Special Shelf

I have had this shelf for about 6 years now and just NOW put it up.....I finally decided to paint it and hang it.

This shelf is very special to me.

My dad made it for me for my birthday about 4 months before he passed away. It was a pure act of love. He was SO sick, frail and fragile. Yet he went out to his shop and made this shelf for me. How sweet and special that was to me. He was so excited to give it to me. It reminds me of him so much...carpentry and furniture was so much of his life.

I remember when I was growing up, I would go out to his shop and just sit and watch him make masterpieces. I would sit there for hours on saturdays...not saying a word...just watching in amazement that he could make such things with his own hands. One time he let me use his nail gun.

I love my dad and so grateful that I have this to remind me of him and who he was everyday.

And I love that pictures of my kids are hanging on this shelf that their Grandpa made!

Getting caught up...

Sorry for all the pictures....This blog is more of a journal for our family....thus the reason for all of the pics.

We had a fun weekend a few weeks ago....We kept it all a surprise from the kids so they never knew where we were going next....

It started out going to the grand opening of a Harley Davidson factory...one of only 10 in the US. They had all kinds of bounce house stuff for the kids to play on, mini motorcycles to ride, people doing motorcycle tricks (Miles favorite part) and you could tour the factory. It was pretty cool to tour the factory and see how they build these motorcycles from scratch, starting with roles of steel(or whatever they make it with) for gas tanks. And they even build the engines from scratch and we got to see it all. No wonder these motorcycles are so expensive and popular....

And we saw enough motorcycles in the parking lot to last me a lifetime!



Then we went to this cool little park that does train rides for 50cents a ride. The kids were so excited when they saw the train when we pulled up. I think Lauren was the most excited!


We ended the day at Old Settlers Day here in Olathe. A festival that has been going on for over 100 years consistently. We rode a few rides and it made me feel old...I was so sick after riding just 2 rides with Lauren. I was seriously gagging at the end of the second ride.....



And some pics of our cute little guy!!!!

Sawyer's Broken Bone

Sawyer broke his collar bone about a week and a half ago. He was a very sad boy. I guess it is the most common bone to break in kids. They dont cast it, just put a sling on and wrap it up so he doesnt move his arm. He was back to his happy self once he was all wrapped up.

A little update...

Its been a crazy few weeks.....I will update with pictures later on (my card reader broke and I am too lazy to actually download the pictures off of my camera...I need to get the "umph" to do it)

Quick update.....

Sawyer broke his collarbone...Sad boy...and I thought I was going to die in heartbreak for him!

I was asked to serve in Young Womens for my church (youth program) as the 2nd counselor. I am very excited and have always LOVED working in there.

My niece Nicole who was burned in a fire a few months ago is not doing too good...she is on my mind constantly, along with her parents and brother. Please pray for them if you can. Angi is one of my most favorite people and I am very close to her. I love them all and it is hard to watch them go through this.

You can read their story here http://angiandjohn.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for some pictures...I figure if I say I am going to post picture, then I will be forced to..... :)

Some pictures this week.....