Grandpa's Birthday

Last Saturday we celebrated Brad's dad's birthday. We decided that we wanted to take him to a Kansas City Royal's game. The whole family came along, and we all had a great time.

Kauffman Stadium is currently getting a makeover. Part of that is the big screen that you see in the picture. It is currently the largest one there is, but that won't last long I'm sure. It is high definition and really impressive. Brad really gets excited about how cool it is.

All of my boys had a great time at the game. Here is Brad before the game started. Doesn't he look excited?

Here's Justin during the game. He was so tired, but still had a great time being passed from person to person and watching everything that was going on. He was so good!

Here is Zachary sandwiched between Uncle Matt and Aunt Meghan. Notice how everyone else is watching the game. I'm not sure what he was looking at. He had a great time though. He talks about the Royals all the time.

Stink Bug

This is a video that I took last night. Justin learned this new trick where he stands on his head and feet, and then he crawls around that way. It was so funny I had to get it on video. It reminds me of a little stink bug.

I especially love the ways he claps for himself at the end. Too cute!

Dagg Park

So, another wonderful thing that I love about where we live is that there is a really neat park here. It has a pool that is designed just for little kids. In fact older children aren't even allowed. Zachary loves it. We have been there twice so far this summer. I'm sure there will be many more times too.

I didn't think that Justin would like it, so we didn't bother to put him in a swim diaper. He liked putting his feet in the water, and he kept trying to get in the water. I guess next time we will have to bring a swim diaper.

At our last place we had a pool, but Zachary didn't really like going there. It was regular pool with a deep end and a lot of crazy older kids splashing and yelling. I think this a great way to get kids used to the water without the scary stuff. Zachary loves to go swimming now.

Walk in the Park

Last night as a family we all went to a neat park here in Kansas City. It has a walking trail, a biking trail, a war memorial, and a really cool fountain. Kansas City is known for its fountains. This is just one of many. Zachary loves this park. These pictures were taken with Brad's new phone. Not too bad for a cell phone, huh?

Justin wanted to keep a safe distance from the fountain. I think that the noise scared him a little. He is a sensitive little guy. I think he gets that from me.

Yes, I was there too. Every once in a while I get in a picture with my boys.

We had a great time. It is a lot of fun to have Brad home more. It makes little outings like this so much more enjoyable.

Fun in the Sun and Sand

For Justin's birthday Brad's grandma got the boys a sand cart. Half of it has sand, and the other half holds water. Zachary has had a lot of fun with it. The other day while Justin was taking his nap Zachary and I spent some time in the backyard with the sand box. It is really nice to have a backyard to play in, even though it is small. Someday we will have a real house with a nice backyard.

Zachary was really into his work.

Fun with Family

Earlier this month the boys and I were down in Arkansas visiting my family. My parents, my two brothers, and one of my sisters live down there. I had a really great time, and I got to spend one on one time with all of the families. It was really great to be able to get some quality visiting in with all of them.

One of Zachary's favorite things to do was going swimming with his cousins. The kept running in circles in and out of the pool. It was a great way to keep cool. It looked like a lot of fun. If only I was little again.

They even got in a little sunbathing.

Justin's Birthday

About two weeks ago we celebrated Justin's first birthday. We had a big family party for him. It was so much fun having Brad's family here. Justin was kind of clueless about what was going on, but I think he had fun.

He got so many presents from everyone. He just wanted to play with all of them as he was opening them. He got impatient with the unwrapping, so I ended opening most of them. Thank you all for your gifts. He had a great birthday.

His favorite part of the party was the cake, of course.

He had a blast getting all messy.

Finally Joining In

So, I have tons of friends who have been blogging for a while now. I love reading all of their blogs and think it is a great way to keep in touch, but I have never jumped in to do one myself...until now. So, since most of you haven't heard much about us lately I thought I would give you a brief catch-up session.

My family, me, my husband (Brad), and my boys (Zachary and Justin) all live in Kansas City, MO. Brad just finished his 3rd year of Pharmacy School at UMKC. He is also an intern at a Wal-Mart Pharmacy.

I stay at home and take care of the boys. Zachary is 4 and Justin just turned 1. They are so much fun...too much sometimes! I love being a mom of two boys. There is always an adventure and it usually involves something messy.

I am so excited to share some of our adventures with you and give you a glimpse into our family!