New Years in Kansas.

happy 2014!
we went into the new year not overly healthy,
in fact, the morning we were scheduled to head down to kansas to celebrate christmas & new years I woke up pretty sick.
BUT, we are back home & on the mend!
so much so, that i went through two closets today & organized them.

while we were there, sick or not, we had fun.
good food,
fun games,
cute babies,
late nights.

at home, playing with new christmas toys

after a long road trip, some chocolate soup was delish.

the guys testing out some guns

in town, shopping with grandpa. both have their coats in the cart.

andelyn (ryan & heathers) is the cutest!

there were 4 other cousins there too, but this one couldn't run around as fast.

trying out the new years cookies!

so excited to welcome in the new year!

kansas.

this summer our trip to kansas was a little different than usual.
usually, we go down some time in june to help with wheat harvest.
due to weather & crop issues there wasn't need for our help this year.
so we just scheduled a weekend for us all to hang out!
it was such a great time!
it was relaxing just to be on the farm, eat meals together, & let the kids play!

intense kansas clouds!

so glad to be with grandma!

and less then 10 minutes of being on the farm...mud.

Jed, Gage, Bentley, & Lane. the guys.

little Logan sneaking in with the big boys!

she loved to have shawn hold her.

the newest baby, Andelyn! B was smitten.

the back sink is a favorite. shawn looks through the doorway "anna, is bentley supposed to be naked?" (no, he wasn't)

a highlight of the trip--3 wheeler rides with uncle wayne!

i love checking the grocery list.

a turtle the boys caught!

we ALL got to play beauty shop with celine!

celebrated an early birthday for andrea!

first time seeing a scorpion in waynes kitchen. celine saved me from stepping on it!

such a beautiful reminder of gods promises to us!

if you want to see even more pictures, check out andrea's blog!