To The Garden

"If I had a single flower for every time I think of you,

I could walk forever in my garden."

~Claudia A. Grandi

Thank You

Thank you St. Jude. I have been pretty sick lately. Doing much better now. Just needed to post a thanks to St. Jude.

Alice 2010

I am on pins and needles to see the melding of Lewis Carrol and Tim Burton. I will have to wait until March 5, 2010.


Johnny Depp~Mad Hatter


Helena Bonham Carter~The Red Queen


Mia Wasikowska~Alice


Anne Hathaway~The White Queen


Matt Lucas~Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Strawberry Festival

We went to the Strawberry Festival at Vaile Mansion the other weekend. It was really a fun time for all of us. Vaile Mansion is an old Victorian mansion in Independence, Missouri. The house is stunning. McKenna and I went on a tour of the building while we were at the festival. McKenna was impressed with the beautiful paintings on the ceilings. She also fell in love with a Victorian wedding dress they had on display. It was gorgeous. The festival had music, performers, antique dealers, an antique car show, and of course STRAWBERRIES! lol The kids loved taking the carriage ride around the neighborhood. Good old fashioned fun!

Brendan's Favorite Car


McKenna Had Her Favorite


McKenna Making Friends


Going On The Carriage Ride


Dad and His Girl


The Kids Outside Vaile Mansion


Vaile Mansion


Inside Vaile Mansion








McKenna Whispered In My Ear If People Got Splinters LOL


The Gorgeous Wedding Dress


The Doll McKenna Made


My Son


McKenna Rose


Learning to Play the Banjo

Shave and A Haircut

What a difference a shave and a haircut make.

Mom Perk

One of the perks of being a Mom. Wildflower bouquets.

The Hailstorm

Some of the huge hailstones that hit our house the other day. They were golf ball to tennis ball sized. Notice the car in the background that pulled into our yard to get under the trees. The guy was desperately trying to throw a blanket over his sunroof. It was the largest hail either Burt or I had ever seen in person. The pieces in the photo weren't the largest on the ground, they were just the closest to the door. Burt didn't want to risk a hailstone to the head to retrieve more. lol It sounded like someone was throwing rocks at our house.

It wasn't the largest hail that hit our area that day. Up north they had GRAPEFRUIT sized hailstones. However, our pic here was featured on our morning news all day! It was the largest hail in the actual metro area. McKenna was so proud that her hand is famous now. lol