Monster Truck Madness

It's fun to watch our nephews and nieces go through different stages. Right now, Henry LOVES monster trucks. He can name pretty much all of them and the names of the drivers. It's pretty impressive. And that explains why when it was time for him to turn 4, he decided to mark the occasion with a monster truck party! We weren't able to be there thanks to my sinus infection, but I was so thankful to get a few pictures of the day from Kyle's Mom. This is the first birthday party we have missed, and I hated not being there to see Henry's excitement as he opened his presents and played with his friends. He is growing up so fast, and, each time we see him, he's learned something new. Happy birthday, Henry! I am so glad that the day was filled with joy, laughter and lots of bouncing!


 The birthday boy! 


 It looks like these boys played hard! 

 Silly Uncle Brad! 

Henry had a lot to be excited about during this time of year. First, he counted down the days until Christmas, then his birthday, then MONSTER JAM! That's right, the Monster Jam crew was in Wichita, so the whole family got tickets. Conner and Henry had a great time. They had pit passes so they could meet the drivers beforehand, and then us girls joined them. We had front row seats, which sounded great in theory until I realized how close we were to the flying dirt clods! Kyle's Dad had a great time laughing at me as I dodged them. :)

 Conner, show me your new truck. 

 Ella loves her Papa! 

 
 And her Nana! Just the guys went last year, so this was Ella's first monster truck show. She did really well. She got tired of her noise-canceling headphones by the end of the show, but other than that, she was a perfect angel. 

 Conner couldn't take his eyes off the show. 



 But they did make time for some playing. 


 Scooby Doo was definitely the crowd favorite. 

 The whole gang! (Minus Stacie, our photographer.) By the end of the day, we were all tired (and a little dirty), but we had a great time!

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