Random Cute ...

Random snaps of November and a bit of December....

A feel like this will be dangerously duplicated about 10 years from now...

There just aren't enough animals around here...

 Guac is best served with a spoon...

Bowling with the kids was a big hit...

Kam recently found some glasses leftover from his 1st birthday.  He likes to pretend they are just like mine and swears he needs them.

Fun day at the farm.  Brody knows where the buggy keys are stored and is pretty insistent about a ride... especially when he knows Kam is out driving the tractor with Grandpa...

Thanksgiving

We headed to Austin, TX for Thanksgiving this year to finally see S & J's new digs.  It was a short trip but we had a great time!

The boys rocked all the flights.  This was the first time Brody had his own seat.  It was priceless (not literally.. yay for buying four seats... ha)!  Nana managed them most of the time on the flights down.  Now that was priceless :) 

S borrowed a bunch of toys from a friend.  It was a lifesaver because it rained most of the time that we were there.  First it was rainy and super warm/humid.  Then it was rainy and pretty cold. 

Joe and J broke in a new smoker and made an amazing turkey.  Dinner included some friends from the Netherlands and China.  We got to introduce them to all the traditions of Thanksgiving.  

Their house has a small park (and pool) right across the street.  The kids loved it!

The day after T-day, we headed to the Thinkery.  It is a STEM focused children's museum and the kids loved it.  (bonus... since we are Union Station members in KC, we ALL got in for free).

I am fairly certain that Brody could have played with this wind tunnel all.day.long.

I don't have many pictures of Kamden but he loved the museum, too!  It was a great Thanksgiving, excited to visit Austin again. 

Kamden's Special Day

Kam and I don't have much time to do fun things on our own.  When Joe and I "divide and conquer" I am usually with Brody because he is pretty clingy toward me.  Brody had a special day planned with Nana (Kam already had his) and I was thrilled to spend a day with my big boy.

It started with a trip to Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  I hadn't visited in quite awhile and I didn't have super high expectations for Kamden's level of interest.  He blew me away!  He was SO interested and wasn't ready to leave!  I planned to explore the Native American Art inside the museum (we were about a week away from Thanksgiving).  He just LOVED a certain mask and kept talking about it. After, we wandered a few more areas then headed outside to the sculpture garden. 

After the outdoor sculptures, we headed back inside through the new (ish) Bloch building.  We spent some time in the African Art, even compared the similarities of the masks there to the masks we saw in the Native American exhibit.  Like I said, the kid was engaged in art!

After lunch at the museum, we headed to Science City at Union Station.  We met up with Aunt J and cousin O.  They had a blast exploring and learning.  Kamden had never been but we are members now and plan to go often!

We ended the day with some ice cream at Murry's.  YUM.

 

Can't wait to do it again!