A Day at Tunnel Voyage

We took Jill to a "fun" place for her birthday. She got to pick a friend to go with...of course, I did too - the Probus's. But Eric is probably her best buddy whom we don't see enough. All the kids had a blast doing everything! It is a great place to go...now I know!
The place is decked out in Pirate's theme!
We ate in their Restaurant - yummy food!
The kids, with the dads, got to ride on the big pirate's ship. I think Adam and Claire did not enjoy it very much. But...we sure didn't want to waste our $2 per kid, right?!
On our way out, the kids put on their hats.

More Tunnel Voyage Pictures

Jill and Eric LOVED all the tunnels! ...And the balls...so much fun!
Greta joined in on the fun too...in the toddler area.
Claire and Julia play very nice together now. We just need Luke and Greta to be friends now. :)
What a big girl!

Making Birthday Decorations

I had been saving toilet paper rolls for a rainy day craft, when I had the idea of making butterflies with them for Jill's birthday party at Grandma's and Grandpa's. I was going to make a butterfly cake, so I thought we could make them as table decorations. Well, it WAS a rainy day on her birthday and she had a fun time coloring and gluing them together. (with a tiny bit of help from Claire)

Jill's Birthday

Blow hard, Jill!

You just can't beat cake and ice cream at a birthday party, huh??!!

Birthday Party #1

Jill celebrated her fourth b-day TODAY - May 15th. She enjoyed a fun day and we had a party for her up at my in-laws' house. Claire now enjoys some reaping on Jill's gifts as well. :)

Fun stuff from Grandma and Grandpa! She'll be a good speller and reader in no time!
The Butterfly Cake...My attempt at a theme. :)
Claire sang "Happy Birthday" right out for her big sister!!

A "New" Park - Railroad Park: BS, MO

Jill and Claire climbed to the top for the BIG slide!
WEEEE, Carly, down the tornado slide!
We had such a nice day with Val and Carly, and Holly and Hudson down at Railroad Park in Blue Springs. Definitely one of the better parks. We walked around the lake, played on both playgrounds, and fed the ducks/geese. The weather was GORGEOUS!
A little apprehensive, at first
Now we're getting it down!

A Few Fun Ones!

We found a bike for Jill at a garage sale for a few dollars...then she realized she HAD to have the accessories for safety, right? Anyway, we bought her the helmet and pad/gloves for a sorta early birthday gift! She's decked out for sure! "I wanna wear them; I wanna wear them too.." Claire got her turn to try on the stuff.
Something new: eating a cracker for the first time. She likes it!
Posing for a spring picture
...And...a new haircut. Hopefully I'll be getting a few pictures from my friend of the actual haircut. Rosa Crain, my good ole bud, cut it for me. I wanted her to have the shorter hair for summer and get all the "baby hair" cut off. I think it'll work great!

Pulling Up?

Yes, Greta did it the other day - I walked into her room after her nap to find her up hanging on the crib sides. Now, sometimes when I put her DOWN to bed she starts to crawl right over to pull up. Oh - the freedom she feels now with crawling and pulling up. AHH! I'm thinking! :)

Another Visit to the Park...now with our cousins!

We met Tim and Val one evening at Penguin Park when they were watching Hudson as well. The kids all had a ball playing there!
Hudson, Carly, and Jill
Greta loves to swing!!!
They enjoyed the little merry-go-round...esp. Uncle Tim pushing it.