MILEY CYRUS CONCERT

Wednesday night my friend Janet and I took our girls to see Miley Cyrus at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis (where the Blues play hockey!) Words cannot describe how load a bazillion screaming girls can be!!! But it was a fun night and the girls had a great time seeing their "idol"!

Janet, Melanie and Maddie...waiting for the show to start!

Jen and Emily


This was Emily's first "real" concert! She had a ball!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!

Well, Grandma's officially a senior citizen today! Looking forward to her party at Uncle Jon's tonight!

5k BREAST CANCER WALK

This morning our Brownie Troop walked in the 5k Breast Cancer walk at White Oaks mall. It was fun to be a part of such a great event!

Ready, set, GO!

The 1 mile mark!

SOCCER!

Last "regulation" soccer game of the season and I finally took some pictures! We've had a pretty good season, winning all but 2 I think. Next weekend is end of year tournament, single elimination. Last year we came in 2nd place, so we're going for GOLD this year!

CUB SCOUTS FALL CAMP OUT

Oct 10-11 was the Fall Camp out for the Cub Scouts at Camp Illinek (out by Lake Springfield). Fortunately, Rob was able to go this year as I have decided I will not be sleeping in a tent or on the ground ever again! It was very cold that night, but they had a fun time!

WALNUT KNOB WEEKEND

September 18-20 weekend was our girls bi-annual scrapbook weekend at Walnut Knob Lodge in Pittsfield, IL. People ask us why we keep going back there each time, and truthfully, we tell them it's our "home away from home!" It's actually a hunting lodge that they rent out to other groups, but it has all the comforts of home. From a fully stocked kitchen (well we bring our own food), bedding and towels, Sirius radio, fireplace and internet access. There are also two patios that are nice for eating or just grabbing some fresh air while checking on the hubbys and kids back home! This year we learned that Walnut Knob is having some financial troubles and they need to sell by the end of the year, or the bank will take it. We all have our fingers crossed that the new owners will continue to rent to scrapbook moms like us for years to come! Here are some pictures from this past trip (and...hopefully will not be our last!)

The best part of the weekend is coming down the driveway, seeing the welcome sign and knowing the whole weekend is ahead of us!

Little bridge over the creek

One side of the kitchen...gosh how we all love that fridge!

The living room area upstairs, which is nice to have if someone wants to take a break from scrappin and just hang out and talk.

Front porch
The Virden girls table!

Janet

Jen, Jori and Kendra

The center of the dining area (which we take over to scrap!)

A NIGHT AT BUSCH STADIUM

While I was away on my girls scrapbook weekend, Rob took the kids to the Cubs v. Cardinals game Friday night in St. Louis with Papa and DD. They said it was a nice time at the ballpark even though our Cubbies lost :(

Emily was a little nervous there would be fireworks at the game because she is scared to death of them. Fortunately, there was only one homerun...so only one set of fireworks. A funny side note...she pronounces Cardinals "Carnivals"!All hooded up and ready to root root root for the Cubbies!

Of course Papa and DD had on their RED shirts! Looks like it was a beautiful night!