December 4, 2007
A busy few days....
This holiday season had brought us much joy and there is a newness to it as we experience it in our new town. It's been fun watching how our town decorates and all the little festivities they have going on.
And like any year we are BUSY....I am really trying to enjoy Christmas this year...but it seems like the running around never ends. But all in all...we are having a blast.
Gracie went to a friends 5th birthday party. WOW! Birthdays really are a big deal when you are a kid. Gracie already has hers all planned out even though she turned four only three months ago. We had a great time getting together with Wade's family on Saturday even though Mizzou lost. Gracie and Charlie made a Christmas chain with their Grandmas. Charlie is in awe of Baby Jesus. Any manger scene or anything that has the baby Jesus in it causes him to stop and just stare. He reminds me to do the same. To slow down this holiday season and remember who and what we are really celebrating. It's not the presents, the tree, or the lights, although all of that is so much fun. It's all about a little baby born in a manager destined to die on a cross for you and me. Happy Holidays!!!!
Gracie and the birthday girl
The kids helped Daddy put the lights up outside and they were so excited when he turned them on, they remind me as soon as it gets dark to turn them all on.
Well we had a blast all getting together for the big game...unfortunately Mizzou didn't do too well in the second half and they lost the game...bummer...maybe next year!
November 28, 2007
First Date
i saw this on a friends blog and thought it was so funny......
If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not!!! We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake.
Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize! She said it was midwinter... Snowing and quite cold...and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no overnight), they were strangers, after all, and truly had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon. They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere!
Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let Her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car. They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, Yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation. Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation.
As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about 'what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance!
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.
As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down.' And you thought your first date was embarrassing. Jay Leno's comment... 'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off. Oh, and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.
November 26, 2007
Family Pictures
I found a great lady in Missouri that takes some awesome pictures. She met us downtown in St. Charles and they had decorated the town all up for Christmas. Old Town St. Charles has the old cobblestone streets and they've taken all the old buildings and turned them into cute little stores. I was bummed when I saw it was raining on the day of our family photos, but it stopped right as we started shooting. Charlie was not in a good mood and had a really runny nose, and Gracie fell the night before and hit her head in the exact same spot as before and had a bad bruise...BUT our photographer Kay was awesome and she was able to catch a smile from Charlie and we even got a shot of Wade and I. She's only given us a sneak peek at the photos and the rest will be ready in a few days. There was a really good one in black and white of the whole fam....BUT i'm not putting it up because it may be the one I choose for our Christmas cards. Anyway, I'll post more later...enjoy these. When she's got them all up i'll give you guys (Mom and Dad) the website and you can order some if you want.
November 25, 2007
Thanksgiving 2007
Sorry, all of these pictures are in the wrong order...I didn't have much time until now to get all of our pics from the long weekend on here. Thansgiving was a blast! I totally forgot to take a pic of all 18 of us at the dinner table....i guess i was just too busy enjoying all of the wonderful food. We've definitely been eating good lately..maybe a little too good!!
Russ got a Charlie fish!
Uncle Russ and soon to be Aunt Katie
Grandma Betty, Gigi, Aunt Heidi and Aunt Jill
Grandpa Bill and his little buddy
Gracie in her new outfit from Grandma Betty
Uncle Russ and soon to be Aunt Katie
Grandma Betty, Gigi, Aunt Heidi and Aunt Jill
Grandpa Bill and his little buddy
Gracie in her new outfit from Grandma Betty
Birthday Dinner
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)












