It's a Morkie!

We have a new puppy! We adopted this precious Morkie from a connection Mary had with a friend at church. She was donated to a foundation to raise Aids awareness but it didn't work out and we came to the rescue. The puppy's twin sister is owned by Mary's friend Dena, so they will get to visit each other often. We've been calling her Abby....what do you think?

Caleb Lost His First Tooth....Correction: Teeth!

Caleb, age 6, finally lost his first tooth (Lower Middle). It fell out in the morning, so I snapped a photo, sent him off to school, and alerted the media. By the time we got everything ready for the tooth fairy that night, he jumped out of bed with his top middle tooth in hand, exclaiming that he pulled out a 2nd tooth. Wow! Two in one day. Apparently the Tooth Fairy was pretty impressed because she left a $10 bill under his pillow. Next time, though, I think we'll only see those familiar $1 gold coins like Josh got for each tooth. Still....this was pretty exciting. Don't you think?

Happy St. Paddy's Day

We went downtown in KC to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by visiting the College Basketball Experience, staying at the historic Hotel Phillips, eating in the new Power & Light District, watching the parade in the rain (oh yeah... we opted out on that and went INSIDE the Crown Center), and the best part was: Cabaraoke! Check us out on You Tube by clicking on the link below or watch the full length video here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJGgcrdcFn8

Cutest Nephew Ever!

Can I just brag on my adorable nephew for a minute? I just got this photo from my sister Jenni of her gorgeous son, Jake. He has stolen his Aunt Mary's heart. Now just look at his photo and I'm sure you'll agree that he could endorse any baby product he wanted to. Get that boy a commercial or modeling contract! I love you, Baby Jake!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess

This week was Dr. Suess's birthday and Caleb's Kindergarten class had lots of fun celebrating the week with Mixed Up Monday (wearing mismatched & backward clothing), Silly Sock Wednesday, and Wacky Snack Friday. Kohl's was selling Dr. Suess books & stuffed animals for charity so we racked up ... and shared them with his class at Harmony. Here Caleb shows off Horton. We are all waiting for the release of his new movie later this month - Horton Hears a Who!

Keith Urban Rocks Kansas City!

Last night, to celebrate our 17th Anniversary (which is actually today), Terry surprised me with tickets to the Carrie Underwood/Keith Urban concert in Kansas City. We had awesome seats (a million thanks, Debby!!) and Josh even babysat Caleb for us. The concert venue was the brand new Sprint Center. We hadn't been to a concert in a while and had fun during pre-show text messaging to the big screen on stage [they displayed Terry's "Happy Anniversary" message to me] and Keith Urban taught us the "cell phone wave." Concerts are getting so high tech these days. We love Carrie and she was good, but not even in the same league as Keith Urban. He was so down to earth and generous with his fans [he gave a guitar to a woman sitting just down the end of our row]. The quality of his show was top notch. We give the concert 2 big thumbs up!

Happy Birthday, Josh!

Josh celebrated his 12th birthday on March 1st and got a big surprise from Mom and Dad (well.... it was Dad's idea, not mine!). A baja motocross 70cc dirt bike was waiting for him when he got off the school bus the day before his birthday. And, we were blessed with spring-like 70 degree weather the next two days so he (and all the neighbors) could enjoy riding it. Even I took a spin around the cul-d-sac. Then the temperatures dropped back into the 30's. But that hasn't stopped Josh. He's become quite a pro already. Can you believe this is the same kid who drew all over my van with a rock when he was two? They really do grow up, don't they?!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Terry, my Valentine, went to Phoenix the week of Valentine's where it was warm and sunny and left the boys and I here in frigid Kansas with all the snow and ice. But we forgave him quickly when a bouquet of Valentine cookies were delivered to our doorstep on February 14th from "Cookies by Design." Now that's something I can really sink my teeth into. And that I did! I think I've gained a few pounds, but it was so worth it. Oh by the way..... check out Josh's new braces. Next month he's going to get different color bands.

Guess who is 50! Not me... (yet)!

My brother-in-law, Michael turned 50 on December 20, 2007, and I had a lot of fun helping my sister plan a huge surprise party at the Senior Center in Lake Mary, Florida! We went all out, dressing up as senior citizens with wigs and dresses purchased at the Thrift Store and roasting the older-than-dirt birthday boy. In case you don't recognize us, that's my sister, Lisa, and I in the photo. I know you are just at a loss for words right now!

Christmas at Resurrection

As many of you know I'm slightly nuts because I actually enjoy being on stage. So, a highlight of the year for me was Christmas at Resurrection in which both Caleb and I had parts. I wore several hats this year... carried banners, snowflakes, threw streamers, was a "lady of ill-repute," and was in the royal court of one of the wise men. I even had a speaking part as an usher during the transitional skit. It's a lot of rehearsals and I lose an entire week of December because I'm basically camped out at the church, but it's worth the friendships I make during the process. Here are pictures from the show. That's me to the left of Frosty!

Our Crazy Family! (December 2007)