Fun with the Family!

Brent's parents came in town this last weekend to see everyone. Friday night, we got together at the Drummond's house for dinner. Marin and Aidan were crazy as usual. They are always saying "Uncle Brent tickle my pits!" Marin got a new hat from nana and looked so cute in it! She was also trying on uncle Brent and papa's shoes! Aidan was showing Brent some tae-kwon-do moves! And of course, Brynn is just smiling as always minding her own business while her big brother and sister run all around her!




Saturday we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and went to the Louisburg Cider Mill. We ate cider donuts, had apple cider and root beer. Then we checked out the corn maze, hay ride and some other fun things. We all had to see how tall we were. It was fun to see Brent exaggerate his height!


Bill and Brent had to see who was taller. Bill was caught standing on his tip toes!

1 hr 59 min!

This last weekend Brent and I went to St. Louis for the weekend. Brent and his brother-in-law ran in the Louis & Clark half marathon in St Charles. We had a great time spending time with the Magueja family and supporting Brent and Filipe in their run. On Saturday, we watched the kids while Cherie and Filipe went to a wedding. Sam wanted Brent to play football with him and it's hard to say no to such a cute face! Brent taught him how to throw, catch, take a hand off and snap the ball from the center position. My favorite was when he taught Sam a touchdown dance! He had him pretend the ball was a grenade and had him pull the pin with his mouth and throw it in the air. When the ball hit the ground, they would jump back and fall over! It was so cute watching them play together. Sam loved every minute playing with Uncle Brent.








This is Simone with her guinea pig Penny!

Sunday morning, Brent and Filipe woke up at 5:00am to get to the starting line by 6:00am to miss all the traffic. The race started at 7:15. I planned to meet them at the 5 mile marker. I saw Brent first and Filipe came soon after. Filipe snuck up on me so I was unable to get his picture. He was so into the race (or his music) that he didn't see me or hear me cheering! Don't look to closely at this picture, your eyes will be blinded by the sun reflecting off of Brent's white thighs!

I met the rest of the family at the finish line. Sam and Simone made a sign for daddy and Uncle Brent.

Here is Brent coming to the finish! He looked great after 13.1 miles! He finished the half marathon in 1 hr and 59 minutes. That does not include one potty break in the bushes along the way!!! So proud of him.

This guy juggled the entire race. At least he was every time I saw him. He was a real crowd pleaser!

After the race, the runners could go into a food tent and get some food and drinks. Brent ate 2 bananas, 2 orange slices, 3 small bagels, an ice cream bar, a granola bar & a cookie! When he found us in the crowd, he was eating the ice cream bar and had a bad of chips and a granola bar in his hand. He was starving! Each runner also got a medal for running the race.



Here we are waiting for Brent and Filipe to finish up eating and gathering up their stuff before heading home.



The runners! So proud of you guys. You both did awesome!

Anniversary Trip to Branson!

Last Thursday (9-16), Brent and I celebrated our 4th anniversary. I have been so blessed to have him in my life. We wanted to get away for the weekend and were so blessed with the opportunity to go to Branson and stay in an amazing condo at Branson Landing. We had such a great time. We decided that we could take our time and do whatever we wanted on the way down so we started the trip with a stop at Osceola Cheese!



When we arrived at the condo, we were amazed. The condo is in the middle of a shopping center with several fountains and people ever where! It was so fun to sit on the balcony and watch all the people! That is what I did most of the time! Friday night, there was a concert featuring Chain Reaction-A Tribute To Journey. It was amazing. There were incredible water and fire shows throughout the concert. We had front row seats from the condo. Here are a few views from the balcony and of the concert.








We ate dinner Friday night at Shorty Smalls on the lake. It is the best BBQ hands down and the sun setting over the water never gets old!!






Of course we had to watch the Michigan game on Saturday. We found a fun little bar and grill that was playing the game and had lunch there. Brent got a little chilly!

This is in front of the fountain in the middle of the shopping center.

After taking a few pictures, we went to a dueling piano bar for dinner on Saturday night. It was fun to hear some great music. After dinner, we went and got an carmel apple covered with snickers. It was so delicious. We took it to the fountain and watched one of the water and fire shows and of course, took more pictures!





On Sunday, there was an Ironman Triathlon taking place in Branson. It was just a half Ironman which is a total of 70.3 miles of swimming, biking and running. The running portion of the race went through the middle of Branson Landing with the finish line was in front of the fountains. It was fun to watch and cheer on the participants and be apart of the first Ironman 70.3 in Branson.

Year 2

The school year has started which starts our second year at MNU. This year has been easier for Brent since he has a year under his belt. He had some new responsibilities this year. He was in charge of the RA training week. He spent a lot of time getting ready for the week, putting events together and finding places for the RA's to eat. He did a great job. There are 2 new RA's to Uphaus and 1 returning for a total of 3. It is so fun to get to know a few of the guys well. Brent has built great relationships with the 3 RA. Its awesome to see him in relationship with not only them but with others in the dorm. Uphaus is full this year. Last year we had between 50-60 guys and this year we have 87. Needless to say, the dorm is really full! Marley has enjoyed welcoming each of them to Uphaus. Now that school is underway, things have slowed down. It's nice to have Brent back in my life after not seeing him for a week and a half. We are excited for this year and what God will do through our guys in our dorm and across the campus.

Brent and his RA's. From left to right: Josh, Ashford, Brent & Jordan

Some of the guys that live in Uphaus holding up the U!