Monday, May 11, 2015
CoCo Bongo
Truly like nothing I had ever seen before. Party, broadway musical, dance club all wrapped into one. Grant sprung for the VIP tickets and it was definitely worth it. Yes, by the end of the night Courtney and I were dancing on the main stage. It was a fun night :)
Dominican Republic
We spent May 5-11 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for an early 15-year anniversary celebration. The weather was perfect - sunny and warm everyday. We had a great time with Courtney and Isaac Lynch, Todd and Mary Williams, Mike Rubin and Andrea. Grant and Courtney grew up together, we met Todd and Mary through the UPPA because we have kids the same age and Mike and Isaac were in residency together in St. Louis. It was an awesome group to travel with because everyone was relaxed and while we had a great time together, everyone was free to do their own thing too. Mike and Andrea arrived one day early and made dinner reservations at a variety of places - the French and Italian were my favorites.
We went on a tour on Thursday all together to an island. Courtney and Isaac and Grant and I went to CoCo Bongo on Saturday night and then we went shopping on Sunday. Other than that, we stayed at the resort and hung out. Grant and I got massages on Wednesday and did a 2-tank scuba dive on Friday. Most days we met on the beach in the mornings and then moved to the pool in the afternoon.
We stayed at the Palladium Royal Suites and it was fine, but I wouldn't go there again. The rooms were fine and it was nice to have a large variety of dinner options. But the staff wasn't all that friendly and they didn't have a good service mentality. The beach was beautiful and we found a "cool pool" that we met at most afternoons. The resort was really big and things felt very spread apart.
This is the ONLY picture I could find of all 8 of us! This was on our Thursday catamaran excursion.
We went on a tour on Thursday all together to an island. Courtney and Isaac and Grant and I went to CoCo Bongo on Saturday night and then we went shopping on Sunday. Other than that, we stayed at the resort and hung out. Grant and I got massages on Wednesday and did a 2-tank scuba dive on Friday. Most days we met on the beach in the mornings and then moved to the pool in the afternoon.
We stayed at the Palladium Royal Suites and it was fine, but I wouldn't go there again. The rooms were fine and it was nice to have a large variety of dinner options. But the staff wasn't all that friendly and they didn't have a good service mentality. The beach was beautiful and we found a "cool pool" that we met at most afternoons. The resort was really big and things felt very spread apart.
This is the ONLY picture I could find of all 8 of us! This was on our Thursday catamaran excursion.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
San Diego - Happy 30th Birthday Eric!
The boys went to San Diego April 30-May 2 to celebrate Eric's 30th birthday. I understand the trip included fishing, poker, golf and lots of quality guy time. The crew included Mike Gullickson, Ron Gullickson, Nathan Chapman, Alan Keller, Eric, Ryan Gallet and Grant Walsh.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Cadie Lost Her First Tooth!
Papa pulled Cadie's first tooth last night! She was just so excited! I can't believe my sweet baby girl is so big.
We were having dinner at Nina and Papa's house and Cadie was eating corn on the cob and I noticed that one of her teeth was bleeding. I pointed it out and she stopped eating the corn and said that the tooth was really loose. After dinner, I took Colton home and then Papa was going to bring Cadie home later - Jack Ranger was spending the night. When Cadie got home she bounded out of the car to show us that Papa had pulled her tooth out!
Apparently they were walking out of the door and she told Papa her tooth felt really loose and Papa said, "I bet I could pull that out." Cadie said, "Really! Do it!" She let Papa reach right in and pull it out! She reported that it didn't even really hurt. She put the tooth under her pillow in a little orange box last night and then this morning she came downstairs crying. She said she wanted her tooth back! So, she is going to put the money back in the box tonight and see if the tooth fairy will take back the money and bring her tooth. I think the tooth fairy will do that :)
We were having dinner at Nina and Papa's house and Cadie was eating corn on the cob and I noticed that one of her teeth was bleeding. I pointed it out and she stopped eating the corn and said that the tooth was really loose. After dinner, I took Colton home and then Papa was going to bring Cadie home later - Jack Ranger was spending the night. When Cadie got home she bounded out of the car to show us that Papa had pulled her tooth out!
Apparently they were walking out of the door and she told Papa her tooth felt really loose and Papa said, "I bet I could pull that out." Cadie said, "Really! Do it!" She let Papa reach right in and pull it out! She reported that it didn't even really hurt. She put the tooth under her pillow in a little orange box last night and then this morning she came downstairs crying. She said she wanted her tooth back! So, she is going to put the money back in the box tonight and see if the tooth fairy will take back the money and bring her tooth. I think the tooth fairy will do that :)
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Cousins Rock!
We had a fun time on Saturday night with family at my parents house in Dallas. My cousin Kelly and her husband, Roman, and their daughter, Kiya, just bought a new house in McKinney. To help them get ready to move, my Uncle Mike and Aunt Teresa came into town from Lincoln, Nebraska and also my cousin Matt and his wife Christina. My cousins Kelly, Matt and their older sister Sarah and my brothers and sisters and I spent a lot of time together growing up at my grandparents farm near Horton, Kansas. I have great memories with them, but distance and busy schedules means we don't see each other as much as adults so it was an especially sweet time together.
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