Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts

Friday, July 14, 2017

Last Day of School...Summer so Far...

Is it too late to talk about the last day of school...that was almost 2 months ago?  No, ok then! 

Us girls went to the school talent show.  It's always fun to watch all the kids up on stage and meet some of the girls friends I don't know yet. 



Traditional last day of school pictures.  It's crazy how much these girls change from the first day of school.  So much taller, longer hair, longer legs, less teeth, more smiles since it's summer and so much more! 




Ginger is always by my side....we hung out all morning while the girls went to school for 1/2 day.  Ginger is the best dog!



The girls both had friends over the last day of school to hang out.  Addison and Sara became really good friends this year.  Sara is a Girl Scout friend as well. Lauren and Lindsay became friends in church class and then we moved into our neighborhood and were surprised to learn Lindsay lived there too.  What a great surprise!  


All the girls got their nails done! 


Then another kid ended up at our house!  Addison's friend Sydney came over to play and they girls did tons of science experiments! Addison loves science!  They had a blast that afternoon. 


We made a trip to Omaha for the weekend.  We had a blast hanging out with our cousins and exploring downtown Omaha! 


When did they get so grown up?  And when did Lauren get such long legs? 


The slides at the park were so much fun.  The girls went down them over and over and over again.  


And Mark caught them over and over and over again....because there was a huge mud puddle at the bottom of both slides.  But, that did not stop anybody from sliding down! 



We explored some random candy store with all kids of antiques and junk.  We had never seen anything like it before and spent a long time in the store just exploring.  


We walked around a gorgeous lake.  


Ginger puts up with everything from us.  She is such a good dog! 


Lauren got to hang out with her old friend Cassidy. These 2 always have fun together no matter what they are doing together.  And they can pick up right where they left off. They are great friends. 


We have hit the pool several times this summer.  We have a wonderful neighborhood pool that is a blast to hang out at all weekend.


Addison and I have spent the summer volunteering at Wayside Waifs.  Every Thursday evening we volunteer.  We fold laundry, make dog treats, read to the kittens, and give the dogs their evening snacks.  We love it! 


They line up and wait for their treats when they see us coming.  It is so sweet.  


And the puppies....all the puppies...love them! 


Several times this summer Addison has been able to snuggle with the kittens.  She loves that as well. 


Cute random selfies on my phone.  These 2 melt my heart. 



And a mom/dot shopping day.  It's always fun to run around with Lauren and shop!  

There is so much more to get caught up on but that is all for now!  

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

April....May...I really have no idea...just lots of FUN pictures!

Lauren asked me if I was ever going to blog again....so here you go! 

Lauren and one of her many BFF's Paityn.  They are soccer buddies, school buddies, and neighbors...plus her parents and her brothers are awesome so we love their whole family!


Lauren had a choir concert back in April.  It was a fundraiser for Alex's Lemonade Stand.  Their choir did amazing and they raised over $6000 that night.  I could not believe it! 


Our cousins were in town celebrating Addison's first communion so they came along to support Lauren as well.  We loved having them in town.  


Addison thought she wanted to give swimming a try, but after a few conditioning practices, we decided maybe next summer! 


We wrapped up our Girl Scout year.  One badge we earned this year was the pets badge.  I let the girls bring their dogs to one meeting...the girls loved it! 


This one climbed up here one night when I was not looking.  She is not allowed on the furniture in the living room...only in the basement.  But, she was pretty cute so I let her sleep there for a while! 


Lauren has a fantastic first year in strings playing the violin.  I can't believed how much she learned.  Her Spring concert was fabulous. 


These girls talked us Moms into ice cream after the concert.  They had fun chatting and giggling away while us Moms chatted as well.  


Apparently Sara and I shop at the same cute little boutique in Lee's Summit that only carries a limited about of each item...yea...we looked good that night! 



We didn't get his autograph, but we were pretty close to Cheslor.


Our first game of the year.  We love the boys in blue.  





We wrapped up another successful Girl Scout Year with an end of the year party at Main Event.  What a fun night! 


A lot of my girls, including Addison, overcome a huge fear and tried out the ropes course.  I am so proud of them.  They did amazing. 


Lauren had her field trip at the Blue Spring School of Economics.  She was an accountant and loved the day.  That was my favorite field trip as a kid! 


We spent a lot of time this spring watching Lauren play soccer.  She did awesome. 


We had a tournament one weekend and we were gone from the house for almost 14 hours.  We had some time to hang out at Deana Rose one afternoon in between games and go fishing.  We did not catch any fish though.  


Addison has to find a way to entertain herself since we drag her to all these games....




Mother's Day weekend was also spent at the soccer field...but honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. 


I finally let Lauren get an Instagram account and she wrote this amazing thing above.  She is the best.  



We enjoyed freshly made ice cream from a local ice cream shop.  It was sooooo good.