Fritz's and Wonderscope

We had a rare weekend recently where we were staying in town and Zach was not on call.  That almost never happens for us.  We decided to spend the weekend doing fun things with the kids.

The kids' favorite place for breakfast is Fritz's, the choo-choo restaurant.  They love going there, and Zach is a big fan of their French toast.  The food usually comes out quickly, which is essential when we have all three kids out with us.  Thankfully Zoe tends to sleep most of the time she is in her car seat, so that just leaves Charlie and Anna to corral.  

We also decided to do Wonderscope.  I think I have described it before.  It's in an old small school.  There are about 10 rooms with different things to do in them.  There is a room full of golf balls with a bunch of ramps and things to run the balls down.  The kids really love that room, although it gets a bit noisy.  

There is also a room that is set up like a farm with play food, animals, etc., and one that is a medical room, where the kids can "read" x-rays.  Making Daddy proud!  Another room is full of water toys, and there is also a Lego room.  The kids had a great time, especially since Daddy was there to play with them!

Lego kitchen

Cousins in KC

After doing the lake with Erin's family, we returned to KC and met up with them a bunch here.  Before we did much with them, though, we had some good Zoe-time.  She needed to head to the doctor for her 2 month check up.  Our beautiful girl was 75% in height, weight, and head circumference.  She's doing great!  We also managed to sneak in a quick lunch with Daddy during a work day.

We met one night at Chuck E Cheese, which is a favorite for the kids.  The only time we really go there is when Erin is in town, so Charlie and Anna were thrilled to play cheap games and eat bad pizza.  To them it is almost as good as Disney!

Anna likes games where she can hit things!

Winning tickets makes it even better

Some tasty (not) pizza to cap things off

We also went back to Legoland.  Charlie really had a great time going again.  Anna is still a little young for it, but she plopped down at a building center and made Lego cupcakes for quite a while.  

Anna and Pawpaw

Uncle Zach with Andrew

Kenny on the Lego giraffe

Charlie's turn

Lego cupcakes for the little girls

Me and my best guy!  Not the best picture of Aunt Kelsey in the background- sorry!

Erin celebrated Kenny and Andrew's birthdays while she was here with a joint party.  That's where we did the Woody and Buzz pictures.  So stinkin' cute!  It was a lot of fun because a bunch of Zach's relatives came, so we had some good family time with everyone while enjoying cake and gifts.

Aunt Erin with her littlest, William

Too cute for words!

Aunt Kelsey with Zoe

Pirate Charlie

Anna with her cousin Kylie - the pirate princesses of the party

3 Little Jayhawks

Our kids LOVE matching.  They beg to dress alike every day.  While Woody pjs are typically the favorite, wearing Jayhawk outfits are a close second.  Here are my three little Jayhawks just hanging out...

Anna did not really want a picture taken

Charlie laughing so much at Zoe being there that Anna joined in

Anna getting really bored after 3 seconds

Charlie and Anna giggling at Zoe falling over

Anna not pleased that Zoe slumped down again

Charlie getting concerned at what to do and making Anna laugh at his faces

Woody Joins Forces with Buzz

We celebrated Kenny's and Andrew's birthdays while they were here in KC.  Since our kids love dressing alike, we thought it would be fun to do something similar for Erin's boys.  

After much thought, we decided Buzz Lightyear pajamas would be a great complement to the Woody ones our kids have.  I must say these are the cutest Toy Story kids I have ever seen!!

Lake with Zach's Family

Zach with 4 of the 6 kiddos

We headed back to the lake for another long weekend the weekend after the 4th of July.  Zach's sister Erin came to town with her three boys, and they were going to the lake with Zach's parents.  We decided to go back down so all the kids could play together.  Erin has three boys, all about a year apart from our kids, so it is a blast watching them play together.

Charlie and Jake before Kenny got to the lake

I love this picture

I actually got in the pool!

When they arrived at the lake on Saturday night, the power was out at Zach's parents' place.  So Zach's parents, Erin and kids, and Kelsey came over to our place for dinner.  Anna was already asleep, but Charlie was thrilled to see everyone.  Thankfully the power came back on later that night.

Anna now loves swimming on her own

Charlie loves cuddling with Zoe

On Sunday we had everyone back to our place.  It was insanely hot, so the pool was the place to be.  I kept Zoe inside since it was way too hot for her, but everyone else kept cool by swimming.  After that we made burgers and chicken nuggets and chowed down.  Something about being at the lake that makes you starving! 

We headed back Sunday afternoon and spent the rest of the week meeting up back in KC.