The Lansford Family

 It's been 3 years since we have moved to Texas and so it is time to move. After waiting and waiting for several months we finally got official orders to a location we were not expecting... Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

So we took a little road trip to check out our new home! We went to the army base, went house hunting & took the kids to a children's museum.

A very tiring week, but a productive one too...

Charlotte planting flowers at the museum

And enjoying the slide...

Charlotte & Cora in the fire truck

Wyatt taking care of some animals

Cora holding a flower

Wyatt & Charlotte on the pirate ship

Charlotte & Cora after a long day of playing

And daddy on route 66

 On July 11th Charlotte had a birthday... She is now 4 years old! We had a fun birthday weekend that included a trip to the zoo, birthday cake & presents!!

Birthday Girl!

Blowing out the candles

1st present....

It's a little mermaid doll

Next present.... Dora & her horse

Last present.... books, doc mcstuffins and....

Elsa (from the movie Frozen) Magic wand

Next up was going up to Waco to the zoo... It was hot & very busy, but the kids had fun anyway.

Posing with the Komodo Dragon

A fun 4th birthday for a fun little girl...  I can't believe how big she has gotten over the last few years... Now she is starting to get ready for preschool.

Happy Birthday Charlotte!! We love you!!!

Dinosaurs!! Our son Wyatt loves Dinosaurs! And they had a huge dinosaur exhibit here and of course we had to go... It was very interactive with slides, mini golf and lots of dinosaur attractions.

Wyatt riding a T Rex

Charlotte riding T Rex

Uh oh...

Digging for Dino bones

Having fun!

Charlotte riding the baby dino

After a long day... Cora is too tired.

It was a long day, but Wyatt and Charlotte had lots of fun playing with the dinosaurs. Cora got in a good nap...


We thought Wyatt's love of dinosaurs would go away but he still loves them! So we continue to learn about them....

On April 9th, Cora turned 2 years old!! Unfortunately she was sick on her birthday, so we delayed the party for a few weeks until she felt better...

She loves the show Doc McStuffins, so that is how we decorated...

All ready for cake!

Wyatt & Charlotte are ready to help!

First we will open presents....

The process of opening the presents was lengthy and drove her brother & sister crazy, since they wanted to help and then play with her gifts. But she eventually got them all opened...

Finally cake!!

 And after the long wait, we finally got to the cake!! It was a chocolate cake with lots of frosting!
It was a big hit with Cora, she loved it and loved making a mess with it!!

Happy Birthday Cora Mae... We love you!!

The pregnancy test

 I got a little surprise in February... One I thought I would never have again. George was in California for some training and I got the shock of my life. I'm pregnant!!

We have 3 children & were perfectly content with our family and felt that we were done. But apparently we were not quite done!  After struggling through the first trimester with morning sickness we finally got a dating ultrasound to confirm that all was well...


This baby is due in October and it will be a boy! Even though it was a very big surprise, we are so excited to have another little blessing in our home.

Wyatt was so excited to turn 8 years old and get baptized!! We had a small family party with cake & presents  and then a few months later he was baptized!

Wyatt & his cake

Money from Gigi

The family money jar

Grandma & Grandpa made a special trip to Texas for the baptism... They brought Wyatt a baptism bag with items that will help him remember the special day! He just loved it!!

Mommy & Daddy got him a nice scripture set that he is being very careful to take good care of..

Wyatt & Daddy

A special baptism towel made by Aunt Karen

Getting ready for the big day... Wyatt & daddy in their sunday suits and the girls wearing new dresses that grandma had made...

All ready!!

Family picture

We had a nice group at the baptism, some from church and some family. The baptism was perfect and we had a very nice day! A day that Wyatt will always remember..