Towards the end of July, Jeff's brother Dan and his girlfriend Mia came to visit us in Kansas City. We took a trip to Science City and swam in our neighborhood pool. It was so great to spend time with them. Dan and Mia really enjoyed spending time with Kendley. Kendley thinks Dan and Mia are pretty cool too :).
The next weekend, Jeff's other brother Danny came for a weekend visit. We went to the park to play on the playground and did a little more swimming. It was great to see Danny and we always have a good time when he comes to visit.
The following weekend, Jeff, Kendley and I took a trip to Saint Louis to visit his family and see some of our friends from college. I was also able to see Debra (my best friend from high school) and her daughter Clara. Jeff's parents were nice enough to let us have everyone over to their house for a BBQ. It was great catching up with everyone and seeing our kids play together. Kendley loves going to her Grandpa and Nana's house!
That following week (beginning of August), Jeff's sister, Beth, and her family came to Kansas City for vacation. It was fun to see them for an extended period of time and get to spend quality time with Tyler and Avery. By the end of their stay, Kendley couldn't stop giving her Aunt Beth hugs. We did a lot of things with them that we hadn't experienced yet in KC. We went to the Children's Museum, the Kansas City Zoo, and attended a little concert at the outdoor shopping center by our house. At the outdoor concert, the kids played in the water fountain. Tyler and Avery loved the water spitting up at them, Kendley wasn't so sure.
A couple weeks later, Jeff, Kendley and I took a trip to San Francisco to visit our Friends Matt and Jessica. This was our first trip to San Francisco and we definitely had some excellent tour guides! We went to see the Golden Gate Bridge, ate some excellent food, took a day to explore downtown, and visited the Muir Woods were the redwood trees are. At night, we relaxed at Matt and Jessica's house and just enjoyed catching up. We loved seeing them and can't wait to meet their little girl!
This past weekend was Kendley's birthday. She is getting to be such a big girl and I am loving every second staying home with her. Everyday there is something new that she sees and learns and I love that I am there to experience that with her! We had a few people over to celebrate her birthday with us and Kendley had a great time! Next weekend we are having her family birthday party in St Louis. We are all really excited to see everyone!!!!! I'll make another post with pictures for her birthday after the party next weekend.
Outside of trips and visitors:
Jeff continues to work hard at Nestle, Purina. Kendley and I are very proud of all he does. Everyday he comes home you can see the love on his face for Kendley. He is such a great dad. Jeff plays softball on Monday nights and Kendley and I like to watch when the games aren't too hot or too late!
I have started taking cake decorating classes at a craft store by our house once a week. It is nice to have something that I can do on my own and and I enjoy the challenge. I am working on starting a cake and cupcake business out of my house.
Maverick and Sloopy have had an eye opener the past few weeks. We hired a company to come to our house once a week for 4 weeks to help train them better. We have seen a huge change in their behavior and they seem happy to have the attention during practices!
