Halloween Weekend

Rylee's Halloween fun began on Thursday morning with her party at school. Unfortunately it was at 9:30 so we were unable to attend it. She had tons of fun though!! I guess all day long she was saying HOP, HOP, HOP and hopping around like a bunny. Her teachers said it was so darn cute! I wish I could've seen it! She got lots of goodies at school but sure was worn out when she got home!

Friday afternoon, we had a little party at my work for all the little kid's! Rylee was very excited to go to mommy's work.....in fact, she was ready to put her costume on right after she woke up and said she was ready to go to work with me. She wasn't very happy to find out that it wasn't until later. Once she got her Halloween shirt on, she was good to go!! Here are a few pictures one of my co-workers took of Rylee.

The normal face when taking pictures!!

Now this is more like it....what a cutie!!

Hamming it up for Mr. Greenlee!!

Posing at the end of the tunnel


Are you done yet Mr. Greenlee??

Cheese face again!

After the party was over at work, we headed home. Rylee was super excited to get home because MeMe & PaPa were waiting for her!!! We took them out to dinner and then we just hung out and played the rest of the evening!

On Saturday, Ryan and my dad headed down to Concordia to the Hinck Farm, which is where Ryan deer hunts. He needed to check on a few things out there so I thought it would be fun for my dad to tag along!

With the boys gone, Rylee and I got to spend the day with my mom...aka MeMe!!

Here are a few pictures to start off our Halloween...she looks pretty innocent here huh?

Being silly!

Precious picture!

We headed out to Nebraska Furniture Mart cause I had a few things I wanted to look at. I want to get a sofa table for our entry way, a new computer desk and a Queen Bedroom set for our guest bedroom. I found everything I wanted but decided I shouldn't spend that much money without Ryan around so I took pictures of it all. Hopefully we can get out there sometime soon to purchase it all! After our trip to NFM, we enjoyed lunch at Sonic and then ran into Carters & Oshkosh.....as if Rylee needs anymore clothes!!! I did manage to find her a coat, couple of long sleeve t-shirts and some sweat pants! We were beat so we headed home to relax before the crazy evening began!!

After Rylee woke up from her nap, it was time to get our costume on. She was NOT happy at all about this! I think this being the 3rd day of having her costume on was enough!

Here is our little bunny rabbit....No smiles though!

Close up

With her trick-or-treat basket

Then MeMe painted her face and she was better!

All smiles!!

Rylee and her PaPa

Here is was telling me, Stop taking pictures mom!!

Our littlest Trick-or-Treater stopped by.....Our nephew Paxton!! Here is the cute little guy!

Here Paxton is hanging out with his Aunt Mac & Uncle Ryan

Rylee, Ryan & Paxton

Rylee & MeMe - ready to hit the streets!

Walking up to a house

I got some more candy mom!!!!

Rylee & MeMe playin'

So serious!

Rylee riding the horsey!!

MeMe getting bucked off the horsey!

We had a GREAT Halloween weekend!!!

Until next time....TTFN!!

Future Cheerleader or Dancing Star??

Rylee and I had a pretty uneventful Saturday morning/afternoon. Ryan had to work all day so it was just us girls! I spent most of the morning cleaning...YUCK!!! I feel very fortunate that Ryan lets me have a house cleaner that comes every two weeks....she is soooo worth it!!! Unfortunately she was sick last week and unable to come. So, I was forced to clean my own house! Seriously??? I forgot how much I hated doing house work! I survived though and our house is clean which is wonderful!

After Rylee rested, she entertained me with her cheer leading skills!! She started busting out a MIZZOU cheer....it was adorable. Here she is in action!



Then I caught another clip of her....she is a bit confused about MIZZOU and OU. Poor girl!! Here are her cheers for both teams!




After her "show"we headed over the Aaron & Dana's house to visit. It had been a while since we had seen them...I was having withdrawals from my new nephew! We had a wonderful visit with Dana and I got to spoil Paxton for like 3 hours!! It was wonderful!! Ryan came over for a bit on his way home. He took Rylee home so I could stay and visit longer. I had a great time with Dana!!! I just love my "Krause" sisters!!!!

I then had to make a trip to Wal-Mart. I HATE going to Wal-Mart in Lee's Summit! There is only one and it is always ridiculously busy! After fighting the crowds for about an hour, I was out of there. Thank the lord!!!

We spent the evening watching Football!! Unfortunately, MIZZO didn't fair so well against Texas....darn it!! I HATE Texas!! There was a lot of shouting coming from the basement....Ryan wasn't too happy!!!! Luckily, we have Rylee to change the mood!! Here is another video of her entertaining us at half-time.



Not sure if she is going to be a cheerleader or a dancer!!

Today, we are spending the afternoon with Ryan's parents. Rylee has really been missing her Grandma and Grandpa so she is super excited that they are coming up for a visit! We'll enjoy visiting, eating Cowboy Stew and watching Chiefs football!

