A Visit with Bryce & Stacy

As we all know, life gets busy, you have kids, and then life gets even busier. Well taking that into account, we decided it was way past time to head down to Wichita to visit our friends Bryce & Stacy. It had been quite some time since our last visit and it was a nice weekend to getaway.

Our girls had a fantastic time playing with their boys. They all got along superbly and it was so fun to see what they would come up with next. Us adults enjoyed the time to visit, drink a few delicious sangria martini's and other stuff, and eat a late steak dinner. It was so fun to catch up, relive the good ole' days, and talk about the future.

Thanks Bryce & Stacy for letting us visit. Hope to see you all again soon.


Campbell, G, M, & Cooper posing finally for a picture.


Campbell, M, & Cooper reluctantly posing.


M not so sure he wanted his picture taken.


G-love is all about the paparazzi.

Wacky Hair/Wacky Wear Day

Today at school was Wacky Hair/Wacky Wear Day for Cooper. She wanted half her hair curled with the blue hair highlight and the other half straight with the pink hair spray. She put her outfit together and was set. I think it was a success!


Wacky Hair!


Wacky Wear!

Part 3 of Mom's House

To wrap things up, she made the guest bedroom bigger to hold 1 queen bed and then full size bunk beds. It works really nice for the family. I think you'll agree she and Butch did a very good job on everything.


Guest Room


Guest Room


The Play Room (wanted to show off the kids' names on the walls.)

Part 2 of Mom's House

Mom really had her work cut out for her as she tried to make space for 10 adults and 13 grandkids (when we are all together.) The floor plan changed a little bit, as they took out 1 bedroom and then added a half bath. She moved her dog grooming shop to the back of the house and left rooms open and spacious and really downsized decorations and STUFF.


The playroom


The playroom


In the family room, Butch's nook for his exercise equipment.


The family room


The family room (shuffle board table behind the couch.)


Mom's dog grooming shop.


Laundry/storage room


Laundry folding area.


Half bath

My Mom's House is Finished!!

It's done 2 months early!! Mom and Butch worked around the clock to make it happen. The house looks AMAZING!! My mom did an excellent job decorating, arranging, and making that house back into a home. Congrats - and so glad it's done.

If you want to see what the house looked like before go here.


Kitchen


Kitchen


Kitchen


Dining Area/Front Door


Shadow Boxes for Butch's 2 boys and Mom's 2 girls


Master Bedroom


Mom's office


Master Bath


Guest Bath


Great Room

Family Pic

Here we are in 2010. Going out to dinner with Chad's family. Happy New Year!!

Puppy Party

We decided to have Campbell's birthday party the weekend after her birthday. With the holidays and Chad's birthday, it has worked out better to wait a week for everyone to get together again. For Birthday # 3 it was a Puppy Party. We invited 3 friends over, made puppy chow, and played with puppies in the tent. It was a cold day, but fun was had by all.


Beth, Campbell, & Uncle Jeremy


The table set for the kids. They could eat their puppy chow out of their puppy dishes.


We had drinks, cupcakes, and ice cream too.


Isn't she SO cute??!!


Cooper and Campbell - Say CHEESE!


Campbell sat on Brett's lap the entire time while opening gifts. She wouldn't start the party until he arrived. She's smitten.


Opening gifts.


A & Campbell in the tent.

After the party, the Hitchings & my sister's family stayed. We ordered pizza, played the game Mad Gab, and just laughed all night. It was so fun!!

Another Snow Day

Due to another day of extremely cold temperatures, school was canceled again. This is the 4th Snow Day. School time is going to be adjusted to make up for the missed days.

Snow Day

Due to low low temperatures school was canceled today.

Campbell Turns 3

Happy Birthday to our Campbell Macy! How can she be three years old already. She is full of spice and spunk and likes to get her way. She loves to cuddle and give hugs and kisses. She is such a big girl now. She enjoys watching Diego, Handy Mandy, and doing anything her big sister does. She is such a joy and a great addition to our family.


Blowing out candles on her cinnamon roll.


We went to Kansas City to eat at Fritz's Railroad Restaurant and then to Build A Bear.


Cooper at Fritz's.


Campbell at Fritz's. Having some trouble with her smile.


Meet Jack. This is the puppy Campbell built.


Cooper of course took her money so she could also do a Build A Bear. Meet Sparkles the cat.

It was a fun trip, although the ending could have been better. We roamed around the Oak Park Mall for a while. Chad and the girls rode the Carousel. Chad did some shopping and then the weather turned bad as we were heading home. Snow flurries were flying and the wind had picked up. Cooper was not feeling good. Campbell needed warm milk. We stopped at a gas station to get the milk and while we were waiting Cooper got sick in Chad's new truck!! Luckily, it was well contained. But she was upset and we quickly learned Campbell has a high gag reflex. So quickly as I could I rolled down the windows and got Cooper out of the truck and inside. Chad cleaned her up and I took care of the truck. It was a LONG drive home. Cooper spent the next day in bed recovering. Thankfully no one else got sick.

It was a good birthday and Campbell had lots of fun.