Bauer photos 2013

Every year we try to get family photos.  Instead of paying someone, I trade off with a friend.  She takes mine with my camera and I do all the editing.  Then I take hers on her camera and she does all the editing.  Works out nicely!!!  Got some great ones this year!

Here's us with the old finished 53 Ford.

There's the beauty with all the missing teeth.  I think all the other teeth loss photos are on my phone :(

Nutcracker 2013

We had such a fun time preparing for the Nutcracker this year.  She loves being on stage and was sad when it was over.  She was in the ISU homecoming parade in September and then had practices every Saturday for 2 hours until this past week when they practiced every night.  There were late nights, but it was such a magical time.  I'm sad that most of my pictures of her are on my phone and not on my camera.  This year she was "promoted" from the small little room where we sat on the floor, to her own mirror with lights!

During tech week we had to eat lunch on the floor of the dressing room.  They worked so hard!

 In her bon bon costume.

 Reece in her soldier costume.

Halloween

Hopefully this wasn't the last year that I can dress them in coordinating costumes. 

Brody turns 5

I can't believe Brody is 5 already.  He is so funny!  He makes me laugh every day and he has a heart of gold. 

Branson July and August 2013

 

 

Branson in July

 

Kids enjoyed craft time with Kristy every evening!  They made shirts, plates, & picture frames.  I did all the cooking :)

We went to moonshine beach for the first time

 Of course, go karting when daddy came up for the weekend.

Swimming every day in the pool.

 Harley made his first appearance in Branson as well.

 All 4 of them - BFFS!!

 Another pair of BFFs :)

Saw Despicable Me 2 at the big IMAX theatre

 Went to the Todd Oliver show

 

Branson August 2013

 

In August I drove to Branson with just the kids and the dog for the first time ever.  I was a little afraid to travel this far with them but since they have done the trip so many times they knew how long it would take.  They were excellent in the car.  Only stopped once to go to the bathroom and get food. 

 

The kids always wanted to stop at this Great American Steak and Chicken house for food.  We went here one morning for brunch.  It was not all that their marketing indicated.

 

Made some time to take some good photos of the kids for the beginning of the school year.

We went to the Promised Land Zoo.  It just opened in the spring.

 We also went "goofy" golfing for the first time.

We went to the Dogwood canyons and went on a 7 mile bike ride to Arkansas.  It was one of the coolest things I have ever done.