Where did it go?

That's a famous Brenley line.........."Where did it go?"  And what are we missing, you might ask????  Beau's first top row middle tooth!!!!

It's been loose for what seems like forever, AND it's been hanging down from his gum line like a snaggle tooth the past two weeks.....and finally he lost it today after biting into a muffin during snack time at Northridge.

We've got the snaggle tooth in possession and the Tooth Fairy comes tonight. He looks so cute and grown up without that tooth.  He even has the typical lisp. Ah........big boy teeth here we come!

Mini Vacation #2, or Beau's early birthday party celebration

So I won't bore you with the story of how the weekend came together, but it came together very well. What started out as a weekend to celebrate Beau's birthday (in absence of a friend BD party), he chose to attend a LIVE entertainment Wrestling event. We originally planned on heading to Tulsa, OK on Monday the 19th, but plans started shaping up for us to head to Topeka on Saturday the 17th, so we decided to re-route our trip and go to the LIVE Pay Per View event in Kansas City - WWE MONEY IN THE BANK!

So here is how the weekend broke down.........
I got to visit my very dear bestie, Heather G.W. who was in town from Seattle visiting her family.  Brenley and I spent some time with her on Saturday. We went out on her sister's boat to the lake. That was a first for me and Brenley and it was a lot of fun. Bren was a champ!

 
Then Brian and Beau headed to Heartland Park Arena for PINKS ALL OUT (Show on the Speed Channel). They happened to be in town filming an episode and it's one of Brian's favorite shows, so he got to take that in - only after enjoying some Hooter's Hot Wings with his good buddy, Mike.

Then.........we headed back to the hotel to get ready for a grown up dinner out with our other dear friends Heather (different Heather G) and Kyle.  We left the kids with her oldest daughter, son and other daughter and we headed to a new Mexican restaurant.  Good company, good conversation and Peach margarita's with no kids in tow?  Are you kidding me?  That's a vacation right there.

We headed back to the hotel from there. Brian and Beau hit the water slide located INSIDE the hotel and were up until 11:00pm. Needless to say, Brenley and I hit the hay. Next day we got up to head to KC.

Shopped at Legends mall. Hit the T-Rex cafe. Then to our next hotel to get ready for the MAIN reason for the entire trip.

Beau and Brian had tickets to the Sunday night, WWE Pay Per View Event called Money in the Bank. Who was excited more? Hard to tell. I describe it like this............$10 Souvenir Cup, $25 John Cena T-Shirt, and one happy little boy.....PRICELESS!This "event" replaced a birthday party with friends. Beau got to decide and this is what he picked, so it was really a win win for everyone.

Then finally Monday morning rolled around. We rolled out of bed, hit IHOP for a hearty breakfast, then hit the road for home. While it is always good to get back home and into a routine, it was really really nice to visit our dear friends, escape Wichita for a bit, and just be together to create our summer memories.

The kids had their moments, we (Mom and Dad) had our own moments, but that's what it is all about, right?

Private Swim Party

We had an opportunity to attend a private evening swim party at the NW YMCA. We had never been to the pool before and swiming in the evening sun sounded a whole lot more appealing than the hot hot sun, so we jumped at the chance. Plus the kids are LOVING the water this summer, so even more incentive.

It was a FANTASTIC evening. The pool was awesome, the sky was clear and the kids were well behaved. We topped it off with ice cream afterwards and I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday night.

If Brenley went down this ship wreck slide once, she went down 1000 times! No lie. It was up and down, up and down, over and over and over again. She was happy though!

4th of July

Nothing spectacular planned here at 3510 N. Valerie Circle. The rain did finally stop. The humidity and bugs were out, so that wasn't too much fun.

The highlight for the kids were the snaps. Beau continued to be timid around the fireworks, but it didn't stop Daddy from buying a load of them and giving us a show to watch.

This city amazes me each year at the size and quantity of fireworks everyone shoots off. We had awesome firework display shows going on all around us.

Once sister got tired and Beau stopped whining from burning the side of his face with the hot end of the parachute.........we called it a night!

