MOPS convention

So it's taken me a while to get this on here, sorry! A week and a half ago I had the chance to attend my 3rd MOPS Int'l convention. We traveled to Dallas Texas with 11 members of our steering team. Here we are very very early on Thursday morning getting ready to head to the airport. Pastor Mensink was kind enough to lead us in prayer and drive us, and all our luggage!, to the airport.

We stayed at the Gaylord Texan resort which was absolutely amazing. Here's the lobby and the main atrium.

After we checked in on Thursday we had plenty of time to check out the MOPS resource fair and, more importantly!, sit by the pool for awhile. The pool was gorgeous, of course I have no pictures of it though!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday we attended a variety of both general sessions and smaller breakout sessions

Go Fish, feeling kinda Snazzy!

We also had plenty of time for eating out, shopping and just general rest and renewal

Heading to downtown Grapevine for dinner and shopping

Stuffed longhorn in our hotel

Beth and I got to meet and talk with Kim Hill who was our worship leader for the weekend.

Too funny not to share, they converted many of the men's restrooms temporarily to women's. I guess when you have a convention attended by 5,000+ women you need to do that!

Hanging out with 2 of my roomies, my co-coordinator Beth and our Finance/Moppets coordinator Sharon

On the plane headed home.

Pulling back into the church parking lot. Ready to get home and sleep....I mean see our hubbys and kids :)

Apple Orchard!

Here are a few pictures from several weeks ago when we went up to Michigan for the day. Gotta get that day in a Cranes!

Michigan Weekend...the beach!

Who would've thought we'd have a beach day the last weekend of September?! We went up to stay at my parents rental cottage in St. Jo. The weather was perfect so the kids got to play in the sand for quite a while and we walked downtown too.

Cakes

So lately I've had a lot of people asking me about the cakes I've been making....so....here are some of the cakes I've made that I haven't posted here before (meaning the ones that weren't for my children lol!) The last one is my most recent, I've just learned how to do fondant and it's LOTS of fun!

Like father, like son...

Last week we had Julie, Jeran and Ben over for a playdate. James and Jeran had a riot together and we had to laugh when went in to see what they were doing and they were "taking a nap"! If there ever were two boys who look like their fathers, it's these 2!

More 1st day of school

Here's James in the car on the way to the 1st day of school!

1st Day of Preschool

Crazy as it is to believe, James started preschool this morning! He's attending the 1st step preschool through our local public school. They'll work with him on his speech and social delays! He has been so excited, absolutely couldn't wait...until it came time to get out of the van this morning! He really wanted me to come in with him, but once one of his teachers took his hand and told him she had something inside for him he took her hand and went in with her! You could tell he wasn't 100% sure, but at least he went. We'll have to see how he is when I go to pick him up.