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it's fun to blow bubbles after it rains because the bubbles stick to the ground for a while. and it's not so hot on your bare feet either.
and sidewalk chalk is so bright on wet cement.
annie asked me to take her picture with the umbrella…this is what i got accidentally. funny.
that was my end of the phone conversation. mr. craig bought a new (used) truck off craigslist today…heh heh…craigslist…ha. i haven't seen it. he was driving it home to me. we talked on the phone about our day…the kids…blah blah blah…bye, see you soon. the phone rang again five minutes later…. "i hit a deer" i couldn't believe it.
the deer made it (of course…) the truck was leaking lots of stuff making it unsafe to drive. so i packed up all the kids to drive to pick him up 25 minutes from town. we went for pizza and then to the drive-in movie. i was distracted. and crabby. what a a crazy thing to happen…he hadn't had it even three hours! i am so grateful craig was ok. i came outside and told scott what happened he froze and said "is dad ok?!" i said "yes…he's fine" but i was aware how easily it could've been so much worse. the look on scott's face was heartbreaking. he was scared. grateful. trucks are fixable…it will be fine. stupid deer. I should send you the picture of our car after Chad hit a COW!!! In the dark…. in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma..Thanksgiving night…..oh the nightmare! and now you know why we hunt them. way too many in our area – very dangerous. OMG I’m so sorry! Glad your Craig is okay I hope the damage in minimal! Oh good grief, that is an awful thing to happen, whichever way you look at it. There is never a good time for an accident, whatever the cause or the outcome. They seem to knock everyone sideways. Frankly I think you guys handled it extremely well – good grief you even turned it into an outing!!! I hope everyone in your family catches their balance soon. Glad he’s okay, but that really does suck. I feel your pain! OMG! What a funny (sort of) story. I love how you kept it all positve, and especially that you went out to eat and to the drive-in anyway. Once my mom and I were leaving to take my 2 daughters to the pumpkin patch…I was driving, and proceeded to back right into my mom’s car on the way out of the driveway! We went anyway and dealt w/ the damage later…I did this again to my best friend’s car when were leaving to go shopping one day. Same thing, we proceeded on our fun day of browsing and dealt w/ the damage later(both times the damage was to my car, in the same spot on the bumper!) Funny how kids put it all into perspective eh? 🙂 So glad everyone is OK. So glad he was ok! It could of been so much worse! Safety is of the Lord!! You can replace a car, but husbands are irreplaceable! Hopefully the insurance will cover it! I’m so glad Craig is OK. My daily drive to my school is through an area full of deer. I have only had one really close call in 23 years! wow. so glad he wasn’t driving a car!! and yeah, deers are pretty stupid. That is so disappointing…sorry that happened! Praise the LORD that Craig is ok. Imagining Scott’s face and hearing his very grown up, “is dad ok?” brought tears to my eyes. No child should ever be without a parent. I’m glad Craig is ok!! stupid deer. crazy. things like this just don’t happen in the oc! glad he is ok. We once got hit on the way home from the dealership. The van we bought was a replacement for another that got smashed by a tree. Luckily no one was hurt. I’m glad Craig is okay. There’s bad luck (damage to stuff that can be replaced), and there’s BAD luck. Good thing you and the kids were not with him. Oh no ! I’m so sorry but glad hubbys okay ! try and have a good week-end… Yip – trucks are fixable. Oh, I’m sorry! Those kind of phone calls are terrible as is the luck in hitting a dear with a brand-spanking new truck. Ouch! Love that your family turned it into an opportunity for pizza and a movie together:) glad everyone is ok for sure So glad he’s okay!! How scary. I hate those phone calls. wow! it can be a scary thing. we hit a deer on our way to pick up our oldest from school. it dented the hood of our van and there was blood everywhere. we didn’t stop because the deer ran off back into the woods, but when we got to isabella’s school, we saw that there was blood everywhere! i thank the Lord it didn’t break our windshield