Grandpa

I am so blessed to have such a great family! As many of you know I am working on my doctorate and am less than a year away from being done! Woohoo! But from now until Christmas time it is going to be crazy. I asked Grandpa to come in town to help out so I could get some of my internship hours done. He stayed with us for 15 days. I have to admit I wasn't sure how it was going to be, but I was sad to see Grandpa go today. He was such a huge help! He was the chicago chauffeur! He helped get the girls to swim lessons, camp, lunch, play dates and more. I was able to get 37 hours done and that is huge! 1/3 of the way done.
While he was here he was able to experience some St. Louis things too! Baileys Range, Bogarts, River City Casino, three golf courses, Joey B's and Ted Drewes! Not too shabby. Not very long after he left today Stella said she already missed him. And I have to say the same. Thanks Grandpa! We love you.

More Camping Fun!

So about once a month we get together with a group of friends for dinner. There are six families and nine kiddos in all. Last weekend instead of dinner at someone's house we decided to go camp for the night out at our friends farm. It was great because it wasn't too far and there is a pond the kiddos can fish on and the sprinkler was set up. The only disappointing part was that it rained! And really rained! And our tent leaked! Luckily they have a house there and the girls and I were able to sleep inside and everything turned out okay! Hopefully the next time we go back it won't rain so much!

Family Time

Tim and Candace came into town a few weekends ago and we had a great time with them. The girls play together so well and have so much fun when they are together. We went to the Magic House and the Zoo while they were here. It was our kickoff to summer, even though it was a little cold. Here are some pics from our adventures!

Camping

For Memorial Day we headed back up to Lazy Holler and had a great time. We brought some friends along as well. It is a great place to 'camp'. I say that lightly because we have so many home amenities. The kids played in the water, even though it was a bit chilly and fished and ran and rode in golf carts and ate and so many other things. Stella caught her first fish and Nora was cut by her first fish. I don't think she will ever hold another fish in her life. Brooke helped to reel in a big catfish and they all took turns driving the golf cart with me. Can't wait to go back in a month!

Nora

So I asked Nora some questions on her birthday and here were her responses!

1. What is your favorite color? Pink, Purple, red, blue and orange

2. What is your favorite toy Barbie color changing dog

3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries

4. What is your favorite tv show?My Little Pony

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? No favorite

6. What is your favorite outfit? Dress

7. What is your favorite game? Candyland

8. What is your favorite snack? Cake

9. What is your favorite animal? Cheetah

10. What is your favorite song? Jesse-Intro song

11. What is your favorite book? No favorite

12. Who is your best friend? Kelsey and Lucy

13. What is your favorite cereal? Cookie Crisp

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play

15. What is your favorite drink? squeezy juice

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? blanket and beanie boo's

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? cereal

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Buffalo Wild Wings

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Vet or Art Teacher

Nora went to the doctor and weighed in at 53 lbs and 4' tall! She is in the 63%ile for both. 

Nora's 7th Birthday Party

We had Nora's birthday party this past weekend. We had a little trouble deciding what to do and landed on having a petting zoo for her party! I am so lucky to have a gracious family because my mom hosted it since we just moved and had no fence to hook them too. It was awesome! I think I enjoyed it as much as the kiddos did. The lady brought a baby camel, llama, cow, donkey, goats, pig, chickens and rabbit. And then she pulled out a baby kangaroo! So much fun. The kids were able to pet, brush and feed the animals. It was worth every penny! Nora had her friends over and they were so generous in gift giving as well. It was a great day! I cannot believe she is going to be 7!

Recital

So the last three years the Clark Academy has had a recital. We participated in the first one and then were not able to last year. This year we were able to again and it was great because Stella is dancing too! The shamrock dancers participated a little more than they did in the first recital, which was awesome. They were just too cute! Stella was not having it at first and did not like that I had put the wig on her and wanted it off, but I did a little bribing and it worked. Once she was out there she was a rock star. Nora did great too and has come such a long way in three years of dancing. I am so proud of them both!