Oma's Birthday Party

August 24th was Oma's 86th birthday. So this past weekend we celebrated by getting all of us together at Oma and Art's house for cake and ice cream. The day was special, not only because of Oma's birthday, but also because it was likely the last celebration we would have with Oma and Art at their house. On Monday, we moved them into a nursing home. It is a little sad, but also an answer to prayer. They were becoming a danger to themselves, even with the live-in help. Mom and Poos were able to find a memory care unit at a nice retirement home in McKinney that they liked. The transition has gone well so far. We are praying that it will continue to go well and that they will like it there and adjust well.

Anyway, before all that happened, we had one more celebration at the house in the Ridge. Here is a pic of Oma with the yummy cake that Mom made.
Here she is blowing the candles out. She did it with no problems! :)

Kason and Katie were very sweet to Oma and Art. I was able to snap a few pictures of Oma and Art with the kids. Sorry for the glares in the background...

I wish that I had thought to get a picture of sweet baby Reid! I don't know how I missed that!?!?!! Obviously, I wasn't thinking. Reid Harrison Seals is my cousin Jamie's new baby boy. He was 7 weeks old the day of the party. I will blog about him soon. He is the cutest thing you have ever seen. The closest I got to taking a picture of Reid, was this pic I snapped of Jamie changing his diaper. Katie cracks me up in this picture. His diaper wasn't stinky at all, yet she is giggling and holding her nose. Ha! :)

Here is one of Kason and Oma.

And here is Oma and Katie.

Happy Birthday, Oma! We love you!

Go Rangers!

As most everyone who knows us know, the Hendricks family loves sports! And baseball is no exception. And for us, there is nothing better than Texas Ranger baseball!! We had been talking about taking the family to a game all summer. Kason has already been to 2 games this season, one with his friend Jacob and one with Gary Don. But we hadn't been as a family, and Katie has never been to a game. We kept toying with the idea of all going, but never took the plunge just because 4 tickets plus parking plus food is expensive!


But lo and behold, on a Tuesday afternoon Gary Don called me at work and asked me if we wanted to go to the Ranger game that night. His Aunt Diana (she would say she is his favorite aunt, lol!) had 4 tickets plus a parking pass to the Ranger game that night. She wanted to know if we wanted the tickets. OH YES WE DO!!


So not only did we not have to pay for our tickets or parking, we had great seats!!


We got to the Ballpark a little early and had time for a few pictures by the Nolan Ryan statue. Kason also had time to bat at the kid's field behind center field.

Once the game started, we got some food (it was dollar hotdog night!! Hotdog!) and found our seats. Of course, the hotdogs were just the start for Katie Blair. She wanted cotton candy, pizza, peanuts and ice cream. And...um...she got it! :) But what is a Ranger game without food?!?! She takes after me in that respect. :)

We had a great time at the game! The Rangers hit 2 homeruns, after which they shoot fireworks. The kids loved that - especially Katie! She was more into the game than I thought she would be. Although her first love was the food, her second was the Rangers. :) She would shout, "Go Rangers!"

We left after the 7th inning since it was a weeknight and we had to be up early in the morning. But it was a great game and a fun family night! Thank you so much Aunt Nina!

GO RANGERS!!!