Our First CQ Family Weekend

 We enjoyed the wonderful weather Saturday by joining Camp Quality Kansas City for a family weekend retreat.  There were many many activities, but the kids enjoyed fishing most of all.  I was very surprised by how passionate Amanda was for the sport!

The pond was well stocked and they caught many many fish.  Perhaps this contributed to her enthusiasm.

Logan also caught his fair share of fish...

 Then the kids had a visit from former Chiefs football player Bill Moss.  He signed footballs and hung out with the kids.

 Then we all headed up to the hill for ZIP LINING!  This was both my Monkeys first time on a zip line.

Then it was Amanda's turn!

She went back for more later that day too.

 We also make pinewood derby cars and raced.  

Logan's car won 2nd place.

 It was lots of fun, but very exhausting.  

Dog Feet?

I recently took Logan and Amanda shoe shopping.  Each time we step into a shoe store we play the "what size do they wear now" game.  With Logan, the  last shoe I bought him was a size 6 so I guessed he would need a 7 now and I was right.  However a size 7 is between the "kid" shoes and the "adult" shoe size.  I found a few in the kid section and a few in the adult section but he didn't have a lot of selection.  None the less, he found the perfect shoe.  These bright Reebox caught his eye and when he tried them on he was sold!  He said they had a mini trampoline inserted into the sole.  He bounced when he walked.  FUN!

The poor child was down to one pair of shoes that fit so I needed to get him another pair so he would have some options.  He really liked the look and feel of these Tony Hawk shoes. 

 He calls them his around the house shoe, which is a little odd since he NEVER wears shoes around the house!  It's very interesting having a boy and a girl to compare.  Logan will wear the same shoe every day and doesn't worry if it "matches" his outfit.  Amanda... well, that's a different story.

But regardless of how many shoes a person already owns, when you grow bigger you need to get new ones.  The last pair of shoes I bought Amanda was a size 4 1/2 so I guessed she would need a 5 1/2.  WRONG!  Too small.  So she tried on a size 6.  Too tight.  Then she upgraded to a size 6 1/2.  It was okay, but still not quite right.  Then this 8 year old (4 foot 5 inch tall) child tries on a size 7 in WOMEN'S and the fit perfectly!!!!! 

This child already has a foot bigger than one of her grandmother's!  I couldn't believe it.  Not only that, but she is wearing the same size shoe as her 10 year old brother!  If the same saying goes for people like it does dogs (in regards to their foot size) then this girl is gonna be a rock star volleyball player!

Back to Nature

We got out and enjoyed the wonderful weather this weekend.  It seemed like winter was never going to end!  Saturday and Sunday were both BEAUTIFUL... the kids enjoyed breaking rocks for HOURS and found some pretty cool formations.  Gotta love this high tech entertainment here! 

 Look at my girl's face!  Such joy over destruction.  

 She kept bringing me rocks that she had broken... I have a HUGE pile on my dinning room table. 

On Sunday Eric and the kids picked up a 5 gallon bucked of acorns from our front yard.  Then we picked up some sandwiches and headed to one of our favorite parks.  I've posted pictures before of them feeding the elk and bison, but THIS time we included a picnic!

After feeding a huge bucket of acorns to the elk we hit the trails.

Our hike came to an abrupt halt when our trail crossed a bridge.  

And people say water and monkeys don't mix!  I guess they don't know MY monkeys!  

 I kid you not, they played here for HOURS!  First they threw rocks into the water until they created a bridge.  Then they decided there wasn't enough water flowing and they set out to clear the leaves and rocks to create better flow.  Then they raced "boats" down the creek (tiny sticks).

What a beautiful day to be in the woods.