Grandma Helen's 90th Birthday Bash

This August, all the Hart's traveled to Newton Kansas to celebrate 90 years of fun with the sweet Helen Hart. Kevin and I have both never been to Kansas before and had no idea what to expect. My goodness, it was hot! Even at 11PM it was still 80 degrees. Jeez!

Despite the insane weather conditions, we had a fantastic trip. Although we were only there for a short weekend, there was a lot planned! We spent the weekend meeting new friends and relatives and catching up with close loved ones as well.

Grandma Helen really enjoyed her party! So much that when asked what she wanted to do next year for her birthday, she simply replied "Rest." Love her!

My favorite part of the trip was hanging out in the hotel room with everyone and hearing stories about Helen and family when they were younger and driving around Newton to see where everyone grew up. I can't wait for more trips like this in the future! Kevin and I love learning about our family!

xoxo,
Mrs. Hart

New Deck!

Kevin and I have been wanting to fix the deck in out backyard for awhile now. When we bought our townhouse, it was in pretty good condition. However, after a long and wet fall, winter, and spring, a few of the older pieces of wood began to rot away making it dangerous to walk on. We can't have that now, can we?! Not acceptable! ;)

Kevin's sweet parents decided to gift us a new deck for our 2 year wedding anniversary. They spent the weekend with us and it was so much fun! Kevin and Jim worked really hard ripping up our old deck and building a new fresh one. But boy did their hard work pay off! It looks fantastic!

Kathy was so sweet to plant beautiful flowers in some pots I had laying around. It really spruces up our backyard! Kevin and I really enjoyed sitting back there chatting and drinking wine on our new deck.

Thank you Jim and Kathy! We love you!!

We had an awesome summer but are both really enjoying fall :)

xoxo

Mrs. Hart