cause it could have been much worse. Praise God your hubby is ok. Wow that is super crazy. Glad your hubby is okay. What kind of luck is that. Looks like her got nice car. Deer are crazy and unpredictable that is for sure, L I am glad Craig is fine. We have deer around here everywhere. My best friend had her truck repaired from a minor fender bender with a tree in her woods. That same night she left for work and a deer hit her as she drove out of her driveway. $3,100 damages! She was fine, the deer ran off. But still the same day she had her truck repaired! Oh my gosh! That’s awful. I’m glad everyone’ ok, but man oh man…what are the chances of hitting a deer the same day your buy a new car?! Where do you go to a drive in? I’m glad tat is truck juice, not deer juice. that is awful that the deer would just jump out of no where and hit his truck! There doesnt that sound like a better story! Glad he is okay! glad he’s okay. sucks thought. stupid deer. This is the kinda stuff I go through. Murphy’s Law!! Whew! Glad that Craig was okay. (and the deer too) we crammed a bunch of fun into the last few summer days. the summer list had "go camping" and "tent camp"…my mistake. and funny because we don't really do the camping thing. not even in the yard…we don't have a fence, trains run all night long blowing their whistles, we have interesting people walk by all night long…we don't camp in the yard. so we set up camp in the living room!
sean built the tent with me…loving every second of it.
waffle was very nervous.
they made popcorn and watched "space chimps" way past bedtime. the boys didn't sleep there…but the girls did. the boys wanted their own beds! the girls stayed there all night.
the day before school we had to go to the mall…yes…all of us….without craig. and we survived. we stopped by craig's office to bring him an ice cream cone. we visited great grandma. and i did not even get a starbucks! (what is the matter with me?) that night we had a back-to-school dinner celebration (for them…not me….ok…it was for me)
make your own pizzas…
and parfaits for dessert! mmmmm….yummy.
after this…everyone took baths and we cuddled in bed reading books till everyone was fast asleep. NOT. ugh….i wish! everyone was so nervous and excited that they were WACK-O at bedtime and were still up at 10:30! there were spankings. there was yelling. blech. not how i wanted the night before school to go…crap! for awhile at bedtime i will be sitting on the couch outside their doors working on pictures on the laptop until they fall asleep. it's good for me and good for them to GET SOME SLEEP already! You made me laugh…and feel normal. Thanks. oh how i love to stop over here!! thank you for the belly laugh i just had, i needed it. your kids are so lucky 🙂 oh how i love to stop over here!! thank you for the belly laugh i just had, i needed it. your kids are so lucky 🙂 Its our last week before school starts.. and i feel like i have not made summer that fun… I’m trying to figure how to cram things in but at the same time I want to enjoy relaxation before the crazy schedule kicks in…love the tent in the house idea….. things going the way they did for you…well that is real life isn’t it….. as always love your posts for the fun, style and most of all the relatable realness. Have a fabulous week! I think you must be the funnest mom for your kids! I read your blog and you give me so many great ideas. Things I just forget to do like kicking back and doing bubbles in the yard or fun ideas like a shaving cream party. Thanks for the ideas to get to bedtime! i just love your blog! Just love you for your honesty and your photo skillz. Thanks! Okay – I just want to know…Where did you get those premade individual pizza discs? The kids would love to make their own pizzas. Don’t tell me that you made each of those?! you rock. inspite of things not going according to plan. you still rock. love those RED lampshades. HAVE TO TRY THAT!!! We do the tent in the livingroom and shockingly enough my kids STILL love it….aren’t kids funny..lol You’re real, you’re funny. You’re REAL FUNNY! 