Spirit Week...

Gramma felt so good on Saturday that she made poodle skirts for the gals for Decades Day.  They were soooo cute.

Allison LOVES volleyball!

Allison is our up and coming setter.  She is a great player, even though she doesn't get enough playing time on the team.  She is the youngest so the last to go in.  She starts on the JV team and is the setter for them.  She is learning how to place her sets just right for the older girls.  She is such an encourager on the bench and cheering for her teammates. WE ARE PROUD OF HER!!

Grammy came and went....

Grammy with a content Avery!

Auntie Mari got her baby fix.  Avery is such a sweetie!!! 

Boys will find anything to occupy their time in a jewelry store.  I wish I would have taken pictures of when they were trying on all of the baubly bracelets!

Bryn loved holding baby Avery.  We had a grand time in Lansing with Becky, Emily, Alec and Avery.

Lest you think I died...

I haven't....I been shopping!!!!  I won, I won, I won!!!  I never win anything and Saturday I decided to bomb over to our "new" Old Navy store.  They were handing out white envelopes to the first 200 customers to come to the Grand Opening.  I took  my envelope and went in to meet up with a friend of mine.  She said to open the envelope...she won a free Tshirt.  I'm like yeah right, mine's probably blank.  It wasn't....I won , I won, I won!!!  You had to spend it ALL at one time.  After 2 tries...I finally got it all gone.  So fun and Caden came out on top.  New pants and shirts that he needed badly. 

Okay, we are back up and running.

The "Real" 40 year old with my darling friends! 

Gramma's Hug Blanket

Caden and I got up and went to JoAnn's to pick out fleece to make Gramma a Hug Blanket for her bed in the hospital.  I am sorry to say that Caden is very adept in JoAnn's.  We got all the way downstairs and I was talking to my sister on the phone and had to go back up the stairs to get it cut. :) Ohhhh my!

Brad took it up to her and at that moment, she was cold from the chemo.  She finished out a very onlg day wrapped in her big cozy hug blanket.  She wanted it wrapped around her so she could be comforted with hugs from her grandchildren.

Looks who hasn't turned 40 yet but had the celebration...

The night started with a huge surprise.....a limo came to pick us up for our date and 8 of our closest friends popped out!  I totally had no idea and what a delight!!  We were driven to Outback for steaks, Caribou Coffee for coffee and cake and then just around to enjoy the limo.  Lots of laughter and crude 40 year old jokes (just kidding) and then home to get kids for a quick ride around the block.  Thank you, my love, for pulling it off and totally surprising me.