Summer has begun in our house! School is out for Summer. Yea! I took Friday off since it was the first day of Summer (Lauren had 1/2 day school on Thursday, her last day!)
We went down and had lunch with Mark. That is always fun...
That afternoon we decided to make cookies...
And build a fort in the living room. That fort stayed up until Monday afternoon when we had some friends coming over. The girls loved it and could not believe that Mommy could build such a good fort! HA!
Saturday morning we headed to the Zoo. We only went to Africa this time...we walked around the whole thing, which can take a while. If you have been to the KC Zoo you know this!
The lions were gorgeous.
We love the Skyfari. I love the look on Addison's face. She is so sweet!
We stopped to see the elephants before heading down to Africa.
Lauren was the only one cooperative for family pictures. Thank you Lauren.
Addison decided to pose for a few...little diva indeed!
Then everyone got really tired around 1:00. Addison insisted on driving the monkey car before we left (she asks every single time) and she was so tired. We headed out and went home and ALL took naps. It was wonderful. Mark and Lauren on the big couch in the living room, and Addison and I in my bed. We all needed it for sure.
Mark went golfing Sunday morning, and we did too! We went to Paradise Park for a while in the afternoon.
Addison wanted to wear her tennis shoes to make it easier to climb the rock wall.
Lauren really wanted to help in the kitchen Sunday afternoon...so I decided to take her up on it. Mark got her a butter knife and put her to work cutting fruit...cantaloupe, strawberries, watermelon...I love Summer and all the fresh fruit.
Monday morning we headed out to the Legends to do some shopping, but it was pouring down rain. So, we hung out in Cabelas for about an hour.
It is similar to the Bass Pro Shop, but probably better in terms of things and animals to entertain the kids!
After about an hour we headed over the mall and went to Polo so Mark could get some new clothes. It was cold, windy and rainy. The girls and I were freezing! We had lunch at Panera and by the time we were done eating the rain had stopped, but it was still pretty chilly. So we headed to Gap and we all bought new jackets/sweatshirts. They were having a great sale so it was worth it!
This little one just fell asleep among the chaos at the Nike store. It was crazy packed in there! Lauren and Addison were such troopers as we dragged them from store to store (and only stores for Mark and I!) After Nike, I stopped in Ann Taylor Loft and found some really cute Summer dresses. We should be set for our summer vacation this summer. We can't wait!
We ended the weekend with a BBQ with friends. Jenna's family came over for the night and we had a ton of fun. Well, Addison and Jenna and Mark and I did. Lauren was a little disappointed that Jenna did not have a big sister for Lauren to play with...but Lauren was a good sport and still had fun.
So we are wrapping up gymnastics this week. Dance is still for 3 more weeks until Recital. But, in my mind summer has begun. 12 weeks of fun. We have so much planned and I am taking so much time off. I will only work 4 full weeks this summer. All the other 8 weeks will include at least one vacation day (and many more for some weeks!) I have not had a day off since Christmas vacation, so I am ready.
Happy Summer Everyone!
