Long time no post!

WOW, its been a long time since I posted on here! The kids are back in school and loving it! Andrew now has homework every night, UGH! Oh well, it's some good bonding time, when he doesn't get frustrated and have a fit! Jeff has been practicing with his smoker. He has the ribs down pat, Yummy! And this weekend, he did a very good job on the brisket also. Which leads me to my next item, our annual Hog Roast will be October 17th this year, so mark your calendar's now! It's the usual drill, bring a side dish, chairs, and your beverage of choice! Hope to see everyone there!

Vacation Plans

The next few weeks seem to have filled up very quickly! Andrew is going to be gone to Osage Beach the end of this week. Saturday is the tractor pull in Garnett and the Golden's party in Colony. Next week we are going to the Royals game with mom and dad and Lauren and Brian. The end of July, we are taking a short family trip to St. Louis. After that, Jeff and I go canoeing, then school will be starting again. I have a feeling it will be here before I know it. Guess I better make a day to go school shopping for the boys. (I am sure they have outgrown most of their good pants...)

Sorry it's been so long since I posted an update, hopefully the next few weeks won't get the better of me and I can get some pictures of our travels on here. Hope everyone is having a great summer!

T-ball

We have played 3 T-ball games so far, and have yet to win :-(~ but, the kids have a great time. They get so excited if they get an out, you would think they had won the whole game! We play at Moran this Friday, then we are at Colony every Tuesday and Friday at 6pm through June 23rd. Hopefully we can get a win under our belt before the season ends! If not, it will have been a great learning experience, not only for the kids, but also for Jeff and I as coaches! (I will never volunteer to help in the dugout again!!!)

Play Day and Awards Ceremony

Andrew had play day today. He competed in the 50M dash, Obstacle course, free throws, and frisbee throw. I took the day off and spent it with him and the class. WOW, I have a whole new level of respect for Mrs. Stephens! That class is out of control! For the most part though, they were good, and everyone enjoyed the day!

After play day, there was an awards ceremony for the elementary and middle school kids. Andrew won 1 of 3 reading awards for scoring at least 10 on his reading tests. They read books to the students, then the student takes a test on the computer over the book. Each test is worth 0.5 points, which means Andrew scored really well on at least 20 tests this year! He also tied with another boy in his class for the highest score in kindergarten. He was so pleased with himself when he received his awards! I am glad I was able to be there, his smile was priceless!!

Time to plant

I bought some plants while out on my lunch beak today. Can't wait to get home and get them in the ground. My tulips are starting to fade, so time to get some new color out. I only hope we are past any heavy frosts. I am sure the boys will enjoy helping plant, maybe I can get some pictures on here later. Colby also has school this evening, he asks EVERY morning if he gets to go to school. I hope he continues to like school as much as he does right now! Enjoy the sunshine!

Stormy Saturday

I am glad that I did not have plans to garage sale this morning wiht the storm coming in. We just finished our cereal, Andrew is playing Wii, and I am getting caught up on the computer, then going to get on the Elliptical. It has just started to thunder, and Jeff is out trying to quickly fix some fence. Hope he gets it done soon! Then it will probably be a day of cleaning and watching the rain, I love listening to thunderstorm's! See everyine this afternoon at Amanda's shower, can't wait to see all the babies!

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday the boys went to the Easter Egg hunt in Colony. they had a lot of fun seeing their friends and finding eggs. Easter morning, they got up just in time to hunt eggs before the rain set in. Here are a few pictures.