The girls (and Andrew and I) had so much fun in Kansas City visiting my Dad and Arlette. We are fortunate enough to have airline ties (thanks, Ben) and purchased standby tickets to fly out on Thursday morning, the 4th. The plane ride was nice. There was even an extra seat giving us a full four to spread out on. The girls did great and the ride was under two hours.
It's always so nice to see Dad and Arlette and so great to see the interaction between them and the girls. They took to 'Papa' and 'Wama' right away despite not getting to see them too often and loved all the cool things to see (ie large, dead bugs they like to collect, squirrels, bunnies, deer and other critters). In fact, Dad and Arlette injected some kind of 'bug' (pardon the pun) into Lily regarding insects. They had her inspecting all the unusual species as well as chasing the crickets to see how many she could stomp on. Upon arriving back home she found a dead dragonfly and proudly picked it up for me to see. (no thanks!)
Dragonfly anyone?
Here's Zoe admiring a bunny to the right of the tree
On the way back from looking for deer in the field next door
When we arrived, Dad and Arlette had done such a great job of preparing...there were all kinds of toys and activities for the girls to do...a swimming pool full of balls, baby dolls, magnets, a cool bath toy Elmo, puzzles, stuffed animals and coloring books. They loved it.
Of course we took advantage of all the great places to eat. I forgot to bring my camera to Arthur Bryant's BBQ but just imagine a cafeteria tray heaped with a pound of slow-smoked meat of all sorts with a stack of white bread and their famous Sweet Heat sauce....yum! Arlette put up some serious competition with her great cooking as well. We were fed well and came back a little rounder. We got to enjoy some retail therapy as well as go to Hallmark so Dad could show off his family. We ate at the Crayola Cafe and let the girls roam the Crown Center Mall. 
Along with great food, great shopping, and of course a Cleveland Indians versus Kansas City Royals baseball game (the Indians won 9-3), we most enjoyed hanging out with Dad and Arlette. 
Each time I get to see them I am freshly reminded how much I truly miss and love them. Thanks for your hospitality and kindness and for putting up with us...we love you guys!
Of course we took advantage of all the great places to eat. I forgot to bring my camera to Arthur Bryant's BBQ but just imagine a cafeteria tray heaped with a pound of slow-smoked meat of all sorts with a stack of white bread and their famous Sweet Heat sauce....yum! Arlette put up some serious competition with her great cooking as well. We were fed well and came back a little rounder. We got to enjoy some retail therapy as well as go to Hallmark so Dad could show off his family. We ate at the Crayola Cafe and let the girls roam the Crown Center Mall. Along with great food, great shopping, and of course a Cleveland Indians versus Kansas City Royals baseball game (the Indians won 9-3), we most enjoyed hanging out with Dad and Arlette. Each time I get to see them I am freshly reminded how much I truly miss and love them. Thanks for your hospitality and kindness and for putting up with us...we love you guys!
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I want to go next time! We had such a great time in June visiting your dad and Arlette as well. In fact, I can still sing that song, "Shapes are in my cookie jar..." from the little toy sammy loved playing with.
Glad you had a great time!
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