The "Last" Series...

Over the next few months - there will be a lot of Firsts and many Lasts...so why not share them with our blog family!  Here is the first "Last" in the Last Series...

Last event at the KFC Yum!Center...

Last night Zach said goodbye to many people who have made the past few years a success - it was a big job to open this arena, but he had a lot of help and made many new friends along the way. 

I know he'll miss the KFC Yum! Center! 

First Member of the Family to Move!

So it has started!  Mamba went up on a truck this morning and she will be headed for
California this afternoon! She is the first family member to move - we're all
a little sad about her leaving, but can't wait to see her in a few weeks!

Our Little Gymnast!

Emma took Gymnastics for the first time this winter and she really liked it. 

This was on her last day with her ribbon!

Emma is 5!

I can't believe our little girl is 5!

Emma's birthday is on Valentine's Day so there's a lot to celebrate!  This year we had her friends from school out to McDonald's the night before her birthday.  Grandma Nesie and Papa Knute got there just in time for the party too!  Then the next few days we all hung out, went to a UofL basketball game, ate cake and ice cream cake and just had a good time!

This little guy was pretty excited when grandma and papa got to the party!  They were excited to be out of the car and at the party too - until all the girls showed up!  I think we had 17 kids all together - most of them girls...it was a little loud!!!

Zach and I have the best friends!  Thanks for coming guys!  Love the hats!

Just some of the party group!

This boy Loves the games - the girl is not as impressed!

My Mom and Dad

She Loves to leave after half-time and go get ice cream with her daddy!

Happy 5th Birthday Big Girl! 

We Love You!

It's black and white at our house...

Zach's gone from White...

To Black...

He turned in the keys for "Pearl", gave her one last hug and drove home in a new black Maxima named Mamba! (How he picks his car's name I have no idea - but Mamba has stuck so far!)  It wasn't the car he had in mind when he headed to the lot - but it's the one that caught his eye and he has Loved his Maxima...so hopefully Mamba will treat him as good as Pearl did!

Just Because...

Got these today...Just Because...

I love flowers "Just Because"
I think they're the very best kind of flowers to get!  
(Thanks babe!)

Christmas 2012

We had a Great Christmas this year and even got to go back to Iowa and KC for the first time in years.

Here's just a few pics from our holidays!



On the Friday before Christmas, we headed towards home and made our first stop in Warrensburg, MO at our annual "Not So Silent Night" party.  We were so excited to see all our friends!  We miss you guys!!!



It was Cold - but we had a little fire going!

Who shoveled the stairs?

We had so much fun - hope we get to go again next year!!!

Next we had Christmas in KC with Zach's mom on Saturday night...

And then to Zach's Dad and Donna's on Sunday...

And then to Iowa for my side of the fam...

Chase Loves that Santa is on the deck at my mom and dad's - it was the 1st thing he looked
for when we got to thier house!



My Side of the Fam including Great Grandma Pete!

And then back to Louisville after Christmas to find out that Santa visited us there too!!!

We had a great Christmas and are very blessed to have wonderful family and friends to share it with.  We're looking forward to 2013 being another great year with many big things to come for this family!