Ashley's 7th Birthday!

Ashley's last sleep as a 6 year old :( Where does time go?!?!  How is our baby girl 7?!?!?

She woke up spunky and excited to wear her last minute birthday outfit (since the shirt Mommy ordered didn't arrive in time) BUT you can't go wrong with a $1.30 Target shirt!!!

Birthday muffin for the birthday girl!

She insisted on wearing her birthday sash!  Gosh we just love her personality!!

After school we went to Defy with friends to do some jumping!

Ashley and the boys :) 

After that we headed to Chuck E Cheese!

Daddy was trapped at a local hotel for a required 4 day training so we took a chance to go and see him but he didn't have a break.  

Ashley got to FaceTime with Nana and Papa Steve before bed and her day was made!  This was the year that Jim/Annie thought her birthday was the 13th and Grandma Pauline/Papa John/Jeff/Dawn and girls spaced on it with everything else going on.  No worries - Mommy likes to celebrate more than a day so the celebration will continue!!!

Goodnight our 7 year old!!!!

The next day we took advantage of the hotel pool and swam for a bit with friends Ryan and Bryce before having a bar food dinner at Grub's!  

On Thursday Daddy got to come home so it was present time!!!!!!  Ashley was showered with purses, all things unicorn, a learning 'phone' and the couch thing she's been hoping and hoping for!!!  

Happy 7th birthday Ashley!  You love life!!  You enjoy competitive dance and going to private tumble lessons with Coach Annie.  You call your brother 'bubba' and are always loving on Toby.  Your BFF is Sophia and sometimes you have a hard time sharing with her when at our house but you two have a lot of fun together!!  You care so much about others and love to play Barbies and do all the crafts.  You also love to learn and do your workbooks at home.  We are so blessed to be your parents.  XOXO

Vikings vs Cowboys Game in Dallas!

Finally the day came for us to head to Dallas for the Sunday night Cowboys/Vikings game with the Holts!  We were pumped!  Ashley was spending the day/night with Sophia and her nanny, Miss Melissa.  Trevor was spending the day/night with his best bud Eli.  Of course, Trevor woke up with a sore throat so we delayed our departure to get him into the doctor.  No strep but did have a sinus infection so he got started on an antibiotic and we headed out.  Ashley and Sophia had a great time!  Trevor started strong but soon didn't feel good.  Even threw up :( We felt terrible that we weren't home to take care of him.  So we arranged for our favorite sitter to get Trevor and spend the night with him so that he could be in his own bed.  He was SO happy to see her and be home.  He slept from 8-5:30 and then went back to sleep until 7ish she said.  Micah had to head to work so her husband Austin came to spend the day with T.  He made him soup, played video games and just laid low.  We are SO thankful for them in our lives!!!!!

Back to football - Matt drove us to Dallas - Chandra flew because she had a flight out the next day.  We got in with just enough time to check into our hotel, change quick then go to Matt's hotel and drop off his stuff before Ubering to the stadium!!

What a place!  Lots of Vikings fans!!

Vikings had a 14-0 lead pretty early and Matt was nervous but it ended up being a close game.  Luckily the Vikings pulled out a win!!  What a great experience!!!!! SKOL!!!

Trevor 1st Place Ninja Warrior

Trevor continues to excel and love his competitive classes at Flip Side Ninja Warrior.  He was pretty proud of taking 1st place this session for his age group!  We were super proud of him too!!!  Keep it up bud!

Hillins take on KC - Vikings vs Chiefs!

While Mommy was in Minnesota, the rest of the crew headed to Kansas City for Trevor's big birthday present of seeing the Vikings take on the Chiefs!!  Daddy planned a great tailgate with all the games and fixings!  And it was a great day weather-wise thankfully!

Ribs for lunch!

The Hillins boys looking sharp ready to cheer on the Vikings!  Although it should be remembered that Trevor wasn't sure if he was going to dress for the Chiefs or the Vikings!  Stinker!!

Apparently Trevor loved watching the game through binoculars!  

Handsome Hillins boys!  What great memories for all .... even if the Chiefs won.  Ugh.

What did the girls do all day?  Sounds like they chilled at the hotel for a bit, ate a huge breakfast then went to a movie (Abominable).  A fun day for all!!!!!!  So glad that everyone had such a wonderful weekend of memory making!  XOXO

Celine Dion in Minnesota! Sam's Basketball Tourney!

Mommy had a wonderful weekend getaway to Minnesota for the Celine Dion concert and the annual Kelly gathering!  Quite the jet-setter flying in on Friday morning and flying out Sunday evening!  It was really nice to not do the 9 hour drive ;). Friday morning was spent having an amazing (and huge) breakfast at The Original Pancake House with Mama and shopping til we dropped!  We got to the hotel where everyone was staying with enough time to change and get on the light rail to downtown for the big Celine Dion concert!  

We had dinner at Crave before the concert!

Got to celebrate Mary Lou's birthday!

Before we knew it, it was concert time!

What an amazing show!!!!  She sang all the oldies but goodies and a few of her new songs.  Katie, Anne and Sara belted them all out.  Sara even lost her voice and hurt her jaw!!! LOL

The guys in front of us were doing the same!  They knew every word!

The light rail on the way back to the hotel after the concert didn't go as planned and we ended up just Ubering and it worked out!

We got up bright and early to see Sam's basketball tournament!  We got there a few minutes late and Sara will never forget the smile Sam gave her when he saw her there!  He's quite the baller - he's fun to watch!!

After the first win - which was a close one - Sam ran right over to Sara and gave her a big 'ole hug and thanked her for coming!  She will never forget that either!  WOW!!!!  All the hearts!!!

One more basketball game, then some shopping then it was time for happy hour and family dinner!!

It also made Sara's day when Sam and Elena insisted that she sit between them for dinner!!

There were two little ones at dinner and Sara couldn't get enough of them!  She misses that fun age!

Sunday brought about an early basketball game.  Another close one - but they WON!!!!!!  Won the whole tournament!!!  Sam was again excited about having Auntie Sara there.  Heart full.  

What a player!  What a team!!  Sara was so glad to be able to see him play and win!!!!!  Proud Auntie!!

After that we had a late breakfast at the hotel, did some shopping and then hung out at Jim and Annie's for a bit before Nana brought Sara to the airport.  

What an amazing 60 hours!  So thankful to be able to do that.  Thanks Mom and Dad for the memories!  XOXO