October Happenings

WOW! October has been such a BUSY month! We want to show you all the fun things we have been doing throughout the month! Cali went to her 1st Cheerleading Clinic! You have to look closely to see her in some pics! Her ponytails helped spot her in the midst of the crowd. What a fun event for Cali Liu!

Cade turned 11 years old on October 6th! He amazes us each day! He is such a great little guy! He makes us proud! This year he celebrated his party with one of his best buddies, Noah, who turned 11 on October 5th! We had a "party divided", KU (Noah's team) and MU (Cade's team). It was hard letting the KU decor  into our home! We had a great group of boys over for a party! I hate to admit it but there were more KU fans than MU! They even "tried" to coax Cali into turning into a jayhawk, ugh!

Platte County celebrated Pirate Homecoming. I have pics of Cade and some buddies! Of course, little Liu jumped in some pics too! She loves her Bubby and his friends!

Adam and the kids moved our firepit closer to the house! It is perfect for us to enjoy small fires and smores! Cade and his buddies enjoyed a campfire for his birthday!

Last weekend we went to Pumpkins Etc., our favorite pumpkin patch! The kids enjoyed the maze, jumping the hay, searching for kittens to hold, and picking pumpkins! What a fun time for the whole family! We will add pics soon!

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!!!!!!!!

Today is Grandparents Day! We are so blessed to have the BEST grandparents in the world! THANKS TO Grandma Taylor, Grandpa/Grandma and Pop/Boca for providing us and the kids with so much LOVE and SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU!

Pop and Boca's New Condo in Branson!

Pop and Boca sold their condo in Breckenridge, Colorado and purchased a new one in Branson! It is more like a lodge! It is just outside of Branson with beautiful rolling hills, lake, and all the amenities you can imagine! We went over Labor Day weekend with Pop, Boca, Marcie, Kyle, Taylor, and the ever-so-loved family dog, Duke! Cade became a fisherman, thanks to uncle Kyle! Kyle served Cade's first trout for breakfast and it was YUMMY! We also went to see the Chinese Acrobats, ate out, and did some go-karts! Enjoy the pics of our time there! We had a blast!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

We have a 5th grader and preschooler this year! It's so hard to believe the kids are getting so big!

Pirate Football

Last night we attended the Pirates 1st football game of the season. It was a beautiful night for football! Cali really was into the cheerleaders this year! She yelled and cheered the whole game! The Pirates won 14-13. GO PIRATES!!!

               

We're Back!!

SO SORRY for the delay!!! We have A LOT of catching up to do! We will do our very best to keep you updated in our lives! The kids have grown and we have done so much in the past 4 months! We will post pics of the past 4 months at another time. Today, we are sharing our newest addition to the McGinness family, Red-Clawed Crabs! We are still working on names and trying to find if they are boys/girls. Once we know, we will give them names.

Cali woke up declaring that today is "Crab Day". All of us colored our very own crabs and took pics for Little Liu. She has been in charge of our day! Enjoy the pics...

 

See you soon!  Have a great week!

EASTER EVE

It is the day before Easter!  The kiddos are very excited for the Easter Bunny to visit.  They just put out some celery and water for him/her.  The past few days have been full of of Easter activities.  Tammy held her famous hunt on Thursday afternoon.  Cali wanted nothing to do with the Bunny this year.  She did not even want to look at the Bunny!  It freaked her out so much that she did not even want to participate in the big hunt.  After picking up a couple of items she was done.  Once the bunny was gone she was just fine!  It must be an age thing.....she was scared to death of Santa too.  Here are a few pics from Tammy's big event:

Today we woke up and went to a pancake breakfast prior to attending my bank's annual egg hunt.  Cade helped put out over 5,000 eggs on the football field.  After helping for a while Kim came by and picked him up for his first soccer game of the year (they lost).  She dropped off Cali and she took part in the hunt.  It was a beautiful day for an egg hunt!  The sun was shining and everyone there had smiles on their faces!  It was a great event.  Here are some pics from the morning hunt: 

This evening the kids colored their Easter Eggs.  They both had a blast making their beautiful colored eggs!  Cade made some of his famous brownies too.  We have also been watching the Final Four games....go Butler!  Tomorrow we have a relaxing morning and then head to Boca and Pop's for lunch.  We are going to come back home in the afternoon and host Easter Dinner for Grandma and Grandpa and the kids.  

 

Tomorrow is the big day.  Check back soon for more pictures.  Happy Easter....or should I say "Hoppy Easter"!!  Good night.....