Lilly's First Day of Pre-school

So I know she's been in pre-school now for almost 2 months and I'm behind posting these pictures. (I know, I know, I really need to learn how to pull them off the camera myself!) Her teacher is Mrs. Schwartz and the assistant teacher is Mrs. Rosebrough. She loves her school and is making friends there. Andy was obviously excited for her to go as well. Can you believe I didn't pose them in this picture?

Our Other Children

I just realized that I haven't posted pictures of our very cute puppies. Well, they're not puppies anymore actually! They had their first birthday on September 24th and you would think we'd be happy that they are no longer puppies, but now I have to come up with a new excuse for all their bad behaving! We do have a trainer coming in November, so I'm very excited about that and looking forward to them 'training' Michael and I. Enjoy!

Our Surprise Trip to St. Louis

Okay, so it wasn't really a surprise to us, but we did surprise Cara when we showed up at her door that Thursday evening to go with her and Tammy on her birthday trip! We had dropped off the kids with Aunt Denise (thanks Neice!) and we put their stuff in the Malibu and off we went. For those of you who know my husband, we didn't 20 minutes into the trip and he already had taken a wrong turn! In KC, no less. But, our traveling moto is "we will get lost at least once" each time we go anywhere outside the Topeka - Lawrence area. I keep telling my husband I'm going to get him a GPS so we'll stop having these issues....but I do love Michael and I guess that makes our traveling exciting!

Since it was so late with us leaving, we didn't get to the hotel until late that evening, and let me tell you, it was a gem. We stayed at the Econo lodge that night, hole in the wall and all, and first thing in the morning I checked us out and booked us in at the Hyatt. I'm all for saving a few bucks, but not when my safety (or my sleep) are concerned. Needless to say, the Hyatt was fantastic! Here are a few pictures from our trip. We had a great weekend with Cara and Tammy and we're thrilled to have some adult time!

These 2 pictures were taken in the "pod" on the way to the top of the Arch. The doors opened and I just looked at Michael and said "are you kidding me?" But I managed to make it up and back down with only a slight anxiety attack.

We did go tour the brewery, which was huge and a really great tour! Plus we got to sample the beer afterward. We've found a new favorite, Bud Light Lime, of which I even enjoyed!

The highlight of the trip was going to the Cardinal's stadium for the evening game. We had great seats (Cara and Tammy will tease me for not knowing the name of the section) in this special area that was gated off and had it's own food court area that was air conditioned (they knew they were traveling with me I think!). The game was a blow out, 18 to 2 I think was the final score. The Cards did great and we had fun at the park!

To end our trip, we did go to Six Flags. We did the waterpark on Saturday and then came back Sunday morning to ride the rollercoasters. Cara rode more than I did, so I gave props for that! All in all, I think everyone had a great time and I'd do it again next week. Well, maybe in a few weeks....we did buy the Big 6 pass to Six Flags!