🙂 Thanks for your honesty – it’s good to hear bedtime doesn’t go smoothly at someone else’s house too! Meg, you’re an awesome mom…even if you did have yelling and spankings at bedtime! My first thought on the parfait picture was “Wow, that’s a lot of parfaits! Are they at a restaurant?” Then I counted…and then I realized I am only one parfait short of that. Life is good…parfaits make it better. Thank you for admitting the spankings. I’m always afraid the spanking police will show up at my door if I talk about it… I have to admit to feeling relief that your back to school night ended up a little nutty — otherwise, I’d wonder how could someone’s life be just so dang perfect! You crack me up. Typical of boys to wimp out to their beds! Glad the first part of the back to school celebration went so well, as for the bedtime bit – that was just to remind you why you’re so glad they were returning to school, right? Hope you get some time to do some sewing for yourself soon. Meredith xo. thats it, i want to move in Camping in the living room is such a great idea. Sooo funny. Dinner looked great and I LOVE the idea of a special dinner for the night before the first day of school. And the parfaits… yum. Sounds wonderful! hehehehhehee. cute. 🙂 I love your ideas of family fun ! I am taking notes… I LOVE LOVE LOVE how honest you are…hilarious!…the night-before-everyone’s-whacko part:-) Oh what fun! I loved the first day of school almost every year. My girls are too young for school but I am looking forward to these times! You’re a lucky mom and you seem to know it. Oh, we SO have the same bedtime thing going on over here too! We did the same thing for our oldest son’s birthday party about 3 years ago and then repeated it with cousins. The kids had a blast! Looks like yours had fun too. Tooo funny! The boys wanted their beds 🙂 We live on 30 acres…Connor, my 7 yr old has been DYING to camp out there….but, he finally decided it was “TOO LOUD” outside….WHEW, instead we camped in the playroom….with airconditioning and bathrooms right around the corner 🙂 I wonder how much longer we can get away with it being too loud 🙂 ?????? And to make you feel better…I am QUITE sure there will be yelling on Monday night for us 🙁 Have a great weekend girlie!!!!! a tent in the house i LOVE it!!!!! (i once knew a kid that had a tent in his room lol) Love that you tried having so much fun with them. And yes, lots of our fun night end not so fun either. And I also find sitting outside their rooms on the laptop is good for everyone 🙂 thank you for being normal. i always read your blog with a bit of jealousy so seriously…THANK YOU! Oh I love the camping in the living room!! What a fun time for all the kids!! Now are all five kids in school this year?? You must do home your:) Love the bubblegum machine on the table. Is that a polaroid inside your gumball machine? LOL LOL!! Could not believe that your kids all took baths, read books and cuddled until bedtime…..then read that you were totally joking! LOVE IT yay for the beginning of school!! unless of course, that beginning means your youngest goes 5 hours away to college. and the other one is just starting his second year of college. . . in a house. yikes on a stick. LOL I had to crack up at the NOT too. My sister fought to get her two vampires in bed too. Your family is ALWAYS doing something fun! I need you as my neighbor at the last. Meg, You have such a fun family!! I wish you were my Mom, hell I bet my daughter wishes you were her Mom! Ha, ha, ha! That was a lot like our night before school too. My son was up till 10:45, mom I need water, mom my leg hurts, I need medicine, my leg hurts water will help, will you run my knee, bed time story, I forgot to floss, etc., etc. I think “bedtime” lasted 2 1/2 hours. 🙂 No spankings, but I threatened to take the Wii away the next day. Reading your blog not only inspires me but reassures me that others are in the same boat and react the same way as I do in similar situations 😉 We have had nights like that, big plans, loads of fun, and then the mother of all meltdowns at bedtime… ah, gotta love those moments, fun times, fun times indeed. Too fun!!! (and funny!) You always make me smile!! OMG. That was so heartwarming and FUNNY. The no Starbucks. The yelling. Crap. Me, too, girlie. Me, too. Cheers! xoxo Those parfaits look delish. i love your honesty. it cracks me up. thanks for making me laugh. my kids went back to school today!
ahhhhhh…..the house is Q-U-I-E-T. there is a backyardigans marathon for annie on nick…thank you nick!!! on schedule for today… i have to workout…because…i do. lunch with a friend for me and for annie. post office. photo editing. laundry. a nap?! (oh i really hope so) it's so good.
