Kansas City

We took advantage of the three day weekend to head over the Kansas City and visit some fiends.  While the drive wasn't the most fun thing ever, the trip was great.

 There was a Curious George exhibit at Crown Center, so of course we couldn't pass that up.  The boys were able to explore and wreak havoc, just like their buddy George. 

 

This little portion was Max's favorite.  The square blocks went up the belt and he loved controlling it. He was super sweet and helped Will put a square into the hole.

We had lunch as Fritz's.  It was an adorable little place where the food is delivered via a train on a track near the ceiling.  The boys thought that we pretty cool, although the grown ups thought the food left quite a bit to be desired.

 

After lunch we met a friend's brand new baby.  Ryan was just ten days old and Will just kept saying 'new baby' over and over again.  He was so tiny!  I couldn't get over how much Jack has changed since he was size just four months ago.

 

After meeting Ryan, we headed back to Rick and Jackie's to give the boys some water fun with their kids.  They had so much fun running around the yard like crazy boys.  I had to get a close up of Max with all his baby teeth still intact.  I don't think this will be the case much longer.  He got off the bus the other day with three loose teeth - how in the world does that happen over the course of just one day!?

Jack wasn't quite into the water play, but he had a blast hanging out on the quilt and watching his crazy big brothers.  I love his wild man hair that stands straight up no matter what. 

 Before heading home on Monday we met up with one of Max's former pre-school teachers.  Ms. Robin was also a parent to one of my former students and it was so fun to catch up.  We met at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and it was one of the coolest kids places ever!  The big boys both loved mining for gold - I think daddy got a kick out of it too. 

There were so many things to see and do there!  The goats were adorable, and fun to feed from this side of the fence.  There was also a Native American exhibit, tractors, cows, pony rides, fishing. . . the list just goes on and on.    Unfortunately by this point the boys, particularly Will, were just done.  Two days without naps and with a later than usual bed time created one cranky man.  All in all if was a great trip, with great visits to friends.  It is just so fun to see the boys interact with other kids!