Mother's Day

I had a very nice Mother's day. We went to church and then met my family at The Tavern in Prairie Village for brunch. Then it was off to Lee's Summit to visit with John's family. We ended the day with some truffle fries at BRGR (clearly my diet was off this day). Feel blessed to have such a great family!

Mom and I at the Tavern in Prairie Village. 

Me and the kiddos.

"Cheese..." 

Trying to take a pic with GaGa. 

Catching up...

So it has been a wacky past few months/weeks...so sorry for not posting. The Storey household has had it's fair share of visits to the doctor recently. We've had a case of hand foot and mouth (HC), roseola (AJ), eye injury (JPS), and broken arm (AJ)...just to name a few on the list - and I think we may be on the second case of roseola (HC). But moving on and getting ready for a busy and fun summer. And...glad to have Grammy and Papa back.

Grammy and PaPa's pool is officially open. Addy's birthday party. 

Ahh...happy Father's day! At least John managed to look at the camera. 

Running...just running. 

Hannah decided not to smile. 

Alex showing off his busted bottom lip. 

Barbie time...

Hannah the dancer

At the end of May, Hannah performed in her very first dance recital. As she would say...she was a "star". They performed to Teddy Bear Picnic (or "pic-i-nic" as Hannah would say). She loved it. 

Taking a bow before the show. 

An action photo. 

Sitting on stage with all of the dancers. 

With her teacher Miss Tuesday. 

At her last dance class...we got to sit in and watch. 

Guess what song they were dancing to..."Somewhere over the rainbow" of course. 

Easter

After church on Easter, we had my family (and Uncle Steve) over for brunch. The weather was great - and everyone had a nice time. Alex entertained by talking while everyone was eating - and showing off all the words that he can say - most notably "happy". After brunch we had an Easter egg hunt for the kiddos. Alex found one egg (an Elmo egg) and then he was done. Hannah needed 2 baskets to carry all of her eggs. Then Hannah entertained us by taking Alex for a ride in her pink Mustang. 

The Easter bunny brought some party glasses. 

All dressed up in their Sunday best. 

Hannah on the hunt for some more eggs. 

Alex - running away from the Easter egg hunt. 

Pretty girl. 

Cute boy. 

Hannah driving Alex down the street...with their Secret Service agents. 

See ya later kids...

Alex is probably kicking it into "turbo" 

Florida Vacation

So we hopped on a plane last weekend and headed down to Daytona, Florida (around there at least) to visit Grammy and Papa. The kids loved the beach and the pool...and getting to spend time with Grammy and Papa. Other than a few skinned knees...and "a little bit of a sunburn" - we made it through our travels all in one piece (oh...and minus a minor choking incident that Hannah had at church while we were in St Augustine (darn cheddar bunnies). Oh--- and Alex got to perfect his skill of napping pretty much anywhere.
Here are a few pics from our adventures.

Hannah and her luggage..she loved pulling around her bag at the airport. 

Hugs all around! 

First time at the beach...Cocoa Beach (after checking out the Ron Jon Surf Shop)

Don't we look pretty...Hannah did our makeup. 

Hannah "surfing"  

Resting at the beach.

Papa got buried...and Alex seemed to enjoy playing on top of him. 

Catching some zzz's at the pool. 

I think this pic is a framer...Hannah and Grammy

At the RiverGrille

Last night in Florida

Our attempt at a family pic

Bye bye Crane Lakes...time to rest. 

January Birthdays - Round 2

January is a busy month filled with birthday celebrations. Here are a few pics from a "few" of the parties. 

Hannah helping her buddy Aunt Nancy light the candles.

Alex and Hannah were clearly making sure this photo was frame-worthy. 

Alex playing with Dan.

Grumpy boy's getting some molars...ouch! 

OK...this is a Feb birthday. 

And this is a March one. 

Celebrating the big 3rd Birthday

We had a fun birthday weekend with Hannah - and Friday (her actual birthday) was a big day. We started the day with her 3 year check up at the doctor (no shots...yay), then we headed to Build-a-Bear, lunch, shopping and finally home. Saturday we celebrated with family - and Hannah added a lot of princess items to her collection. She had a great time! 

Smiling for mommy at the doctor 

Hannah decided to build a Hello Kitty stuffed animal.

She loved pressing on the pedal to fill "kitty" up with stuffing.

Brushing Kitty after her bath.

Here's the strawberry cake mommy made. 

Ready for the big party. 

Cheesing for the camera 

Opening gifts...cousin Trevor was her assistant. 

Checking out her new musical princess vanity. 

Alex...giving me his look (just had to include this one cause it makes me laugh)

All dressed up in one of her costumes...birthday princess.