new clothes for the first day. only talby needed new shoes…thankful for that.
five kids in four schools this year. crazy. they were all nervous this morning but didn't want to admit it. they have a rotating schedule for who gets to sit in the middle seat in the car. this year we are instituting a rotating schedule for who gets to pick the music each morning. oldest to youngest…monday through friday. talby chose U2 this morning. now…i am off to enjoy my big day. aw i loved taking first day of school pictures. & oh my lanta, lauren is one gorgeous girl Meg, Congratulations and enjoy your first week back! YAY for quiet houses. Just you and Annie again eh? Must be bliss after such a busy summer. Enjoy! Enjoy your day! Mine don’t start for another week or so and I’m ready to pull out my hair. New shoes… ugh. Don’t get me started. My eldest (son) going into his senior year is 6’6″ and wears a size 14. Poor guy, it’s so hard to find shoes for him. Your kids are all so beautiful. Great pics! adorable kiddos on their first day of school, peace and quiet for mom…ahhhhhh. can’t wait until it’s our turn! xo woo-hoo!!! it’s so liberating!!! i am right there with ya! well they sure are all smiles. looks like they are excited about school starting. hope they had a good day. lauren is just beautiful!!!! i love her top. Whoo Hoo!! Happy days!! Mine starts on Wednesday!! love talbys laces. i have the same shoes as lauren in white- they were at aldo for 60 something… target had them in several colors for maybe 15… everyone says, oh did u get those shoes at aldo? lol what a great idea about rotating the seats and music. my best friend has 4 kids (15,10,8, & 5) I will have to tell her about that GREAT idea! Wish I would have known about the backyardigans marathon. we gave up the dvr so we wont watch so much tv and now my daughter always misses it =( happy 1st day of freedom! Your family is so beautiful. So much joy on their faces. Have a wonderful day — you deserve it! Look how cute they all look – all dressed up and ready for school! A far cry from their fabulous summer holiday and yet they all look just as happy!!! I love those laces and will not be showing my kids them AT ALL!!! so.did you get that nap??????? Wow, school starts early for you guys. We don’t start till Sept 8. thankfully! Great pics – your kids are gorgeous. your kids are beautiful. i kinda wanna plant a big one on sean’s cheek! 😉 I want lauren’s shoes! Have you seen the Staples commercial with the dad bouncing for joy at Staples with “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” playing in the background? As a teacher I can say I feel more like the sad pouting kids- why does summer end sooooo quickly! 🙂 Here is the commercial if you haven’t seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPIIMbG9R4w in so many ways i wish micah wouldn’t admit his nervousness…it’s heartbreaking when he does! Fantastic photos as always! Ah – the obligatory first day of school pictures – I totally remember my Mom doing that. It seems like August is a really early time to start school! Maybe it is a Kansas thing? Kids here in Oregon start after labor day. Interesting… You’re kids are georgous! Wow. I am so jealous! The kids look amazing — so big. I can’t wait until all of mine are school-bound. I just know I’m gonna feel brand new. LOL Cheers! You deserve it. xoxo Kids went back today too. No tears here!! LOVED having the house to myself all afternoon, took a nap and left all chores undone. Don’t think that will work all year….. The kids are so cute! I had to go back to school today for teacher inservice! Our students don’t return until Aug. 24! I wasn’t ready, but now that I’ve been there, I guess I feel more ready! Wow, I can’t believe so many of you are starting school already!?! My kids don’t go back until September 3rd! Carter started today, too. I still have 2 little ones at home, but it does seem to help with the chaos. 