2011 Kansas Trip

Once again the kids and I went to Kansas to visit my family and go to the River Festival. The kids did fanstatic on the plane. A big thanks to Jason for driving us to New Orleans so we could take a direct flight to Kansas City. We got to KC on a Saturday afternoon and stayed with Angie and her family until Monday. We had a great time visiting with them. That night Barry took Zach & Cooper to see the Royals play baseball. They didn't win but Zach had so much fun. Angie and I took Addison & Carson to Home Goods which is my favorite store of all time. I wish we had one in Gulfport. On Sunday we took the kids to a small water park/splash pad which was a lot of fun. That night we went to a place called Power Play. It's a lot like Dave & Busters but at little more kid friendly. They have a go kart track inside and Zachary absolutely loved it. They also have a buffet where you can eat. The food was really good and they even had Icee machines! All the Icees you can drink (but only while you are in the restaurant area). I would have stayed there a lot longer drinking away but the kids were dying to play.

On Monday the kids and I and Cooper drove to Salina. We stopped in Lawrence to see my friend Kim from high school. I am so happy I got to see her & her two adorable dogs! We got to my parents house Monday afternoon. Throughout the week we went to the pool, a fantastic park in Lindsborg and had my mom's family over for dinner on Wednesday night. It was really great seeing my grandma and my aunts, uncles and cousins. Here are a few pictures from that night....

The great-grandchildren....

Like I said, we went to Lindsborg one morning because they have a great park.
The Salina Country Club has such a great pool. They have a big slide that the kids love.

We went to the Festival on Friday morning. Believe it or not but I was actually cold that morning! It was hot the beginning of the week but it cooled off. It was absolutely wonderful to not have the humidity in the air!! Here are a few pictures from the festival that day....

Addie found this button at my parents house and insisted on wearing it.

The kids got in to the crafts this year. Here they are making a bag to put all of their goodies in.

This is called "scratch art."

Fruit Loop necklace

The kids got their "face painted." I say that lightly because it almost looks like a 4 year old did the painting. Cooper was a Ninja, I'm not even sure what Zach had on his face and Addie had some type of red bird. This picture makes me laugh because of the look on Addison's face.

Here the kids are having a sno cone. It's that invisible cherry. I called it Magic Cherry so they wouldn't fuss about it not being red. They thought it was pretty cool.
The day we headed back to KC so we could fly out the next day the kids were playing outside. I realized Zach and Addie had coordinating outfits.

We had a great time in Kansas!