The Adventures of the Mexican Sink!

Last year my mom bought a sink from Mexico and decided to redo her bathroom around the colors and theme of the sink. They all drug it all around Mexico and finally made it home with this stupid sink. Mom spent a lot of money to have this man come in and completely redo the bathroom, they ripped EVERYTHING out and started over new (new tub, new vanity, new flooring...you get the idea) The LAST thing to go was the sink, when he put it in he CRACKED the sink! I was there when he came out into the living room and told mom, his face was bright white and he looked like he could throw up. You couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor guy. Then I saw mom's face, hers was about as bad as his. He offered to have his sister make and paint a new sink but we all knew it just wouldn't look the same. SO fast forward six months and Chad and I are in Mexico. We went to the market and what do you know the first thing we see is a STINKING SINK!!! We both looked at each other and knew we had to get it. We still had three days left on vacation and knew we'd be dragging this stupid thing all over the country! We also knew we had to get it through US customs without breaking it, this thing is very fragile. Well long story short, we made it home with the sink and ALOT of laughs. It was a big joke between everyone we went with, the man at customs said he could finally retire b/c he had now seen a bathroom sink come through! Here are some pictures of our adventures.

Chad holding the sink outside Senor Frogs in Puerto Vallarta

Me holding the sink at the PV airport

The sink on the bus in PV

Chad with the sink in the Denver Airport

The sink outside the Denver airport restroom

The sink at the KC airport while waiting to find our lost luggage!

Vacation

SOME Puerto Vallarta Pictures, more to come soon...

THEY'RE UP!! Sunday Cameryn and I put up all the Christmas decorations. She loves Christmas just as much as I do and I hope to fill her childhood of many good memories just like my mom did when I was little. Cam also got to put her own tree in her room and as you can see she decorated it completely by herself. We love Christmas!

Garth Concert

3 words... BEST CONCERT EVER!!

The kids all had a blast on Halloween. Tuesday night we had Clayton over and carved our pumpkins, actually Chad and I ended up doing the carving while they played on the swing set. They did like to dig out the seeds though. On Halloween they had a party at school and then we went to my mom's for dinner and then trick or treating. Addy was scared of everyone that had a mask on so that made the night interesting. We had the most fun just watching her reactions to people! Happy Halloween, time to put up the Christmas decorations!!!!

Chad's sister and I took all her daycare kids to the farmstead in Overland Park. They had such a good time. They got to feed the baby goats, mine for jewels, go on a hayride, and ride a horse. We had beautiful weather and the day was perfect!

Super Dog!

As you can tell Scooter has been our entertainment lately!

Watch out, here comes Scooter!

Be patient when watching, it takes him awhile to get it.

My two favorite guys!

This weekend was another busy one. It seems like every fall things get busier and busier. Friday night we went to the Kearney football game in Lees Summit and Noah got to wear his new shirt. On the front in says, "I want to be a bulldog just like my Dad" and on the back it says, "Shanks 62" For those of you who know Chad well you know that he loves to brag about his days on the high school football field. He is always saying , "Number 62 Baby!" We have had to watch the videos of his playing days several times. Needless to say Chad was proud but embrassed by Noah's shirt. He looked really cute though. Cameryn and Addy wore their cheerleader outfits and danced throughout the entire game! They are so cute with each other.
Saturday morning the kids and I got up and went to the Cannonball Parade and Carnival in Holt. Cameryn had a blast running from ride to ride. She filled up on snow cones and cotton candy. I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pics.
Saturday night we all loaded up the camper and headed up to the church. We had a church camp out, which Cameryn LOVED! We ate dinner, went on a hayride, roasted marshmallows, and sang around the fire. We got to hang out with our friends Troy and Shelly which we haven't seen in awhile. Cameryn had so much fun running and playing with all the kids. She loved being on the hayride, who knew you could take a hayride right through the middle of town!!
All in all our weekend was busy but full of more memories.

We went to a wedding a few weeks ago and they did the coolest thing. Thought I would share with you in case you know someone who is getting married, I think it is the greatest idea. They brought in a photo booth for people to get their pictures taken in as a memory. Chad and I had ours taken but I didn't scan it, it turned out really cute though. One of my friends emailed me this one that she took home. I love this idea and can't wait to use it at one of my sister's weddings!!!

Homecoming in Kearney!

Noah's Mohawk

The Mohawk!