3rd grade for us……a big step! Happy quiet day!! Lauren looks way cooler than I ever do! What a gorgeous bunch – are you sure you won’t have any more…?! The world needs good genes! I needed to finish my comment but had to take Morgan to cheer practice. Get this — Morgan’s (natzi) principal stands in the middle of the hallway with a ruler and if they have a shirt top that is less than 3 inches across on the shoulder they have to wear a shirt over or the parent is called to bring a different shirt. AND the worst of it is she’s a middle school cheerleader and they can’t wear their uniforms to school on game day — too short!! What’s this world coming too!! Awww, the kids look beautiful, and funky shoes!! Congratulations! I hope you did the Risky Business dance around the house in your underwear! lauren looks super cool…sweet shoes! Everyone looks ready! We had 3 of ours start last Friday, and the ‘baby’ starts preK this coming Monday (then, I will truly be doing the ‘happy’ dance). Your hubs better start cleaning his shotgun to keep the boys away… Lauren is beautiful. My hubby dreads the day our daughters become young women. He has already carved a “no dating” policy in stone. Boys will only be allowed visit with our daughters at our home… and watch him clean his shotgun and whatnot. 😉 That is so awesome!! Those days are years ahead of me but I am already looking forward to them! Lauren is absolutely stunning!!! im so Jelous! 🙂 Yay for you – your family it beautiful… 5 kids – wow… and I thought 4 was heaps! Ours started Monday & so far so good! Great pictures! Lauren looks so pretty, her top is cute! Talby looks more tween now than “kid”, funny how much kids can change in such a short time. Enjoy your day! I hope it was a great first day 🙂 wow…i have 3 in 3 schools…and one more to go. i love talby’s new shoes!!! Oh my! Lauren has blossomed over the summer! She’s so beautiful, goodness that dark skin and shiny curly hair, I’m so jealous! I hope you have a great day alone and I hope your kids have a good first day back to school. The kids look great and ready for school!! They have grown up a lot since we were there last Christmas. But Seriously … can Lauren wear that top to school??? That would be OUTLAWED here for sure!! You are so lucky! Your kids have grown so much since we’ve seen them. My kids start on the 19th. Kristina is going to be in first grade so this is my first year with everyone in school all day! Woo hoo! mine start next tuesday, my lil’ man will be in kindergarten & I will be all alone {sniff} that Talby sure has good taste in music! (and shoes!) You are sooooooooooo LUCKY!!! My girls don’t go back until after labor day! (Still in preschool, but I am COUNTING the days!) Enjoy your freedom and your peace and quiet! 🙂 Hooray for you! Seeing Lauren in her cute new clothes makes me nostalgic for teenagehood again. You are so LUCKY!!! Mine don’t go back until the 24th! Mine start next Tuesday!!! I was reading around on FB this morning….about all the tears that were shed….thinking WHAT is wrong with me????? Why don’t I cry??? Thanks for making me feel okay about not crying =) (I do hope you get that nap!!!!!!) It seems like Lauren has really blossomed over the summer. Hopefully on the “maturity spectrum” as well 😉 I bet you are relieved! They all look great! It’s Tuesday for us. Pretty soon I’m going to have to have a schedule for the front seat. I was completely stressing about 3 schools for 3 kids so now I know some do have it worse than me! Woo hoo for you!! Wow! School already? We’re still 3 weeks away here 🙂 this is what we did on saturday night… weeks of planning…lots of secrets…phone calls…sneakiness… a birthday SURPRISE party!!! we took my mom and dad out to eat and when we got back her driveway was full of friends! she was so surprised.
she hugged everyone and was so shocked. we went inside…yes…the party was at her own house….we had to be very clean during this visit. and her house is always very clean so we thought it was the perfect place! we kept saying "let's clean up for grandma's birthday gift" my sister had these posters made from old pictures of mom and Ann hung them up all over the house…hysterical! this one greets you at the door…
a toga party in 1980?
they were so much fun. friends that were there were from way-back-when all the way to her newest friends. and it was such a great mix.
talby and annie made the banner for grandma.
she has such a wonderful group of friends…
we brought rainbow cake! lorel made black russian cake because mom loves it. there was bunches of yummy food brought by her friends.
