auntie again.

i love my boys. i miss eli and tate and wish i lived closer so i could see them more. here are a few pictures of them to keep you updated on how cute they are.

little tater tot

eli...i love this picture. he looks so darling.

i can't believe how fast they are growing up.

anyway...this post is really about my sister. i will have a third niece/nephew. she is prego! ETA of my new little one to spoil is april 24, 2010. congrats jam and robert.

oh and in case you were worried.... i'm sure i will have an update in 5-7 weeks on if it is a boy or a girl.

question.

anyone have any ideas for a new hobby...or something to do on my day off besides shopping/spending money?

ps. i'm not the scrapbooking type. that is not an acceptable response.

also, my oldest nephew turned 2 on the 9th. i just love it when he calls me and when he leaves me voicemails. i listen to them over and over. pathetic i know...but it is precious.

surprise....

this weekend i flew home to surprise my dad for his birthday....and it was a total surprise. my mom and i totally pulled it off. shelly came home with me and i showed her how kc really is....and it is not a flat wheat field. sorry to all those who think that, you are misinformed. we flew in thursday and went to zarda...BY FAR the best barbecue...or at least my favorite. their ribs are to die for. seriously. friday mom and dad had to work so we went to liberty and independence to see the church history sites and then went to a royals game (aka Shelly's first MLB game ever) with rk. i wanted to go to a red sox vs royals game the night before, but it didn't work out so we ended up watching them lose to the twins. rk gets a military discount so we got pretty good seats for way cheap.

saturday was packed...we went with sophie to strut with your mutt. she had a blast, and sadly i have no pictures. it was darling though...hundreds of dogs and some of them in cute clothes. sophie refused to wear the clothes she has, she prefers just to sport her bling in her collar. after strut with your mutt, we went shopping up to the Legends and spent way too much money as usual. oh well. i got the cutest sweater from banana republic and it was a steal of a deal, among some other cute things, too. i also bought some grey boots that i was dying to get. saturday night we went to the Plaza art festival. the plaza is one of my favorite places in kansas city, and thank goodness for my wallet/budget we went at night so all the stores were closed. the art festival was awesome, i'm sad i haven't gone in previous years. monday we went to farwest and adam-ondi-ahman with dad. it was cold and windy outside but still beautiful and a fun day. overall, it was a fun trip home. i love the midwest, especially kansas city. and i can't believe it but i'll be home in less than two months for thanksgiving!

i forgot to mention panera. i ♥ panera. don't worry, we ate there 3 times.

i just realized i don't have any pictures of mom, dad, or sophie from this trip. i'll have to be better about that over the holidays.