First Summer Trip of 2012

We just returned from a family trip to Kansas City and we had a GREAT TIME!!!  

LM with "Barrel Man" at one of the rest stops.

LM at LEGOland Discovery Center Gift Shop 

We spent 2 nights with Grandpa J and Grandma M and their dog Mitsy (sp?)...it was so nice sitting out on the deck at night and visiting.

LM with Grandpa J and Grandma M. 

We were headed into Trader Joe's which is 

WAY better than a Whole Foods and WAY cheaper!

Home of 3 Buck Chuck Wine!

LM near one of the fountains at Legends Outlet Mall

near Great Wolf Lodge.  Nothing like an outlet mall with great Memorial Day sales!

Then we spent 2 nights at The Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City.  The husband and I haven't been down so many watersides in our life!  LM had a blast!

Indoor waterpark at Great Wolf!  So Cool!!!

The Lodge also had an outdoor pool, putt-putt golf, a Wizard Quest game, arcade, storytime at bedtime and lots of other stuff for the kids to do.

LM and Dad playing Putt-Putt...LM totally out played Dad! ha!

LM getting a pirate tattoo and showing it off to the kids waiting in line for theirs.  So funny, for the rest of the trip, he kept pulling up his sleeve whenever anyone walked by. :D

Storytime with Violet the Wolf.

LM with Violet.

He really wanted to see Wiley the Wolf but I think

Wiley had the night off. :)

Catch Up!

Been busy busy the last couple of months only to come to a screeching stop with the beginning of summer vacation!  :D

Here are some pics from the past month's events.

Little Man and cousin J with their Daddies at the Dinosaur show!

Ran into some of our friends!

Cousin J, S, Little Man and A

LM riding a Triceratops

Aunt R's baby shower for Baby J!

Celebrating Mother's Day with Grandma M

Showing J and LM her gift

My birthday dinner

The husband was in charge of putting the candles on

the cake...could have caught the place on fire! :D

Hope everyone is having a great start to their summer!

School Field Trip to the Zoo!

Little Man's Pre-K class went to the Zoo!  Some of the parents, including myself, volunteered to be "in charge" of small groups of kids...meaning we were responsible for keeping track of our assigned kids and not letting them fall into the Lion's exhibit or anything.  :D

It was such a nice sunny day, although a little hot by the end of the trip, and the kids had a great time!

 Little Man is front and center (white shirt)

 This goat in the children's barnyard cracked me up!

Look at that smile!

 My 3 Little Monkeys!

LM, "N" and "R"

 Acting silly

LM and Co and a couple of girls from their class

at the Elephant Encounter