Mom's Visit

My mom came to visit for the week and we had a great time together. She enjoyed watching Kaylee's basketball games. We even went on a five mile bike ride around our neighborhood, which was fun! The highlight though was our brunch at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. It is a gorgeous hotel built by Henry Flagler in the late 1890's. It was the destination of many socialites overt the years including Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and the Rockefellers. We treated ourselves to the yummy brunch at The Circle Restaurant inside the hotel. We had to dress in resort attired for the special occasion. Following our brunch we toured the hotel and its grounds. It was a great day with my mom!

Tiger Sighting

Kianna's JCS MS Soccer team played vs Benjamin School today. Kianna was paired up against Tiger Woods' daughter. Trevor managed to get a selfie with Tiger. I was at Kaylee's volleyball game, so missed him...

Aunt Stacie's Visit

Aunt Stacie's back for a weekend visit after her Miami conference. She got to see one of Kaylee's basketball game and then we went out for a nice dinner.

Happy New Year

We had the Nelson's and Hass' over for a little party. We had some yummy food, played some games and did a little karaoke. Bring on 2020!!!!

Time with Friends

The Flender's invited ours friends to join us at their house for a party and the Iowa Bowl Game. We were able to catch up with the Fords, Flender and Hodgins. It was a fun night with friends. Kaylee and Trace ended up having sleepovers with Chloe and Zach. Kaylee also managed to fit in sleepovers with Brittney Comer and Lily Ford. 

I was able to have a nice breakfast with Jamie Ross and Stephanie Prohaska. It was my first time seeing Steph since her son, Alex, had died unexpectedly in August. My heart goes out to my dear friend as she mourns the loss of her son. 

Our time in Iowa was wonderful, but as always its nice to get back to our own house again. 

Christmas with the Gaskills

Scott and Emily invited us over to their house for the evening. It was great seeing their new house and spending time together with the family. We were excited that Grandma Sue and Grandpa Wayne were able to make it back to Iowa in time to celebrate Christmas with us. It was a fun night with family.

Christmas Day

On Christmas morning, we had a nice morning with the kids when they opened their stockings. We normally have monkey bread, but we were still stuffed from our Christmas Eve meal, so decided to wait until another morning. One of the girls gifts were tickets to the Hamilton Broadway show in February at the Kravis Center. They were thrilled!

For lunch, we headed over to Stacie and Patrick's house where Stacie prepared us a delicious meal. It was a fun time with our family.