Finally got some pictures up

So I finally got some pictures from our Missouri vacation up. Scroll down to that entry and you will see the slideshow. I will get more from our friend's Lance and Debbie's visit as soon as I get those edited. i think I will have a few more from Missouri as well. Hope you enjoy them. Take care and have a good day.

Our friends from Glen Rose visit

I have to start of this blog saying I think I have had writer's block. It seems like either we have had a lot going on, or not enough to post. It has been almost 2 weeks which is nothing like me. I think I had to decompose from the drive home from Missouri and from starting back to work.

Mike's birthday was good. We went out with three other couples to PF Changs for dinner, and then went to a couple of places up in The Woodlands. It was nice to be around adults, and I really enjoyed their company.

This past week went well at work for me. It was busy, but I would not know what to do if it wasn't. I was very productive, and even had a training class that I attended on productivity. Hopefully that will work for me.

On Friday, our friends Lance and Debbie drove in from Glen Rose with their three kids. We had a great time. I cooked a new dish on Friday night, and then we had pizzas on Saturday night. We made homemade ice cream, and the kids swam in the blow-up pools in the backyard. We played the Wii way to late, but had a great time. We even decided on a weekend for next year to rent a room at Schlitterbahn in New Braunsfules. I am looking forward to that along with our family trip to meet my Dad, Step-mom, and sisters and brother out at Hilton Head with their familes. That should be a great time!

Anyway, other than that, it is back to getting ready for work/school for the week. Laundry, laundry, laundry! It seems to never end! Oh well, I guess I could have more kids and it would be more.

Well, I guess that is it for this post. I only took a few pictures, so as soon as I can I will get them posted.

Until Next time...

Our Summer Vacation---Missouri

So, I am now sitting in my living room, thankful to be home. Mike, Cas and I left on the 2nd of July to head towards Missouri. We went to visit my Dad, Kim(my step-mom), and my step siblings. When we headed out on the 2nd we drove to Little Rock, Arkansas. After many, "Are we there yet?"(From me), and Cassidy saying, "The movie is over, what can I watch next?", we heard the voice on GPS say, "YOU HAVE ARRIVED!" The evening of the 2nd we took it pretty slow, we ended up getting in around 8:30 that night, so we were all pretty tired. We got some rest and drove into Cape Girardeau on the 3rd.

Once we arrived in Cape, the festivities began. We got in shortly after lunch time on the 3rd, and so my Dad was off for the afternoon. It was great. We all got settled in, and we able to catch up some. On the morning of the 4th, Mike and Dad went out to Dad and Kim's golf course and helped with a golf tournament. Mike and Dad both said it was really neat because the kids that were playing in this tournament would probablly be seen later on the PGA tour. The evening of the 4th we decided to go see fireworks out at the park. We put on a TON of BUG SPRAY, and headed out. It was really nice. Cassidy has never liked many loud noises, so Poppy Dick helped solve that problem. (Thanks Dad!) You can see from the picture(s) below. Cas could hardly hear a thing! It was pretty funny.

I can't remember all the exact days for what we did, but I can tell you what we did. Guess I am getting old =-)

On Sunday, we went to church, and had a wonderful lunch. We relaxed a little as well. We even loaded up the car and headed down towards the Mighty Mississippi River. Cassidy thought it was really neat to see all the barges go by. It is a beautiful river at night. We also were able to see the new bridge that was built. The architecture is amazing.

On Monday, we loaded up the car and the five of us headed towards St. Louis. We took Cassidy to the St. Louis Zoo, and the St. Louis Children's Museum. We had a blast. We saw Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh my! Cassidy's favorite animals at the zoo were the flamingos...At The Children's Museum, Cas got to run around and see and do there as well. Once we finished there, we headed out towards dinner. We ate at an awesome Pizza place. It was Chicago style, and boy was it yummy!

On Tuesday, Dad had to work, so Mike and I got our teeth cleaned. Cassidy got to take a ride in the dental chair, and Dr. Poppy Dick Swartz checked her teeth out as well. It was nice to get that done by my dad.

Unfourtanetly, Kim's Step Dad passed away, so Dad and Kim had to head off to Nashville on Wednesday for a funeral. Thanks to Kim and Dad's friends Bill and Becky Ogborne, we did however have our dinner taken care of and got to go swimming. It was nice of them to open their house to us and do that.

On Thursday, Dad worked again, so Kim took Cassidy, Mike and I down to the library, and Cassidy took a class. It was really neat. It was all about color, and different ways of using color. Cassidy got to do shaving cream art and painted with icing (and then got to eat it). Yummy... that tasted good!

On Tuesday , Mike, Cassidy and I headed down to Caruthersville. We were able to see Ted and Sue Streete, and Donna and Henry Hayden. It was great to see them all. Ted came in from farming, and spent some good time with us. Ted and Sue are exactly as I remember. We also had a special treat. One of Ted and Sue's daughters Ginny and her daughter Katia (who was adopted from Russia) came over to see us as well. I love them all so much. We visited for a long time, and then headed back to Cape Girardeau.

We were going to leave on Thursday, and head back to Memphis, but do to the earlier week's circumstances, we decided to stay an extra day. On Thursday, while my Dad was at work, we decided to take Cas to a movie. We went and saw the movie Ice Age
2. It was a little scary for Cassidy although some parts she really enjoyed.

