GRADUATION!!!

YEA!!!
GRANDMA MUNRO
THE FAMILY
GRANDMA & GRANDPA KARTCHNER

What a proud moment to be a mom!

Congratulations, Steven and Danielle!

Sweet Stitches!

Before

After

At least that is what Michelle says. Yesterday she had her trademark eyelid mole removed. Now she has some "sweet stitches", but in a week or two she will have a beautiful mole-free eyelid. If you notice she also had her mole on her nose removed.

A New Smile

After being away from the orthodontist for almost...um....I don't know 9 or 10 years. Okay, maybe not that long when you consider expanders and retainers, but it has been some time since regular visits! We are now back on track. Kelsi got her braces put on Wednesday and will have them for about a year and a half.

To keep her brushing and flossing, we have the great picture of "good dental hygiene vs bad dental hygiene" stuck up on the bathroom mirror. It worked for Danielle and Michelle, I'm hoping for the same results from Kelsi!

This is a picture of Kels the day after she got them on. She was in as much pain as she looks!!!!

The Last of Spring Break Pics

While we were on the "party boat" Kevin saw an old friend that he had done his residency with in San Antonio. Apparently there was an anesthesia conference going on on the cruise.
Kelsi & Matt
Sandra & Kevin
Matt & Kelsi playing in the hammocks before the show
Our own "James Bond". Handsome, isn't he?!

That is our room he is standing by.

More from Spring Break

Blake, Matt & Mason
Peyton, Kelsi, Brielle, Brianna & Brenna, playing in the pool at the condo while we were waiting for lunch
Kelsi & Matt--Puerto Vallarta
Kevin & Matt
Matt & Kelsi enjoying their pina colada on the "party boat" on the way to the "Rhythms of the Night"

I noticed the beach pictures only had the Halker kids so I added some with the Davidson's.

Spring Break Suprise!

Matt & Kelsi with their "suprised" happy faces
Getting a head start on the ice cream
Kelsi & Peyton
Matt & Mason
Kevin in a little town in the hills above Mazatlan

Kevin doesn't always get spring break off, but this year he did and we wanted to do a fun vacation with Matt and Kelsi. We had some friends who were going to their condo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and had said if anyone wanted to come it could be really fun. Well Kevin checked air fair and the cost for us to stay at the same condo, and it was really pricey. Then he decided to look and see how much it would cost for a cruise to Mexico. Well needless to say, the cruise was a lot more cost effective. The fun thing was that the cruise was going to stop in Cabo.

Well I thought it would be fun to keep it a secret from Matt and Kelsi. The problem was that we had to go get their passports and when you get a passport they ask where you will be traveling, so I said Mexico. Matt and Kelsi immediately assumed we were going with our friends, but I assured them that we weren't, that we were going to San Diego (the ship was leaving out of San Diego) and maybe we would go across the border to Mexico.

I had to keep this little "secret" for many months and it was a little difficult. But I did it. Some of the friends (little) found out we would be in Mexico and told Kelsi, but I assured her that her friend was mistaken. I am pretty sure Matt and Kelsi knew something was up because every time they made a suggestion as to what we could do in San Diego, I would say, "That's a good idea, we'll have to see".

Well the day finally came and we flew to San Diego, we got into the taxi and the kids didn't hear where Kevin told the driver we needed to go, so when we pulled into the port where the cruise lines were, they asked what we were doing there, I said we were just going for a little drive by the ships and they said, "We can do that?" I said, "Sure." Well, they were pretty excited when the cab driver got out, opened his trunk and unloaded our bags!

I was tired of keeping the secret and they were loving life!

We had such a fun time and we did get to stop in Cabo and spend the whole day with the Halker's and Davidson's. The kids loved the beach and sunshine.

We also stopped in Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

Bathroom Update

So it has been a while since I have updated. Things in the bathroom remodel move slowly. So not a lot to show. But we now have tile (some) and a vanity. Still waiting patiently for the heated floor, so the tile can be laid on the floor. They say "maybe next week".