NEW COUCHES!

AUGUST 2011 - MINI SUMMER VACATION

We took our annual summer vacation the week after the kids summer camp ended. We had Kelsey and Ethan with us too, which was a lot of fun for all of us. We spent a couple days at Papa's lake house in Marissa, then went to St. Louis for the day...up in the Arch and then to a Cardinal game. We had a great week!

VISIT WITH GRANDMA & DON

Grandma and Don came to visit on their annual summer vacation trip. They were here July 13-19 and we had lots of fun hanging out with them! We spent a lot of time in the pool, shopping and took them to the new Sheel's sporting goods store here in Springfield. They were here during the heat wave, so I think it was actually cooler in Florida than Illinois that week! We were sad to see them go, but look forward to seeing them at Christmas on Singer Island!

HAPPY EASTER 2011

We had a really nice Easter Sunday which started off by going to church (Grandma came too!) and then back to Grandma's house to hunt for eggs (in her basement because it was too wet outside) and then a great late lunch!

SNOWMAGEDDON 2011

February 1 was the worst Blizzard we've ever had! The winds were so high that it was literally snowing sideways. All in all we got just about a foot of snow. The kids loved it, but I'm not sure Rob had too much fun shoveling it!!

BROWNIE CAMP OUT

The last weekend in January, Emily and I particiated in the Browne Camp out at the Girl Scout Camp Widji. We stayed in the Lodge, which was very cozy with a nice big fire place, kitchen, heat and best of all...indoor plumbing. The girls did a relay race with their sleeping bags, played games, cooked hot dogs for dinner and then smores before bed. I was amazed how well they all got along - no fights the entire time! The next morning we made breakfast, and then the girls learned how to tie some knots. Emily was one of the first ones to figure out the knots and enjoyed helping the other girls learn too. We really enjoyed it there and I had a great time with my best girl!