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Lazy Day

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I wandered downstairs this afternoon to discover the kids laying on the couch and Andy comfortable in his recliner.  I think we can classify this as a lazy day…

Dinsmors!

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Ian, Amanda, and Jack came to visit us for the night.  They were driving home from their yearly Christmas trip and stopped through to see us.  The kids were so excited to see Jack again!  We spent the evening eating good food, hanging out, and talking.  A great way to spend time with family in our new home!

New Year’s Eve

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What a great, relaxing New Year’s Eve!  We spent the day together as a family and just enjoyed the time.  The first part of our new living room arrived today.  It took about an hour to get the padding underneath down and then to get the rug placed properly.  I really love it!  I am very excited to get the rest of the furniture next weekend.

I made sure to get a good picture of the kids to end 2016.

While Andy and I watched football bowl games, the kids decided to make a blanket fort in the basement and spend the evening watching movies and playing games.

We enjoyed a great dinner of Chicago-style Deep-Dish Pizza made for us by Andy and then spent the rest of the evening just relaxing.

We were so tired that we decided to ring in the New Year on Eastern time.  The kids had Sparkling White Grape Juice while Andy and I shared our favorite champagne.

Happy New Year family and friends!  Here is to 2017!

Wedding

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I was working on organizing the basement today and I came across a box filled with these – our engagement announcement, wedding invitations, all the cards from our wedding, and a picture of our wedding cake.  I had a great time sharing all these with Laura.  What a great trip down memory lane (even if I still can’t believe these were from twenty years ago!).

Basketball and a Sleepover

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Andy took John to the Mizzou Men’s basketball game for some father-son time.  Unfortunately, Mizzou lost, but it was a close game and the men in my life enjoyed themselves.  John even got to have Cookie Dough Dippin’ Dots for dinner!

In the meantime, Laura is having a little sleepover fun with Gretchen.  I have only seen the girls for about five minutes this evening – to give them pizza for dinner and an ice cream sandwich.  The rest of the evening has been hearing their giggles as they enjoy some friend time.  Love these times!