Wednesday, April 13, 2011

2011 Cruis'n & Cook'n Auto Show

This was our third year to attend the car show in Osage City, but the first year for Dale and Judy to come with us.  Terry drove his 1955 Chevy Bel Air and Dale drove Judy's 1929 Model A.  We had a good time looking at all the different cars, eating the BBQ lunch the Osage High School band serves as a fundraiser, and sitting around visiting.   Terry won a socket holder as a door prize and Dale and Judy won a big toolbox on a cart, but our cars didn't win any awards.




Chrissa and Bailey are ready to go cruisin' in their new outfits.

I remembered I had the poodle skirt my grandma made for Jennifer when she was a little girl and Aubrey thought it would be fun to wear it for awhile since we have a car from the '50's.  Grandma Judy took the pictures of her posing by our car.


 Myka Watkins and Aubrey playing Nintendo DS games under a shade tree. 
It was great that Aubrey had someone in Osage City to hang out with.
Her parents (Dave and Tracy) even fed us supper after the car show!

 Herbie the Love Bug!

 1957 Chevrolet Handyman Wagon -- it has three seats and the back one
folds down to give more trunk space.  This is what I need instead of my minivan!








Tuesday, April 12, 2011

FCA Camp

Kaitlyn spent last weekend at Rock Springs for FCA camp.  She probably would have had more fun if she hadn't been sick Wednesday/Thursday, still on a z-pack and had to sit out of the sports activities. 
Oh, well!
I copied the photos from the e-trailblazer. 

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The Gang
FCAEdit

Kate and Kaitlyn
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The Girls
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Friday, April 8, 2011

Meet Bob!

Bob the Squirrel: 
 This may be my favorite pet -- I don't have to take care of it and it provides me endless entertainment.
Neighbor Jim caught Bob running off with one of his tomatoes last summer.  Can you picture it running from his garden carrying a big red tomato?

I think you can tell from this picture why we call it "Bob"!
It's fun to speculate just exactly what might have happened to that tail.

 And the next picture shows why we have decided Bob is a "she" -- guess her real name is Bobette!
These are last year's babies playing in the Catalpa tree -- there were at least three. I have heard her scolding her babies when they are causing her grief just like I do mine. 
I hope there were will be more babies to watch soon!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

CRAZY WEEK!

After a bizarre wiffleball accident in PE on Wednesday, a trip to the chiropractor and the doctor, and missing a day and a half of school Kaitlyn seems to be on the mend.  She didn't have any symptoms other than a nasty headache, but that was enough to worry everyone.  Anyway, she may be a poster child for non-co-ed PE! 

Friday night, Terry and I went to a Billy Dean and Kenny Rogers concert with Dale and Judy.  It was pretty good, although I got a lot of mileage out of Kenny barely being able to walk out on stage!

Our Saturday involved Terry getting both 55 Chevy's out of storage, Aubrey playing in a 3 on 3 tournament in the Dunlap gym from 9am to 1pm, and Kaitlyn hanging with friends at the business expo.  Finally,  at 3pm we headed for KC -- Destination:  American Girl store at Oak Park Mall.  We had fun picking out doll outfits for when they travel in the 55's to the car show in Osage City next weekend.  Personally, I think American Girl needs to come out with poodle skirts and saddleshoes....  Then the girls "designed" a t-shirt for each of their dolls.  Aubrey's (blonde Bailey) is I "heart" gymnastics and Kaitlyn's (brunette Chrissa) says "Love and Music".

Bailey and Chrissa stylin' and profilin'

Kaitlyn and Aubrey posing in the "sno-cone" hut with the 2011 American Girl doll, Kanani. 

After about an hour in American Girl, we drove across the parking lot to eat at Cheddars and then headed home.  Wonder what the odds are we would run into people we know at a restaurant we've never been to in a town we rarely visit, 'cuz we did!

Sunday was church and then to Scotchy and Mildred Harkness' auction where we purchased a five disc DVD player for $12, a Husquvarna lawn cart and an awesome old game board.  Aubrey spent the afternoon playing with Myka Watkins, and Terry smoked a turkey on his new smoker  -- it was yummy!  A couple of church meetings in the afternoon/evening and now watching the country music awards.  I think we need another day off to recover from our days off!  I'm hoping this week is not nearly as eventful.....

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Let Them Eat Cake!

Kaitlyn and her friend, Matyson, decided yesterday they needed to make a cake for themselves to celebrate making Bravettes.  So today that's what they did.  I was skeptical, but it turned out really well!  I haven't tried a piece yet but they tell me it tastes "pretty good actually". Maybe they can use their newfound talents to hold a bake sale to raise money for all those Bravette outfits and dance camp!




 JUST DANCE!

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Sisterly Love....


They love each other but.....
March 2011


Fall 2000

August 2001

July 2002

November 2003

June 2006

...it's a secret!