Our 30th Birthday Party!!!

Tim and Shane surprised Missy and I with a birthday party at the Chief's Game for the Big 3-0!!! We had our own little VIP section and we had a great time! I also got a new camera for my birthday, but needless to say, I only got a few shots of our friends because I needed a new memory card! Not quite sure I would want any proof from the rest of the night anyway!!! So here are only a few of the people in attendance that night!
This is my friend, Toleia, whom I work with!!!

Of course, my best friend, Tara!!!

Angie and Derrick!!!

And here of course is Tim and our friend, Rick!!!

After the Chief's game, most of us went to BG's in Bartonville, which is a little Kareoke bar! We only sang one song, but had so much fun!!! The boys really pulled this off and kept it a secret for weeks!!! Thanks, boys!!! And thank you to everyone else who was there to help us celebrate!!!

Our Trip to the Zoo!!!

The kids and Mommy took a trip to Glen Oak Zoo one day to pass the time while everyone else was at work!!! We had a great time, although it sprinkled on us for a couple of minutes (the kids didn't seem to notice!) This picture is taken in front of the monkey cage!!!

I don't believe this scale even worked but Kaleigh climbed on anyway!!!

Here she is on top of a whale!!! She is finally back to herself again, posing for pictures when Mommy asks!!!

This tiger came right up to the wall behind us so Mommy tried to take a picture with everyone in it...along with some other kids that apparantly wanted to say hello and wouldn't get out of the picture!!!

The tortoise seemed a bit annoyed at getting his picture taken but Kaleigh wanted one with EVERY SINGLE ANIMAL!!!

Including the camel!!! Parker was less than enthused by all of the animals but I still think he had a good time! I think he liked watching Kaleigh get excited over them!!!

This is Mommy's favorite picture of the day!!! We went to the petting part of the zoo and there were several animals the kids could pet and feed! Kaleigh loved this horse even though it looks like it tried to give her a kiss before we left!!!

Kaleigh's Playing T-Ball!!!

This is Kaleigh's T-Ball Team including two of her four coaches!!! I was so excited to see her in the back row...Mommy never got the chance to stand in the back row!!!

And this is Kaleigh getting her picture taken with her pink and purple glove!!! And with her new Delavan Baseball shirt!!! It just happens to be Kaleigh's favorite color!!!

At our first practice, Parker was ready to cheer on his Sissy!!!

Here they are warming up with their coach!!!

Kaleigh likes to be right next to her coach so she doesn't miss a thing!!!

Here they are running a little to warm up!!! Her cousin, Delaney, is on her team and is right behind her!!!

They were doing a bit of fielding!!! Kaleigh is becoming very good!!! This one happened to bounce right off of her glove!!!

Doing great, Kaleigh!!!

She practices very hard and is getting better and better with every toss!!!

And boy does she have a good arm!!! Nice throw, Kaleigh!!!

But their is always time for a quick pose for Mommy!!!

Parker is keeping his eye on his Sissy!!! He really was very interested in what she was doing!!!

But he just couldn't help himself...he wanted to get involved too!!!

And now it was time for Kaleigh to take her turn at bat!!! She loved wearing the helmet!!!

One of her coaches was trying to get her all set up and ready to hit a homerun!!!

Keep your eye on the ball, Baby!!!

Nice hit!!! She proved to be a very good hitter!!!

Kaleigh's First Sleepover!!!

This is Kaleigh with her friend, Jaylee!!! Kaleigh got to spend the night at Jaylee's house awhile ago and we thought we would try it at our house!!! They had so much fun!!!

They played in the back yard together in Kaleigh's castle!!!

This is not what you think...the girls were creating a rock collection together and they are holding them inside the bottom of their shirts!!!

Boy are these two SASSY!!!

Okay...I know this looks really bad! But they did take turns being the pet!?!

See...now it was Kaleigh's turn! They were having a great time, I promise!!!

Just spending some more time on the front porch!!!

Once they finally came inside, it was time for movie and popcorn!!!

Tim went out and bought a new tent and air mattress for the girls to sleep in! They loved playing inside of it before bedtime!!

They got along so well and played so nicely together!!! There was a whole lot of giggling and screaming going on all night!!!

Tremont Turkey Festival!!

Kaleigh and Mommy got to spend the day together at the Tremont Turkey Festival. All four of us went last year, but decided we would wait to bring

Parker back when he gets older.

Kaleigh did several of the rides all by herself...and this was her first attempt,

however, Mommy ended up joining her on the merry-go-round!!

She went solo on the boats!!!

This was an activity course that she really wanted to do, but she

ended up getting stuck on the rope climb (pictured behind her)!

We sent for back-up and she was rescued by an older girl and made it safely

back to the ground!!!

She did love the bouncy air balloon and spent quite a bit of time in here!!!

At first she stayed close to the wall, but as more kids left, she became a little more brave and ventured into the middle!!!

We played several games at the Festival!

She had to go "fishing" for her prize at this stop!!!

She loved the cars, and so did the boy behind her!

He rode three times in a row before getting off!

Her favorite was the silver one with the pink seats!

She chose the caboose when riding on the train!!!
Jasmine, her prize from the fishing game, rode with her!!!

After all of our fun at the Festival, it was time for the Parade!

They started with Kaleigh's favorites, the horses!!!

Although Spongebob Squarepants and Cinderella were on the other

side of the road, Kaleigh wanted me to take their pictures!!!

No, this is not Sleeping Beauty...this is Kaleigh with Snow White!!!

All of Kaleigh's favorite characters were there...this is her giving Blue a hug!!!

And Scooby-Doo!!!

There were a lot of clowns giving out candy, Kaleigh liked this one especially,

because she was also blowing bubbles!!!

Kaleigh told me how beautiful she thought Belle was and so I had to get a picture of the two of them!!!

Several of the floats had bands performing, and Kaleigh started to dance!!!

As you can see, she was really getting into it!!!

She really loved the parade!!!

Our friends, Crystal and Patrick, were walking in the Parade for Pekin Hospital

where Crystal works! They spotted us, and came over to share their goodies with Kaleigh!!!

The Parade ended as it started...with Kaleigh's favorite...Horses!!!