Friday, May 29, 2015

College-life Weekend

Many moons ago, Gentry and MaKenzie (who we often affectionately refer to as "The Kid") came to spend the weekend with me in the dorms at K-State when I was a wee, little freshman.
We kept the tradition up reuniting for sleepovers in Boyd Hall with Gentry and occasionally at the G-Phi house.
We realized that after MaKenzie's approaching college graduation our opportunities for college-life weekends were, well, non-existent (without being overly creepy anyway).  We knew we had to make the short trip to Stillwater, OK to soak it up while we could!

The Pi Phi house welcomed us.




And they don't welcome just anyone, you know.


Our hostess, The Kid!

We enjoyed shopping in the cute little boutiques and being Stillwater tourists.

Touring the campus


Hangin' at "Aspen"--coffee shop for hip people like us.  (Does anyone use the word "hip" anymore?)

We had a great time hanging out with MaKenzie's friends and seeing her stomping grounds.  I must say, OSU is not messing around with their Ag affiliation.  They truly are "cowboys" down there.  

Not sure how this pic ended up on Facebook...but what can I say...we Sauder girls love a little karaoke.  I believe this was Backstreet Boys, I Want It That Way.  Classic for sure.  It should also be noted that it was like 8pm at this point and there were about 4 other people present.  



This is apparently the cool place.  Note to self: light up palm trees = happenin' place in the eyes of college students. (Does anyone use the word "happenin" anymore?)

A few weeks later we found ourselves back in Stillwater again to celebrate MaKenzie's graduation.




I can't believe our little MaKenzie is a COLLEGE GRADUATE!  Was this not just yesterday?!  Congrats to MaKenzie for all of her hard work.  I know I'm biased, but MaKenzie is one cool cat.  She is such a thoughtful, caring, witty, not to mention fashionable and beautiful, woman of God!  Her contagious smile and infectiously fun personality make her one of a kind!  As always, we are so proud of you!  Thanks for helping me (try) to be a hip, happenin' cool cat!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Cade is Five!!


After Cade changed his mind at least 57 times about the theme for his 5th birthday party, we finally convinced him to settle with a "Fiesta."  Made sense to me--he's a Cinco de Mayo baby after all!  He agreed--as long as a pinata was in the mix.  Done.  

Cousin Keeley is here to celebrate!  

The pinata lasted about .4 seconds.

Taking turns whacking the one-legged pinata remains.

Quite the crew came to celebrate!  What wonderful friends!








The party was the weekend before his birthday so we hit up Chuck E. Cheese on the actual golden birthday. (5th birthday on May 5th.)



Birthday parties are hectic, but also seriously so much fun for us all!  We love a reason to gather and celebrate another year!  We are so thankful for our family and friends who help us celebrate and beyond grateful for the gift that Cade is to our family.

Birthday bash of 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (birth story)

How long will I link them all?  Probably always.