Tanner off to college

We moved Tanner to college at UCM (University of Central Missouri) on Sunday August 20, 2012. The night before we had his favorite dinner Buffalo Chicken Chili Mac, I had made dessert but we were all to full, so we had dessert for breakfast before we moved him to college. He was very excited a little nervous but he will do great. As of now he doesn’t have a roommate but hopefully he will get a roommate in the next few weeks. The boys he shares a bathroom with are very nice and their parents seem very nice as well. He is living on the aviation ship (dorm hallway) and is on the first floor so that is extremely nice. Once he was all moved in we walked around campus and he took care of getting some things done. He started classes on Tuesday August 21, 2012. He has a pretty easy schedule this first semester and is seems excited to learn about the different majors so he can hopefully pin down something. He may have a job lined out in Warrensburg so that will be nice and they are open until noon on Saturday’s and closed Sunday’s so that will allow him some free time on the weekends.

This week Lance and Peyton made a trip to Warrensburg to take Tanner out to see about the job, not a glamorous one its detailing cars but its money until something better comes along and it’s good hours! Peyton was excited to take a picture of a fish he colored to him, not sure Tanner will hang it up but I think it’ll mean a lot to him.

The Weekend

Peyton and I went to Spring Family Fun Day at Power and Light on Saturday August 18, 2012. We met my friend Cindy, her husband Kyle and daughters Kaylee and Jordan. The kids enjoyed standing in a pool and a bubble going over them and then doing a balloon pop and getting balloons made, Peyton got Spiderman. They played in the bouncy house, got ice cream and Peyton sported a milk mustache, super cute and then they got to draw on balloons and then have them blown up. It was a great afternoon. However we stopped to see daddy on our way home and the balloon got loose so we had a little melt down but when we got home and the girls got there to swim he was fine and they had a melt down when one of their balloons popped on the way home as well. We spent the afternoon swimming and then that evening we had family dinner with Tanner before we took him to college.

Preschool

Peyton started preschool on Wednesday August 15, 2012.  He is very excited and he said he wants to be an Airplane Pilot when he grows up.  They have 45 kids in his preschool class but they are going to separate them into A and B groups and Peyton is in B group.  They are currently working on Spanish “Hola, Adios, and counting to 15), doing months of the year, days of the week (very cute song) counting by 10 to 100. They will be starting Jolly Phonics and Handwriting without Tears after Labor Day.  I’m very excited about the field trips and the pumpkin patch is scheduled for October 17!!  

Christmas 2011

Me & my boys

Me and my baby

Peyton loves his green lantern

Christmas list

Reading the night before Christmas

Got Santa's cookies & milk

Tracking Santa

Christmas Morning

Peyton got the Biggest Optiumus Prime Ever

Tanner got a laptop

Cousins

Sisterly Love

Christmas at Oma and Opas

Peyton and Braylon are Oma and Opas stocking stuffers

Christmas was busy as usual this year. On Christmas Eve, Aunt Chel and Aaron went to church with me, Peyton and Lance and then the three of us went and ate Chinese. When we got home, we read the night before Christmas, sat out cookies and tracked Santa and then Peyton was excited to go to bed. On Christmas morning Oma and Opa came down and Papa, Grandma Di and Uncle Tommy came over to watch the boys open presents and then we had homemade cinnamon rolls! We then went to the Tryon Christmas at Uncle Gene and Aunt Katey's and Peyton had a blast playing with Kale who is 5 years old and we got to meet the newest Tryon Slade (5 months). After dinner we went to St. Joe for the Young Christmas and we all got into our jammies and had Christmas, it was a great day!

We stayed the night at mom and dads and me and my sisters and our men played catchphrase and we had a blast, sooo funny and the girls won for the 2nd time and we beat the boys on sports, they were a little embarrased and upset:)

Nothing like spending time with family, it was the best!!

Christmas Program & Santa

Oma, Peyton and Opa

Lance, Peyton, Tiffany & Tanner

Peyton in the back with the green sweater

Seeing Santa at the Elks Lodge

Seeing Santa on the Holiday Train

Peyton has seen Santa 4 times this season and has asked for "The Biggest Optimus Prime Ever" every time! He had his school Christmas Program and we were so excited that he actually danced and sang this year and so happy that Oma and Opa were able to come down, we know it's a long drive for a 2 minute performance and we are so grateful they were able to be a part of it!! Peyton is really excited for Christmas this year and that he only has one day left of school for the year!!

Lance's 40th Birthday!!

Me & Lance Happy 40th I love you!!





Missi & lance



The Thielen's & Lance

They Wyenandts, Me and Lance

Us & The Bakers

Us & The Hess'

Lance & Gregg

Lance & Chris

Peyton helping daddy with his cake!

Lance turned 40 on August 14, 2011!! We celebrated his birthday on Saturday and it was so great to have so many wonderfull family and friends come share in the celebration, we are truly blessed!! The adults had a great time catching up and the kids had a great time playing and swimming!!

Elliott Family Reunion

Family Reunion

Aunt Debbie, Uncle Allen, Uncle Bob, Aunt Carol, Grandap, Mom & Dad

Allen, Carol, Grandpa & Mom

Grandpa & his girls

The Grandkids & Grandpa

The Great Grandkids, The Grandkids & Grandpa

We had the family reunion at mom and dads house and we had a great turnout! It was so great to see everyone and for the younger kids to meet all their cousins. I'm pretty sure my grandma was smiling down from heaven today.