Christmas Eve at St. Anne's

Gimme those shoes Sara

40th Birthday Weekend

I was a little worried about bringing friends together from different times of life, but it could not have worked out better.  Everyone got along great and we laughed, drank, ate, and gossiped all weekend. Melinda came down Thursday night and we went and got Rachel from the airport Friday morning. 

Courtney came in from St. Louis, Jen, Elise and Amy I know from church, Melinda my sister, and Rachel from Colorado (best friend from high school).  I was seriously touched everyone came together.  I think it was more about a girls weekend away then my birthday, which I was all about for these hard workin ladies.

I found this place on Airbnb.  It was more about the place having a pool then location, and this place was in the middle of nowhere.  Melinda and Rachel were a little hesitant driving up, it was a little spooky. 

But the house was great and it was so nice having the whole place to ourselves.


I did get some fun gag gifts including these super awesome drink holders



That I used alllll weekend

Instant besties

Middle of nowhere

Jen's hilariously big Costco find

The house

The land (BIG bugs!!)

It worked out pretty perfect. We got crazy on Friday night (the pictures and video are too embarrassing to post here).  We soaked up the sun all day Saturday, took naps, ate food, played cards, and like the old women we are, hit the hay pretty early.  But we were all up early Sunday morning, felt great, were able to go back home and not feel like crud and be with our families.  Rachel didn't fly back out until Sunday night, so we got to dinner by ourselves for my actual birthday, what a treat. 

Maggie thinks my cool unicorn drink holders were fun shoes

St. Anne's happenings

Charlie and Weslee, Weslee and Charlie.  She has decalred that Charlie is her boyfriend. Charlie pretends to hate it, but he loves it.... We have a great group of kids at our church, it's one of the main reasons we chose this as our church home. 

Maggie and Gracie

Our 4th Taste of Lee's Summit Fellowship Luncheon. .John and Linda Edwards, Ruth, Pat Tucker, Dan McGrath, Doug and Meryl Ott, Shleey McGrath, Cindy Sheets, Ed Schwartz

Eric,Weslee, Caroline, Meg Rhodes, David and Sandra Stover, Tricia and Lee McNutt, cool new guy, Tammy

Susan with Maggie, Will, Charlie being a spaz, Laura, Christina, Travis, Ruth