she had so much help with her presents…
my other kids and husband were here too but i forgot to include them in pictures…oops. it was a great party. mom…i am so glad you were surprised. it was obvious how happy you were and loved you felt. and you are. happy 60th birthday! thank you to all her friends who came and helped with food, drinks, prep and everything. it was a success. thanks! love your blog…have been meaning to comment forever. I love the 60 shirt and the banner! So fun! Looks like an awesome time! Thanks for sharing! Great party. You and your sister did a wonderful job. I love how you took pictures of the guests (even Waffle has his own). That is nice. I like how you did some in B & W and the rest color. You always have great ideas! What a great party! Those posters were a great idea! And of course the cake! I knew it was your rainbow cake as soon as I saw the cake plate. 🙂 I made it for a friend a couple weeks ago and it got rave reviews & even a few requests from other friends. 🙂 love it, what a fabulous 60th b-day. 🙂 wonderful. and your rainbow cake, perfect :O) Family togetherness and happiness-SO FUN! Happy 60th Meg’s Mom!! Woo Hoo! What a fun surprise…you look alot like your Mom. Loved the rainbow cake. What wonderful photos! You are three beautiful women — thanks for sharing good times with us! so much fun 🙂 mom told me all about it. fun fun fun pictures. *love*…the moments of pure happiness perfectly captured in motion. Awesome! It looks like she had a fabulous birthday! Great pictures, she has so many caring people in her life! happy birthday to your mom! that looks like such a great family & such fun! That looks like the happiest party. I especially love the photos of the cake – that just looks so like life: We have the same sort of plates and my little guys would be eager to help with that cake too!!! WHAT a GREAT daughter you are!!!!!!!!!!!! I know she felt so loved and celebrated for that special day!! WAY TO GO!!!!! I really need to tackle that rainbow cake sometime 🙂 60….wow, please tell her that she looks like an amazing lady! What fun! I love her shirt! That is just great! i LoVe her shirt!!!!!! & the Happy Birthday banner! and the cake! =) what a wonderful surprise for your mom! happy birthday to your mom!!!! Rainbow cake- I guess you never grow out of that- thanks for sharing family time! How blessed you are, what a great pict of you, your sis & mom! what wonderful children your mom was blessed with! and she does look thrilled for sure :O). what an awesome thing you did for your mom here – she will always remember this party and her wonderful kids and friends that made it happen! Happy Birthday Mom! Great pics Meg:) Looks like great fun Megan!! It was nice to see many Hillsboro friends there to celebrate! It was absolutely fantastic! I had a super time and everyone did such a great job. It’s such a blessing to know so many wonderful people. THANK YOU THANK YOU everyone that helped in the Big Surprise! And Megan and Lorel, you are the BEST DAUGHTERS! Well Happy Birthday Mom. looks like a great time was had by all. love the old photos!! what a great idea!! i love the tshirt!! (did you make that? it’s adorable!!) Oh, what fun! And there was rainbow cake! Woohoo! I can’t figure out who that other girl is next to your mom (ha ha – as they say in the south…ya’ll favor each other). Awww…that is so wonderful!! My mom turns 60 next April. Actually, her 60th bday is my due date for this baby, but I’ll have a C-section about a week earlier. LOL Fun times and fun pictures. When I looked at the picture of you, and you Mom, sister, and Dad standing under the banner I noticed that your sister looks very much like Talby. None of my daughters look much like me but my sisters daughter does. How does that happen?!! this is not what we did next…you will have to wait till tomorrow. on sunday craig took the boys and my dad to the Royals game. i almost went but it was just so hot i couldn't do it. we took the girls to the mall instead. they had a crayola store!
this makes me happy. crayons are HAPPY.
there was also a lego exhibit… sean would've loved it.
then we went for ice cream at Fritz's train station. you get hats…
you order on a phone… and your food comes on a train. (makes me miss The Choo Choo in chicago)
we got milkshakes.
then we went outside to the fountain. i love free stuff…and water…and fun…so it was perfect.
