Our precious little "Bentley bean" or "Beakaboo" as Leo calls him....:) was Baptized at church this morning. It is always such a joyous occasion. I love that all three of our babies were Baptized at the same church and with the same pastor that married Scott and I. Such history, such love. The girls were much younger for their baptisms so Bentley's was a  bit more eventful ;) The altar got a little wild with our three little angels bouncing around :) We are so honored that Amy and Adam are Bentley's Godparents. They are already such a blessing in his life. We love you guys! We were so thankful and blessed to have all of our family surrounding us today. We love you! Thank you Jesus for precious Bentley. What an amazing addition he is to our lives.

Hello...have we met?

Lauren and Ben (no Ben is not the creepy snowman...that is their friend) hahah :)

Who knows where we are????

Sure you have guessed by now?? ;)

Okay...I will tell you! This is the infamous "Tacky House" the man who lives here said Santa appeared to him in the middle of the dark road one year when he was a young man and told him to keep the spirit alive...so he has been doing just that with his Christmas "display" for as long as I can remember...SO MUCH FUN...serioulsy Kansas folks if you have never been there it is a must see this Christmas season!!! (they have even added a sleigh for photos) hahahahah! :)

Kansas LOVE!

We are THANKFUL this Thanksgiving for our precious children. For our marriage. For our family. We are thankful for the love we share and all the showers of blessings in our lives. We give thanks and praise to Jesus Christ every day but especially this Thanksgiving day as we take time to truly count, cherish and give THANKS.

All ready for the big performance of Turkey Lurkey!!

Just filed on stage into her spot! :)

Singing :)

With Miss Buie after the show....Mal LOVES her!! :)

The yummy ice cream turkey cake in celebration of a fabulous Turkey Lurkey show!! :)

Mal with Grandma, Grandpa, and Stacey after the show (she was just a little excited! ) ha!


Mallory along with the entire first grade at her school worked for 2 months long and hard on their play Turkey Lurkey!! Scott and I went to the afternoon "dress rehersal" that they put on for the school. Then we went back to enjoy the big show in the evening. Mal was a turkey and she was soooo excited about being a "star" It was super cute and we loved every minute! I have both shows on video if you want to stop by for some viewing enjoyment ;) We love you Turkey Mal! So proud of your hard work and your wonderful show!
xoxoxo
Kansas Love!

Preschool buddies...big girls now!!!

Bentley and his new girlfriend :) He loves Erin!!! Mal told him "Sorry buddy your girlfriend is already married!" :) haha!

Mal and Mrs. Hoyler...her preschool teacher! We had fun visiting Coker Day School!

Such good friends!!! Cutest little girls ever!! :)

Seriously....no words. Just precious perfection. Tears just looking at it!!!

Texas friends!! Had a blast at the Wurstfest :) 10 day Salute to Sausage!

Bentley had a good time at Wurstfest :)

A few weeks ago the kids and I flew to San Antonio to spend time with Scott while he was working there. We were so excited it worked out that we were able to visit our good friends the Bley family the whole time! :) I am sure y'all remember their girls Peyton and Lexi...they are our girls Texas besties!! They have missed each other like crazy and did not skip one beat from the year and a half they have been apart!! They had the best time and were so sad when the visit ended. We love you Bley family!! xoxoxo Can't wait until our next visit!!

Kansas Love!

We had the best time at Bentley's very first birthday party on Saturday! I can't even put into words how blessed I feel that our son is so loved. Really and truly from the bottom of my heart thank you so much to each of you that love Bentley. We apprectiate you and we know that he will feel loved every day of his precious life. I had a lot of fun preparing for our sweet boys big day! Some may say that I am a little over the top...my favorite comment I just read someone asked if I am "Martha Stewart of the Prairie" cracked me up and I have to be honest...kind of made my day!! :) Happy Birthday precious son! Mommy, Daddy, and big sister love you so much!

I love these pictures so much! I can hardly look at them with out crying. They are so sweet and just show such pure joy and love. We just went 7 weeks without seeing Scotty. It. Was. HARD. We were fine and we made it through but oh my goodness the kids and I missed him and he missed us terribly. Scotty is just the best husband and father and he also works extremely hard for our family. His work kept him out of the country for way. to. long!! We were so happy to have him back! As you can see I made the kids I love daddy shirts...they were so excited! Mal didn't get to go to the airport because she was at school but she was thrilled to have daddy pick her up from Girl Scouts. We are so glad he is home! We miss him every second when he is away! Love you baby!!



Wicked Witch!!!




Princess Rapunzel




Our 3 little treaters!




Precious Pumpkin....who didn't love his hat ;)




Sneak attack to get the hat on him :)



We had a great time trick or treating last night!!! We had the most beautiful weather....it was amazing!! We made it through several blocks and even made it over the Scott's parents...my mom and dad were on candy duty at our house. We had quite a few little treaters come by! It was the first time going out in our neighborhood and I just couldn't get over how fun it was!! There were SO many kids and almost every house was lit up!! It was just a blast! :) Thank you Lord for sweet children, fun costumes, and yummy candy. A few of the small things in life that I am truly grateful for. Amen.

Too many my precious little people...I love you more than words could ever say and I loved every minute we spent together today! xoxoxo Mommy