Fun Day!

We had a great day on Wednesday, started out just hanging out at the house. After nap time Rylee and I went to Pappy's for lunch and fun. Elizabeth's daughter was there with her little boy and baby so Rylee was in heaven!! She tried to hold her for a LONG time, but finally grew weary of it. However, she and Rowen played together the rest of the time. They had a lot of fun together. We headed home, got cleaned up and I fixed her dinner. Why I was fixing dinner she played with her Christmas toys.
A little pretend makeup. It's pretty cute, it has the spot and the brush for eyeshadow, just no shadow...thank goodness!
She put some makeup on me and fixed my hair.
And then took her dog for a walk!!!
Had to stop to fix her bracelets...
And then figured out that dog walked way too slow!! :-)
About that time Grammy got home and Danielle got there. Danielle and I left for dinner while my mom put Rylee to bed. We had a great dinner and then came home to watch the game. While we were driving home Justin called and said they headed home as well...too much snow, didn't want to get stuck there. Apparently they already had 14 inches and another 12 was expected. Little nervous about that, but they made it to New Mexico last night. But of course no trip is an official McNeill trip without drama...which would be Logan threw up in the car!! UGH, so so so glad I didn't go now, couldn't have handled that!! Justin said he felt fine, is thinking it was altitude sickness. Poor guy! Should be home today with lots more pictures and TONS of stories, can't wait!!!

Hope you guys have a great day and an awesome weekend. Love and miss you all!

Colorado Day 2

Another great day yesterday for the boys. They headed to the slopes for some sledding first!!

I'm telling ya...have you ever seen happier boys?? :-)
They said it wasn't too cold and the snow was kind of melting...looks cold and frozen to me!
Waiting to get to go tubing!
Don't really have any stories to tell because I haven't heard them all yet, but I imagine they are just loving life right now!
Seriously, now that's a snowfall!!
The very top of the mountain they were on to tube.
And here's a look down the mountain...beautiful isn't it??
Another without the kids in the way!
Video of sledding...


Video of Cody tubing...and then Justin falling while videoing Cody tubing! :-)

Logan tubing!


Another fun filled day!! Love and miss you all!

What an exciting day!!

Technically, we're going to start with last night...Rylee has been obsessed with going to the bathroom on the potty. And I'm just excited she's actually sitting down so I'm letting her! The only problem is, she thinks toilet paper is to blow your nose with! :-)She has also found the love of bubbles. She'll sit and ask for bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles.
Woke up Tuesday morning and went to Wal-Mart for some PTA shopping. Got a bunch of Christmas stuff on sale for next years Santa Shop...never too early to start planning!! Came home to put Rylee down for a nap and Danielle and her kiddos came over with Taco Bell. (Yum) When Rylee woke up we got ready and headed to the biggest celebration...Aunt Frances' 100th birthday party!! Wooohooo!! (ps...ugh, that shirt is already in the garage sale pile) 4 generations of Manlove women!
My mom organized the party and the nursing home helped put it on. We had cake, cookies, ice cream and punch.
Even decorations!!
Thought this was a cool balloon!
Rylee had a little bit of a sugar high with the icing cookies.
Aunt Frances LOVED the cake and ice cream. In fact, before the party started we were talking about her party and she reached over and ran her finger along the side of the cake and ate the icing. My mom tried to stop her...but hey, when you hit 100 years old I think you should be able to do just about anything you dang well want!!! Let her eat cake!! :-)
And boy she did! I think she had 2 pieces of cake and a couple scoops of ice cream! Living it up!
She had a pretty good turn out. Met a lot of her friends from the nursing home. Nice people.
This lady reminded me so much of a skinny Mrs. Claus. She had the best accent and her hair was perfectly curled up, it was just amazing, I couldn't take my eyes off her.
She got a couple cards and presents.
Just more decorations and party guests.

All in all I think it was a great party! I left early to take Granddaddy and Rylee home. Rylee was the hit of the party I might add. Nothing like a sassy little girl for entertainment...especially when she thinks she runs the place!!

Came home and waited for my mom and then went to Golden Corral for dinner. Mmmm, you know how I love a good buffet!! And let me tell you, I loved it and so did Rylee! Came home, gave her a bath and got her to bed. And that's about it. Hope you guys are having a great day! Love and miss you all!

