To keep a wiggly 5 year old occupied during a 6 year old baseball game, I gave him my camera to take pictures. Here is his view:
Adam is the second one from the right, next to the boy with the white on the back of his shirt.
I took this one of Adam.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Bee sting. Tornado sirens. Carnival rides. Cold, cloudy, and windy. Fried pork tenderloin sandwich and funnel cake. Little Red Hen. Dodgeball. Animal rescue. Lowe's. Sunny, warm and calm. Tigers. Bird poop. Grilling out.
That pretty much sums up our weekend. Here's the pics to prove it.
Watching the weather Friday night in the basement.
Tornado sirens curtailed our Riverfest block party plans... and Zach getting stung by a bee...although this has not been confirmed by anyone over the age of six. The only evidence is a distraught little boy, with something stuck in his finger that may or may not resemble a bee stinger (since I have never seen one). And Adam's story of how "Zach was by the flowers and they were a bunch of bees flying around (which CAN be verified) and Zach stuck his finger out and a bee stung it!" (which is the statement in question).
The threat of severe weather was gone by morning, but man, was it cold! We definitely did not dress for the day. At Riverfest, the boys played in several "moonwalks," and rode one carnival ride with Scott. As everyone probably knows, I don't do rides that spin around.
We headed to the food court and stuffed ourselves on really good food (good tasting, but bad for the belly). Scott had a big ol' fried pork tenderloin sandwich and I had an Indian taco. Zach ate pizza and Adam had a hamburger. We all shared a funnel cake. (On a side note, I learned that it is not wise to eat a powdered sugar topped funnel cake on a windy day while wearing a black shirt.)
Then we went inside Century II to watch the Wichita Children's Theater "Little Red Hen." It was really more of a way to warm up. Next it was the Dodgeball tournament where I needlessly worried the entire time that Adam was standing too close and would get whacked in the head with an out of control ball. Zach sat on the sidewalk and played in dirt.
Today greeted us with a very unusual Kansas day. No wind, sunny and about 70 degrees. Scott said it was a "weird" day...more like a day you'd find in Colorado. We acted out an episode of Animal rescue when a baby bird hopped into our garage and we couldn't get it out. 
It would chirp really loud, and then you would hear its mom chirping back. At one point, I think I saw the mom fly down across the street. The boys put out bird seed in an effort to coax it out. I'm not sure how the bird finally got out. Then it was off to the Sedgwick County Zoo to see the new Tiger exhibit!
We got there just in time too...we waited about 15-20 minutes to see the four cats, and by the time we came out, the entire city of Wichita was in line (well, actually only Wichita residents who are MEMBERS of the zoo, because only members were allowed to see them first).Then it off to see the gorillas and go through the Jungle, where Scott was the bulls-eye for a bird flying overhead. And of course, anything involving bodily functions is HILARIOUS to this crowd.
Since the day was so nice, and Scott just bought a new grill at Lowe's on Saturday, we decided to try the new appliance out. And yup...it works. Mmmm...dinner!
That pretty much sums up our weekend. Here's the pics to prove it.
Watching the weather Friday night in the basement.
Tornado sirens curtailed our Riverfest block party plans... and Zach getting stung by a bee...although this has not been confirmed by anyone over the age of six. The only evidence is a distraught little boy, with something stuck in his finger that may or may not resemble a bee stinger (since I have never seen one). And Adam's story of how "Zach was by the flowers and they were a bunch of bees flying around (which CAN be verified) and Zach stuck his finger out and a bee stung it!" (which is the statement in question). The threat of severe weather was gone by morning, but man, was it cold! We definitely did not dress for the day. At Riverfest, the boys played in several "moonwalks," and rode one carnival ride with Scott. As everyone probably knows, I don't do rides that spin around.
We headed to the food court and stuffed ourselves on really good food (good tasting, but bad for the belly). Scott had a big ol' fried pork tenderloin sandwich and I had an Indian taco. Zach ate pizza and Adam had a hamburger. We all shared a funnel cake. (On a side note, I learned that it is not wise to eat a powdered sugar topped funnel cake on a windy day while wearing a black shirt.)Then we went inside Century II to watch the Wichita Children's Theater "Little Red Hen." It was really more of a way to warm up. Next it was the Dodgeball tournament where I needlessly worried the entire time that Adam was standing too close and would get whacked in the head with an out of control ball. Zach sat on the sidewalk and played in dirt.
Today greeted us with a very unusual Kansas day. No wind, sunny and about 70 degrees. Scott said it was a "weird" day...more like a day you'd find in Colorado. We acted out an episode of Animal rescue when a baby bird hopped into our garage and we couldn't get it out. 
It would chirp really loud, and then you would hear its mom chirping back. At one point, I think I saw the mom fly down across the street. The boys put out bird seed in an effort to coax it out. I'm not sure how the bird finally got out. Then it was off to the Sedgwick County Zoo to see the new Tiger exhibit!
