Trip to Kansas

We left Friday morning for Pilsen, to the concern of bad roads. But these babies were not going to let that stop us! We had fun seeing Gram and Poppy. The kiddos played, baked, visited Grandma Svitak, took a trip to Hutchinson to see Uncky and Staci and had a hot dog roast after riding Barney (the pony). In between there was a little pampering, like pedicures by Gram. Both kiddos got in the action, although Landon ended up more wet than pampered!

We had a good time in Hutchinson having lunch, visiting an old train engine, and seeing a movie at the Cosmosphere. Well, Landon didn't really enjoy that like I'd hoped, but he was in awe of the rockets and planes in the museum. On our last night, we enjoyed an evening ride with Barney and a campfire with hot dogs and marshmallows. Landon actually did not balk at riding Barney this trip, but as soon as the fire was started he was a "big helper" to Uncky. Even though it became chilly as the sun went down, nobody noticed due to the good fun.

We left for Wichita and some good times with Nana and Papa. And of course, cousin Lucy. These kiddos played their hearts out! They spent some down time watching cartoons, but also enjoyed being "vets" to the broken bears. We also got to see Ling and Hoopy's new house, and Geoff even used a few tools with Papa to help make it feel more like home. We also played the Wii, at least when the kids would let us! They are some gamers if I've ever seen any!

While at Wichita, we also visited Drew, Shonna, MacKenzie and Conner Jones. These are good friends we miss dearly, Claire especially. MacKenzie and her are "very best friends", and are both budding princesses. Landon enjoyed Conner's company, playing cars and trains. We did lunch together before going to their house to play, and so Geoff and I were able to catch up on "adult" conversation also.

Overall, it was a super time, one which will not soon be forgotten. And now on to the more mundane things in life, such as cooking supper and cleaning up the messes made while putting this blog together! I love it!