Colorado Day 1

As you know, Justin and the boys left Sunday afternoon to head to Colorado on a boys only vacation. They stopped at about 8pm for dinner at McDonalds...they even got to play on the playground so you know they knew it was going to be a great trip!! :-) Got ready for bed and then got back in the truck for the remainder of the drive. Justin was planning on stopping somewhere in New Mexico, but about the time he got tired because it was late and because it was a deserted highway...Logan woke him up. Um, yup, night terror. Apparently he started screaming bloody murder to "turn off the car, get out of the car, stop the car." Heheee, and it's only funny because I can totally imagine it. Justin said he about wet his pants!! And of course Logan went right back to sleep, well it gave Justin just the oomph he needed to make it to Colorado. They stopped in a small town about the time Cody was waking up from his "nap." Yup, now Cody was up...and if you know Cody, when he's up...he's up!

He somehow got them both settled in bed and they fell asleep. The boys did anyway, Justin ended up with the short straw and got to sleep with Cody...or lay with Cody while he had his foot on Justin's back, on his face, arm on his head. :-) Cody isn't the stillest sleeper! (Poor Justin!)

Woke up Monday morning and drove the rest of the way. And boy were they excited. They called and said they could see the mountains and all the snow. Super fun!! Got checked into the hotel and hung out. (Oh and the camera broke so he bought a new one!!) Here's some test shots...Happy, happy boys!
They aren't the best quality so I'm hoping it's Justin's poor picture taking ability and not the camera!! (totally not complaining Justin, just explaining!!! Keep up the good work!) There's an indoor pool at the hotel so of course, they had to check it out!
And guess what??? Cody's swimming! Justin said he just jumped right in with no fear and swam all around! Funny and awesome!! (Still happy boys huh?)
There's a college campus next to their hotel which was pretty much vacant Justin said so they loaded up the sleds and headed over. They went sledding all over the place apparently and had a ball!
After sledding they went to Mexican for dinner, that was Logan's choice, tomorrow is Cody's the next is Justin's...sounds pretty fair huh? Well, in the middle of dinner Cody complained of a stomach ache, and Justin realized he hadn't really eaten all day...and Logan's wire on his braces broke. I got a call and helped figure out what to do. :-) Now maybe he'll know what I do when he's at work!!

Anyway, they decided to head back to the hotel and get ready for bed. (still happy boys)
All in all, first day sounded like a success. Wish I was there!!! Boohooohoohooo! Can't wait to get more pictures and hear more stories! Love and miss you all!

And one more Christmas!!

Yes, it's true...another Christmas for the McNeill household!! We are seriously blessed! Woke up Sunday morning and loaded up the truck and headed to Grammy's. When we got there the kids instantly started playing with Russell. I was thinking about that the other day, how I remember being so close to my cousins and how glad I am that my kids have so many cousins that they are close to, not every family does and I am so, so, so happy!!
Rylee especially enjoys Russell, don't know if Russell feels the same, but Rylee will always pick his lap to sit on. :-) Lots of giggles!Time for presents!! Here are Santa's helpers!
It was a Buzz Lightyear Christmas for Cody and he couldn't have been happier!! Check out these matching shirts...ready for nice weather!
Bo was a little bored with the Christmas holiday...made herself at home however on Russell's Hot Wheel box! :-) Crazy dog!
Russell got a light bright cube, never seen those things before, but pretty neat!
We had an amazing breakfast with the yummiest homemade cinnamon rolls I've ever eaten, good job mom!!
Back to the presents...Rylee still enjoyed checking everyones presents out over her own.
Until of course came the vacuum!! LOVED it!
Oh yeah, and the stroller, a close second!
Cody got some Toy Story playing cards that he was super excited about!
When you push on this dogs back it barks and wags it's tail. Pretty interested in that!
And woohoo...iTunes cards!
A baby, however she hats the hats on the babies...kind of like she hates hair bows on other girls.
Remote control dump truck, that is pure astonishment on that kids face!!
And what do you know...a PlayStation!!! See good things come to those who are good. He was so happy he gave Cody his old game console!!
Amy and Logan tried to put this light bright thing together forever...not as easy at you'd think!
After presents we all had another wonderful meal. Granddaddy got to come so it was even more special! Brisket was perfect...potatoes, not so much but those were my fault!! :-)

We spent the rest of the day just hanging out. So wonderful to have family around that love you and enjoys spending time together. Love and miss you all!