2016 :: week 23

May 29

Anthony started reading Harry Potter with the kids. It's been a long time for me and the early Harry Potter books and I have really enjoyed entering the magical world again. I have to watch myself not to give spoilers when Will and Lauren ask me questions.

May 30

We had a very full Memorial Day. Ward picnic, pool, then a Royals game with our friends the Cooks. We got there a little early so the kids could take some batting practice at the Little K before the game. They each got a few hits in, then we watched the game. It was a gorgeous evening and a fun night at the ballgame.

May 31

We walked to the library for story time. It is exactly one mile each way. I debated walking because it was supposed to get hot, but I wanted to get some exercise and decided to go for it. It was much hotter than I anticipated and the kids were much less enthusiastic about the walk than I had hoped. It was the first story time of the summer and the room was packed to the brim with parents and kids by the time we got there. I should also mention that the library had not turned their air conditioning on yet so I was embarrassingly sweaty. The kids enjoyed the story time and we had a more enjoyable walk home, though I'm not sure how much we will walk to the library in the summer heat.

June 1

My dad came over and helped us plant a small garden. Will has expressed a lot of interest in having a garden this year. It wasn't long before Lauren was excited about it too. I would like to have a garden as well, but wasn't sure where to start, so I asked my dad if he could help us. We planted a little later than we planned, but the kids and I have been very dutiful about watering and weeding so hopefully they will still be productive.

June 2

We arrived at the pool during the 10 minute adult swim that happens on the hour, so the kids were forced to wait on the side of the pool for a bit before they could swim. Elliott seems to like the water less than Will and Lauren did when they were his age, but it is still quite cold. Will and Lauren aren't quite as confident in their swimming as they were at the end of last year, but it has only been four days since the pool opened...I later regretted this pool trip as Will had T-ball practice that evening and I hosted book club that night. Not a lot of down time and all three kids were overtired by the time they got to bed.

June 3

We met the Terrys for an afternoon at the zoo, only to find out once we got there that Jazzoo (the zoo's largest fundraiser of the year) was going on that night and half the zoo was closed and what was opened closed early. My fault, for not checking the website before making plans. We were able to walk around the "Africa" section, ride the Sky Safari and see a few animals we hadn't seen in awhile, so it was still a good trip. And bonus, I was able to get a picture of me with the kids at the zoo,

June 4

We visited Shawnee Mission Park for their annual "free weekend" and rode a peddle boat and swam at the beach. Elliott was not pleased to be wearing the life jacket and whined the entire time we were on the lake. We did encroach on his naptime. Lauren loved swimming in the lake and Will had a blast building in the sand.