Last weekend the kids and I did a family fun walk in town that was a fundraiser for the Linscott Park Playground project. We’re very excited about the playground that hopefully will be built in June. Visit the website to learn more about it!
There was also a 5K run that day, but we didn’t participate in that. I’m on week two of the Couch to 5K program – so I didn’t think I was quite ready for the run! Pushing 60+ pounds of kids in the double stroller during the walk was enough for me!
On March 18th, we went to Kansas City with Kristy, Kylie, Carter and Cade for a day field trip. We left Beka and Cade with Gramsie and G-Daddy and headed to Crown Center. They were having a “Fairy Tale Village” exhibit that we wanted to check out with the older boys. It was very cool – they had re-created the houses of many fairy tale characters, and the kids could go in and out of all the stories!
Here’s Luke sitting on Baby Bear’s chair in the Three Bear’s house.
Luke and Carter posed for a picture inside the house from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
They had an enchanted forest as well – here’s Kylie, Luke and Carter getting a quick pic!
After Fairy Tale Village, we hustled over to Kaleidoscope, where a Family Art Session was just about to begin! The kids had a great time working on all the different art projects. Luke got to use watercolors for the first time – though I think he was more excited about the drying machine that you sent your completed project through!
Here he is working on his crown.
After Kaleidoscope, we at lunch at Fritz’s inside Crown Center.
The kids really liked the big train set up outside the restaurant.
The restaurant had an awesome meal delivery system – you place your order over the phone, and then a train brings your meal. I somehow managed to not get a picture of the trains, but if you go to Fritz’s website there’s a video.
The kids all got engineer hats to wear – Luke kept his on during the whole meal! Our booth had a window next to it and a train periodically went by! It was a very fun day!
Luke and Beka’s playgroup took a trip to the OZ museum in Wamego on March 16th. To prepare, we had everyone over to our house for a potluck dinner and a movie viewing the week before. We had lots of fun, though the kids started to gradually make their way to the playroom instead of watch the movie. But they all started out watching!
Then on the 16th we headed to Wamego to the museum. Unfortunately a stomach bug has been going around town, and so not everyone was able to join us. But those that made it had a good time!
Here’s the kids that did make it – posing in front of a giant Tinman, signed by the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum (who wrote The Wizard of OZ).
The museum had life size reproductions of all the main OZ characters – here’s Luke and Beka in front of Dorothy!
My other favorite picture of Luke was the one we took in front of the Scarecrow.
They also had a very neat quilt displayed at the museum depicting many of the scenes from the movie.
After the museum, we all had lunch at “Toto’s Tacoz” next door.
We needed to do some shopping, so we headed home through Topeka. No visit to Topeka is complete without riding the merry go round at the mall - even Beka participated this time!
We actually had several birthday celebrations for Beka – one with Auntie Meg, who was able to come visit from New Hampshire over Valentine’s Day weekend, and then another with family and friends a few days before her real birthday. (Her real birthday – February 24th – was spent in the car driving to Colorado for a family vacation!)
The kids were very excited to spend time with Auntie Meg – it’s always fun when she’s able to come back to Kansas for a visit!
Then we had a Cupcake Party on February 20th for the birthday girl – and Mommy made plenty of cupcakes for her!
Beka really seemed to enjoy her first ever cupcake as well. Thanks Britney for the great picture!
And last but not least, an attempted family photo before she “blew” out the candle!
