Play Ball

Mitch is in China. What was supposed to be a simple one week trip turned into a two week trip (just like I knew it would) and we were sad!!! So I decided the girls needed a distraction. We needed to get out of town so that's just what we did. The Cardinals were playing and Busch Stadium is my happy place, so we grabbed Ellen and headed South for the day. The temp was just right, high 70's but the sun made it feel like so much more. But that's okay...Dippin Dots to the rescue. We saw one of our faves, Matt Carpenter, hit a home run and Leah was seriously impressed by Harrison Bader. The Cardinals ended up winning 9-2. It was the perfect little getaway!

Hike for the Hive, 2018

Bittersweet...that's the only word that comes to mind. This past Friday we particpated in our FINAL Hike for the Hive. The end of the first quarter is coming up quickly and if I blink she's going to be moving on to the next school. We adore McGaughey, and this little lady is growing up too fast!

Our annual fundrasier brought in over 17 thousand dollars for the school this year. Hattie set a big goal for herself. She wanted the Foam Finger...which means she had to raise $200. She easily surpassed that goals thanks for our wonderful family and friends. She told me she was going to win a trophy. I said "Probably not"...so imagine my surprise when they called her name to come out on the field as one of the highest fundrasiers!!! She didn't get a trophy but she did get a movie theater gift card. I love that she loves supporting others. Look out Grade School, shes coming for your dance-a-thon next year!

Grandparent's Day, 2018

How fortunate are the girls to have grandparents close by to make these days extra special. Gigi and Papa were both able to make it to all three schools to spend some time with the girls. On Tuesday they visited Leah's class. Mrs. Jozwiak had a 9/11 activity for them to do together. Leah and Papa have a shared love of American History.

Today, they got to visit both Kiersten and Hatties classrooms. Kiersten had a sheet filled out about what she likes and knows about Gigi and Papa. She loves going to the movies with Gigi and eating custard with Papa. She would get Gigi and box of jewelry for a gift and she would give Papa a new electric guitar. She loves making cookies/cake with Gigi and she loves the way Papa entertains with his guitar. I hope these are the things she will always remember about her grandparents. Tonight they visited Hatties class. They got to see her room, and spent some time on the playground but I think the highlight of the night was getting a Strawberry Sundae from the Mr. Softee truck. Sometimes its the little things in life.

Mitch's Birthday Surprise

Well I did it! This weekend I pulled off a surprise for Mitch's birthday! Back in May/June when we were getting ready for my birthday he made a point of telling me that he didn't want a party for his birthday. But I couldn't let it pass without any fanfare. Afterall, 40 is a big deal! So back in July I started talking to our friends. I managed to purchase 10 tickets to the Cardinals game and made plans for every one to meet us in St. Lou. I told Mitch we were going to a game with Don and Holly...easy enough.

On our way to the hotel, Mitch saw a message on my phone from Bailey's Range. He asked if I made a reservation. Thankfully, one of the last times we were there we had to wait, so I told him better safe than sorry. When we arrived he was totally oblivious to the fact that the waitress set out ten menus. We sat and pondered and sure enough friends started to arrive. Mitch just looked at them and said "Hey are you guys going to the game today too!" He didn't get it...so I told him "Surprise! We are going to the game together for your birthday!" The look on his face was priceless. Jill and Jason weren't able to meet us at the restaurant, but we were happy to catch up with them at the game. We had great fun...the game was tertrible but the company more than made up for that. No man is a failure when he has friends...and man, do we have some good ones! Happy 40th, Mitch...and technically it wasn't a party. Just friends enjoying a game.