BOTANICAL GARDENS

These are some other pictures we took at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

Michelle said that they want to keep it a nature park and she has been pushing the kids in the stroller on one of the paths before and deer run in front of them.

I AM BACK

I took a break from blogging, I guess. No one probably even noticed, but my kids. They kept asking if I was going to ever update again. I really haven't had a lot to blog about and also just haven't been in the mood.

But, we took a trip this weekend to Kansas City to take Easter goodies and gifts to Carter and Karlie. It rained on us all the way there, but it turned out to be a beautiful weekend with Saturday and Sunday in the seventies.

Carter and Karlie getting into their baskets of candy. Tracy showed Karlie how to pop open the egg with using just one hand and she had a blast doing that.

This little train was from pappa and me. Both Karlie and Abby love trains. So, I got one for Karlie and will be taking one to Abby when we go to Arkansas for Easter. Karlie loved it. She made sure it was going around the track at all times, even if she wasn't in the room.
Tracy bought this little water table for Karlie and she loved it also. She also has one for Abby.

Carter enjoyed playing in it also. We took Carter to ToysRUs and let him pick out his gifts.

We also took them to the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and took some pictures. I think everyone else had the same idea since the weather was so nice. We got a few cute ones. Tracy said she knew when Karlie grabbed her blanket and wanted her papi(pacifier) that the picture taking was over.

After we finished taking pictures, Cater suggested we go to dinner. We ended up going to a Mexican restaurant. Carter loves chips and cheese dip.

I have pictures of Carter at this same age eating chips.

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

We celebrated hubby's birthday over the weekend. Tracy, hubby and I went out to eat and then came back to the house and ate cupcakes. Tracy bought these at a little local cupcake place in our town. They were delicious.

The little house where she bought them.

These little swimsuits just arrived in the mail. Won't Abby and Karlie look cute in them.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Miss Abby wants to say Happy Valentine's Day.

DAY DREAMING AS A CHILD

When I was growing up as a child, we had it hard at times. Especially when we lived on the farm. I was ten years old when we moved from the farm to the outskirts of town.

We shouldn't have had it hard because we owned over 150 acres of land, but I don't think my dad knew how to manage money was the problem. We farmed and had three families of sharecroppers living on our land at one time.

But, the reason for the picture is when I was little and was bored I would just day dream. I would dream that I lived in a house like the one below and we had lots of money and I could have anything I wanted.

I sometimes even dreamed I had different parents. My mother was a good mother, so not sure why I wanted different parents. My dad could be very difficult and even mean at times.

Maybe I was just an odd little kid, but this house in the picture would have been the exact house I dreamed about living in.

The house in this picture is located in Illinois, but we had houses just like this one where I grew up in North East Mississippi.

WE CELEBRATE!!!!

Abby celebrated her third birthday in Oklahoma last night. Kim decided to have it out here this year instead of in Arkansas. There are more kids out here that Kim and Abby know than in Arkansas. Also, it was easier for Michelle, Carter and Karlie to drive down for it. They arrived just in time for the party.

Kim booked the party at Gymboree in Oklahoma City. I think all the kids had fun. I know that for sure Abby did. The lady in charge at Gymboree did a really good job. I totally recommend Gymboree for a three year old's birthday party.

Everyone is singing Happy Birthday to Abby. She is a little gotten off with.


Abby is catching a bubble. Gymboree has the best bubbles. They don't pop.
Abby opening her gifts. She wasn't really much into her gifts. She had rather play with her friends.

Karlie enjoyed playing in the tubes most out of everything.

Isn't this baby adorable?
I think this was the most fun thing, the parachute.

Do you think Abby's Aunt Michelle might be a party supply rep?