Misty's Surprize!

You all know by now what Jake has been doing for Misty's birthday but I thought I would put up some pictures of my own. Mostly for proof that he actually did it all himself! He just loves that girl so much and really put so much time and effort into the BIG plan. It started off that he wanted to make her a bed and if you know Jake, the idea got really big really fast and then it became a room makeover. He was so excited. I just wish we could have been there to see her face.

Tour of Missouri

Today I am blogging about my husband Ron. He had the wonderful experience of volunteering at the Tour of Missouri Bicycle Race. This was a professional race with all the international teams. This race included the current winner of the Tour De France. This is also the last US race of the Discovery Channel Team. As you can see he is sunburned but happy. He got to work in the first stage of the race. They will race 6 total stages in the State. The first stage was here in Kansas City then on to Clinton, Branson, Columbia, Jefferson City and Saint Louis.

Happy 11th Birthday Sam!

Happy Birthday to you...happy birthday to you...happy birthday to Sammy....happy birthday to you! I love you Sam!

Happy Birthday Sam!

Today was Sam's 11th birthday and he thought it would be fun to go camping. So we did! We camped out at Smithville Lake. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. We set up our tents and roasted hot dogs for dinner. Noah and Annie slept outside under the stars. Grandpa and I love camping with the air mattress!



















I got all the kids a noodle for swimming in the Lake and not only did they swim with them but they became instant fun weapons.













Here is Annie in motion.

Red Rover, Red Rover

The Kids had so much fun! We played red rover, duck duck goose, and just had a wonderful time!

Jenna and Ella love camping!

Katie even put this swim mat in her tent to sleep on...smart girl!