B's 8th Birthday ...

Sorry this blog has been such a SNOOZE lately! Just hard to keep up with everything ... blogs, Facebook, Etsy ... kids, etc. Anyhoo ... in case you haven't heard, BRETT IS NOW EIGHT.

We celebrated with an awesome pool party. Brett was in heaven... he probably went down the 2-story slide 109 times.

Here were the highlights of his Birthday Celebrations:

The banner [well, maybe not a 'highlight', but a tradition].

The treats.

His buddies.

The slide.

Legos & his new Jaguars shirt [thank you Gays].

His new bike.

And a self-inflating whoopie cushion [he's sitting on it]. We couldn't possibly forget that. :)

He has had an awesome year ... and I know this next one will bring even GREATER things. We love you Bretty-Brett! Happy 8, Big Guy!

4th of July Weekend ...

{outside of the church where, I believe, their great-grandparents were married}

Here are some belated photos of the Immele Reunion in Pilot Grove & Boonville, Missouri. We had a great time! The kids loved having so many opportunities to play with their cousins! I took a ton of photos ... I might put them up on Snapfish or something. If I do, I'll link up!

Father's Day ...

We don't celebrate days in this house, we celebrate entire weekends.  :)  So it was Father's Day Weekend.  Friday I [myself] grilled some shrimp & zucchini and made some rice.  We don't normally get fresh shrimp, so that was a nice treat.  

Saturday we had Kyle's dad [and mom] over to celebrate with them.  I let the 2 dads watch the Royals Game, while I manned the grill [usually their domain].  On the menu was grilled chicken breasts, grilled zucchini and steamed potatoes.  For dessert?  Grilled peaches with vanilla ice cream.  YUM.

Sunday we went to church, came home & gave Kyle his gifts.  I had driven down to the Boulevard Brewery and bought him 2 shirts from the gift shop.  [what a cool place!]  Instead of bags, they send you home with your items in little 6-pack boxes.  Oh & Kyle had asked for a new pair of flip flops ... he wanted a pair for KC & a pair for Little Rock.  So we got him a step up from the generic cheap-o flip flops.  And of course the kids showered him with drawings & cards they had made them.  :)  Kyle took the boys to the pool while Libby & I stayed here so Libby could nap ... then we had to take Daddy to the airport to fly back to Little Rock, his 2nd home for 6 months.

Sunday night we made a call to Grandpa [my dad] in St. Louis to wish him a Happy Father's Day.  Our gift is a little late ... oh but not as late as THIS GIFT [see below].  Dad, I found this in a box of memorabilia.  I'll get this finished up for you ... 20-25 years late.  But it looks like a killer bookmark!  Surely you'll forget before Father's Day 2010, so here's a sneak peek.  :)  xo

It's been 9 years since...

THIS.

Happy Anniversary, KyKy!

P.S. We celebrated by going to Santa Fe for the weekend... I'll post pictures soon, but I wrote a little about it here.