Texas Ranger Game 6.25.10

We always have a fun time when we go down the Ballpark at Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers play. This year was no exception. This was our 4th time going, and the 2nd time for Brenley.  We all flew down there. The kids did AWESOME on the plane ride. It was Brenley's first time on a plane and she was a champ.

We enjoyed swimming together that afternoon and it was a late night for us at the ballgame, but it ended with a spectacular fireworks display.

The next day we got up for an awesome breakfast and then a few hours at our favorite mall with my brother Tyler's family. The kids love to be with each other (at least my kids love to spend time with their cousins!), and I of course cherish anytime I can spend with my siblings. Family time is so important and this was a really nice weekend getaway for us. Short, but splendid!

Happy Father's Day to my Dad, Father-in-Law, and Hubby!!!

It certainly was a Happy Father's Day here at the Grant house.  We had a busy day.  It started with Beau serving Daddy breakfast in bed. "Breakfast" consisted of the "treats" that Beau (and I) bought at the store the night before.....6 powdered donuts, 2 ding dongs, 2 zingers, yogurt covered pretzels, and a trail mix.  It was served on paper plate caddies.  It was THE sweetest thing. Beau got it all by himself, and promptly plopped the two plates of goodies on his Dad's belly before Dad really had a chance to sit up in bed, much less wake up. 

Then we headed to the ballpark for a 3rd/4th place game from the tournament we had been playing in this weekend.  We won soundedly (12-2) and only got to the 3rd inning due to the run rule. Bit disappointed we didn't see more action, but there wasn't too many complaints after the hot day we spent at the ballpark the day before.

Then we headed home.  We told Beau if he would have less than 2 strikeouts for the tournament, and hit three balls up in the air to the outfield, then he would get a WWE Wrestling belt and two guys (Brian had bought the trio of items a while ago, we were just looking for the opportunity to give it to him). He came through on both accounts (just short of the 3 balls in the air, but at the Sunday game he only got to bat once, so we gave it to him). So we presented him with his "reward" and the smile was contagious!

Shortly afterwards, Brian and Beau headed to the annual Father's Day Car Show at the Sedgwick County Zoo.This makes it their 4th year for going together. Each year, I'm never certain who enjoys it more!

Finally tonight we settled in with steaks, potatoes, cupcakes and ice cream! Yum.

We got to see Brian's Dad on Saturday. And the only thing that would have made my weekend better was seeing my Dad. But all in all, we had a really great, albeit, hot weekend together!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Daddy's out there!

Couple random things

The summer has started off well.  It's certainly keeping everyone busy and the time is going by fast.

Beau is enjoying World Wide Entertainment (WWE) Wrestling.
"Mom, do you know I get to watch wrestling every night of the week except Wednesday?"
"Wow" is all I exclaimed with as much excitement as I could muster.
He has a lot "guys" he likes to play with in his collapsable floor ring. He makes up matches on a daily/nightly basis. Brenley also likes to play with his "guys" but she tends to think they are crying all the time, so she likes to pat them on the back to tell them it will all be okay.

I found these two "guys" on my counter top the other day. Certainly made me laugh. His imagination is awesome as he replays his own matches with this "guys."

Of course Brenley is also keeping busy by bumping her head, lip, leg, arm, etc. on just about everything and anything.  A few weeks ago she had a really good week where she feel into a fence and gauged her eye, followed the next day by falling face first at school giving her a fat bloody lip. She is one tough princess!

So besides a trip to Oklahoma, a few baseball games, some bug bites, a sunburn, and a birthday party here and there, that's about all we have to report so far!  Oh yeah, and big and funny kiddo's that certainly keep us on our toes!

Oh no, how can I forget?! We enjoyed Friday evening by getting to babysit Luke and Will.  They were both really good little boys, and Brenley certainly enjoyed the company. We always thought she was kind of bossy, but it's pretty much confirmed.........she has her Mom's stubborn, bossy gene!  Oh Brian, you are in for a world of trouble with two of us!!!  Here are her and Luke after she made him "get in the box!"

Hmmmm, wonder why he looks so scared and she looks victorious?! ;)