We were in KC for our birthdays (Kevin & Kelly's are 2 days apart!) We went to the Roasterie plant, to see how coffee is roasted! It was very interesting to learn all about coffee, where it comes from and how it makes it from coffee bean to the cup! The kids were quite amused by our lovely hats...well maybe Kevin had more fun with them? :)
One of JM's favorite activities is to ride his bike to McDonald's with my dad to get pancakes...it's a pretty decent little ride from their house and a much anticipated adventure.
I really wanted a Coconut Cream Pie for my birthday - so I made one, for myself. Well my dad absolutely LOVES coconut so he loved it too and was thankful it was my birthday! My next goal is to make a recipe my friend Bonnie sent me - that claims it tastes 100 times better than an almond joy - which I really like too! So we'll see if I like it better with chocolate!
Olivia, my niece, really loves the kiddie rides now...they are getting to be "babyish" for my kids, but the have such JOY seeing their cousin having so much fun! They are troopers and joyfully ride with her as many times as she'd like. I was very proud of their sweet hearts!
This was our first attempt at SDC...we drove through the worst storm I have ever been in. This was the Friday before the Joplin tornado. It wasn't raining when we got to Branson, so we thought we'd be good to go...as we rode the tram to the ticket gate it started raining and never stopped - poured and thundered and lightning until the wee hours of the next morning! The kids told Olivia to make a sad face about the rain, she wasn't too sure about that.
The last day of school....
Isabelle's butterfly release....this was a really fun project to watch develop. After about a week of feeding and watching them...we let them go on the last day of school.
While in KC, the kids went with my parents and sister out to our friends house the Labeths. The Labeths & my mom & sister have been teaching Sunday School together this last year, so they had an end of the year party at their home complete with carnival games and horse rides. Isabelle & JM were there early to help set-up and were complimented on being great helpers! JM was pretty excited to ride bareback with Rodger - he just loves hanging out with him!
Over Memorial day, we were blessed to spend time with all our Redford cousins, including the newest Redford, Aleyah Grace. The big kids loved holding her and watching her play! It's fun to have a little one around again...the rest are growing too fast!
Over Memorial day, we were blessed to spend time with all our Redford cousins, including the newest Redford, Aleyah Grace. The big kids loved holding her and watching her play! It's fun to have a little one around again...the rest are growing too fast!
The last day of school, I surprised the kids by inviting my sister and niece to show up at our house for a quick trip to Branson & SDC....they were surprised!
This is Isabelle's first ride on Wildfire....it goes upside down! She has been waiting and waiting to be tall enough to ride - she finally made it and boy was she pumped. THere were NO lines, so she eagerly asked to ride 2 times back to back...I thought I could handle it - not so much...I was a bit woozy after that! It took a few hours to feel better!
This is Isabelle's first ride on Wildfire....it goes upside down! She has been waiting and waiting to be tall enough to ride - she finally made it and boy was she pumped. THere were NO lines, so she eagerly asked to ride 2 times back to back...I thought I could handle it - not so much...I was a bit woozy after that! It took a few hours to feel better!
Olivia, my niece, really loves the kiddie rides now...they are getting to be "babyish" for my kids, but the have such JOY seeing their cousin having so much fun! They are troopers and joyfully ride with her as many times as she'd like. I was very proud of their sweet hearts!
This was our first attempt at SDC...we drove through the worst storm I have ever been in. This was the Friday before the Joplin tornado. It wasn't raining when we got to Branson, so we thought we'd be good to go...as we rode the tram to the ticket gate it started raining and never stopped - poured and thundered and lightning until the wee hours of the next morning! The kids told Olivia to make a sad face about the rain, she wasn't too sure about that.
The last day of school....
Isabelle's butterfly release....this was a really fun project to watch develop. After about a week of feeding and watching them...we let them go on the last day of school.
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