Just in case I'm not feeling bad enough...I missed the primary program and Everly doing her part. gah!
I'm glad Mark snuck an illegal photo for me. hee hee.
He snagged a pic of Anna's excellent nails, while he was at it. I seriously love being a mom. These kids make life fun.
I have a special gift for going out of town when important things are happening at home. It's ok. I torture myself to make up for it.
Megan is went to Homecoming while Laney and I were in Utah. I took her shopping to find a cute dress before I left. She found the perfect one at Plato's Closet! And it was 12 bucks!
Which meant we had lots of budget for KILLER SHOES.
Gorgeous.
Now remember. I'm not there on the day of the dance. Or the days leading up to it when Megan decided she should go get a haircut. From Nicole...the lady that wants everyone to have long, blonde highlights.
It was....a little short.
You can see exactly home much she liked it right there in her face. We thought she was a dead ringer for Aunt Jenny when she was that age. Tell me I'm wrong.
So the day of the dance comes. Mark is chatting with Megan and he finds out that her finds are all going to dinner without her. There was a miscommunication at some point and she wasn't included in the reservations. She said it was no big deal (classic Megan) and that she would just go get a burger on her own (oh, heck no). Mark got dressed up and took his daughter out to dinner.
I love how she styled her hair!
That's the best 3 am hair I've ever traveled with!
That's the happy smile of a kid that just realized they get to pick the movie...no siblings to argue with!
We hit the ground running when we got to Utah! We found lots of ways to have fun with Grandma Kathleen and Ethan. He wasn't gone long before we were there for a visit! We stopped off at Hobby Lobby, everyone chose their spirit animal.
We marveled at the bulk "salads" at Macy's deli counter. I'm not being sarcastic. I would love to have this in Kansas.
Friday morning we got up and got to work on Mom's yard. Time to get everything pruned, clipped and weeded for the winter.
Poor little Jesper passed away last night. Anna's heart is broken. She worked hard to help him be tame and he finally was able to be held. He was a sweetie.
Anna made him a sweet little grave near the big tree in the back yard. She felt like the big roots would protect him. And she had full use of all the flowers in the garden to make his little spot beautiful.
My word, life has been crazy!
It took us two extra days to be able to celebrate Mark's 45th birthday.
This guy deserves Chicken Parm!
I love the way these guys put together little performances to announce their love for their dad!
The cake turned out perfectly! Even the baking gods love him!
We called up the boys...time to sing!
And he kept the camera rolling while blowing out the candles...that's the kind of thing only a fresh 45 year old could do.
He's all packed.
