We got a surprise visit from Lew. He had a five hour flight delay at the KC airport so we went and picked him up. A nice benefit that comes with living so close to the airport. We had a good visit. Anna Bella warmed right up to him. She enjoyed some reading time with him. She loves to read! We like surprise visits!! Or planned ones. Hint, hint.

We had a fun time at the famous American Royal BBQ for our first time this year. They had a fun little "feed the animals" exhibit. The kids had a lot of fun as you can see. Timo was a little nervous at first but he got used to it. Anna Bella never quite got used to it but she was brave. I only wish we had a little more time to indulge in all the award winning BBQ. I did enjoy a really good pulled pork sandwich though. October 4, 2008

Timothy had a great time picking apples on his field trip to the Alldredge Apple Orchard!

Anna Bella liked it too!

Then they got to go on a hay ride!

They loved holding the kitties...

...and feeding the animals!

Fun times with Timothy's Preschool class! September 30, 2008

Sun Safari at Kansas City Zoo

I won free tickets to the Sun Safari at the Kansas City Zoo. The kids really liked the free rides. Anna Bella's favorite was the Carousel. She loved the pink flamingo! She did not want to get off. Timothy's favorite was the train ride. Though when we finally convinced him to ride the on the carousel, he really liked it. But it had to be on the tiger for some reason. We had a great time! For journal or documentation purposes I think these pictures were taken Sept. 26, 2008.

Bathtime Fun

Timothy loves it when mom makes silly sculptures out of Anna Bella's hair. I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago and I finally took the time to share them with you. Hopefully soon, we will get a new camera so I can post better quality photos than what my camera phone produces. I guess any photo is better than no photo, right?

Funny Face Fun!

Sarah worries she isn't the best mother because she is so busy with residency. I have to disagree with that. She is an amazing mother! One example, is how much fun she has with the kids. She's a lot funner than I ever am. Here is an example. Timo was finishing up his dinner in the kitchen and heard giggling up stairs. When Timo hears such giggling, he has to know what's going on. So, he dropped everything to go find out what was so funny. Turns out, Sarah and Anna Bella were taking turns making funny faces at each other. Anna Bella thought it was the funniest thing. Of course Timo thought it was even funnier so he had to be a part of it. It turned into at least a half hour of funny faces and laughter. I just had to get pictures!

Ballerina Bella

A week or so ago I captured this moment when Anna Bella was admiring herself in her little "Lily Anna for Girls" tutu a friend of mine gave her when she was born. His wife makes them. Isn't our little Ballerina adorable. I like to thinks so.



I took this photo because I just thought she looked cute sitting there. No special reason.



Here, if you look closely, she had got into a kids watercolor paint set and painted her face up a bit. What cute girls I get to spend my life with. You may find that I randomly post photos simply because I think they're cute, without a great story or reason. It's fun.