8 Years Until He's Driving

Trent turned 8 on Sunday--only eight more years until he's driving!  And speaking of driving, Cody is.  He even drove the entire family home from church on Sunday.  I figured God was on our side since we just left His house of worship.  :)  He's actually doing a really nice job.

Trent invited 7 of his buddies to go bowling followed by mouthfuls of chocolate cupcakes, chocolate frosting and chocolate chips (white).  "Trent, what kind of cake do you want for your birthday?"  "CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE!"  The kid likes his chocolate. 

He and all the boys had a great time!  Thanks to all the friends and family who provided treats and presents!

The boys getting ready to bowl.

Trent--he's got his eyes on the chocolate.  CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE!

MMMMM...chocolate (with Grant Rimpley)

And PRESENTS!  Great friends bring great presents!

After bowling, several of the boys wanted to come over and hang out.  They decided on hockey on the tennis courts.  (He got a 2nd hockey goal so they were able to play end-to-end hockey!)  This is big brother Drew explaining the rules.

Dropping the "puck."  On the count of 1...2...3!

Trent is defending the goal...kind of.  He put on Bailey's old roller blades that morning.  They're at least three sizes too big and don't tighten up all the way, but he was a trooper and has been doing great on them!

Junkin'

Ever heard of the Nebraska JUNK JAUNT®?  Well, here are a few answers to the question "What is the Nebraska Junk Jaunt?"

10. Small town Nebraska
  9. Hospitality
  8. 350+ miles
  7. Laughs
  6. Junk-tiques
  5. Country roads
  4. Rust
  3. Beautiful scenery
  2. Food
  1. Family

My mom, sister and I saw a flyer for the 9th Annual Junk Jaunt while in Kansas (antiquing/junking) and knew we couldn't pass it up.  We started in Grand Island late Friday afternoon and headed to Cairo just to see what it's all about.  Found some cool stuff but just couldn't quite yet commit to making purchases the first hour.  Stayed in Grand Island Friday night and then started about 8:00 Saturday morning.  We "junked" for about eight hours on Saturday and stayed the night in Sargent/Comstock, NE.  It was a really cool hunting lodge that really catered to male hunters.  The motif of the entire was camouflage and dead animals.  :)

Sunday was more of the same.  A breakfast at the Comstock Lodge and then out the door.  We were pretty tired from Saturday so made a handful of stops and headed back to Grand Island, to Lincoln and then back to Kansas City for Kim.

Here are a few pics:

Comstock, NE at sunrise on Sunday morning.

The Comstock Lodge at sunrise on Sunday.  A beautiful building with about eight rooms on the main floor and the entire living room and kitchen on top with a great deck and view.

On the way home...back of the truck.  Lots of rust and wood!

If you're curious about the Junk Jaunt...click HERE.

If you're curious about the Comstock Lodge...click HERE.

It was a great time and we were already planning for 2013 before we were done with 2012! 

It was a great time!!  If anyone wants to know more, ask!