What fun we've had over the last week! Here are some pictures and stories!
Thursday afternoon Kylee and her friend crossed an item off their Bingo by reading while eating snow cones together. Later that night, Kase had a (very hot) soccer game, then Kylee and her friend went to the drive-in to see Finding Dory.
Earlier in the week we had celebrated a good friend's birthday with some s'mores and volleyball in their backyard. Reason #867,436 why I love our 'hood.
Kase passed his swim lessons with flying colors! He was thrilled to be allowed to do the lily pads on "game day". The life guard watched him for about thirty seconds before looking at me and said, "Wow, he's not afraid of anything, is he?"
Thursday morning after Kylee's volleyball camp we loaded up and headed to Kansas City for the Edward Jones summer regionals. How lucky I am that my dad and mom are a part of this too! My dad and Kent rode down earlier in the morning so my mom rode with us. The kids were great riders!
The kids thought the hotel and food were great. They also had a fun time meeting lots of new friends.
There was a big pool party the first night just for Edward Jones kids and it was so much fun. Kase decided he would hang in the big pool with the big kids.
A great picture of my dad with Kent at his first summer regionals!
And a hilarious photo bomb by Kael.
There were so many fun things going on for the kids this weekend. For example, these baseball style trading card for all the kids! I hear there were 56 kids registered for the kids events, so this was a neat way for them to all get to know a little bit more about each other.
Kase had fun making a comfy spot in the hotel.
The fountain in front of our hotel was so pretty!
Kylee especially enjoyed the kids' events. There were crafts, games, and lots of other fun things!
I had the best time hanging out with my mom!
We did have some free time, so we hit the aquarium. Kids loved seeing sharks and getting to touch star fish.
Ice cream in a helmet afterwards was pretty cool too.
Kansas City is so pretty. We loved all the fountains!
The family dinners were so fun. Friday night we enjoyed Bingo, then all the kids had a chance to have a caricature drawn of him! Kael was actually having fun- just didn't want his picture taken which is why he has a scowl. ;)
Saturday morning, my mom and I took the kids to a big park while the guys were at meetings. Kase was throwing a football and got it stuck on top of this pillar. Luckily, ninja Kylee was able to climb up and save it!
We had lunch at a super fun and funky Mexican restaurant.
Then got cultured at the Art Museum. Thanks for the recommendation, Tam!
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| The art museum was so cool. Lots of staff standing in each exhibit, able to explain the art. Kylee said, "I feel soooo smart after learning all this, Mom!" |
We spent some more time at the pool. I was so thankful that all my kids found other kids that they connected with.
Saturday evening was the awards banquet. The kids were excited to go have their pizza and movie night. They also got to make some cool crafts and had a limbo contest! Meanwhile, we had fun getting dressed up and being a part of a really cool night.
I was so, so thankful to be there to watch my dad get honored, as well. He's always been pretty special to me, but it was neat to see that everyone else thinks he's pretty great too!
It was such a memorable weekend. I am so proud of Kent for all the hard work he has put in to allow us to be part of such a neat company and all the opportunities it's already given us. I was happy my kids enjoyed it and proud of how they behaved. And, of course, they loved as much as I did that Grandma and Grandpa were there, too!
We have a fun week ahead. It's been a great summer so far!
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