Thursday was a really full day. We went to Moon Marble Company, had Smokehouse BBQ for dinner, and then around 6:30 decided to head out yet again for one more adventure to the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop. This place is a little historic town and farm, with lots of animals and actors re-creating historical events. We…
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Kansas City Adventures: Deanna Rose, Animal Edition
A few weeks ago Andrew and I went to Deanna Rose Children’s Farm and fell in love, and we knew it would be the perfect outing when Elise came. When we arrived we discovered that there was an entire section of animals that we somehow missed last time. This was perfect because Clara is a…
Kansas City Adventures: Moon Marble Company
When we pulled up to Moon Marble Company we had no idea of what to expect. It looked like a gray cinderblock warehouse right in front of railroad tracks. We were surprised to find lots of marbles and toys. Lots and lots of marbles and toys, to be precise. What interested us in this…
Kansas City Adventures: Chip’s Chocolate Factory
Chip’s Chocolate Factory is a small chocolate store at the Crown Center that has chocolate making demonstrations. How could we pass up an opportunity to watch the experts make fudge and try a little too? What appears to be a braided loaf of bread on the center marble table is actually whipped peanut butter fudge, a process…
Kansas City Adventures: Independence Visitor Center
For our first outing of the week Elise, Emily, Clara, and I drove up to Independence, MI. There is so much to see there about church history, but with our two little girls in tow we opted to just do the Independence Visitor Center. In the basement we saw pictures taken in the early 1900s…
Our Friends Came!
First day of my freshman year I met Elise. At least I think that is when we must have met, because we were in three classes together and in the same ward. We became fast friends, so naturally we were roommates sophomore year. We both started dating our now husbands and had many great group and…
Father’s Day
I’m so glad when Daddy is home, Glad as I can be (especially when I’m a pillow sandwich)! Clap my hands (for real – I started Saturday night and clapped all day today), And shout for joy (or yell or squeal or scream), And climb upon his knee (or helps me climb other things). Put…
Kansas City Adventures: Johnson County Museum
We knew that we wanted to go explore somewhere today, but we hadn’t had a chance to plan anything. Twenty minutes before we hoped to leave I did a quick search for things to do in Kansas City. I cannot say enough how much I love living in a place were there is no end…
8 Months Old
Dear Emily, The last few weeks have been so much fun. Each morning I wonder what new discovery you will make today. It took you about a week to go from rocking on your hands and knees to crawling, and just another week to become very speedy. A few days later you added pulling yourself…
Kansas City Adventures: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Today we ventured over to Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead. This incredible place is just a few miles from our home and FREE. I think it will become a regular exploration spot for us. Andrew gets photo credit on this one. This windmill was really loud. Andrew dubbed it the old-fashioned tornado siren. The first thing…