Make it Stappy!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Soren's classic car

Well, it's not really Soren's. He just likes to think it is...holding the keys and sitting on it and such.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Park trip

It finally warmed up enough for a park trip. Soren and Mama enjoyed getting out of the house!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Friday morning Soren and I got up to visit Great-grandma Schad. Then we all went to visit Aunt Leta and tell her how we've traced the Schad side of the family back to the mid-1600s in Germany with the help of my brother-in-law David.

Grandpa D joined us for lunch; Soren sure does like his glasses.

Saturday was pretty much a blur, but on Sunday, Mother's Day, we gave Grandma S a "Proud New Grandma" button to wear to church. You can see her wearing it a few pews behind Soren.

Unfortunately, this is the only photo I have of my mom on Mother's Day. (sad face) We ate lunch at Great-grandma Schad's house and visited with the cousins before heading home to Daddy.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Eldon FFA Banquet

We went to the Eldon FFA Banquet this year. Soren wore his FFA onesie and played with Grandma and Grandpa while Mama took photos. (Photo by Katie Groner)

Mid-Missouri traveling

Soren and I hit the road after his Tuesday photo shoot. Our first stop was the Mud Room, so he could make his mama her first-ever Mother's Day gift. It was not NEARLY as momentous for him - he slept through it. Yes, those are hand and thumbprints!

Then, we celebrated Aunt L's birthday at Lone Star.

Later, we headed to the Methodist church to watch the Bunraku Bay group perform. Soren was the most interested in the first section, Kotobuki Shiki Sanbaso, which is where the puppets scatter good fortune on the audience and purify the theatre. There were lots of bells and the puppeteers came out into the audience. They avoided Soren for the most part. I assume it's because they have had unhappy prior experiences with young people crying. However, during the Lion Dance, the troupe leader shared that it was good luck for the lion to bite children on the head and proceeded to snap the puppet at Soren. He took it like a champ, and this mama was very relieved! Our friend, and puppeteer, Eric posed the lion with Soren so we could get a photo.

We spent the night at Hotel Shafer. Our friends Sara and Eric (a different one) let us take over their house with baby paraphernalia and braved possible teething fits even though the both had to work the next day(s).

On Wednesday we visted the Merritts in the morning, ate lunch with the Maurers, and spent the afternoon with Jane.

We ate dinner with Sara and her friend at Shakespeare's. On Thursday, Soren and I ate breakfast with Sara before we headed south. In Holts Summit, we visited with Mr. Aiden and his mama and sister.