and these kids were so cute i couldn't resist taking their picture. i was a total weirdo and took pics of other people's kids! but i just thought they were adorable…
i loved the fountain. and i totally want to back and explore KC some more….my kids do too. girls day….woo-hoo! Oh wow this looked like soo much fun! We have these lil water parks by us too in Suwanee Ga and Lawrenceville at Mall of Ga. My kids love going to them! I’m so glad you mentioned The Choo Choo in Chicago! I love that place and thought of it as soon as I saw your pictures. I was just thinking of it the other day. Great pics! Oh that Crayola store!!! A CRAYOLA store?? Oh my gosh. I would totally love that. Have you seen the video on youtube “Crayola doesn’t make a color for your eyes”? You have to check it out. Here’s the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELEjeYzfjM I love it so much I used my daughter’s itunes money to buy the song for myself 🙂 surely annie is the most adorable child alive love the crayon pics! and the kids in the fountain…awesome! I love baseball. I grew up going to Tigers games with my dad all the time. But your day looks like way more fun than a baseball game! Great pictures too! A Crayola store!?!?!? I had no idea such a thing even exixted, but I have a sudden pressing need to go there. Cracks me up… we were just at the fountains last week… why do kids feel like they have to sit on the fountain? All of mine had diarhea that night… cleaned them out I guess! lol! LOVE LOVE LOVE them all, Meg – great job as usual and don’t worry, I too am a weirdo and take picts of other people’s adorable kids! HA! They all looked like they were having a ball and you just can’t beat an all “girls” day out! Hugs, Trac~ :o) What a wonderful day with the girls! I love your pics, and you’ve reminded me that even though I think there is “nothing to do in Kansas City” … there is always things to see & do. I’ve lived here my whole life, so it’s nice to see KC through someone else’s eyes. We drove past the fountain on our way to Grinders to see The English Beat and saw all the kiddos playing in the water. I was very jealous. What fantastic photos — I’m ready to move to Kansas if you keep this up! crayons coloured my world when i was little, to this day…i can see the name of a certain crayon and find a memory attached, some that never come to the surface until i smell a new box of crayola colour. crayons were my first creative outlet and my biggest thrill was a brand new colouring book 🙂 that orange lego man is scary. Surely Lauren thinks I’m creepy, but I just had to say that she is beautiful. The one on the roller coaster…very beautiful. She (and her teenage attitude) remind me of myself but I was never that pretty. 🙂 a girls day is always a fun time – great shots Allie LOVED the lego art. Still think that she and Sean should get together and create. oh wow… that has to be the coolest mall ever! a huge crayola shop – heaven!! love those happy fountain pictures too! Oh why do I live on the far side of the world!!! I would live and die to go to a crayola store – Oh that must be heaven on earth just the smell of all those crayons… whoooo heaven!!! On your next girl’s trip, plan a shopping afternoon at Country Club Plaza. And Gates BBQ is fantastic – especially the burnt ends sandwich! (Tastes better than it sounds!) Such neat stuff! I’ve seen that Lego guy’s stuff online, and on some late night show or something-he’s amazing. Oh we love KC too! And that Crayola Store is amazing! These pictures make me want to go back with the kids in the summer – love the fountains! A baseball game sounds great but this looks WAY more fun! Gah, homesick for KC now! must find excuse to fly 1400 miles and stat! Mmmm….now I really want a milkshake! I totally love that photo of Annie with the hat on – too cute! I hope those kids see these photos, they are a hoot. I LOVE Crown Center!!!!! I agree with a previous poster…you have to take your kids to Kaleidoscope! Also, not sure if you saw Union Station right down the street but Science City is there and your kids would like that a lot too…although, it is NOT free 🙁 We went there a couple weeks ago. Union Station is beautiful inside! Looks like you all had fun! KC has so much fun stuff to do…..since moving here in May…..we’ve been delighted with it all. As previous commenters suggested, check out Kaleidoscope for sure and also Union Station. Crown Plaza is so fun! We have been to the Crayola store and eaten there, too! And the train restaurant is also