Spelling Tuesday

Caleb went to Bolivar last weekend to spend time with his brother and help his dad around the farm, and since I had the kiddos, I decided to break out the big guns. My strategy was to wear the kids out so thoroughly that they would collapse at bedtime.   We went rollerskating with NeeNee.  Both kids did awesome, but Roman was like a skating prodigy.  Big kids kept telling him "good job little guy!" And he loved it! My plan worked so well, in fact, that roman fell asleep in the car (we had to skate during naptime) while dropping NeeNee off.  So what's a Mom to do?  I tried to think of the furthest-away Resturant I knew of, so he could finish his car-nap! Loralie conked out in the car too, and when they woke up, we were at the T-Rex Cafe! We also packed in some shopping and pool time, so it was a busy-fun weekend!

Well, I am a little behind here, but we had a nice Father's Day last weekend.  We got Caleb some fun goodies and a picture key chain and a nice card.  The rest of this week has been full if summer fun, like getting free books at the library, eating ice cream for dinner... And of course LOTS of pool time!  Long live summer!

 The Lenz's dropped the kiddos off in Bolivar and headed off to a weekend of fun in the sun (and rain) on our annual float trip.  These are some of my favorite people, right here!  When we got back to Bolivar on Sunday afternoon it was time to celebrate a very special lady!  Great Grandma Anita was turning ninety-five years young. Birthday girl! And lots of cousin time! Happy Birthday Great Grandma!

I can't believe it's already Wednesday and I haven't written about last weekend!  We traveled to Bolivar to spend some quality time with Caleb's family. Levi and Robyn are in home assignment and Robyn is gonna have a little girl in just a few weeks, so we threw her a very pink baby shower. I can't wait to hold my new little niece! On Sunday afternoon Caleb surprised me with an anniversary trip down memory lane.  We visited Spring Hill Baptist Church, where we said "I Do" in '02!  Then we had lunch with the pastor/friend who married us!  What a great surprise! Loralie and Roman got to spend lots of time with the cousins. The VBS carnival was super exciting.  Loralie climbed the rock wall and did a zip line! Yay for times with family!

On Sunday we got a break from rain, so we headed to the lake with Matt and Becca, as well as NeeNee.  The picture above is of Matt and Ada in the boat that my Dad built.  The picture below is Caleb in it. Roman, Loralie, and Ada had fun throwing rocks in the water and riding their bikes.  We grilled out and hung out and a fun time was had by all.

So, for my 35th birthday extravaganza I got to fly out to Denver and meet up with my high school besties, Tiffany and Stacey.  We stayed at the fabulous Hotel Monoco (above). We had a great time catching up, stuffing our faces, and shopping. We also had a luxurious spa morning at the famous Brown Palace Hotel Spa.  Manis, pedis, and memosas! We explored local landmarks (making sure to eat at all the restaurants along the way!  Lol) We went to a piano bar, and the music was so fun and the vibe was so happy that we ended up staying out way past our bedtime!   We left no topic undiscussed, and no ice cream uneaten! Love these girls!  I couldn't ask for a better birthday weekend!

I shared my birthday with Loralie's last day of school this year, so I had cupcake fixings for the girls to decorate with.  Loralie is super into Cupcake Wars right now, so she was all about it. These were the summery results!  We took them over to NeeNee's house that night for my special family birthday dinner. Then, the next night, Caleb took me out for a fun date night.  We went to a fancy wine bar and then met up with Matt and Becca for a yummy dinner at my favorite Brazillian restaurant.  And that was just the beginning of Birthday Week!  Lol...