Kansas City 2012

Fun weekend in KC...the highlights:





Science City at Union Station








Legoland





Zoo





Bronto-ribs at Jack Stack






Cards/Royals game

Summer randomness

Science center - trip 1 of 2 so far this summer





Chicken rings from White Castle





Pool time!





Swimming Greery





Cheeseburger cake for the dads





Splish-splashing

Dad is great...gives us chocolate cake!

Dads. They kind of get left out of a big chunk of becoming a parent. It’s not their fault that they will never get to experience pregnancy, the little movements and kicks of the life growing inside of you, the morning sickness, the rush of hormones that make you excited one moment, freaked out the next. Giving birth, nursing a baby. All of those things they have to experience as a bystander.


Dads more than make up for it, though. They get to do the “fun” things. Like taking a child out to run errands, and surprising them with a special toy. Keep stashes of caps on hand for the cap gun. Put “additions” onto the tree house. Demonstrate how to whistle through your fingers. Provide that magic touch that makes a childhood special and memorable. Moms tend to get preoccupied with the basic day-to-day of childrearing, while dads bring the sparkle to it. And that’s what makes them so special, and so loved and so appreciated.

Closing time

I hate that song, but the line "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end" comes to mind. Thursday was Alex's last day of school at Montessori. He was there for three years, first in the early preschool program, before he turned three, then the 3-6 morning class for two years. He's had friends who have been in his class all three years!





Now it is onto the "big" school, St. Francis of Assisi, where he will be with kindergarteners through eighth graders. It will be a new step and new beginning for our not-so-little guy!

Mother's little helper

I got to put my Mother's Day present, a pastry torch, to use yesterday on some unsuspecting creme brûlée (ok, iPhone automatically did the French stuff with brûlée, for the record)!

Tastes pretty good...

Giving it a try...

Loving it!

Odds and ends

Running into the Weinermobile on the south side



finishing up spring flag football



trip to the zoo with some Montesori mates (Greer enjoyed it too)



Cool scorpion tattoo


Fun in the sandbox

Miss G's Rules:

Tables are for climbing, and crayons are for eating!

Keep truckin'

Too cute...

Little lady

Greer had her one year photos taken by Cristi at Lemon Tree Photography. She did a fantastic job as always!

Today is the day!

We celebrated on Saturday, but Miss G's actual first birthday is today!

She's in full-on toddler mode, walking around, talking, laughing, playing with a big smile and infectious laugh.

What a wonderful, fun year it has been! She brings us so much joy everyday!

Happy Birthday, Greer!

Yo shorty, it's your birthday!

We celebrated G's birthday yesterday with a small party. Because it will most likely be the only time I get to decide the theme, I went with a preppy, pink and green feel. I had lots of fun planning it, and everyone had a good time!







Yikes...still can't believe she's a year old!







Food...







Plates...







Cake!







Closer view of cake! A preppy party needs a certain logoed alligator on it!







Drinks!







Pink lemonade for the kids...







...Lime margaritas for the big kids!







Trying out her new playhouse











It seems to taste good...let's take a closer look







Digging in...







Oh yeah!







Loving it!







More presents and playtime...











What's that you say? I have black frosting snot dripping from my nose?







Proud big brother (he enjoyed the playhouse too!)

Somebunnies

Happy Easter!