A Quick Visit From My Mom and Sister

My sister had to come to Kansas City for work so my mom decided to ride up with her. They got in last night and are leaving tomorrow.

Auntie "M" and the kids

I am glad we at least got to see each for a little while.  Now it's time for my sister to give me a foot rub! BEST SISTER EVER!!

Barre Class

Well, another new class! This afternoon Kelly and I tried Barre class. We didn't know what we were walking into but what a workout.

Walking will be fun tomorrow!!

Celebrating The Life of Aunt Ann

Today we said our goodbyes to our Aunt Ann. We took her ashes to Blue Rapids, Ks where her mom and dad are buried. She would have been happy to know that we made a day of it.  We toured her hometown and enjoyed a few stops on the way home.

Cousins 

Blue Rapids has the oldest rocks in Kansas on display.

Apparently they go back to the Ice Age.

My niece Emily and I enjoyed the OZ Museum in Wamego, Ks. while the others went shopping.

The real Tin Man signed this cool sculpture.

Then our final stop was the OZ Winery for a test taste.

Goodbye Aunt Ann.  We love you!

Dance Class with SugEasy

Kelly and I did two hours of cardio tonight! We were crazy and went to POUND class before our dance class.

 Dance class with SugEasy

After having a rough day, it was nice to get my mind of things for two hours. Thanks Kelly!!

Breakout KC (an Escape Game)

Today we ESCAPED out of a room at the Breakout KC game. You have 60 minutes to escape a room and our room was the Casino Room.  They give you clues and you have to figure out how to escape the room.  When the door opened we were jumping up and down and screaming (maybe that was just us girls). It was fun and stressful all of the same time.  Our room had a 38% success rate so we were pretty proud.

Afterwards, we celebrated at the Blue Line Hockey Bar. (Kansas City's only hockey bar)

The food was delicious and we were able to watch some of the Royal's game.

Had a great time today with friends!!

Artsy Fartsy Night

Katie has named our once month outing "Artsy Fartsy Night".  I am not creative or Artsy Fartsy but I still have fun trying to be.

My glass fusing project this time was a night light.  I can't blog about what I made last time because it is for my Mom's birthday. Hope she likes it!!!

I am actually enjoying our Artsy Fartsy nights because it is getting me to do something I am not good at and have patience with it.  Thanks Katie for another fun evening.

Iowa State Fair and Def Leppard Concert

When we got to Des Moines we made a stop at Zombie Burger for lunch.  It was pretty yummy!

Then we saw this store and walked down the block to see if the name was true.  It was cool but maybe not the greatest:)

Yep, there was a piano outside on the street so the boys had to play it.

We spent the whole afternoon at the Iowa State Fair.  Look at all the people!!

We had to try some fair food so we tried a fried twinkie and fried OREO cookies.

Getting ready to go to the grandstand to see Tesla, Styx and Def Leppard.

I never imagined I would be at a Def Leppard concert with my children.

We did not have good seats at all but I still loved seeing Def Leppard AGAIN!!

Cass informed us that she never wants to go to another fair again.  It is important for everyone to have a fair experience at least once.