Meet The Teacher

A few days before school, Mia got to meet her new Kindergarten teacher. She actually already knows her pretty well since Aidan had her two years ago. We are so glad that she will have such an amazing teacher — we know Mia will love Kindergarten. This girl is READY.

Another bonus is that Mia's been reunited with her dance buddy Julia!

Aidan loved revisiting his old classroom. I know he felt super grown up — just look at that face.

The Zoo

I know I've already mentioned our visit to meet the new polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo. We have a family membership, so when we need something fun and cheap to do, we head out. It's about 30 minutes away, and even though it's small, we love it.

They hide food for the tigers then turn them loose. It was a little scary...

Sometimes we feed the Lorikeets. But inevitably, someone gets pooped on or bitten. 

This time Aidan got bitten. Drama. Somehow I snapped this shot before the attack. 

Theater in the Park

Our cable company sponsored a night at the Shawnee Mission Theater in the Park for their customers one night this July. A couple of other moms and I headed down for some free entertainment.

We packed all the essentials...snacks...blankets...chairs...

...and our favorite princess dresses...

We had a great time — until the show started. We quickly realized that our kids just weren't ready for theater in the park. The show was Cinderella, we had bad seats and the acting was worse. It was worth a try! 

This photo of Brycen and Andrea made it all worthwhile...

Fourth of July!

I was called to the activities committee over the summer and was feeling good enough to help out at our Fourth of July picnic.

My favorite part of the day was watching the kids get on their bikes (which they had decorated in red, white and blue) and parade around the walking trail. Here's Jack dusting the kid on the trike...he's a speed demon.

Jack had a little TOO much fun...