Happy Birthday Collins!

Collins turned one while we were in Florida! It is hard to believe that our baby girl is already a year old. We celebrated her birthday with all of the Houston and Engram kiddos. She was fine until they all launched into a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday" complete with "cha cha chas"....then she burst into tears! She even cried when she stuck her hand into the cake. It was funny for sure!

Pictures at the Beach

This trip was full of great memories! We rented a house near the beach along with the Houston and Engram families. Thanks Melissa for finding such a great place for us to stay. I have lots of pictures that I want to put on the blog so I will have to add them in waves (no pun intended). Here is a first group of pictures from the beach.

The Rapp boys LOVED the beach and being out in the ocean. Collins enjoyed the beach. She wasn't afraid to touch or eat the sand. I, however, liked it lots better when my kids were on the sand rather than in the water. For the first few days of our trip the water was really stirred up. Great for boogie boarding, but it made me nervous. I spent most of my time counting heads and hollering at the kids not to go out too far. How thankful I was to be bringing all our kids home at the end of the week.

Collins enjoying the shade and the sand.

A massive sand project was underway. The work was headed up by Matt Engram Construction.

Such a happy girl!

Collaborating on the sand castle.

Hayden and Connor

Carter really loved the beach.

Collins' first experience in the Gulf. Cole Engram was close by...he was great help all week with the little ones.

Todd, Collins, Hunter and Colton out in the water.

Connor was working in the sand.

Pictures from Florida

Vacation! Everyone loves vacation. Well, we just finished a week in Florida with two other families and it was great fun. Here are a few of the many pictures that we took while we were on vacation. I will post more when I have time.

This night we took all the kids to get ice cream. Since it wasn't far we decided to walk. Connor nearly got run over as he crossed the road. After my heart started beating again, we reminded him how important it is that he listen to mom and dad AND that he look before crossing the street.

After playing at a park in Watercolor, FL we stopped by the Modica Market in Seaside to get something to drink. Here are the Rapp boys plus Miss Hadley Houston.

Todd and Collins the last night of our trip. We had dinner in Seaside with all the families. Yes, we'd like a table for twenty...fourteen kids menus please!

The boys' room! This was awesome. The room had double bunkbeds so all the Rapp and Engram boys paired up and Tred joined the fun on an air mattress in the room.

Oh more Krispy Kreme fun...

Collins and Boompah

Collins and KK

KU Carousel horse at the Kansas City Zoo

All the boys riding on the Cruiser.

Collins

Collins tried on her little fur cape last night and during the photos, she would not let go of the hairbrush. Each time I took it away, she hollered.

Surprise Visit!

My parents surprised us last night and drove to Branson after their last event in Kansas City. With their permission, I texted friends to invite them over to see the KK Cruiser. It was like having a Krispy Kreme event in our own driveway. Here are some of the kids in front of the bus.

KK Cruiser at the Rapp house!

I'm not sure why I was making this face, but we all had fun with KK and Boompah and the Cruiser.

The Adventures of KK and Boompah

My parents have a "sweet" job. What do they do? Well, they are traveling the country in this Krispy Kreme Cruiser to celebrate KK's 75th Birthday. As employees of RCR racing and Krispy Kreme, they do events at Krispy Kreme stores and lots of other locations. My dad is totally in charge of the bus and he is great at it! My mom handles the social media aspects of the tour. They get to meet and talk to so many people. For years my kids have called my mom KK and so this gig seems perfect for my parents.  KK and Boompah are cruising on the KK Cruiser. We headed to Kansas City this week because their travels had finally brought them to the Midwest and we were excited to see them. They have some crazy fun adventures to tell about.

Here are the kids in front of the Cruiser. They loved being on the bus and checking out all the cool Krispy Kreme stuff that KK and Boompah had. You should check out their travels at Krispy Kreme - Glaze the Nation tour. They might be coming to your hometown!