take me out to the ball game

We pretty much planned our whole trip to Kansas City around going to a Royals baseball game.
Nate loves to watch baseball.
We have to save games on our DVR so he'll have something to watch all winter. It gets to the point that we can all quote every commentary because we've see the same game so many times. We decided that Nate needed to see an actual game in person.
Because of handicap accessibility and seating, we purchased our tickets back in March. The tickets were mailed to us and I tucked them away in a safe spot, just waiting for our vacation.

We arrived in KC on Monday and the game was on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening we were resting in our hotel room and all of a sudden I realized that I someone forgot to pack the TICKETS!!! I was sick to my stomach.
We called my mom and she agreed to meet us in halfway and bring the tickets to us. But then Jeremy decided to call the stadium and just see if there was anything else we could do. Well apparently lots of people lose or forget their tickets because that was one of the options on the automated machine. They were able to look up our information and print new tickets for us to pick up at will call. Phew!!

That was the mishap I mentioned previously. A pretty big one, but it all worked out!!

We had great seats! And it was dollar night at the stadium. Hot dogs, peanuts and pop were all $1!! Can't beat that!

And Greinke was pitching...Jeremy was super excited about that!

We couldn't all sit together because of the handicap seating. But we could still yell at each other to communicate. Our section was pretty empty, which was also nice!!

Look at all those peanut shells!! I think most of them were under Bri's seat!

Even though the Royals got beat by the Diamondbacks, we had a great time. Allison said she thinks she'll start watching baseball!!

father's day

I wanted to take a moment to honor the special dads in my life.


My dad and me. What a handsome man!! It seems he may have wanted a boy by the looks of my outfit! Where's the pink?

The cute little baby (that Delaney might resemble just a tiny bit) is Jeremy with his dad and his brother Chris. You gotta love those shoes!!

And here are a few pictures of my dear husband with his kids.

Check out that sock line!! Yes, he's a golfer!

I hope all the dads had a great Father's Day!

I love you Dad!

great wolf lodge

Our first vacation stop was Great Wolf Lodge. If you haven't been there, it's tons of fun. It's an indoor waterpark/hotel. I'm not a big fan of swimming or hanging out in the water all day. But even I had a blast going down the slides with the girls. And it was perfect for our family because we could easily take turns hanging out in our room with Nate and Delaney and Bri and Alli could go off safely and do their own thing.

She was NOT enjoying this ride.

Earlier in the day, I took her and she practically fell asleep, she was so relaxed. I think she just wanted Mommy at this particular moment.

Nate even hung out with the family by the pool.

Every 5 minutes this bucket would dump 1,000 gallons of water!

And there's my family getting water dumped on them. They are the blurry figures behind the wall of water.

She thinks she's pretty big stuff!!

show us where you live - family room

This week is laundry room/bonus room/playroom at Kelly's Korner Blog. I decided to share my family room because it's the closest thing I have to a playroom AND I wanted to give you a little peek at my thrift store project.

Our family room was an addition built on the back of our house. At the same time, they excavated a small basement. This room was probably the room that sold this house for us! I recently rearranged the furniture and it's still a work in progress.

This is the view from the kitchen . The stairs to the right go to Brianna's bedroom. I'm not crazy about the posts along the stairwall. My mom had the same posts and was brave enough to tear them down. I'm not ready to take that step just yet.

The floors were a linoleum that looked like tile. It was fine but I love the wood floors that Jeremy installed. We have the same flooring in the dining room and kitchen.

And here's Delaney's "playroom". It used to be the doggy area, but we no longer need to keep Buzz in a pen so I thought it would be perfect for toys. I think I'll get some fun window clings to put on the sliding doors.

This is our family computer.

So here's my little desk, chair and bench that I purchased second hand a few weeks ago. I still haven't recovered the seats, but cut me some slack. I just got home from vacation!! I'm going to hang that metal shelf (it's setting on the desk) above the desk. And I'm going to get baskets for the big bookcase where I can store craft and sewing supplies.

After looking at all the neat office spaces a couple of weeks ago, I was inspired to find a spot for ME. I enjoy sewing and have several projects I would like to work on this summer. But I can't bear to drag out my sewing machine and clutter up the dining room. So I'm hoping to use my little corner for such projects.

I'll update again once I've completed MY OFFICE!!

Our big comfy chair and ottoman. And that picture needs to be rehung. After moving furniture, it wasn't in quite the right spot.

The couch and coffee table. I gave up on decorative items on the coffee table. Delaney just kept bothering them.

The couch faces a gigantic eyesore made by Sony which sets in the corner of the room. It's probably Jeremy's favorite thing in this room.

This is hanging on our windows. It's a framed piece of stained glass. Another wonderful score from my grandma when she had her estate sale. It's probably my favorite thing in this room.

So that's it. Where we spend most of our time. Hope you enjoyed the tour and come back next week to see what I've hopefully done in the master bedroom. (I have too many projects planned!!)

home sweet home

We just got home from our vacation. And boy does it feel good to be home! I know people probably could care less about seeing pictures of our trip. I guess blogs are sort of like the modern-day dreaded vacation slides. So I'll share our adventures in small doses.

We just went to Kansas City, so it was practically a stay-cation. But it was fun to get away, even if just for a few days. And it was wonderful to not spend all day driving. Especially with four kids!! We only had one mishap, which I'll share in detail in a later post.

Heading out...

Delaney was NOT crazy about riding in the car. She really showed her personality on this trip. And not in a cute way!

We left Monday afternoon, after Nate got home from summer school. We arrived in KC at dinnertime, so we stopped at Fuddrucker's for some yummy food. It's one of Bri's favorite places to eat.

The girls started out the trip wasting our money!! At least they were doing something together. And no they didn't grab the teddy bear they were trying to win for Nate.