For a while we had about 12 new pets at our house, 11 toads and 1 water snake. The kids discovered these toads in our window wells. We kept them for a few days outside in a large tupperware tub and even fed them some crickets. After a couple of days my kids decided that they weren't so gross after all and it was hard to convince Tyler to let them go.
My sister, Valerie, and her family came to visit us for seven days. They came on the 20th and wouldn't you know after being at our house for just one hour, we had to make a trip to the ER. Kennady was running around outside with my nephew, Max, and fell on some metal landscape trim. She got a pretty good cut on her forehead and had to get three stitches.
The next day she was back to her happy self again, enjoying playing with her cousin.
While my sister was here we let the kids have fun at the zoo and at a gymnastics fun center. We also got a babysitter one night and went to eat ribs at Famous Dave's and afterwards went to see the new Indiana Jones flick. A few times during the week, Val and Jarred witnessed the awesome thunder and lighting storms that we have here in the spring/early summer. We would put the kids to bed, sit out on our front porch and watch the storms roll in. One night we were even under a tornado watch. I think that the highlight of the week was when we all went to Kansas City on Saturday. First we went to some historical church sites.
Liberty Jail
Independence, MO Visitors Center
Then we went to "The Legends at Village West" which is a huge shopping outlet plaza in Kansas City, by the Kansas Speedway. We were there for a couple of hours but we could have spent all day there. There was so much to see and so many awesome outlet stores! There was a place to eat called the T-Rex Cafe, which must have been really good because it was packed. So we ate lunch somewhere else but Tyler was happy just getting a picture with this T-Rex.
We had a busy, fun-filled week and it was great to have family visit. Now I just have to find the motivation to get back to the daily grind.
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What a fun week! I bet it was fun to have some visitors. Poor Kenna though! That looks like the same spot that Bretten got his stitches in March.
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