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 GardenWe 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!
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!
