Las Vegas

On Sunday Brian left for a work conference in Vegas!!

It was a l o n g couple of days.

He arrived home early yesterday evening.

The plans were to have his dad pick him up from the airport,

however, much to Brian's surprise

I was able to leave work & pick him up myself.

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I gave him the camera and told him to take lots of pictures.

Unfortunately, there wasn't a whole lot of down time.

Keeping that in mind, he still managed to get some great pictures.

Welcome to Las Vegas!!

Views from Brian's room
on the 26th floor of
Mandalay Bay.

Look at the beautiful mountains!!

Mandalay Bay Hotel

Inside Mandalay Bay

One of the many things inside the hotel

was an aquarium!

The Grounds

Palm Trees!!!

Across the way from Mandalay Bay

If you don't already know this, Brian is not a gambler.

I can't believe he got a picture of the casino for me!!

Can you see the slot machines??

They are in the background behind this

shinny new Corvette!!

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Welcome Home Brian!!

The girls and I are so happy to have you home.

Cousins

This weekend we had the pleasure of getting together with

Anthony & Mandy (& their beautiful family)

who were in town for a wedding.

It was so nice sharing some much needed cousin time!

~And~

Getting all the "girls" together!!

I call this picture

Girl Power!!

After several camera flashes...

...here we all are!!

Kailyn~Lucia~Hannah & Maddy

I think all the excitement was a bit much for
Maddy to handle.

For as long as I can remember there has always been a
"kids table" right??
Here's to keeping up with tradition!

I decided to make a "special" dinner.
My first time making lasagna.
I surprised myself by making, not 1, not 2
but 3 lasagnas for everyone to enjoy.
1 spinach & 2 meat.
Along with some cucumbers & tomatoes,
bread, butter and wine!
~YUMMY~
Great conversation, laughter and watching our families play together
made it easy to pick up where we left off the last
time we were all together!

Kailyn Rose

This morning I had the joy of getting 2 ready

for school. Hannah wanted Kailyn to join us at the bus stop.

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(Sometimes K is still sleeping when we head to the bus stop)

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So, here she is with her back pack

filled with some reading books.

I wish I would have gotten a picture of both of them,

however, to our surprise

the bus was early this morning...

...by about 4 minutes!!

Making My Day

Well, today we had a rough morning.

Hannah wasn't particularly happy going to school

today...and

there were many tears between her & I.

(I when she wasn't looking & after she got on the bus)

I'm so glad to have my

"saving grace"

still at home with me!!

Kailyn Rose, you put a smile on my face today

when I saw you with my lipstick on.

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I turned my head to answer the phone

while she was brushing her teeth

and this

is what I returned too!!

She got a kick at looking at herself in the mirror

afterwards to see what a great job she had done.

I said to her,

"Is that what mommy looks like when she wears lipstick?"

She replied,

"Yes momma, momma pretty."

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So the next time you see me,

if I'm not wearing any lipstick

you'll know why

&

there will be no need to ask:)

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1st Day of 2nd Grade

Here she is...

Hannah Marie Keicher!!

Our BIG 2nd grader =)

This morning I had so much going thru my mind.
Let me back up a bit.
For the past several days,
I have had so many thoughts go thru my mind.
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10 folders, 5 dozen No 2 pencils,
12 glue sticks, highlighters, markers & ruler...
check
school clothes...
check
backpack...
check
bus number...
check
she is all ready for second grade...
I'm not:(

I'm not ready to say goodbye to
my mini me!!
Hannah Marie,
you have been a huge help
and
an incredible big sister
this summer.


Here's wishing you an
awesome 2nd grade.
All your hard work this summer will
give you a great start to the new year!
We are so proud of you!

There she goes.
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~sniff sniff ~
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Never looking back.
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~sniff sniff~
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Good bye!! Have a great
1st Day of 2nd Grade!

One last picture...
One final thought.
Thankfully, there are 2
more years before Kailyn & her
friend Aiden head to kindergarden:)

A Fun End to Summer

Hi everyone...

...for some reason all my pics

posted backwards.

(must have been my input error)

LOLAny who....

The Keicher's have squeezed as much as

we could out of the summer!

Monday we headed to Darien Lake.

Hannah tells me before we get there that she

is going to ride a roller coaster.

My response was, "uh hu, okay."

To my surprise, her & Brian went to make sure she

met the height requirement for the ride,

and they were gone!!

Off to ride the Viper!!

When all was said & done,

Hannah felt the ride was "cool" and

she thought going upside down was "relaxing."

Uh hu...Okay!

Here are Hannah & daddy having more fun on the rides:)

Kailyn enjoyed her time in

Kiddie Land...

...and so did we!!

With the exception of this ride,

Hannah & Kailyn were able to go on

the rides by themselves.

Off roadin

Just swinging around

can't forget the choo~choo train

More "big kid" fun on the Pirate!

Kailyn is having such a hard time holding in

her excitement.

Can you tell??

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Yes it was a fun afternoon.

Definitely

"A fun End to the Summer"!!

Tooth #6!!

It happened on Saturday morning!

Uncle Chris & Emily stopped by for a visit

~and~

Tooth # 6 fell out

while Hannah was holding Emily! She will make a great

jack-o-lantern

for Halloween!

Brian with his girls.

Great smiles ladies.
Thank you Emily for
coming to visit!