Time to catch up on the blog!! This summer has been full of fun so I haven't had a lot of extra time to sit down and write. I wanted to make sure I blogged our trip to Missouri for the 4th even though it was a month ago.
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| Family Picture on the farm (I will explain the shirts later) |
The 4th of July is a big deal to Mark's side of family. It is a family tradition to get together on the 4th at the farm. We went five years ago when Andrew was a baby to experience the fun, so we were past due for a trip to the farm. The majority of the extended family was able to make it out this year so we thought it would be a great opportunity to see everyone. We loaded the kids in the van and started our 7 hour trip out to Kansas City, MO. Let me just say that packing for 5 is crazy!! The drive out there went really well. We made it in pretty good time only to find ourselves in the basement for a tornado warning! There was a tornado in the area but no damage to Mark's parents house.
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| Things started to get a little crazy towards the end of the road trip! |
Our first day we took a trip out to Burr Oaks Nature Center. The kids had a blast exploring the nature center and seeing all of the animals. They also had a little play area there too. The kids loved it. Mema came along with us. The kids loved having her there to play with.
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| Lucas loved the albino snake...creepy! |
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| Checking out more snakes |
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| Playing with Mema on the play set |
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| Mema and the grand babies |
Andrew was most excited to swim in the pool. We spent as much time as we could swimming in the pool. Lucas and Andrew had a blast!
On the 4th we went out to the farm in the morning. The boys had so much fun spending the entire day playing outside on the farm. They got to see horses and cows, take a jeep ride around the farm with Aunt Laura, do some fireworks, and play with all of the cousins. It was so great seeing everyone and catching up!
This picture was the big group picture. That's a lot of family!!! We are in the front on the right. So now to explain the colored shirts. Aunt Laura got the idea to recreate the picture below that was taken in 1991. Each family wore a different colored shirt. Mark and his family were hot pink. We decided to branch into a new color, white, because Mark is married with kids.
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| Eli got to meet so many people for the first time!! |
The drive home did not go very smooth but we made it!! Eli survived his first big road trip and we had a great time staying at Mema and Papa's house. The kids always love visiting Mema and Papa's house!! Wished they lived closer!