We got there just in time too...we waited about 15-20 minutes to see the four cats, and by the time we came out, the entire city of Wichita was in line (well, actually only Wichita residents who are MEMBERS of the zoo, because only members were allowed to see them first).Then it off to see the gorillas and go through the Jungle, where Scott was the bulls-eye for a bird flying overhead. And of course, anything involving bodily functions is HILARIOUS to this crowd.Since the day was so nice, and Scott just bought a new grill at Lowe's on Saturday, we decided to try the new appliance out. And yup...it works. Mmmm...dinner!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The boys made headlines (or at least a photo) in The Wichita Eagle this morning. Zach is on the far left by the red soccer ball, and Adam is in the front. Kevin, a friend from the boys' soccer team is next to Adam on the right, and Luke, our neighbor is in between Zach and Adam. I didn't include the entire story, because there was no mention of the boys in the copy.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
We spent the weekend in Kansas City, attending my friend's wedding reception and celebrating Mother's Day. The boys were out of school on Friday, so we left Thursday night. We continued the tradition of eating dinner at the McDonald's at Matfield Green on I-35, about an hour north of Wichita. After burgers, fries and chicken nuggets, we set up the DVD player and the boys watched The Incredibles, Scott listened to some sports related commentary on the radio, and I fired up my iPod.
Adam fell asleep in the car, before the movie was over. And Zach? After the movie ended, and he saw that Adam was asleep, he said it was too boring "back here" because there was no one to talk to. Scott suggested he count to 100, which he did, and then asked what else he could do. We pulled into the Dyer's at 10:53 pm, according to Zach.
Friday we played miniature golf at Cool Crest. According to reliable sources, Cool Crest has been around for at least 40 years and used to be "the bomb." We played the "Kings" course, and then let the boys play a few holes on the "Queen" course. As you can see, they made a new friend: A mechanical golfer who has probably been around about as long as I have been alive, and seen much better days.
On Saturday we watched Katie & Jake's soccer games and then Scott and I headed down to the Kansas City Power and Light District for my friend Krista's wedding reception. We met my friend Suzy and her husband for dinner at Bice, an Italian bistro. The reception was at Maker's Mark Bourban House and Lounge. All the bars in that area open up to what is called "The Living Rom," according to our waitress. We went bar-hopping until 1:15 am, which just reinforced that I am not 21 anymore. The next morning we ate lunch at the Dyer's. The boys made cards with Pam and Wayne while we were away, and also presented me cute handmade gifts including a plate with Zach's handprint and a flower fingerpainting with matching notecards from Adam...and a sapphire necklace from both of them (with the help of Daddy). 
Adam fell asleep in the car, before the movie was over. And Zach? After the movie ended, and he saw that Adam was asleep, he said it was too boring "back here" because there was no one to talk to. Scott suggested he count to 100, which he did, and then asked what else he could do. We pulled into the Dyer's at 10:53 pm, according to Zach.
Friday we played miniature golf at Cool Crest. According to reliable sources, Cool Crest has been around for at least 40 years and used to be "the bomb." We played the "Kings" course, and then let the boys play a few holes on the "Queen" course. As you can see, they made a new friend: A mechanical golfer who has probably been around about as long as I have been alive, and seen much better days.
On Saturday we watched Katie & Jake's soccer games and then Scott and I headed down to the Kansas City Power and Light District for my friend Krista's wedding reception. We met my friend Suzy and her husband for dinner at Bice, an Italian bistro. The reception was at Maker's Mark Bourban House and Lounge. All the bars in that area open up to what is called "The Living Rom," according to our waitress. We went bar-hopping until 1:15 am, which just reinforced that I am not 21 anymore. The next morning we ate lunch at the Dyer's. The boys made cards with Pam and Wayne while we were away, and also presented me cute handmade gifts including a plate with Zach's handprint and a flower fingerpainting with matching notecards from Adam...and a sapphire necklace from both of them (with the help of Daddy). 
Friday, May 1, 2009
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Rainy day fun. The first 40 seconds of this video is Adam fixing the fort "just right." I would have cut part of it out, but I don't know how to clip video files taken with my BlackBerry phone.
You can hear Zach, but where is he? Oh, wait...there he is! I think they did this about four or five times, each one taking a turn "being inside." I made them stop after they knocked a picture off the wall and tipped over a lamp.
Sun, where are you? We're in desperate need of outside time.
Rainy day fun. The first 40 seconds of this video is Adam fixing the fort "just right." I would have cut part of it out, but I don't know how to clip video files taken with my BlackBerry phone.
You can hear Zach, but where is he? Oh, wait...there he is! I think they did this about four or five times, each one taking a turn "being inside." I made them stop after they knocked a picture off the wall and tipped over a lamp.
Sun, where are you? We're in desperate need of outside time.
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