Bikes on the Block

We have lots of kids on our block.......and that means lots of bikes. Here they are all riding together the other day. They LOVE it....and they have a blast in each other's company. There are actually 4 more kids that missed out on the bike "pow wow" this time. Needless to say we have lots of action on our street!!!!
Chloe, Owen, Holly, Kennedy, Daisy, Lane and Gentry



Owen, Daisy, Chloe and Holly are all living next to us right now w/ their grandparents. They sold their house and are waiting to get in to their rental while they build a new one! Kennedy enjoys them sooooo much. And they are sweet kids. Their grandpa and grandma have a half circle drive. They all think it is the coolest when riding their bikes!

State Fair

Well I didn't do so hot taking pics at the fair. But I did get a few. Unfortunately they are all of Gentry and none w/ sis. She wasn't in the mood. But here is what I did get!!!!!!

Gentry smiling after her pony ride. Which she LOVED. Her and Kennedy both loved riding the ponies. It was the highlight of their night.

Our friends Kris and Katie had their booth at the State Fair this year as they do every year. They sell Bad Boy Lawn Mowers (they truly are the best, my parents have one and its awesome) and their store is based out of Salina. Gentry LOVES these mowers. She thinks they are the most awesome thing to play on.


Gentry is thouroughly enjoying her popcorn in this pic but it's too cute of these two not to post.


I took these pics this morning. I wanted a good one of the three of them. As you can see it didn't work out. Lane and Kennedy have had 5 days a week together now for almost a year. Their mommies have decided they need some time apart. So starting in a couple of weeks the girls will be headed to new daycare and Lane will get a couple days of R&R a week with his grandma. We hope this will make these two feel a little more love for one another! They will still get to see each other at preschool 2 days a week and playdates of course!
She wanted to put her arm around him........he other the hand did not!

Living Room prt 2

This is a continuation of the living room's latest.
I got this cool shelf half off at Hobby Lobby (or as Gentry says "HobbyObby". Same for the frame. I got the matte cut there also. The picture is one that I took in CO and had blown up as a poster on Walmart.com for super cheap. The "B" is for our last name, NOT for bottes! It also is a H.L. item. And the green glass heirloom came from the antique mall we live relatively close too. I just love it!

I got this ladder at the flea market they have @ the Coliseum once a month. I got it a couple years ago and have used it in many different ways. It now hangs on my wall! And this is how it serves its purpose!

Fall Decor

Well with this awesome weather lately I feel like fall is upon us. Fall is my favorite season. It happens to be the season of my birthday and lots of others in our families. The weather is perfect. It smells perfect and looks perfect. So I have started some of my outdoor fall decorating. Which is also my favorite. I thought I would let you take a peak.

Fall Wreath hanging on the front door. I would like to point out that both our front door and storm door have new handles. They used to be gold. They were battered and abused. So about a month ago I put new ones on. Yes...."me". I know how to do handywork and use tools. Things get done a lot faster for this reason.

These cool urns that the mums are sitting in were on clearance at Walmart....$13 You can't beat that.

My favortie Fall garden flag. I have actually been able to keep this one from blowing away for several years now.

Our front porch. I am "little" O.C.D. when it comes to it. It always has to be swept. Oh and those petunia plants I got in March for $14. They had no blooms and weren't even grown beyond the pots yet. I kept them in my laundry room until the weather got warm enough for them to go out. I have babied them like crazy through the heat, wind and storms. And boy has it paid off. They have looked like this most of the summer!!!!

Living Room Latest

Well after stewing over tons of paint chips I finally found the chocolate brown I wanted. So I primered the wall behind the fireplace (and wall behind the love seat too, but ya can't see that in this pic) and painted! The fireplace looks even better w/ the darker color behind it. Although in the pics its hard to see the true colors. The sun didn't shine here today. We had 3.5 inches of rain. Crazy. Anyway...makes for terrible lighting when taking these pics. Those are actually big bundles of sticks on my fireplace. It's just hard to tell in the pic. I amgoing to take the saw to them and make 'em shorter. And my new area rug also came in! It is shag and I love it!!! Here is a peek at what it all looks like right now. I ordered a fireplace screen off of ebay last night so that will be glamming up the big hole very soon! It is black wrought iron! It is exactly what I wanted and it was the cheapest one! I am going to make some new curtains. I bought some material at Hancock's last week. But I am still brainstorming a little over those.

The old window above the fireplace I picked up at my favorite place.......the flea market. It has beautiful old leaded glass in it. It probably came out of some beautiful old big home.

Fabulous Day

Well so far we have had a wonderful weekend. Kennedy and Gentry have been able to spend some quality time w/ their cousin Dylan who they love dearly. And we got to watch Dana's sister Ann and her husband Shane play in a softball tournament they help w/ every year.


Gentry watching the game.

YES Dylan is actually carrying what you think he is carrying in the picture. We all died laughing. Not sure where it came from and didn't want to know. We had to wipe down his hands as we gagged a little. Gentry called it a boat!

Ann preparing for a catch.

Ann gets a hit! She's getting a big one on monday.........she'll turn the big 30!!!!

Ann on first base.......and Shane......coaching her maybe?

Ann kept asking Kennedy if she wanted to hide one in her bag and take it home! But Kennedy said NO. She knows her daddy would die.....or maybe it would be the kitten?

Dylan with his kitty. Prior to this pic he was "loving" aka strangling this little kitty!

Can you tell that Gentry is not a fan of her kitten!

First Day Back

Today is Kennedy's first day back to pre school. She was sooooo excited last night. It took her an hour and 20 minutes to fall asleep. And she was up and at 'em as soon as her alarm went off this morning!
Ready to go!

In front of her pre school. Kind of makes me a little sad b/c last year she called it "Pretty" School. But not this year. This year she knows it's called Pre School.

This is Maddison (Kennedy's friend) on her first day. Notice she and Kennedy wore the same shirt!


My mom and aunts had a bridal shower for my cousin Leslie last weekend. She is getting married at the end October. Kennedy is the flower girl, mommy is a bridesmaid and daddy is a groomsman!
Kennedy and Leslie

Leslie, Me and Kennedy


Dana's cousin Jacob and his wife Shaye had a baby girl that they named Jaycee at the beginning of August. We got to meet her for the first time over the weekend. Kennedy LOVED her. She fed her and rocked her and loved on her for over an hour. And got mad when we took her away! She's exactly like I was at that age.