Spring Break 2010

This past week, Kierstin was on Spring Break from school and we had quite a busy week. My Mom took the whole week off to spend with us, so Kierstin and Audrey spent almost every night at my parents house. Thanks Mom for wanting to take your vacation days with us, we had so much fun!

Last Sunday night, D.J., my Mom, Kierstin, and I went to Matt's hockey game and Kierstin got to play with her friend Jillian. Matt's team lost, but we still had fun watching the game!

Monday, my Mom and the girls came to pick me up and we went to Walmart, had lunch at Steak-n-shake, and went to the mall to get my Dad's birthday present. We shopped and the girls played on the playground at the mall. Monday night, D.J. and I had dinner out and then we came home and watched 24. It was so quiet not having the girls at home on a week night, very weird!

Tuesday, I went to pick up my Mom and the girls and then we went to get my Grandma and we went to the park. It was a beautiful day outside and my Mom packed us a very yummy picnic lunch. The girls played on the playground and I went down all the slides with them. After playing for a long time, we went to Steak-n-shake (again) for dessert. Then we dropped Grandma off at home and headed back to my parents house. Once again the girls spent the night and I came home and waited for D.J. to get home from work. We had dinner and watched The Blind Side. Again it was so quiet and weird not to have the girls at home during the week.

Wednesday, I picked up my Mom and the girls and then we picked up Cortney and went to Target and Schnucks. Cortney needed some groceries and other things and wanted Mom and I to show her how to use coupons and get the best deal. After shopping, the girls napped and I ran a few errands. Then the guys met us for dinner at Chili's for my Dad's birthday (Happy Birthday!). Then we headed back to my parents house for cake and ice cream and American Idol!

Thursday, I picked the girls up in the afternoon from my parents house and dropped Kierstin off at Cortney's house....Audrey and I came home. Kierstin spent the whole afternoon with Aunt CC; they played Wii, games, read books, and had lots of fun. I picked Kierstin up after dinner and then we came home!

Friday, my Mom came to pick us up and we went to Chesterfield Mall to see the Easter Bunny! The girls sat with the Easter Bunny and then we shopped and played some more and had lunch. After the mall, we came back home and my Mom took the girls home with her for the weekend.

Saturday, D.J. BBQ'd and we had some friends over along with CC, Matt, my parents, and the girls. Dinner was yummy and then we had smores and all the kids (and adults on the street) came over and made smores with us. It was a great night!

It was a very busy week, but very fun! Thanks again Mom for taking the whole week off just to spend with us....the girls and I had a blast and I know they loved spending every night with you and Dad! It's great knowing that you want to spend your whole vacation with us and spend every moment with the girls. Love you lots!

Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa!

Happy Birthday! We hope you have a wonderful day! We love you!

Happy Birthday!

Kierstin's Bday - The Arch

On Kierstin's actual birthday, we decided to do something that she has been wanting to do for awhile...go to the Arch. Kierstin sees the Arch on the news all the time and has been wanting to go up in it, so we went. We had breakfast at McDonald's and then we headed down to the Arch (thanks for the ideas, Mom!). We walked around the museum and then headed up to the top of the Arch. Kierstin loved it and cannot wait to go back. Here are some pictures:

Kierstin's new Toy Story Snuggie from Aunt CC & Uncle Matt

Audrey sitting in a chair at McDonald's like a big girl

Cortney going down the slide at McDonald's

Matt going down the slide at McDonald's

Kierstin getting a piggy-back ride from Daddy!

The girls sitting outside the Arch

Uncle Matt & Kierstin looking up at the Arch

The 5 of us inside the pretend "egg"

The four of us inside the "egg" going up to the top of the arch

Grandpa & Kierstin at the top of the Arch

Grandma & Grandpa with the girls at the top of the Arch

Grandma & Audrey

Aunt CC & Kierstin at the top of the Arch

A Family Picture under the Arch in the Museum!

Aunt CC & Uncle Matt with the girls

The girls with Grandma & Grandpa at the museum

Mom, Kierstin, & D.J. at the museum

At the Baseball/Cardinals part of the museum at the Arch

Kierstin's Bday Party!

Kierstin celebrated her 5th birthday at Jump4Fun with all of her friends and family by her side. Everyone had a blast and Kierstin got a lot of nice presents. Here are some pictures:

Happy Birthday, Kierstin!

Mason, Mikey, Kierstin, Cammie, & Gracie

Gianna & Kierstin

Caitlin & Kierstin

Audrey getting ready to go down the slide

Uncle Matt & Audrey walking around saying Hi to everyone!

Buzz LightYear Cake!

All of the kiddos at the party - 20+ kids!

Nathan & Kierstin....BFF's

D.J. in a party hat...SMILE!

Caitlin, Kierstin, & Gianna....Cousins

Opening presents - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

More presents - Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

More presents - Walkie Talkies

More - Buzz LightYear Sprinkler

Happy Birthday, Kierstin!

Happy 5th Birthday, Kierstin! We cannot believe Kierstin is 5 years old already, time goes by so fast!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Dear Kierstin,
Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Valentine's Birthday Grandma Mary!

Today is Grandma Mary's 82nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Grandma and Grandma-ma, we love you very much and we hope you had a wonderful birthday (even though you lost at Domino's).

Happy Valentine's Day....we hope everyone had a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Erma!

Today is Grandma Erma's birthday (D.J.'s Grandma)! Happy Birthday, Grandma! We love you very much!

Happy Birthday, Cortney!

Today is Cortney's 28th birthday! We hope you have a wonderful day! We love you!

Happy Birthday, CC!

Happy 2010!

We hope everyone had a blessed 2009 and an even better 2010. Happy 2010!

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday. We made the rounds and spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning with my family and Christmas Day evening with D.J.'s family. My Mom and Kierstin put on a show on Christmas Eve and sang a few Christmas songs, it was very cute. Kierstin and Audrey had a blast opening presents and got a ton of new things. We had fun spending time with our families and we hope everyone has a blessed New Year.

The girls visiting with Santa.

The Christmas tree and some of the presents.

The girls in front of the tree on Christmas Eve.

Kierstin's favorite Christmas present....Buzz Lightyear!

Audrey playing with Buzz.

Kierstin in her reindeer antlers and flashing red nose.

Kierstin & Grandma Gayla performing their annual Christmas Eve show.

Kierstin & Grandma Gayla after their show on Christmas Eve.

Daddy & Kierstin feeding the reindeer on Christmas Eve night.

Grandma & Grandpa reading a Christmas book to the girls on Christmas Eve night.

Audrey & Kierstin on Christmas Day morning.

Kierstin with one of her favorite presents from Aunt CC & Uncle Matt...Batman Race Car.

A Family Picture on Christmas Day!

The girls with Grandma & Grandpa on Christmas Day! (Yes, the pic is side-ways, I cannot fix it for some reason).

Uncle Matt, Aunt CC, and the girls.

Grandma-ma Mary and the girls.

Audrey rocking in her new rocking chair with Kierstin smiling away in the picture.

Great Grandma Dolly & Kierstin on Christmas Day at her house!

Dave, Judi, Matt, Gianna, Kierstin, & Audrey on Christmas Day.

Matt, Gianna, Kierstin, and Audrey on Christmas Day! (Yes, I know this pic is side-ways, I cannot fix it for some reason).

Kierstin & Woody.

Gianna & Kierstin enjoying the lawn chairs pretending to be at the beach.

Geno, Matt, Gianna, & Kierstin looking at their new presents.