Monday, December 21, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
Royals Parade
We had good luck a couple of Tuesdays ago and made it to the Royals Parade. We had even better luck considering we got separated and still managed to watch the parade together. Danny and I crossed at 10th and Grand, thinking Aaron and Maura were right behind us, but due to the crowd they got stuck on the other side. Of course, that was the last time the police were letting people cross before the parade. Aaron and Maura hiked all the way around the Sprint Center and found a great spot only about 3 rows deep. Danny and I were able to meet up with them and have lunch before the parade started. Here are some pictures (in reverse order):
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| Yost and the trophy |
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| Salvador Perez |
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| Ben Zobrist |
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| Mooooooose! |
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| Lorenzo Cain |
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| The kids had a great view! |
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| Waiting for the parade to start. |
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| Good thing Aaron is tall. |
Saturday, November 07, 2015
Happy Birthday Maura!
We have a 4 year old (who thinks she is 8)! Maura loves preschool, especially the days when she paints. Recently, she just started a dance/tumbling class and has fun practicing her twirls and plies at home. Maura loves playing house or tea party with her dolls. Yesterday her Anna and Elsa dolls were having hot chocolate at a beach. :) She is still our snugglebug!
Maura had her friend birthday party at Electric Park the weekend before her birthday. The kids got to play on the playground, eat hot dogs and sprinkle cupcakes, and decorate pumpkins.
Maura had her friend birthday party at Electric Park the weekend before her birthday. The kids got to play on the playground, eat hot dogs and sprinkle cupcakes, and decorate pumpkins.
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| Playground |
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| Grandpa Bob pushing Maura and Olivia on swings |
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| Decorating pumpkins |
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| Eating sprinkle cupcakes |
Her actual birthday was much more low key, we were all tired from the Lenexa Chili Challenge. Maura decided to have ice cream sundaes instead of cake.
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| Blowing out candle on sundae |
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| Opening presents |
A late back to school survey:
Favorite movie? Little Mermaid
Favorite song? Shake it Off
Favorite dinner? Chinese food or grilled cheese
Favorite things? Playing in puddles, puzzles and candy
Favorite movie? Little Mermaid
Favorite song? Shake it Off
Favorite dinner? Chinese food or grilled cheese
Favorite things? Playing in puddles, puzzles and candy
Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Friday, September 04, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Road Trip 2015
Our first stop on our trip was Hilton Head. It was a long two days, especially getting through Atlanta. We stayed at a hotel right on Coligny Beach, which was beautiful, the hotel room not so much. Spent our days splashing in the water and building sand castles. We went miniature golfing, swam at the pool, watched the pelicans dive and ate too much food at a great Cajun restaurant (we went two nights in a row).
The second part of our trip was a stop at the Smoky Mountains on our way back home. We stayed at Pigeon Forge, which is like Branson on crack. We did some hiking at the national park and rafting on the Pigeon River.
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| Building sand castle |
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| Danny loved miniature golf |
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| Walking the beach after dinner |
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| Exploring the wading pools |
The second part of our trip was a stop at the Smoky Mountains on our way back home. We stayed at Pigeon Forge, which is like Branson on crack. We did some hiking at the national park and rafting on the Pigeon River.
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| Getting ready to start a trail |
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| Smoky Mountain National Park |
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| Laurel Falls |
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| Rafting on Pigeon River. Think the photographer told us to make a face, so check Maura out. |
Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
First Grade!
Danny started school last week and so far seems to be enjoying it (at least recess). Lots of new things to figure out this year: including riding the bus, being at school all day and if his teacher, Mrs. Weiss, is a teenager or grown-up (asked as walking to classroom on 1st day).
Back to school survey:
Favorite movie or TV show? Tom and Jerry
Favorite song? Ghostbusters
Favorite food? Pancakes and bacon
Favorite things? Legos, Wii and water slides
Favorite thing we did this summer? Go to the beach
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| Ready to go! |
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| Sat right down at his desk to start morning work. |
Back to school survey:
Favorite movie or TV show? Tom and Jerry
Favorite song? Ghostbusters
Favorite food? Pancakes and bacon
Favorite things? Legos, Wii and water slides
Favorite thing we did this summer? Go to the beach
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Saturday, July 04, 2015
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Sunday, June 07, 2015
Saturday, June 06, 2015
End of School Year - Danny Edition
Here's an update on what Danny's been up to this year:
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| Lego maniac |
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| Soccer |
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| Basketball - check out that defense |
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| Turned 6 years old! Can't believe how big he is getting! Loves sports, the Wii, playing with friends, listening to songs on mom's old ipod and eating cheesburgers. |
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| Birthday bowling party with friends. Danny got two strikes! |
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| Birthday party - Danny made some good friends (Brandon, Jack and Evan) this year in Kindergarten. |
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| Building a lightsaber at Disneyworld |
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| Danny's last day of Kindergarten. He got a monster award for illustrating. He likes to tell stories and lately has been making books about his favorite things (mostly Star Wars or Super Mario Bros). |
End of School Year - Maura Edition
Here's some highlights of Maura's year:
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| Meeting Rapunzel at Disneyworld |
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| Cheering for big brother at soccer, can't wait for her turn to play! |
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| "I don't need naps" |
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| Becoming quite the artist, Maura loves coloring and drawing |
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| Rocking gymnastics in a tutu |
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| Loves to sing and dance, but will get shy if too much attention. Maura loves to sing along to songs on the radio in the car, I am amazed by how quickly she learns them. Lately, Taylor Swift is a favorite. |
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| Loves pretend play - tea parties, house, dressing up |
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Monday, May 04, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Saturday, April 04, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Thursday, January 01, 2015
Merry Christmas
We had a very fun holiday season, including a trip to Disney World (future blog post). Koopa Hawka (our elf) brought a Lego advent calendar on Dec 1st to start off the season. We didn't cross everything of our to do list, but we managed to bake cookies, see lights, watch some classic Christmas movies and visit Santa. Danny was bummed about no white Christmas, just a little bit of snow a few days before. The kids learned some new carols, Maura's favorite is Angels Sing (Hark the Herald Angels Sing), and they rediscovered their love of candy canes.
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| Decorating the tree |
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| Singing before Christmas Eve mass |
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| Whole family before Christmas Eve mass |
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| Danny got the Millennium Falcon and smelly markers from Santa |
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| Maura got a fluffy unicorn and Elsa dress from Santa. She wore it the rest of the day, glitter bombing Grandma and Grandpa's house |
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| Opening presents |
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| Candy canes!! |
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| Took four days to build |
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