The Weekend Update......

As many of you all know, our family is huge on traditions, especially when it comes to Mizzou Homecoming weekend!  Friday night we attend House Decks with the Dietz family, followed by a backyard fire pit; this year ESPN game day was a huge highlight, the homecoming parade, margaritas and mexican food, and last but not least the FOOTBALL GAME!!  Seriously hands down we all agreed this was probably the most fun Mizzou Homecoming ever!!  Yes, I did miss my girls, but it was priceless spending it with the family!! Here are some highlights from the weekend!

And of course Patrick rushed the field with the other 70K plus people, I of course hesitated and once I saw women and children on the field, I rushed the field too.......hey it counts, right;)

We finished the weekend off by painting pumpkins this year!  We also decided to clean out and organize the garage, and move the piano into the basement.  Obviously mom and dad were still energized from the football game the night before:)

Happy Birthday Dad!!

Happy birthday to an incredible father and a loving husband! 

We, meaning adults in the family, keep our birthday's pretty low key.  For mom and dad birthday's are more about spending time with the family and our traditions, hence birthday cake for breakfast!  And anyone who knows us, our date nights are golden to us, so we are heading out to dinner in the near future:)  

Look at Me!

Daniel is obsessed with his Cowboy hat, binkie, and Emily's pink mini blankie..... he's so cute!

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY SIS!!

Today my best friend and younger sister turns 30!  I am forever grateful for having a friend to grow up with, to share so many special moments, and to experience life's crazy roller coaster!! 

Fortunately we are blessed to have such a strong group of women in our family to surround ourselves with!  Happy 30th!!

Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other. ~Carol Saline

In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips.  ~Author Unknown

When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?  ~Pam Brown

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.  ~Isadora James

To the outside world we all grow old.  But not to brothers and sisters.  We know each other as we always were.  We know each other's hearts.  We share private family jokes.  We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys.  We live outside the touch of time.  ~Clara Ortega

Happy Birthday Sis!  I can't believe you are ........30!!!!!!

I love you.

Yeah for being 5!!!

Happy Day to Emily!!

Emily's favorite present.....her makeup!!

Turning 5 is HUGE!!!  A real milestone for any person:)  We started the day off with eating cake for breakfast and opening presents, then cupcakes for snack at school, two shots at her 5yr check up at the pediatrician, and ended the day with Grampa and Grandon with loads more presents!!  It's good to be 5!!

Things Emily accomplished/created/and loves:

• Read
• Write letters, numbers, your full name and basic sight words
• Add all numbers 1-10, add by 10's, tell me what 22+22, 44+44, 33+33
• Subtract 1 thru 10
• Multiply things by 0, 1, and numbers 1-5 by 2
• Swim laps and jump off the diving board
• Imaginary friend Marsha and siblings: Wendy, Harry and Noah
• Dogs......up until 2 weeks ago never wanted anything to do with the furry critters (did you notice her cake had a pic of dogs on it!)
• Flown on an airplane 12 times
• Disney World
• White water rafting in CO
• Dance and gymnastics
• Barbies....you have 43!!
• Swinging on swings
• Playing with her sister and brothers and many cousins!
• Swam in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
• Making up her own songs and performing them

Happy Birthday sweet girl!  Mommy and Daddy love you very much!  Hope this year brings you many new and exciting adventures!

RRRRRAAANNDDOMM!!

Here are some pics that just make my heart smile and I wanted to share them!

Aidan loves, loves, loves to learn, I pray he never looses that curiosity and excitement.

This is what happens when your 13yr old niece and two older sisters are babysitting you!

Emily and her great imagination!  Here she is a 'teacher of books.'

Hannah's favorite thing to eat.....Trix yogurt!

Who doesn't love this picture?!? ;)

Daniel's new best friend.... Molly Cookie Thomas Selter!  So sweet.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

While the boys were away in AZ, me and the girls had so much fun of our own!!  Emily had a play date, we went to the mall,  lots of cuddle time with mom, hanging out at a new friends house for the afternoon, and of course we went to STL to do some shopping.  We went out to eat and Bushia had to buy candy corn because Halloween is coming!!  Needless to say we all had fun 'girl time'!!

(These girls are rocking out to Barbie and the Diamond Castle!)