a blast! We have eaten there, too! Such a fun day and a great way to beat the heat!;) Lori okay, that is crazy. we were there this weekend too! we had a mini family trip to crown center. we did fritz on saturday…hope your milkshakes were better than our food! not exactly a place you go to for the food! This is hilarious, I just blogged about the exact same thing yesterday! I love Kansas City! We were there a couple summers ago when we were visiting my sister and my kids STILL ask if we can go back! Looks like so much fun! What a way to spend the last week before school. I havenot been to KC is YEARS! Looks like I am missing out on a lot of fun stuff. Love the legos, I just took my son to Legoland last month. The ice cream shop looks awesome too! What fun. We live in Topeka, which is about an hour west of KC. There is so much to do in KC, next time you are there, you have to check out Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, it is awesome, and FREE! Great pics at the fountain! i LOVE the crayola store 🙂 & that fountain. & we went to fritz’s every year with choir, it is soo much fun! its awesome to see pictures of my stomping grounds. I used to work in the office building right by those fountains – loved to watch everyone out the window . . . . ok…i just saw scott walk by with football pads on and two pillows stuffed into his shirt…. it can't be good but i really don't want to know what he is going to do. so i am ignoring it. ___________________________________ this morning sean randomly asked me "would you marry brett farve mom?" me – "no…i am married to your dad. i couldn't even kiss brett favre!" sean – "well what if you weren't?" me – "brett favre doesn't know i exist." sean – "what if he did…would you marry him?" me "YES!!!!!" just kidding craig. We are going to have to take a vacation to Kansas one of these days, it looks like so much fun stuff to do and see down there! Great photos as usual! I take photos of people I don’t know too…usually if I think I can do it without them noticing. 🙂 Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! I have to explain to Calvin on a daily basis why he can’t marry Ruby, myself, or his Daddy… 🙂 Brett Farve – well I would settle for him however, my real true love is Steve Yzerman Allie LOVES the lego creations! Still think that she and Sean should get together and build. Oh my goodness, you’re husband’s comment is hilarious! That’s alright, honey. I might even marry Brett Favre. Ah, Brett Favre…my favorite EVER! Before the “retiring” of course as well. My sister and I have matching jerseys that I will still wear on Packer game days 🙂 if i wasn’t married, i’d totally go for brett favre. the brett favre before the retirings. the number four with the green and gold shirt. Uh oh, Craig…competition. 😉 |
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anne - How do you blow bubbles?
This summer I went to Kenia (Africa) and work there at a school. I think it will be funny when we make there bubbels with the kids.
elisa - love your pink toes 🙂
angela - Love the fun things you do with your kiddos….AND the pink toes!!! FUN! What great pictures. Check out my blog today. My daughter-in-law is starting to play around with photography. I am doing a Target giveaway in her honor!
Kathy - Great pictures as always…you can even make a rainy day look fun.
Debby Graber - I loved Annie’s miss matched flip flops today! (Remember the day we used to call them thongs?) She had so much fun in church. We played with the parachute – they were being swallowed by Jonah’s whale.
Elma Riedstra - Love the pictures!!! What a fun day:)
adrienneK - this is good info to know thanks for sharing teehee 🙂
Trish - Loving the “umbrella” shot 🙂 too fun!
Lorilee - I love huge bubbles.Your photos are wonderful. I have a monster bubble wand, although I haven’t had it out in a while. My 14-year-old just isn’t interested!
Blessings,
Lorilee
annie - i love bubbles!
wonderful pictures!!
looks like so much fun!
Holly - that looks like fun! The pics look great!
Stephanie - this looks so fun. can i play?
Your bubble pics look great. The theme this week over at “I heart Faces” is bubbles. You should enter one of your pics.
Jill - You’re like the best Mom ever! I hope my son never sees your blog…he’ll be SO jealous!
Jill
jilljones43msn.com
Christine - you are such a creative mom. Your kids are lucky to have you. 🙂
Penny - Your kids are going to have great memories when they grow up!
Amy at The Red Chair Blog - Great pics. The last one is my favorite.