Happy Birthday Mom

Today is The Day!

My most wonderful mother is what today is all about.

Happy Birthday beautiful Mom!

Oh how I love you.

 Here's a sweet shot with Mom & Kristen. 

We celebrated at The Outback CrabShack in Florida last week.

It was one of those not over planned parties 

that turned out perfect.

I should have taken more pictures but it was relaxing 

and the food was over-the-top.

If your thing is crab legs, shrimp, fish, clams, oysters, conch, 
etc, then you may need to take a road trip.
It is so worth it.

When I googled the menu to write this blog,

I found that we also received fried gator.

I'm baffled!

Oh well, it was all yummy. 

Wonder if I ate any. 

Oh if you could see my face right now. 

I hope you are having a perfect day.

I love you!

Birthday Fun

We celebrated Kacey & Abigails birthdays.

They were both born at the end of October.

I can't think of a better way to welcome in the Fall 

than with apples.

Danielle came up with the cutest idea of using apples 

as the theme for the party.

Apples

Caramel

Toppings galore

Apple pie

Apple strudel 

Apple turnovers

Apple juice

You get the idea.

Family & friends,

we are very blessed.

 

So...

Guess what Abi wanted for her birthday.

Guess what Abi received for her birthday.

Anything and everything Anna.

Kacey asked for Elsa and she got everything Elsa.

I haven't come across those pictures yet.

Oops.

Is this disturbing?

He is one of the kids favorite uncles

and you can see why.

I so enjoy parties.

I love that they bring those we love together.

I am beyond grateful with how blessed 

I am with my dear family. 

I love knowing we have each other through out life.

I feel the same way with many of you who follow my story.

Hope all is well with you.

Six

Our girl is 6!

When God placed Kacey in our family,

we didn't know what a gift we were receiving.

God picked her out just for our family.

This beautiful angel has the sweetest disposition.

She loves life.

Whether riding horses, running, or swimming...

she is very competitive.

A natural athlete.

This picture is before she took some scissors to that gorgeous hair.

I must say that the hair brushing is much easier now.

One thing I love about Kacey is,

she loves to be silly.

As I was scrolling through my 10,000 pictures of her,

there were hundreds of photos that she took of herself making funny faces.

She is a party.

Miss Photogenic.

Sweet.

How I adore you.

Sweet freckles.

Happy Birthday Kacey.

Renaissance

I'm staying in The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.

It is gorgeous.

It hosts several events, including Inaugural Balls 

and State dinners 

and some fabulous weddings. 

I regret not bringing my camera.

iPhone doesn't do it justice. 

Allow me to grab some of google images.

This is like our room except we have a king.

Pretty swanky.

I enjoy walking through the halls

and peeking into the different ballrooms.

It's located smack dab in the middle of everywhere 

you would want to be.

The popular choice for lunch are food trucks.

They are everywhere and the options are plentiful.

How to choose?

Flip a coin.

There is even a lobster truck!

Mark & I are doing low carbs

so it's nice to have lots of choices.

This Godiva shop 

is next door to our hotel.

How many carbs is that?

We are having fun

exploring this area. 

I've spent my days in the gym,

shopping, Starbucks and wandering the streets.

Of course,

our evenings are spent watching the World Series.

Go KC!!

Where's Wendy?

I am spending this week in our nations capital.

I get to walk by this little house daily.

One of my favorite spots to frequent

involves the freshest seafood.

Right off the boats.

The toughest part is decided what to order.

Crab legs or shrimp?

Maybe both.

I realize most people who vacate to DC

don't find the food the topic of discussion.

I on the other hand,

come here several times a year

to accompany my honey on his business trips.

How many times can a person walk 

through all these museums?

I used to think I'd spend every day in them but now...

 "been there, done that" is how I feel about it.

I walked past this little monument 

when I met Mark at his job.

He works right down the road from Seafood City.

Washington DC is a beautiful city.

If it weren't for the politics that it represents,

it would be more enjoyable.

Let's not think about that.

I'll think about that tomorrow.

Where is Rhett when we need him?

Have a happy!

Halloween Craft

I'm always keeping an eye out for a new craft to do.

When I saw this cute shirt on Pinterest,

I knew I needed to make one for Abi.

I have plenty of felt left over from my last project.

I ironed it on with Wonder-Under.

I stitched around each piece.

I added buttons for the eyes.

I then embellished the shoulder with a detachable bow.

Easy-schmeezie!

I did wash the new shirt before beginning the project

because it will shrink and distort your work if you don't.

I was thrilled to be able to find flip-flops at Hobby Lobby.

Not an easy find in Kansas during this time of year

but since Abi lives in Florida,

I was thinking she may still be able to wear them

as she walks next door to her other favorite grandmother.

I love a craft that cost $1.29.

I found lots of options when I googled it 

so guess what my grandkids are going to be inundated with!

Here she is wearing her shirt.

Cutie pie!

Here's a group shot.

We are ready for Halloween.