Jess and I drove to Kansas from Arkansas to visit with my Mom, my Sister Alie and my Sister Melissa, who flew in from Michigan. We all get together at least once a year and I always look forward to it!! The picture below was at my Mom and Scott's Business. We hung out there for a day; the kids had a blast in the ice cream and fudge shop, of course my Mom spoiled them with treats
galore like Grandma's do best! The kids also were catching frogs and playing, they were in heaven!
Cousin pool fun in Alie's back yard!
One of the nights, my Mom told stories to all the kids and roasted
smores over the fire pit!
Another fun night by the fire pit, except this night, the wind was out of control! The ashes were flying at us and landing on us! It was a good laugh!
Our shopping day at Burlington! Of course always fun but when you have your 3 Sisters with you and your Mom, it's even 100 times more fun!
Of course we had to throw in some goofy pictures!
I did say goofy right!?
Lol!
One night we had this lady that Alie knows, come over and give us
complimentary facials, it was a blast!!!! The top left pic is Jess and Missy with lip treatment on, that's why their lips look so funny!!
My Mom did a rewards point chart with the kids, so for each time they were well behaved, they earned a point; each point counted for a dollar. The picture below is of all the kids going crazy filling their baskets at the dollar store.
One day the neighborhood put on a
BBQ with games, rides and
face painting!
Out to dinner at Olive Garden
We ended up staying for a week, great memories I will never forget! I love you Mom and my Beautiful Sisters! I miss you all so much!
On our way back, we had to drive through Joplin. We decided to go drive through the town to see what the tornado had done. Can I just say that these pictures don't even do justice! I have never seen anything like it in my life! It was tore down for miles! It felt like a dream and also reminded us of the movie "I am Legend" with Will Smith. It was so sad, words can't even describe it. It is so different to be there in person versus seeing pictures. Tree trunks were ripped completely out of the ground, piles of wood and brick everywhere, smashed cars, toys, furniture, you name it, it was scattered everywhere and there was no green grass or trees with leafs. We saw the hospital, a school and a lot of residential just shredded. It really was an eye opener and just makes you appreciate all you have even more! My heart goes out to
them all. Please keep them in your prayers!
Downtown Montgomery, AL
Our Apartments
All of us girls try to get together as much as we can; this was our second get together in Montgomery. We had a potluck and played games. (Left to right) Beth, Tinley, Jessica, Christine and I.
My Nephew Talon, digging away at his cake!
The picture below is of the kids and Erica, who I just met. She majored in Dance and I was quite impressed when I watched a couple of her dances on "dancing with the stars"; she and her dance team performed on there as special guests. She is amazing!
Braxton, Christine and tylar.
At this beautiful park behind our apts.
We went to tis BBQ place downtown and it was amazing! One of the best restaurants I have ever been to!!
Nate and I took the kids to a water park downtown; they always love those!
