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I'm a little behind in getting these posted. I actually have been working on them since the day after Homecoming. I have been having problems getting pictures downloaded and posted on our new laptop. Hopefully I get it figured out soon so it doesn't take me so long to post!

Staci's a QH Homecoming Candidate

QH Homecoming 2009

Queen candidates riding in the car to the other side of the football field

Queen & King Candidates Staci Clark & Jordan Dahlke

King Brenton & Queen Kieran

2009 Candidates

Staci wasn't queen but we are still very proud of her!

Homecoming Parade

Yesterday was QH Homecoming. My baby sister was a candidate. For the festivities, they had a parade through Bushton. I took off work a little early and picked up the girls to see Staci and the QH classes travel down main street.

The girls got quite a bit of candy! I said we don't need to get any when we go trick-or-treating but I doubt that happens.

The theme was Kream the Kats (they were playing the Chase Kats). This is the senior float.

The Senior Banner

The King Homecoming candidates.

The Queen candidates.

The candidates "posing"!

Sisters

Mom & Staci

Staci and the girls

Bubble Bath

The girls like to blow bubbles in the bath tub. Cheryl blew bubbles in the bubbles!

Wedding and Friends

Saturday was Brice Soeken's wedding and I was excited because my friend Staci was coming up from Texas for it. Brice is the son of my former boss at the Lyons Rec Commission. Staci and I had plans to ride together but those plans were changed due to some sick kids at the family's house she was supposed to stay at. She decided to stay in Wichita instead. Saturday morning the girls and I got ready and headed to Burrton about 11 to watch Staci and QH play some volleyball. I was disappointed to find out that they played at 2 and I had to leave at 2:30 to get to Wichita in time for the wedding at 4:00. Chey wasn't feeling too well and hadn't wanted to eat much. I wasn't sure how she would do at the wedding. We watched a few points, QH was ahead when I left by the way, and then headed out. We made it to the church and found Staci and the boys. The girls weren't quite sure what to think. I'm not sure if they really remembered each other or not. It has been over a year and a half since they've seen each other. Staci and I stood in the lobby waiting to go into the church until the last minute. Making little ones sit any longer than they have to didn't seem like a very good idea. Then we noticed the cry room and decided to just start out in there! The kids could run around and we didn't have to worry about them being quite. Us and the guy with the baby younger than ours made full use of the cry room!

After the wedding we headed to the reception. We got to visit with several people from Lyons we hadn't seen for awhile. We had quite a time trying to entertain the kids while waiting for the bride and groom to arrive. Staci had to try to keep Barrett away from the table decorations. She turned her head for just a second and Barrett grabbed her water and poured it down the front of him! Cheyenne just wanted to sit on my lap. This is very unusual for her at a wedding because all she usually wants to do is dance. She danced for a few minutes but that was it. By the time the dance really started she was asleep on a chair.

Brody got out on the dance floor as soon as he could!

We stayed long enough to see the bride and groom dance and Cheryl to eat some cake and then walked out with Staci as they were heading to their hotel too. I put the girls in the car and visited with Staci for a few minutes. That was about the only time we got to talk without interruption. When I got back in the car, both girls were asleep. I knew it would be a long, quiet ride home.

The beautiful bride and groom in their first dance!

Junior and Marc, proud parents of the groom.

Cheryl enjoying her cake!

Junior, Staci and I

The groom, Brice, and Staci and I

Barrett on the dance floor

It was so good to see Staci, Brody and Barrett. That was the first time I'd seen Barrett. Cheryl liked playing with him. I wish Cheyenne would have felt better so she could play with Brody. Hopefully she didn't get them sick. It was good to see all the other former employees of the LRC too!