Worlds of Fun

We went to Worlds of Fun the Monday after the All-Star Fan Fest - it was actually overcast and not crazy hot for most of the day -- and there were NO LINES. Worlds of Fun was our bday present to Brett this year and he waited patiently for us to go. He is definitely the family daredevil and loves all rides.



We rode a lot of flying, go around and around rides - which Ed  DOES NOT love, but Brady does :)

I had forgotten about these old cars -

Brett kept asking to ride the Mamba -

So we thought we would all ride together. About the time we got to the line, I think Brady said "I don't want to die" and was about to break down in tears. Poor guy! But Brett rode it twice (once with Ed and once with me) and loved every minute of it. And even though I kind of felt like Brady at the beginning, it did end up being fun :)

This ride however -the Detonator - not so much fun and I don't think you could get me back on it. It was terrifying how it just shot you up from the bottom. And yet, the boys rode it and I didn't hear much about it from them.

One of the last rides we rode was a water slide. It was where Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun connected so visitors from both parks could ride it. There was a bridge over the bottom of the slide where you could stand and get soaked. I was standing off to the side to try and get a funny shot of Brady & Ed getting wet, HOWEVER the joke was played on me. The waves came out on the sides and they barely got anything. This was the shot I took right before I ran to get out of the way (too late - I was soaked and my purse and my camera were too) - Ed trying to get Brady wet.

Anyway, it was fun - too expensive, but fun. Ed says once was enough :)

Staycation

The 3 days before we started the moving process, we tried to do some fun things with the boys. Our "staycation" started with watching the new Spiderman at Merriam's Drive-in theatre. It was a lot of fun - and the movie was great (yes, I was surprised).

And the next afternoon we went to the All-Star Fan Fest. It was fun - the boys did some activities, we watched the mascots play a game, etc.

And they left with smiles - because on our way back to the car, Brady picked up a glitter tattoo and Brett became Spiderman. And then it was off to Arthur Bryant's for lunch!

Patio

We are slowly getting things situated in the new house. Nothing exciting to look at yet . . Ed is getting shelves built in the garage, clothes and bathroom stuff is getting unpacked. We have some things for the wall determined, but not hung.

BUT we did purchase some new (to us) patio furniture - gotta love Craigs List!! We were shocked at how much patio furniture can cost new . . . so were really excited to find a new wicker patio set through the site for $200. And after 2 trips to Lawrence to pick it up, it is now on our patio.

Now I just need to create some new pillow covers (to cover the ugly ones that came with it - not pictured).

And, just as exciting to me, we finished painting my grandparent's chairs, which had been sitting in our old basement for years just waiting to be spruced up and used. Actually one had gotten painted (red seat and ivory arm rails), but I love the new light yellow color Ed picked out. I was originally thinking a darker mustard color, but this definitely works! Again, just need to make chair pads to go on the seats. I will take a better picture in the day after I get the cushions made!

The front porch is the best place to sit in the evening in the summer.

I like to think my grandparent's would like that they are still being used in our family. . . . .

Girl Time

A great bonus about getting to Lebo for the 4th of July this year was getting the chance to see Amy & her little girl, Ali, who I hadn't seen since . . . . last summer?!  So fun to be able to meet her and Dedra down at the pool with ALL 6 KIDDOS!

4th of July

Always love to see the flags Merriam puts along Merriam/Johnson Drive the first week of July - didn't get any pics of the boys with the flags this year. It was always too darn hot!

The 4th of July went by too fast this year since it was right in the middle of the week. But we made it to Lebo Tuesday evening so the kiddos could ride in my dad's truck and throw candy in the parade.

The boys LOVE the 4th of July - they love lighting the fireworks which is kind of scary. But this year it was kind of frustrating too because they would light them and then not even watch it go off! Too busy looking for the next thing to light (and yes, I'm afraid we're going to need to get more next year :).

The fireworks excitement continued to the next morning when Brady (hoarder!) got all of the old fireworks together and started making (cool) things out of them. And of course, Brett needed to try too.

The 4th of July is always fun and this year was no exception!

Color Run

At the end of June a group of us ran in the Kansas City (5K) Color Run - a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House.

The night before the run Emily and her girls came up and we went and picked up everyone's packets at Arrowhead. The lines were long, but we were amazed at how fast we got through!

The next morning everyone met at our house and Emily was able to fit everyone in her car which was awesome. Everyone was so pumped to be doused with COLOR that we were on time and ran in Heat 1 (the first 1,000 people!).

Great opportunity to get a new pic with the BFF and my sister :)

Every so often through the race they doused you with color. Dedra and I didn't get overly "colored" during the race, but everyone made up for it at the end by throwing color packets on each other.

I love this pic of Ms. Regan (sp?) - the sunglasses, the face, the light hair with color, etc. BRIGHT! :)

It was fun. My favorite part was just getting the chance to hang out with the girls - it doesn't happen nearly enough! :)

Old Friends

I have a lot to catch up on, but I might as well go in order . . . .so I'll start with some pics I took last time we visited our friends Sarah/Cameron & Porter.

The Lees' have lived on our (old) street from the very beginning. I think I met Sarah shortly after Brady was born and remember telling her that I was pregnant with Brett and her saying "me too!" Having friends the same age/so close was great. Now that we have moved, we'll just have to visit a little farther :)