Confession and Kansas City - Part 1

Are you a "blog stalker"?  I am.  I love reading other peoples blogs and seeing their highlights and details of their lives.  I was reading a few blogs last week and I caught myself thinking, "man, I wish I could do that" or "I want that".    What I tend to forget that is in reality, blogs are snippets of peoples lives.  Some are fake and some are real, but most people are going to blog about them yelling at their kids, their laundry piling up or having a someone hurt their feelings.  We blog about the exciting, "cool" things that happen.  I do the same thing.  I do write truth, but this is NOT EVERYDAY LIFE.  Just wanted to put that disclaimer out there.  Yes, there are funny little things that happen during the day, but we live life and it is full of ups and downs.  I don't know if this is a confession or an observation, but in any case, please read my blog and enjoy it, but do realize I sin, all the time, make mistakes and live a pretty normal life.  For that I can't complain.  Normal feels blessed.

In totally non-normal life, I wanted to share some about our trip to Kansas City.  We decided a few months back to take the plunge and put the kids and ourselves on a plane and visit Craig's mom.  I mentally prepared for the flight and had some anxiety about how the kids would be.  I was totally one of those people who when I saw a toddler or baby get on a plane I would say, "please don't sit by me" so I don't have to hear you scream.  Don't deny it, you do it too.  I do however, have a new perspective on it and would not fly a lot with the kids, but would do it again.  We left Thursday night before our Friday morning flight and spent the night in a hotel.

Friday, we got up and headed the airport in plenty of time.  The flights went well.  Jack was a champ and was very occupied the whole time.  Kate cried a bit our second flight, but I think she was tired.  When we got into KC, we went to the TRex Restaurant which in true dinosaur form, has a huge TRex inside.  The food was decent, but the place was pretty cool.  Every 30 minutes there was an asteroid shower with lights and booms.









Saturday, Craig and Brian went to Omaha for the day to catch the first game of the College World Series and  see the new stadium.  Debby, the kids and I went to a local shopping center that had fountains.  I shopped a bit solo and Debby told me to get the kids some extra clothes because they were wet.  Oh man.  I was in Gap, they walked in and I turned around to see two wet rats!  Needless to say, we left immediately with new clothes on them.  I guess they had fun.  That night we hunted lightening bugs or as they say in the Midwest, fireflies.  That was fun and the kids really enjoyed it.  Jack actually caught one with his hands.  He was so proud.  We put the few we caught in the jar, but they never lit up in there.









Sunday was church, relaxing and then we went to Debby and Brian's friends house, the Shraders.  We ate pizza and then we had S'mores.  YUM.  The kids loved them.  We even put some Reese Cups in a few.  That was really a great night.  Great fellowship, food and felt like good summertime fun.    That was probably my most favorite thing we did in Kansas City.  I am about just chillin'.  I don't have to do tons of stuff to be happy.  The other things were great, but sweets, people and food - that is what I like.













And, this one because it is FUNNY!



Part 2, coming next.