Luke's Baptism - 9/22/08

Our nephew Luke was baptized Sunday, September 22nd. Brian was chosen to be the godfather. It was a really nice ceremony. Luke was such a good baby through the whole thing. Here are some cute pic's of Luke's family, and his cousins.

Spirt Day at School/Flood Day

Friday started off interesting. Well, we first had to dress the kids in their favorite sport team apparel because it was Spirit Day at school. Go Cowboys!

Then I headed off to work, and was scared to death. It had been raining since about 4:30 that morning and the streets were flooded. My normal 15 minute drive to work took an hour. I have never driven in water so high. It was incredible. I was still shaken up once I got to work. And the strangest part about the day was at 3:30 that afternoon when I was driving home........the water was gone.

It had stopped raining around noon and the water was finally able to drain. There were parts of West Wichita that weren't so lucky and are still living with excess water. But today the sun is shining and you would have never known the flooding we experienced just two days ago!

State Fair

We went to the Kansas State Fair on Sunday in Hutchinson, Kansas. Of course trying to remember everything we needed for a rainy, chilly day, and all the needs of a 7 month old......I forgot my camera!

But we had a good time looking at the animals, people watching, and eating fried food. The highlight for Beau was riding a "ride" that had NASCARS on their own circle track. The look on his face as he whipped around the first corner was priceless. By the second time around, the "surprised" face was replaced with a one hand fist pump.

And much to Dad's chagrin.....he realized his little boy is growing up. Beau wanted to go down this super huge slide. I swear there were probably 100 steps up to the top and you slid down on a gunny sack. Brian just assumed he was going to go with Beau, but Beau didn't need Dad. He told him he could do it himself. So under the watchful eye of Dad, Beau headed up those steps, handed the man his ticket, and came sliding down, ready for round two. In one hand, Dad couldn't be prouder. In the other, it was sadness that Daddy's little boy is gaining his independence and doesn't need Dad's help with everything.

That evening Brian told Beau how proud he was and that it made him a little sad that he didn't need Dad's help. And without skipping a beat Beau replied, "But I still love you Dad." Ahhhh............

Brenley - 7 months old

Here is our 7 month old! She is sitting up pretty well now. And seems to be rolling around a lot more. She can get herself around her play gym pretty quickly. One minute she is laying there on her back, the next minute is is over by the couch on her tummy. It's funny how quickly that happenend! She continues to love her cereal and fruits! Not a big fan of veggies, but she does tolerate the orange ones - greens ones...........not so much!

Beau is getting used to a new Kindergarten teacher and is doing very well. He was supposed to play another game of flag football today, but it got rained out. We are hoping the rain holds off long enough for us to go to the State Fair tomorrow.

Labor Day Weekend

Not much planned for this holiday weekend. Beau had his first flag football game Saturday morning. With the exception of not really understanding the concept of grabbing the flags of the boy carrying the football, instead of anyone on the other team, he did pretty well. It was fun to watch, and I'm sure he'll improve with each game. He had fun, so that was the main thing.

Catching up on things........Beau and Brenley have a new cousin. Lucas "Luke" Cooper Grant came into the world on August 20th. We visited them the other night and snapped this cute picture of the cousins.

Other than that, Beau has finished two weeks of kindergarten. He is set to get a new teacher in another week. Long story, but he is accepting the change really well. Our guy is growing up!

And speaking of growing up, our girl got her first "pony tail" courtesy of her daycare teachers.

Wingnuts Game

What is a Wingnut you ask? It's an independent baseball team here in Wichita and we went to watch one of their last season games on Friday night. Everyone had a good time. Thank goodness for the crazy lady that found our son and his friend. She provided ample entertainment for them to get them through all 9 innings!

Even baby girl was a trooper. It was a fun family night!

First Day of Kindergarten!

Well, he made it! And I did too, I suppose. He was a big boy - excited to start the day and excited about tomorrow. He informed me he is having a Spider party tomorrow and he needs to wear black. Not sure that is on the calendar, but hey, whatever! I'm just happy that he is happy, and anxious to hear about all his big boy adventures in kindergarten this year!

Quick update on a few other items..........
Mom had surgery last Tuesday, and has been resting at home since. She is in a lot of pain, and is tired of being so dependent on others, but unfortunately, she has a long way to go.

Kyle and Kate should have their baby this week. We are anxiously awaiting his or her arrival!