Mary's 12th Birthday

Mary celebrated her 12th birthday at the farm this summer.  She was trying out a new hairdo for the occasion.  Delicious cake and lots of presents made for a great day.

 

Mary's 10th Birthday

Mary's 8th Birthday

Steve & I took the girls to Big Cedar to celebrate Mary's 8th birthday.  We had a ton of fun!  All you have to do is look at Marys face to see the joy!

 A lot of time was spent swimming.

They say smoke follows beauty!

It's hard to see (Iphone pictures) but that is Catherine kayaking.  She went out by herself and did a great job.

A little paddle boating.

Swimming in the lake and hanging out on the lily pad.

We went on a cruise on the Showboat Branson Belle for the Princess and Pirates Cruise.

The girls loved getting their pictures taken with the Princesses.  Mary is wearing a dress that Heather wore in our wedding almost 39 years ago!

Catherine is wearing a dress my mom brought home from Hawaii more than 40 years ago.

Happy 7th Birthday, Mary!

I'm a little behind on posting some things, but here's Mary's Birthday Party!

Mary's 4th birthday

Mary turned 4 this week! She celebrated with a party on Sunday. Guess what her Grandma did? Forgot her camera! So the following photos/video were taken with the iphone. I could tell a big difference between this birthday and her 3rd. This time she knew what was going on and it was all for HER! She didn't need any help opening her gifts. Her eyes were sparkling and her smile contagious as she looked at her candles, cupcakes and listened to everyone sing. It was a very good day!

When Mom's away....

While Amber and Michael, Jr. were in Iowa visiting the new baby, the girls spent some time at our house. First on our list was Planet Fun!  They enjoyed slides, climbing tubes, pizza and jewelry!

We also got up early one morning and walked over to the park.  They put some new equipment in and this was the first time they got to play on it.  

It was also nice having Aunt Jena around to make ponytails and pig tails!

Playing Catch Up

I know my loyal fan base has been wondering why I haven't been updating the blog the last few days. What can I say? We've been busy! Steve had his alumni basketball game at Lindenwood last weekend. No, he didn't play! They get introduced during half time, get into the game free and of course there is free food. (I go because of that!) It's always fun to hear the guys relive the glory days.

Mary and I went to lunch a few weeks ago. Just the two of us. We really enjoyed it. There was a big table of red hat ladies and EVERY ONE of them came up to our table and asked her if she was a princess!


Our nephew Bennett received his Eagle Scout Award. We were invited to attend the ceremony and to celebrate with him. A lot of hard work went into this achievement. Congrats, Bennett!!!


Mike brought the kids over last week and we went to Pump It Up. What a fun place! We ran into 2 of my cousins and their grandkids. I tried explaining to Catherine that the little boy aggravating her was her 3rd cousin. She just looked at me like I was nuts!