My Mom is great at taking a lot of pictures while in town. I will worn any readers right now that this post is long. I decided to add all the pictures because I want to have all of them in my blog book. So without further ado, the week in pictures . . .
My girls are obsessed with gymnastics lately. They can not stand still for more than 5 seconds, and are usually found upside down in a cartwheel or backbend.
Brevan's highlight of the week was when my Dad "hired" him to create a Power Point presentation. It was the perfect assignment for Brevan because it made him feel so important!
One day I took my parents (and the littlest kiddos) to a restored Victorian house in Independence called the Vaile Mansion. My Mom took pictures of some interesting parts of the house, such as this old-fashioned washing machine. It made me feel like a schmutz for complaining about the $200 I had to spend last month to get my electric washing machine fixed.
While my Mom was in Europe with my Dad a couple years ago, she took pictures of interesting, ornate doorknobs. This is one she found in the Vaile Mansion.
Old-fashioned wedding dresses were displayed throughout the house.
Brevan has been doing really well with his anxiety lately, but he had a bad moment one night, and really wanted some extra Grandparent time. My parents woke up early the next day and took Brevan out for breakfast before he had to be dropped off at school. It made Brevan feel so important, and gave my parents some alone time with him. I'm so grateful that they offered to spend extra time with him to calm his anxieties. By the way, I'm aware the kid needs a haircut. It's one of those battles I'm just not too willing to fight right now.
Just a quick snapshot of my littlest cutie, looking at all the library books. I've always been big on taking my kids to the library often. It's partly a love for reading (which I want them to have) and partly because I'm too cheap to buy many books!
There was only one day during the week that was nice weather! Most of the days were rainy and cold, which was a real bummer since we wanted to take my parents out on the boat. Instead of hitting the lake (since the nicest day was still only 70 degrees), the guys went golfing while my Mom and I took Brynlie (who got to skip school this day), Lindsey and Logan to Penguin Park.
That evening we went to watch the Upbeat Choir girls do their last practice before the big performance at the Kidfest the next week. You can see by the looks on Brynlie's face that she loves performing with the fun group!
We took advantage of the warmer weather and took the family to a Royal's game that night. It got pretty chilly once the sun went down so we ended up leaving early, which was fine since none of us are huge baseball fans. The Royal's lost the game . . .which is not shocking.
These pictures uploaded out of order, because the following pictures are from the first day my parents were in town. We ate lunch at Ginger Sue's and strolled around Liberty Square.
Jesse James is Kearney's claim to fame, since he was raised here. It cracks me up how idolized he is around here, with all the streets named after him and this plaque outside a bank in Liberty. The first "daylight bank hold up?" That deseves a plaque?
Dance recital weekend. Yikes. It's a whole lot of work, for the dancers AND the moms! The girls attended their dress rehearsal for almost 5 hours on a Friday night, then had the actual performances the next day. Lindsey was in 2 of the recitals - at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Brynlie was in the 3 p.m. show and a 7 p.m. show. Needless to say, we were ALL exhausted after that day. But they did such a great job, and I loved watching them up on stage! Lindsey performed 2 dances in each recital; a ballet dance and a tap dance. Brynlie also performed 2 dances in each recital; a jazz dance and a hip-hop dance. They are both very talented, but if I'm going to brag a little, Brynlie is super talented in hip-hop!
Brynlie was mad at me in the next few pictures, because I had just caught her in a lie while we were leaving the house. She had a lunch bag with her dance things, and when I asked her what was in the bag, she told me she didn't know and that it just appeared there. Interesting. I opened it up and found it full of marshmallows. I tried to explain to her that I didn't even care what was in the bag, but then she lied about it so she wasn't allowed to take the marshmallows with her. She burst into tears and told me she has the worst life EVER. She was not ammused when that made me giggle.
Ryan gave the girls some beautiful roses after their final performance.
Inbetween a couple recitals, we headed to Wabash BBQ with the Myers for the most delicous smoked meat on the planet. Should any of you decide to venture to Missouri for a visit, we will force you to eat there with us.
After a VERY long day, the kids immediately feel asleep on the drive home. And as a disclaimer, we usually have our kids in carseats, but they rode home in Ryan's truck instead of the van. So please don't turn us in to the cops.
Mothers Day Sunday! After a wonderful morning at church (since I successfully got out of all Primary responsibilities and the Bishopric cancelled all early-morning meetings as a Mothers Day present to us!), my Mom and I relaxed while the boys cooked dinner. I took an amazing nap and spent some good time in a book. A perfect Sunday afternoon! It was especially neat to have my Mom with me on Mothers Day. I love my sweet Mom!
My Dad helped the kids make brownies. Mmmm. They know how I feel about chocolate!
And I love my silly Dad, who loves to play with my kids!
Awwwww, I have such sweet kids. It's so much fun to be their Mom! I'm not sure why Brevan had his shirt off for the whole afternoon. He has been putting on a lot of weight lately, because of a new medication he is taking that helps him control his impulses and thoughts. It's crazy to see my skinny boy with a GUT!
Brevan made this cute card for my Mom, as part of her Mothers Day present.
Kissing my babies!
My Dad and Ryan spent much of the weekend assembling the basketball hoop Brevan got for Easter. It was quite the project, but we've been enjoying the hoop every since! My Dad also helped with other projects around the house, such as installing a new light fixture in one of the bathrooms. My Dad, the handyman.
On the last day of my parents visit, we went to the elementary to have lunch with Brynlie. Lindsey went through the line and got her own tray with food, to prepare for next year when she gets to attend the elementary all day. Logan sat next to her and ate most of her food! Brynlie gets a salad almost every day, and Lindsey devoured her green beans. Good girls.
It was so sad to have my parents leave at the end of our fun week together. They left on the evening of Wednesday, the 12th. I loved the time we spent together, and it was hard to get back into the swing of things. I called Ryan at work the next day and told him I was lonely because there weren't any adults at the house to talk with! I really appreciated the time my parents took out of their busy lives and away from their busy careers to come spend time with my family.
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Looks like you guys have been super busy and had a lot of fun. I'm glad your parents were able to visit. Miss you guys. Tell everyone I love them. Can't wait to see Ryan and Brynlie in a couple weeks!
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