McKinley's Minnie Mouse 1st Birthday Party

Since we frequently call McKinley "Minnie Mouse" we decided that would be an appropriate theme for her 1st birthday party. That, and of course our family just loves Mickey and Minnie and all their friends! :)

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Look at this amazing cake my best friend and McKinley's godmother, Kelly, made for her to celebrate with. It was so super cute!!! :)

Our little Minnie Mouse and a pretty decent picture of our family at the party too! :)

  McKinley with her Godparents, Kelly and Charlie

McKinley received lots of love and attention from her grandmothers for her birthday

 Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Julie and Uncle Chuck came to celebrate McKinley's birthday with us.

 How sweet is this picture of McKinley laughing with Grandma and Grandpa?

 Grandma, McKinley and Aunt Julie

These two always take such great pictures together! I sure love them both! :)

  Everyone loves Uncle Chuck! :)

Such a good picture of Reagan and Grandpa! :) 

 Missy K being silly with Grandma...

 and sweet too... :)

 McKinley with Grammy meeting her new little buddy, Anna Leigh  

 These two definitely need to make a trip to Disney World together! :)

 McKinley enjoying her super cute and yummy cake! :)

 I can't believe how much fun McKinley had opening presents. She was a hoot! :)

 What more could a little girl want than a Minnie Mouse chair, a big friend like Chaz, and lots of presents and love? 

I'm not sure how we didn't manage to get a picture of all the kids at the party together. I'm sorry we missed pictures of Anna, Heidi, Holden, Ally, Cooper and Spencer but they were of course a big part of the fun! Thank you to everyone who helped to make McKinley's 1st birthday so special!

Visit from Uncle Chuck and Aunt Julie - August 2013

The second weekend in August Aunt Julie and Uncle Chuck came for a visit. We had such a fabulous time! Here's our crazy crew with their awesome aunt and uncle! :)

 Uncle Chuck and Aunt Julie brought Jackson a gun for his birthday. Here are two warriors off to fight some zombies!

 Missy Reagan and Uncle Chuck

 Aunt Julie helped the girls put on some makeup. :)

Three beautiful girls :)

Aunt Julie sure knows how to make these girls laugh!!!

 Kennedy decided she needed some deodorant as well...

  Then the girls helped Aunt Julie put on some makeup. Lucky Aunt Julie!

 Just a little more lip gloss...

 Aunt Julie made sure Miss McKinley received lots of love during their visit! :)

Thank you so much for coming to visit us! We loved every minute and can't wait for you to come back again soon! :)

Reagan's 6th Birthday - St. Louis

Instead of having a birthday party in Lexington for Reagan's 6th birthday we took a trip to St. Louis. We were fortunate enough to have Grammy & Grand-Dad, Uncle Scott & Aunt Arla, Uncle Dan, Aunt Dorothy, Heidi & Holden, as well as Tim's St. Louis family and friends join us for a super fun weekend! Thank you to everyone for making it such a special birthday for our Missy Reagan!

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We drove to St. Louis Thursday afternoon, April 18, arriving just in time to order some yummy Imo's pizza for a late night snack with Grammy and Grand-Dad. Friday morning we got up early and headed to the Arch for our first official stop.

 Reagan was excited to sit in the #6 car to ride to the top of the arch for her 6th birthday! :) Jackson decided he needed his picture taken with his Lucky #7 car too. lol :)

 Missy K and Grammy on their way to the top of the Arch

 Jackson loved looking at the barges on the Mississippi river as well as the cars crossing the bridges 

 Grand-Dad and his girls at the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch

 Part of my happy crew (they love photo opportunities so much... lol ) posing in front of the Arch on our way back to the car

 After our visit to the Arch we headed to Edwardsville to have lunch with Grandma, Nonna, Uncle Ran, Aunt Kayci and G to celebrate G's 3rd birthday. Happy Birthday Gruvis! :)

 What a cutie!!! :) 

 Grandma brought special cupcakes for everyone for dessert and extra special ones for the birthday kiddos. Thanks so much Grandma! :)

 After lunch we headed to the library to hang out with everyone for a while since the weather was a bit cold for visiting in any playgrounds. Miss McKinley thoroughly enjoyed the adult to child ratio. :)

 It was the first time Nonna saw McKinley so we had to make sure and get a 3 generation picture :)

 G and Jackson had a fabulous time together but I'm not sure how many genes these cousins can possibly share. G is so sweet and calm compared to our wild and crazy little guy!

 We did our best to get a picture of Nonna with her 5 grandkids. Can't wait to add Eunice (G's little sister due in August) to this picture the next time we're together! :)

 When we got back to the hotel Heidi and Holden were ready to join us at the pool. Tim and his best friend, Andy, went out for drinks while Andy's wife, Angie, and their two children, Miles and Lily, came to join our crew in the pool. Here are the 4 girls taking a swim break to pose for a quick picture for me. :)

 Jackson ready for action with his Monster floaty and shark goggles :)

 I tried so hard to get a picture of all three boys but I could never catch Jackson and Holden in the same shot. I do think this picture of Miles and Jackson is super cute though!

 Heidi and Kennedy (with Holden getting ready to hop on) riding the huge crocodile Aunt Dorothy got especially for this trip. So much fun! :) We're going to have to see about borrowing this guy for our beach trip to St. George's Island this October!

 Jackson, Reagan and Heidi going for a ride

Thanks again to everyone for the super fun day! Many more pictures from our Saturday and Sunday festivities to come! :)