect. I wish Mindy and Josh nothing but happiness!

Mindy and all of her girls after getting our hair and make-up done.

Mindy and her mom Joanne

Mr. and Mrs. Kupchin

First dance as husband and wife.

The 4 Henson Crew

The beautiful bride and I

April & May Update

April and May have come and gone and I figured it was time to update on what's been going on with us. With Mindy's wedding coming up we had many pre-wedding festivities such as her bachelorette party/dinner and her bridal shower. As always, it was so great to see everyone outside of work and to meet Mindy's family and her other friends. We had so much fun and I know Mindy and Josh are so happy with all of the fabulous gifts they recieved! My nana came to visit for 2 weeks in May. We don't get to see her as often as we would like so we cherish every moment we have with her. We had a big Mother's Day BBQ at my sister Shanna's house. It was a lot of fun. I also finished up my 2nd semester of nursing school in May. It was a pretty busy and stressful semester and I am so thankful to have it behind me. I only have 2 more semesters to go...I can't even believe it! Chuck started his summer job at Champion's Club last week. He really enjoys it and is glad he's working there again. As much as he likes to have his summer off, he gets bored very quickly. We're enjoying our summer and looking forward to all of our fun summer activities we have planned!

Mindy's mom and Aunt Barb loving on Evan.

Kelly, Mindy and Nikki at Mindy's work shower. They're wearing Mindy's wedding colors...precious!

We were so happy to celebrate Mother's Day with Nana.

All of us girls after Mindy's delicious bachelorette party dinner at Piropos.

Enjoying our first Royals game of the season with our good friends Andy and Sam.

My Beautiful Niece

Kali came over for a couple hours today to play while Shanna ran up to work to get her BLS renewed. It has been a couple months since I've seen this little gal so I was very excited to spend some time with her! To prepare for her arrival I stocked up on fun things for us to do such as bubbles, a big boucy ball, sidewalk chalk and plenty of juice boxes and snacks. She says so many funny things. I just can't believe how quickly she's growing up. We had so much fun enjoying the fresh air nad hanging out together. After Shanna was done at work we took her to the park for a little bit more fun. She definitely wore me out but I would not trade the time I get to spend with her for the world! Thank you for coming to hang out with me Kali...you made me feel better, especially after such a long stressful week!

Such a cutie!

Hugging on the stuffed bunny from Chuck and Manny

All smiles at the park!

Feb/March Recap

I know I've been a slacker when it comes to this blog. I thought I'd update on our busy February and March. In February Chuck's cousin Johnny came home from Kuwait for 2 weeks for his R&R. Johnny's mom and dad come for a few days from Florida and Chuck's mom and dad came to visit for a couple days also. It's always nice to spend time with family. It was so nice to see everyone again. We're counting down until Johnny can come home to stay! He should be home in May!!

At the end of February we celebrated my best friend Misty's upcoming arrival, Mr. Alexander David Moore. They got so many nice gifts that definitely prepared them for his arrival. That same night we also celebrated my Chuck's sister Rebecca's 30th birthday at Tasso's Greek Restaurant. We had a great time and we're so happy we could celebrate with her!

On March 16th Mr. Alexander decided to enter this world a couple weeks early. We are so happy for Misty and David!!! Summer is fast approaching and I'm ready to be done with school for a couple months and Chuck's ready for his summer break also. Chuck and I are ready to have a fun-filled and relaxing summer. I can't believe that this time next year I'll be getting ready to graduate! I can't even believe it...I'll finally be an RN! Thanks for checking in on us!!

Family time at the bowling alley

Johnny and Chuck

Happy Birthday Rebecca!

Misty's Baby Shower

Welcome to the world Alexander!

Auntie Amanda and the little guy

Uncle Chuck

Mommy Misty and baby Alexander

Mr. and Mrs. Schoening