We left Missouri on Friday, and drove to Memphis. Once we got there, we headed straight towards the hotel. The Peabody Hotel that is. We got their early enough to see the ducks swimming in their pond in the lobby, and of course for me to spend some money in the gift shop. It was amazing. The hotel is beautiful, and the tradition was amazing. Once the show got started the ducks walked down some stairs onto the red carpet that is rolled out for them. They shook themselves off, and then headed to the elevator. They did get a little loud, and quacked quite a bit. Once the show was over, we met Kim's brother and sister-in-law. Thanks to Kim's brother and his wife, they actually let us stay in the their condo in downtown Memphis. It was beautiful, and overlooked the river. Once we got settled in, we headed back towards The Peabody Hotel. We were able to go to the roof, were they keep the ducks, and Cassidy got to see them in their home. I was amazed, they have their own fountain on the roof as well! After we left The Peabody for the 2nd time, we headed towards The Rendevous for ribs. I actually ate a pulled pork sandwich...all I have to say is Oh, my gosh! That was WONDERFUL. It was getting late, and since we had walked to the resturant, we decided to catch a carriage back. Cassidy loved the horse drawn carriage and it looked like it was out of Cinderella. We got back to the condo, and settled in for a good night's rest.

The following morning which was Saturday, we headed out early and drove towards Houston. I don't think I have ever been so happy to see the Texas state line! We headed towards Happy Farm Kennel, and picked Bella up. When we got home I franticaly ran to the store and got our groceries for the week. Now here I sit on the couch typing this blog. I did get back in time last night to mow the back yard. So the front yard is my next monster. Followed by a day of laundry =-)~ Can't wait. I hope you enjoy all the pictures. I tried to break them up, since I think this is the longest post I have ever had...

Take care, until next post!
Shelley

Creekside Pool and Getting our Nails done

So we went to Creekside Pool up in The Woodlands as it was extremely hot this weekend.

We had a BLAST! It was so much fun...here are some pictures from our visit to the pool and waterpark!

Cassidy and I also went to the nail salon to get ready for our trip. Cassidy loved it. I think I am in trouble...I am already spoiling her!
(There are two albums, one from the salon, and one from the pool)

Ready for the weekend

Although we have a TON to do to get ready for vacation, we are going to hopefully enjoy this weekend. We are going to try out a new pool up in The Woodlands, so we will see how it goes. Here are som recent pictures of my cute niece Ami Ye. We miss them so much! Other than that we are rolling into the weekened.

Father's Day Itself

So we went to our friend Justin's house on Father's Day. At first I thought, a party on Father's Day???? I don't know, but we all had a great time. It was wonderful bar-b-que, and it was great to see friends. They had everything to eat from crawfish to meat, chips to dessert. NO ONE could go hungry!!! They had a HUGE SLIP-N-SLIDE!!! It was a blast. Below are some pictures of it. We had so much fun. Cas also had fun splashing in a baby pool too.

I think the best part of the whole day for me was they had horses. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always found horses magical...sound crazy???? Anyway, Justin has a stable and has some horses because on their property, they board animals as well. We got to get up close to the horses as they were in their stalls, and I loved getting to pet their noses. Cassidy thought they were great and did a wonderful job with them. The last thing I want is for Cas to be scared of horses, I guess since I love them so much.

Cas also got a new pool for the house, she really likes it. It is a little different than I thought it would be, but it is still really cute, and Cassidy likes it. I guess that is all that really matters.

Well, below are some pictures of the entire weekend. Take care until next post...

Happy Father's Day

So, today is Father's Day and I want to say Have a wonderful day to all the Father's out there. Mike is still sleeping, so we will wish him a Happy Father's Day on his schedule today. Cas and I woke up early today, and got it started. I got dressed, Cas is still in her P.J.'s, and we headed off to the donut store (Mike's request)! We picked up donuts and now in the background is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and we are waiting for Daddy to rise and shine. I want to say a special Happy Father's Day to Mike. You are a wonderful husband and Father. We love you very much and are very blessed to have you in our lives.

I want to write a special note to my Dad(a.k.a. Poppy Dick). Happy Father's Day Dad. I love you very much and can't wait to see you soon. Thanks for all that you do for me! I hope you have a wonderful day. We are counting down the days at our house until we come. Hope you are ready for some fun!

Other than Father's Day, we have had a fairly normal week. Cassidy has been back on a prescription again for her tonsillitis. Although, she feels great, and we have no problems to speak of. The doctor just felt as if we didn't knock it out with the first round of medication.

Cassidy got to go on a Pirate Adventure on Friday at school. She was a little leery of the Pirate, but we had a good time. They had a pretend pirate ship, and they got treasure at the end. The kids got to dress up if they wanted to as well. Since I was there, Cas wanted to sit in my lap and as far away from the pirate as possible. Friday night, our niece Jordan came home with Mike from work. She came over since every year we take her shopping for her birthday. It was in April, we were a little late this year, but we had some Mexican food Friday night.

Saturday morning we hit the mall to do a little shopping with Jordan. We met Mike's sister for lunch at Tommy Bahama, and had a nice time as well. Once Jenny
and Jordan had left, we decided to surprise Cassidy and go to a movie. We don't do that nearly enough, but Cas always has a great time. We went and saw the movie "Up". It was cute, but I would have thought it wound be a little different.
We went to Johnny Rockets for dinner, and I was a little disappointed in that as well. Mike and I first went to Johnny Rockets when we were on our Honeymoon as they had one on the ship we were on. It was actually good. We have gone a couple of times here, and it is not as good, and they don't entertain and sing like they used to. Anyway, we came home and all went to sleep early.

So that gets us back to Sunday morning...Cartoons on, and now Cassidy is hosting a "Cooking Class" for me. She has some of her play kitchen accessories downstairs, and is borrowing the beans from "Don't spill the beans game". She is so funny and very creative. She loves to help me in the kitchen, and it has made cooking more fun to me. Well, today we are going to a BBQ at a friend's house, in honor of his Father.

I guess that is all for now. Take care until next post!