Weekend Fun

We're all still recovering from a busy weekend in Kansas City - we seem to cram as much as possible in our time up there and this weekend was no exception. The main event for the weekend was family portraits with everyone ... I'm pretty sure the last time we did this with my parents and sister I was in college. Or perhaps high school. A lot has changed! Add two husbands, three kids and a few wrinkles/pounds/gray hairs to the mix, and we finally have some updated photos! (or at least we will soon) It was obviously time to do this, but the main reason we got our act together was it was Erin and my present to our parents for their 40th anniversary they celebrated this summer. They had only hinted a couple of times that updated photos would be nice. Hint taken. ;)

Before we ever got to the photos, however, we thought we'd take advantage of some gorgeous fall weather by heading to the Kansas City Zoo. Apparently, we hadn't been there since I was in a stroller, so yet another thing that we were way overdue for. While we didn't make it completely around the park, we did get to see the new polar bear exhibit (he is super cute) , watch a sea lion perform some tricks, and introduce Park to the kid's play area. I think he loved feeding the deer and going down the slide the most. I also got to take him on his first carousel ride. He wasn't crazy about the up and down motion of a zebra, so we ended up taking a seat on a peacock. That was much more his speed.



Following the zoo, we did the family photos late Saturday at Loose Park - I think we were one of about 54 photo sessions taking place there that day. What a great park, though! And whether or not they're all smiling or looking in the same direction in the photos, the kids were all great sports for the session. They also put up with us dressing them in fall attire when it was a blazing 86 degrees.

And because the weekend was full of adventure, it only makes sense that the ride home be anything but boring, too. It started with us noticing a nail in our tire before we ever left town. An hour and a half and a picnic at Chipotle with the ENTIRE family (Craig, Park, me and the two dogs) later, we had a puncture-free tire and peace of mind for the three-hour drive home. Whew. I think we need a weekend to recover from the weekend.