BEST Books

A couple of Sundays ago our Pastor was preaching about families and how we spend our time. It really got me thinking. We pray with Mason but I do not feel like I have been really teaching him about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I stumbled upon the Little Blessing Series. If you have a little one I would HIGHLY recommend these books. Some of the titles include: Who Is God?, God Loves You, Thank You, God, Blessings Everyday and Mason's favorite Birthday Blessings.

Crazy Busy Saturday

We started our Saturday off with an 8 am football game. My nephew Eli had an amazing game. Eli played like a rockstar. Mason did not watch a single second of the game. HE was way too busy playing in the mud.

We then headed off for breakfast. McDonald's was on they way so we just had to eat there. Remember how I said Mason was playing in the mud? I tried to wash his hands but...

Can you see the dirt?

Finally we were off to the ZOO! After seeing the really cool polar bear we went for a train ride. Of course this was Mason's favorite part. :)

As if that were not enough excitement for one day we were then off to Regan's 1st birthday party!! I do not have any pictures from the party but here is Regan.

Isn't she beautiful?

Mason Loves Trains

Mason has come to love trains. That is what he mentions when he first wakes up and the last thing he talks about before bed. As we were putting dishes away tonight Mason decided his trains and tracks need to go on the dishwasher. Here is a video of my little train conductor:

College Friends

This weekend Steve, Mason and I went to St. Louis to see our friends from college. While some of us live here in Kansas City and get together a little more often there are others who do not. We have a couple that lives in Nashville and another couple that lives in St. Louis. So we decided to meet in St. Louis. We all left Friday morning and were there in no time. Friday night we just hung out. Saturday started with breakfast at the Bley's house. We then headed off to Grant's Farm. As we were walking on the trail (to get to Grant's Farm) with 4 strollers and 10 adults we were informed by bicyclists that we were doing it all wrong. We were even told "you are going to kill someone". We endangered our lives and the bicyclists just to find out Grant's Farm was closed for a private event. With 6 disappointed children we headed to the zoo. We got within 5 miles of the zoo and the traffic was at an absolute standstill. After waiting in traffic awhile we gave up and headed back to the Bley's. Greg cooked us the most amazing meal. Steve ate 3 steaks. :) Sunday was not nearly as exciting. We ate breakfast together and then headed home. We had a lot of fun getting together again. It has been 2 years since all of us have been together.

We love and miss them all already!

Grandpa Orville

Steve's Grandpa Orville passed away yesterday.

He lived for 92 wonderful years.

We miss him dearly.

Steve's Grandpa Orville passed away yesterday. He lived for 92 wonderful years. We miss him dearly.

Jenny and Daniel are BACK!!!!

Steve's sister, Jenny lives in Mexico City, Mexico with her husband and son. We miss her so much! She surprised us this week with the news she was coming home. She got in town on Wednesday and plans to stay until October 2nd.

WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!

I cheated and used a picture from their visit in March.

I promise to blog more and use current pictures. :)

Mama what are those?

Mason's new thing is to point to something and say, "Mama what are those?" When we are in the car I kind of have to guess what he is asking about. Today he asked, "Mama what are those?" We were driving past a nursery so I told him they were green houses. He said, "no plants are green and houses are white."