May Fun!

The month of May has nearly come and gone. We have got a lot of updating to do! While Mike was away on evening shift, Gwen and I snuck off to Lindsborg to have dinner with the Anderson family. Gwen got to hang out with all of her friends.

Gwen giving a hug to her friend Will.

Even more fun times at Bre Hutts' house. Gwen stopped by and wished Bre a happy birthday and dropped off a present for the birthday girl.

Bre and Gwen!

May didn't have just one May Day celebration. Farmers Alliance had a big 125 year anniversary celebration as well. The FA parking lot was transformed into a mini theme park! FA had numerous activities for adults and kids; but Gwen found the BALL PIT and her night got even better!

BIG smiles in the ball pit. 

I think she likes the ball pit?!

Blowing bubbles at the FA celebration!

If you live in McPherson, you know what the month of May means... All Schools Day. The second Friday in May is McPherson's big local end of the school year celebration. Gwen and I headed to the 100th All Schools Day parade while Mike was at work.

Grandpa Prieb and Gwen at the parade.

After the parade was over, Gwen and I took off for Sedan to see my nephew Jordan graduate high school. Before we made it to Sedan we stopped in to spend the night with Norman and Diana Reeves.

Gwen and Diana playing piano!

Gwen 'won' a huge teddy bear at the FA celebration! When we asked Gwen what the bear's name was, she replied "Bears". So I guess the bear's name is Bears.

Back home with Bears.

The three of us moved over a year ago, and the amount of clutter that we have accumulated is, well... too much. The Hutts were having a garage sale, so the Priebs joined the garage sale party. 

Bre and Gwen hanging out during the garage sale.

Mike and I cleaned out an area on the north side of our second garage and decided to use that space for a garden. The picture below was taken nearly three weeks ago, shortly after we planted some veggies.

As if Gwen didn't have enough stuff in her playroom downstairs. Gwen recently got her own playhouse downstairs. We sold our pool table that took up a lot of space, just in time to fill the spot with another LARGE object. It's nice to have an indoor area for Gwen to play during the HOT summer days!

Gwen's first encounter with her new house!

Spring Time... Almost

Is Spring ever going to get here?! Or are we jumping right into Summer, just like last year? Well, I guess we shouldn't complain to much. The weather the last week has been perfect. Gwen has really enjoyed being outside, and we have loved spending some family time outside.

COLOR with me Dad!?

Coloring all the time!

Gwen is now over 18 months old, and she is really soaking up everything. A little over a week ago, Gwen and a few friends all went to the circus in Salina. After she got her 'freakout' overwith, she really loved seeing the animals. She was terrified of the elephant at the beginning.

Watching the (kitties) tigers play.

Don't bother me while I'm on the iPad!

I DARE YOU TO SAY "NO"!

This never ending Winter blessed us yet again, with more ice. And it sounds like we might even get more winter like weather this week, on May 1! C'mon Spring, you can get here and stay here!

Our tree in the backyard, all iced up.

Savannah

Tamie had yet another work conference to go to, in Savannah, Georgia! April 6-9, Tamie and I got to enjoy some amazing weather, food and even got to sleep in! Gwen stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Prieb for a few days while we were gone. The trip got off to a fun start at the airport in Wichita. There were so many Wichita State Shocker fans heading to Atlanta for the Final Four. When we got to Atlanta to take a plane to Savannah, the airport was a buzz with Final Four excitment. After a quick flight from Atlanta, we finally reached our room in Savannah, and called it an early night.



Cotton was Savannah's "gold" many years ago.



Giant chess set in one of the many town squares.

On Sunday the 7th, Tamie and I went walked around town. The weather was perfect, while back in McPherson, it was cold and icy. With the river right outside our hotel window, we decided to take a boat tour. It was a short lived trip, but it was full of information about the area's industrial history.



An old steam powered power plant, that will soon be turned into a hotel.

Of course we HAD to visit the official Paula Deen store and restaurant!

The view from our hotel room was pretty amazing. Some days I spent some time just watching the enormous barges float quietly by. You just don't see stuff like this in Kansas!



One of the many boats that breezed by our hotel window.



Yep, yet another huge boat.

I didn't spend the entire trip hidden in our hotel room. While Tamie was in meetings on Monday, I left our room and went for a walk. Savannah was full of history. I was surprised how much war history the city had. In the center of each town square I found a statue featured.

One of the many statues in Savannah.



Forsyth Park fountain!



Another war memorial.



Seafood right on the river.



One more from Forsyth Park.