Summer

Last weekend, Andy helped his daddy mow the lawn. For some reason he felt a fishing vest, goggles and a hard hat were necessary for the job. The heat index at the time was around 100 degrees. After about 10 minutes of running back and forth behind the mower, he was ready to head back into the house..."I'm hot!"

Today we took advantage of a rare break from the heat and humidity with a bike ride and dinner on the patio.

With all of the rain and recent flooding from the creek, the bike trail was a little muddy today. Both kids were pretty splattered with mud by the time we arrived home. They didn't seem to mind and spent a good deal of our 10 mile ride giggling together.

I always cherish moments likes these...the two of them playing together without the need for a referee.

4th of July Holiday

The Fourth of July Holiday was a busy one for us. We started the weekend with a family trip to see Toy Story 3 on Saturday. This was followed by lunch at Indgredients alfresco and cupcakes. We are pretty excited that the cupcakery trend sweeping the nation has finally hit Leawood.

On Sunday, we checked out Village Fest in the morning followed by the neighborhood party that afternoon. The the kids kicked off the party with the annual parade followed by games and jumping in the bouncy house. As if that wasn't enough to make the two of them really tired, we stayed up for fireworks. Unfortunately, they were cancelled last minute because of the rain.

Monday we hit the road for Omaha and spent the night with Grandma Faye and Ron. Grandma treated us to a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo on Tuesday. At the zoo, we rode the train, took a spin on the carousel, flew over the park on the Skyfari and checked out as many animals as two very hot and tired kids could handle. Andy's favorite was the aquarium with the shark tunnel. It's hard to say with Sammy, she got excited for all of the animals. It was a very quiet ride home this afternoon with two sleeping kids in the back seat.

Colony West Neighborhood Party:

Bike Parade with Abby and Catherine

Andy and Abby in parade

Wheelbarrow racing with Abby

Sack race with Abby and Catherine

Water balloon toss with daddy

Grandma's House:

The Henry Doorly Zoo:

Aquarium

Aquarium

Sea Turtle

butterfly in the Butterfly House

Skyfari

Riding the train with Grandma

Carousel

Monkeys

Cooling off with ice cream

We weren't even out of the parking lot before she feel asleep with her new polar bear.