The Thank You Prayer

We've started a tradition with Shea of reading 'The Thank You Prayer' Book every night before bed, and helping her to understand what it means to be grateful for all we have. She has memorized the book and it is so sweet to hear her little voice read it back to us :)

Holy Guacamole!

I took my first crack at making guacamole this weekend! I got my supplies all ready...

And it turned out awesome! I had a great teacher, the best really. Our dear friend Lina who grew up in Colombia and knows what she's doing :) We love it when Tia Lina stops by for a guacamole visit. My first choice will always be enjoying this yummy treat in her company, but if we can't get together I'm quite pleased I've mastered it now too :)

Track Club! Our Very 1st Organized Sport

We gave Shea 3 choices of what she'd like to participate in this summer and as soon as she heard there was a track team for her age she was all over it. She just kept yelling "I want to run! I want to run!", and the rest is history. She had her first practice tonight where they moved between 6 different stations with activities, but she wasn't truly happy until she made it to the final station where she got to RUN! 

Even though it was past the Cade-man's bedtime he loved being out in the fresh air and people watching. Oh, and shoe eating too.

Mall CaMerica (In Shea Speak)

We just got back from an awesome girls trip to the Mall of America with my mom. Shea was overwhelmed with all of the fun things to do there, but loved all of it. The Lego store was a big hit!

We all really enjoyed the aquarium and the Princess Diana exhibit was awesome!

We took a break to ride some rides before heading to IKEA where Shea crashed. It was really fun to have a girls trip with our big 3 year old :)

Last Night Was a Looong Night!

We were pooped this fine Sunday morning! After a long day of nasty storms (multiple) moving through our area, we were up late listening to the tornado sirens go off 3 different times last night!  Trying to figure out what type of action to take is stressful and tiring. Thankfully the weather's bark was louder then its' bite and everyone in our area was safe.

Luckily, before going to bed we threw together a french toast bake I'd been wanting to try and popped it in the fridge. So this morning we pulled it out, crumbled the streusel topping on it and diced up some apples... and it was GOOD! Really nice to have something tasty and warm in our bellies.

I found this sweet little thing peeking through his crib slats while we waited on breakfast :)

A Rained Out Saturday

To say we got a little bit of rain today would be an understatement :) It fell fast and it fell hard. Thankfully we haven't seen any tornados but this stormy day isn't quite over. Hunkering down and hoping for the best!

Sibling Speak

Sometimes it gets pretty noisy in our neck of the woods :) Caden seems to really enjoy starting 'conversations' with his sissy!

Easter 2012

It was beautiful in Lincoln for Easter and we spent some time outside introducing Caden to the park. He loved his first time swinging and we all enjoyed being out in the fresh air!

The kids also enjoyed meeting the Easter Bunny :)

We Have a Talking Crawler!

Seems as if our little Cade-man thought Easter Sunday was a great time to try out crawling. Now that he's figured out he can get around he's very proud of himself!

In addition to being on the move, he's now verbal and can be heard chanting 'Mama' and 'Yayaya' quite a bit :)

A Girl and Her 1st Big Girl Bike

This is one very proud girl and her new bike. She loved learning to ride it!

We've Moved... Our Blog that is!

Welcome to our new blog- Our Little Corner of the Earth.

The kids are growing like crazy and conquering more and more each day. It's fun watching them learn and grow!

Thanks for taking the time to check in with Team Toland- we're glad you stopped by!

First Easter Egg Hunt

This was Shea's 2nd Easter that we have been able to celebrate, but it was the first year where she was mobile and enjoyed searching for eggs! She caught onto the whole idea pretty quickly! ;o)

Shea Finally Gave Crawling a Try!!!

Yes, it's true, this child is 15 months old and JUST tried crawling! She never learned before- just 'scooted' on her bum, but after mastering walking and now running I guess she thought she'd give it a try :o)

Shea in Amy's Dress

Shea is wearing a dress that was mine when I was a toddler!

First Snow Baby!

Here is the first time Shea was outside walking in the snow- which she loved!
We also brought some inside so she could touch it- but she was so sad when it fell apart and started to melt! Poor baby! :(

We Have a Walker!

Shea is finally starting to walk on her own! The video is not great, I know :)After finding her balance Shea made it across the room to daddy :)

Shea's First Birthday- Walking with Mommy

Shealyn Figures Out Walking!

I was doing something in the kitchen when I looked up and saw Shea using her little walker toy for the first time ever- these are the first steps she took all on her own!

Shealyn Reads a Story!

When we went to Missouri for a visit Shea was able to meet her Uncle Matt and his girlfriend Lexi for the first time. Matt and Shea bonded pretty quickly- this was the first time we've seen her read a story to someone else!

4th of July 2009

Another year with the Weingardt clan in Burlington. Another year for the wooden frame, chicken wire and a few thousand bottle rockets lit at once. This time we did it during the day- not as colorful as it is in the dark, but still pretty entertaining!