Hodges Family Blog: April 16th A big day in Kane's world!

How it all began

Ralph and I have been together since the summer of 2008 but it all began in 1992. Ralph's sister, Colleen and I have been best friends since 6th grade and we grew up at each other's houses throughout the years. Ralph was always around but being the younger brother was forbidden to be around us (not that he wanted to make up dances with us). We said hi during high school and when I needed a jersey to wear to school on Fridays, Ralph was nice enough to let me wear his. He visited Kent State while I was there once to look at the football team and campus but decided against attending. He joined the Marine Corps and we spoke through emails every now and then just to see how the other was doing. Life went on and our paths finally crossed again in 2008 when Colleen invited me to their families yearly 4th of July party. Ralph was home on leave from Iraq and I just moved back to Cincinnati. This time when we saw each other things seemed a little different and the rest is history. In December 2011 we were engaged, July 2012 we were married, April 2013 we bought our first house and March 2014 we had our first child, Braxten! Each year has been more blessed than the last and we are so excited to see where our future takes us!

Sunday, June 12, 2016

April 16th A big day in Kane's world!

Our big girl turned around in her car seat today!!! She was so happy to see the world, her brother and us! I can't believe they are both facing forward already - big kiddos, growing so fast.

"Baby girl where are you" (yes I was in the same room and she climbed in the blow up ball pit) "Mama,Mama,Mama,Mama"

I had to laugh at the little eyeball staring at me from our crazy little lady!

Look at those legs in shorts for the first time!

Love our neighborhood and our daily walks to find "big trucks". B got a little tired and wanted to try out a new seat in the stroller - it didn't last long.