Welcome to Hollywood, what's your dream??????

I think these pictures and this moment with Avery will go down in the history of the Diggs family. I have to give all the credit to Payton because she is who glamified this little beauty. They were upstairs playing and this is what those two little girls were up to. I have to say she looks pretty darn cute if I can say so myself. Man that lipstick could not be brighter, but she wears it all pretty well. Hmmmm, what do we have in the works, fashion designer and a model...not sure....cannot wait to find out!! Stan is going to be in for quite a ride, I am sure he is wishing he had kids when he was little younger. These little ones in your 40's, he is WORE OUT!!

This is what we do when it rains.....take pics!!

So really nothing too new to report since the birthday weekend. Today I think we are all recovering. My nieces ended up staying the whole weekend so come Monday, everyone is pretty tired. Here are just some new pics we took today since it rained. They are cute huh??? At least I think so..........

Avery just being plain silly

There both are being silly

Happy 6th Birthday Payton Diggs!!

Yesterday, July 17th Payton Diggs turned 6! We had yet another great party with friends and family. This year was pretty low key but still a great time. We had pizza and cake and then just hung out the rest of the evening. Of course their cousins stayed the night so it ended up being quite the evening. Payton's big gift this year was a TV for her room. I know crazy huh??? Stan said that when he was at Costco buying it the guy said I never got a TV when I was a kid let alone 6!! My girls really do not watch that much tv, especially Payton, but she really wanted one for her room so that her and Avery could watch TV before bed and in the morning. Look it makes every one's life a little easier. We are always up for that!! I have to say I was a tad bit emotional this week to my surprise. I still remember 6 years ago giving life to this child and now she is 6 and is heading to first grade. It truly does not seem possible. I have been so blessed to have such a sweet, kind, sensitive child. She truly is a gift and I so grateful that she was given to me!!

I wish that I could take credit for this cake and cookies but I simply cannot. It was the cutest cake I had ever seen and the girls went crazy over it!!

As you can see High School Musical was the theme

From napkins to plates to cups and of course a pinata

Here are the cookies up close. They tasted oh so good too!! Such detail, Payton loved them....

Miss Avery eating her pizza

Bring on the gifts of course. She got some pretty cool gifts this year. One of her favorites was a remote control car. That was from Grandma and Papa. She says that she is really into boy toys right now!! Hey whatever is fine with me, the babies and the dolls get a little old.....

Opening the TV

You cannot go wrong with a pinata. It was filled with candy, gum, whistles, yo-yo's, toe rings and rings. That is always a hit with the party.

Last but not least we ended the party with cake and ice cream. Here is Payton getting ready to blow out the candle. I hope her wishes and dreams come true!!

Plain ole' summer fun

Not too much has been going on in the Diggs house so far this summer. We have been spending time at the pool and Payton has joined her first t-ball team. We are hoping that this will help bring her out of her shell a bit. I think it has already. She really enjoys it and better yet, she is not too bad at it. We were suppose to have her first game last night but it got rained out. Hopefully next week will be better. Not sure what else lies ahead for us this summer. Payton will be turning 6 in July and then will be heading to first grade in the fall. We are just going to enjoy the summer and relax! Here are some pics on how we spend our free time. Enjoy!

This is Avery for you! We have some sidewalk paint and she wanted to paint, so I say sure. Got a bowl with some water and all her brushes. Leave her for a second and this is what I come back to......did you mean fingerpaint Avery??? An artist in the future...who knows

Here is the lawnmower that Stan just had to have last summer. No we do not live on a farm, an acre or even half an acre. But look how much we get out of it, or at least Avery does. He always has to take her for a ride after he cuts the grass.

Our trip to St Louis

Over Memorial Day the family headed to St Louis for a mini vacation. All of Stan's family lives there so obviously we travel there often but we seem to never take advantage of all the sight-seeing. His mother got Stan and I tickets to the Cardinals game that Saturday. They were actually playing the Royals. We had seats 11 rows behind 3rd base. They were pretty amazing. We had a great time. Then we headed back and just hung out and had dinner. On Sunday we ventured to the famous St Louis Zoo with the girls. They had a blast. We were there about 6 hours and I think we saw everything. It did rain on us a little but it cleared up and turned out to be a pretty day. Stan played some golf, I went to the casino--not a big winner, and we had a big cookout on Memorial Day. All in all it was a great get away and the girls had a great time. It was nice to actually stay there for more than 2 days and enjoy some of the attractions St Louis has to offer. We are going to try and do this at least once a year for sure!

Not my favorite picture, but he is my favorite! We really did have a great time!

The monkeys and the chimps were probably a family favorite

Who knew that you could see GOD with your own eyes at Price Chopper at 135th St in Overland Park

Many of you have already heard this story but remember I have to write about it so I will never forget it. Me and the girls went to Price Chopper one day for a little grocery shopping. Little did we know we were going to see something amazing. I was heading to the frozen food section and out of the blue Avery screams, "THERE'S JESUS, THERE'S GOD, LOOK MOMMY IT'S JESUS". I am thinking what in the world is my child saying and what are all these people going to think of her. So I look up and the pics below show you what she saw. Yes in her little eyes she absolutely was seeing JESUS. This is a painting that is painted all along the top of the frozen food aisle. This is the only Price Chopper that I shop at and beofre that day I had never even noticed this painting. A couple things: how amazingly innocent are children? They call it like they see it, second-- to think I thought it was amazing that the Lean Cuisines were on sale for a 1.50. Little did I know that in the next aisle over I could see GOD. Gotta love those kids!

A Trip to Deanna Rose Farm

So we finally made it to Deanna Rose Farm. I will say this will be a place that we will be traveling to many times this summer. You really cannot beat it. It is free, beside the 3 dollar pony ride and the 2 dollar bottle of milk for the goats. No stories just a few pics to share.