We hope everyone has a great Sunday! Until next time, TTFN!!

CHS Homecoming

This past weekend, we traveled south to Caldwell for homecoming. For those of you that don't know much about Caldwell, Homecoming is a BIG deal and a tradition that has been going on for as long as I can remember! This year was my older brother Darren's 15-year celebration. His class was in charge of the program on Friday afternoon. Needless to say, it was awful!!!! All Darren had to say about it was, "I don't really care....I was in charge of the shirts!" And the shirts turned out pretty awesome by the way.

Here is a picture of Ash, Darren & Rylee after the program.


After the program, there is a parade on main street. The bands, sports teams, classes, etc. all ride through the parade and throw candy for the little ones. Right before the parade, my niece Ashlee was crowned Princess!! That gave her the honor of carrying the crown for the Queen at halftime of the football game. CONGRATS Ash!!! You were such a pretty princess!!!!!

Here is a picture of me and my sister-in-law after the parade.


I just love my sister!!


MeMe and her girls!!


Rylee with Princess Ashlee at the football game


Leslie (one of my bff's from high school), me & Keira @ the dance


Ryan finally made it to town just in town for the parties to begin. Here he is with my brother @ The Club.


Saturday morning, me, Rylee, my mom and Kirstan got up and headed to Sedan, KS for the Middle School girls league volleyball tournament. The Caldwell Lady Jays were undefeated going into this tournament. They ended up winning the whole thing and ended their season with a 14-0 record!! WOW!!!! I'm so proud of Lexie and the rest of her team! What a fun group of girls to watch!!!

After we got back into town, we headed downtown to Joe B's Pool Hall for Karaoke! Man was it packed in there!!!! Never new so many small-towner's were such big fans of Karaoke!!

My sister-in-law and brother


Ryan & I at the Club after we shut Joe B's down


My big bro and I


WOW!! What a fun, fun weekend!! It was so nice to catch up with old friends from high school!! However, I'm glad this only happens once a year!!!

Nothing too exciting has been going on this week. This weekend we plan to spend time with the Krauses' so hopefully I'll have some pictures to post from our visit with Dana & Paxton on Saturday afternoon, play date with Jackson & Matthew on Saturday night and Grandma & Grandpa Krauses' visit on Sunday! Really looking forward to the weekend!!

Until next time....TTFN!!!

MU/Nebraska Game

This past Thursday night, we traveled to Columbia for the MU/Nebraska Game. I sure wish I would've know when we bought the tickets that there was going to be a monsoon in Columbia. It rained ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT!! It was a bit chilly as well but it could've been a lot worse. Tailgating wasn't so bad. We stayed pretty warm and dry for several hours before we had to get out into the rain.

Here is a pic of us girls tailgating....Ang, Me, Michelle & Jen


Ryan & I


Ang, Me & Jen all decked out in our rain gear, getting ready to brave the weather!


Needless to say, MU blew the game in the last quarter. Some how we ended up having a good time, despite MU's loss!!


Here is a pic of Ryan & I @ Black & Gold...reminds me of a small town bar!!


The rest of our weekend was pretty uneventful! We went and visited our new nephew on Friday evening. He is still as precious as ever!!

On Saturday, I had a work function. We participate in Christmas in October. I am apart of the food committee so at least I get to be inside. It was extremely cold out on Saturday morning. THANKS to all the AMU volunteers plus the family and friends that came out to support such a good cause!!

Rylee and I got to hang out all day on Sunday. Ryan went to Concordia to put his new deer stand up. Man, I am not looking forward to hunting season!! We don't see Ryan much on the weekends!! Lots of girl time which is fun but being a single parent for 2 days is exhausting!! We definitely look forward to Sunday evenings when Daddy comes home!!!

Sunday night was spaghetti night.

This is what Rylee looks like after spaghetti night!!


Love me a messy girl after spaghetti!!

Well, I think that pretty much catches me up for a while!! This weekend we are heading to Caldwell for Homecoming. Surely I'll have some pictures to share! I hope you all have a great rest of the week!! Until next time....TTFN!!!

New Nephew

Well, we have a new addition to the Krause Family. My brother-in-law Aaron and his wife Dana, welcomed Paxton Gage Krause on Wednesday, October 7th. He weighed 7lbs 13oz and was 21 inches long. Here is a picture of Paxton. He is just adorable!!!!!!


Here is the proud new daddy and mommy with their precious little boy!


Paxton with his Aunt Mac (me)


Uncle Ryan & Paxton


Here is a picture of Rylee on the ride home from the hospital.


Last Thursday, Ryan and I went to the MU/Nebraska football in Columbia. I will try to get some pictures posted from that after/evening. It rained the entire time we were there. I was a drowned rat by the time we left the stadium. It was fun but I definitely get the wife of the year award for standing in the rain at an MU game.

Until next time....TTFN!