Home Sweet Home: June 2014

A couple of weeks ago we took a little trip to Kansas City. Matt had the week off and I took a couple of days off. We headed up Wednesday after I was done with work. We wanted to try and leave at 330 pm but ended up leaving after 5 pm because I was having computer issues at work. Not a good way stress free way to start a relaxing vacation. We stayed at Mike and Steph's house while they were on vacation in Hawaii. Thank you again guys for letting us stay there! We relaxed for the rest of the night.

Thursday we went to lunch at a BBQ restaurant in Shawnee then headed to Kansas City Missouri. There we went to the Negro League Baseball museum. Matt had been there before but I had never been there. It was a very neat experience. Andrew liked running around in the "baseball field". We were trying to get him to run the bases but he was just running all over the place. After the museum we went to the Brass Armadillo Antique Shop. This antique shop is right off I-70 and we drive past it every time we head back to Columbia. I have always wanted to go and we finally had the opportunity to go. If you love antique shopping, you will love this place! It's huge and has so much to choose from. Although the prices were a little on the high side for us, we did end up getting a few things. Matt got a couple of bobble-heads and I got a cute "Apples for 5 cents" sign to hang in the kitchen. After that we headed home, Pizza Shoppe for dinner and watched the Royals game.

Andrew still thinks he's a baby!

Helping daddy mow Uncle Mike's yard.

He was having fun!

Friday was a light but exciting day. We all slept in till like 9 am I think which was awesome, had some breakfast and then headed to the Great Mall. We needed to kill some time before we went over to Jon and Leslie's house for some fellowship and dinner. We didn't buy anything at the mall, just walked around and let Andrew burn some energy off. We ended up going back to the house after the mall so Andrew could take his nap. Matt and I relaxed while watching some TV. After Andrew woke up, we headed over to Jon and Leslie's for dinner. We ate a very good taco meal and talked about the kitchen. Yes we are designing another kitchen for another house. We knew this going into the house that we would have to do another. The only difference is that this kitchen is a total gut. We are getting new cabinets, tearing out the old pantry to make the laundry room bigger and demoing a wall in between the kitchen and the family room to make it one big room like our old house in Gardner. Don't worry I will keep you updated on everything! We just finalized on a drawing that I mocked up and need to get measurements over to Jon. Hopefully he will be able to come sometime at the end of July. It was very nice to see Jon, Leslie and the kids. I am sure the kids enjoyed their time with Andrew.

This is the attached island in the middle of the kitchen that will be knocked out.

This is the wall between the kitchen and the family room which is being knocked out hopefully.
It's load baring = expensive

This wall is going to be floor to ceiling pantry/cupboards.

This is all the prep space I have which is enough for some but not for me :)

On Saturday we were supposed to go to World of Fun but it rained all morning and didn't stop till around noon. So we all decided to go to Dave and Buster's to eat lunch and play some games. Michele, Jim, Alissa, Butch and Sandy all came up Friday night to see us (mostly Andrew time :) Along with all of them plus Carolyn, Mitch and the kids all went. We had a great time for lunch. It was nice to see everyone. We played some games and I hit it big on the Wheel of Fortune game! You get three spins and then guess letters. Well whatever number the spin lands on, that is how many tickets you win. I hit 300 tickets and I guessed the letter "A". There were 3 "A" so I got 900 tickets!!!! I was so excited!! With all the tickets that Matt and I collected, we got Andrew a Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtle and a little basketball.

Mitch and Carolyn had a competition

Nice form Carolyn!

Andrew and daddy playing a game.

After Dave and Buster's, Jim, Michele, Butch and Sandy took all the kids home while Matt, Mitch, Carolyn and I had some grown up time at the Casino. I never win at those places so I don't know why I bother trying. It's fun if you can play for awhile but if you loose $20 in 10 mins, it's no fun lol. After the casino we headed to the Royals game. It was a great game and they won! We got to see a couple of home runs and some great offense. Plus beating the Yankee's is great to see!

Sunday morning Carolyn, Hailey, McKenzie and I went to see Maleficent at the movies. Mike, Stephanie and the kids were coming back from Hawaii this day and we all wanted to have a family BBQ before we headed back to our homes. It was great to see everyone and the trip was great too!

Playing games and BBQing! Love family time!

This post is a little over due, sorry! The past three months have been a whirlwind with moving to Columbia, unpacking, settling in and having a toddler in the house! I figured since Andrew is over one now, I wouldn't need to do a blog for every month. He is definitely growing and not a baby anymore. We have a toddler in our house now. Andrew is becoming more of his own person with a strong head or stubbornness, whatever you'd like to call it lol. Loves going to daycare and knows when we are going. In the morning once he is done getting ready, he goes by the garage door and waits for me. The daycare is right down the street from our house, so on nice days I walk Andrew down in his car. He loves riding in that car. Every time we go out to the garage, even if we aren't going to daycare he wants to get in that car. He gets very upset if I tell him we are going in the big car to run errands or go somewhere. It's amazing how much more joy a child will bring to your life and we have enjoy every moment watching Andrew grow up. Below is a list of his some favorite/not so favorite things, updates about Andrew, and some pictures! Enjoy!

15 month check up 32" 50% and 23 lbs 12 oz 50%

Has 10 teeth, all 8 front teeth and 2 molars coming in

Loves to flip through books and will get upset if the book is not right side up

Loves his blanket and walks around the house with it everywhere

No more high chair. Sits in a booster seat now.

Drinks three 8 oz bottles everyday

Loves anything potato especially french fries

Also loves hamburgers, bananas, french toast, hot dogs, sweet potatoes, ice cream and crackers.

Can walk/crawl/slide on his butt going down the stairs

Can also crawl/walk upstairs

Loves playing with his baseball, basketball or football

Loves to sit in his soft chair and drink his milk with his blanket

Doesn't like to eat cold food if it was hot at first