Congrats Kelly & Justin - St. Louis Trip 2010

Well, we had another great trip to St. Louis, with an extra special event. Our annual trip to St. Louis was extra special because Justin asked Kelly to marry him.

We arrived on Friday afternoon and checked in to our hotel. Then we went to the Budweiser Museum and game 1 of Cardinals vs. Dodgers. The museum was really neat and the game was a lot of fun. The kids were great, even though it was really hot.

Saturday morning, mom, dad, Jason, Brady, Emma and I walked around downtown St. Louis and then came back for some pool time at our hotel, The Millennium. That's when Kelly and Justin joined us and shared their exciting news. Justin asked her to marry him under the arch Saturday morning, and of course she said YES!!

Saturday afternoon we had lunch at Hooters before the game and then went to game two and the Cardinals won again. We were able to see our family friend, Trevor Miller, pitch on Friday and Saturday. He is the reason we go to the games and it is so neat to actually know a major league baseball player. Especially since we are such big baseball fans. Unfortunately we didn't get to spend any time with him this trip because his family was in, but he knew we were there cheering him on and we look forward to hanging out with him our next trip.

Happy 4th of July

This past weekend we went to a cook-out at Jason's Uncle Mike's house to celebrate the 4th and Ryan's 16th birthday. Brady had a good time playing with the kids, Davi and Jessi. Then on Sunday we had a fish-frog fry with the family and then went to the lake to watch fireworks. Brady was so funny watching he fireworks. He got so excited and even little Emma liked all the lights and didn't mind the loud noise.

Brady and his buddies

Last Wednesday Brady had fun playing with his friends Sam, Molly, Reed & Tate at my parents pool. They played in and around the pool and actually all got along. Sometimes it's hard when we get too many two year olds together, but they all had fun.

Fun at Holiday World

Jason, Brady and I went with his family to Holiday World last Tuesday. We had a blast! We spent most of the day at the waterpark, which Brady loved. He went on all of the little kid rides in both parks by himself. He has already asked to go back.

Congratulations Katie & D.W.

We went to another wedding for some of our good friends Katie Bowling and D.W. Cruse. Their wedding was beautiful, especially the bride, and we had an awesome time. We had both of our kids at the wedding and reception and it was probably a little late for the kids. At one point both kids were tired and only wanted me so they were both in my lap crying. But they ended up falling asleep and we took turns with our parents holding them. We had a great time hanging out with our friends and dancing.

Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa Newton

We celebrated my Grandpa Newton's 80th Birthday last week. He turned 80 on June 24th so we took him out to dinner at BJ's in Bardstown and surprised him by having the rest of my dad's family there. Even my Aunt Charlotte and Uncle David from Arkansas were there, which he didn't think would be coming home until the weekend. He was surprised and very excited to see the whole family. We had a nice meal and visit together.

Then Saturday we had dad's family over to cook-out and swim at my parents house. It was so hot and we all enjoyed the pool.