Kansas City CHIEFS

{MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!}

Being from the Kansas City Area,

Who Our Favorite NFL Team is!

The Monday Night Football

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Game

Was the Highlight of Our Trip.

Can You Say

EXCITED?
It was on Halloween Night,

But Nobody Complained about Missing out on Trick or Treating!

Here's How our "Halloween Party" Went:

[The Program]

[The Costumes]

[The Party Goers]

[The Party Place]

[The Main Party Attraction]

And

[The Party Pooper]

Cause Every Party has One.

We Could Not Have Asked for a Better Game Experience!

The Crowd Around Us LOVED

Seeing the KIDS,

Talking with Them,

and Hi-Fiving Them after Each Good Play.

The Game was AWESOME!

It was Neck and Neck,

and In the Last Minute,

It Looked Like We were Going Home LOSERS.

BUT,

Then a FUMBLE,

and We went Into

OVERTIME

and the

CHIEFS

Pulled Out a

WIN!

So. Much. FUN.

Kansas City {Cont'd}

Day 2

Visiting the Old Homestead

The Family went to Visit the Home where Ryan Grew Up.

It was a little More Run Down,

than had been Hoped,

But He was Still Able to Show the Boys,

the Lake, Creek and Forest area

that He is always Telling them Stories about.

They even Tossed a Football Around,

for Good Ol' Times Sake!

Then We Explored the Old Town,

and Hit Up an Old Favorite:

The Dari B

Our Accommodations that Night

Were at the Old Elms Hotel.

When We Arrived that Evening,

They said the Hotel was Closing the Next Day

for a $16Million Renovation.

It has a bit of Interesting History,

and Beautiful Grounds!

That Evening,

the Family Met in the Upper Lounge Area,

and We Snacked while We Played Charades,

and Several Hilarious Rounds of Dance Freeze

(think of Dancing, then Freezing when the Music Stops!)

So Much Fun!

A Beautiful Day!

Kansas City Day 1

First Stop:

A Good Ol' Friend's House!

and

Tractor Rides!

Then

WORLDS of FUN

HightLights:

B and C Rode all the Scary Rides. Mom Did Not. Grandpa Did.

J Loved Riding in Grandpa's Cart with Him.

J also Wanted to go on the Carousel. Sooo Bad.

C Got Stung in the Ear = Swollen Ear and Trip to First Aid Station.

Lots of Stuffed Animals.

Funnel Cake.

Then?

Hit up a Trunk or Treat

{Harry Potter, Vampire & Indiana Jones}

Also,

Funny thing,

While at this Trunk or Treat,

Eating Dinner,

We Happen to be Sitting at the Same Table as

My Cousin Caryn and Her Family!

What a Surprise! So Funny what a Small World it Is!

Kansas City Here We Come!

10.28.2011

{The Rowdy Bunch in Rows 15 & 16}

We Took a Quick Trip Home to Ryan's Motherland.

We Went Over a Weekend,

and the

Main Attraction?

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME!

We Were ALL

EXCITED!

Pinewood Derby

Our First Derby

10.26.11

B's Car did Fairly Well,

and

We Even Have a Guest Driver:

Good Ol' George Washington!

See Your Strength & Beauty Everest Run

For My Birthday,

I Had Decided that I Wanted to Get Up

and Run a Steep Hill that is

Affectionately called "Everest" Around these Parts.

I had Always Fancied it as Something Only the Crazy Runners were Up Doing,

but Since then, I have Run it, too.

It's Pretty Serious.

I Threw it Out to Any Friends,

Who wanted to Come with Me for

My Running Birthday Party.

So, with a Couple of Party Goers,

We Headed out Early

on a Chilly October Morning,

and

We Stormed that Hill.

See Your STRENGTH & BEAUTY Everest Run

{Me Far Right}

I LOVE this Picture!

Ryan had Gotten up Early,

and Met Us at the Top

with Oranges and Water,

[Treats for My Party Guests]

We Partied

(aka Took a Break)

and Looked Down at the Pre-Dawn City Lights Below Us.

Then we Bulleted Back Down.

Ryan again, Surprised Us,

with Smoothies and Crescents at the End of the Course.

He Truly Went out of His Way,

to Make this Fun for Me!

I Truly LOVED Doing This!

"It is a Shame for a [Woman] to Grow Old,

Without Ever Seeing the

STRENGTH & BEAUTY

of which Her Body is Capable."

~Socrates

Oh, and My Party Favors?

That Quote,

with Bundles of Chocolate Cake.

[It is MY Party, After all]

Pumpkin Patching

10.19.11

{PUMPKIN PATCH}

{Pumpkins IN the Patch}

{TRICKS}

{TREATS}

And

Spooky Glowing Corn Maze Eyes

Look Who's 4!

Breakfast in Bed,
and

Toys Galore!

Hoo-Ray!

{Happy Birthday}

Sunday Evening Drive

Through the Canyons

to See the Colors of Fall.

10.16.11

Today

Night of the Running Dead 5k

I was able to talk a group of Friends into doing a Zombie Run with Us!

You could register as a Human, or a Un-Dead.

The Humans got a 2 Minute Head Start,

then the Zombies were off for a Chase!

The Girls {Humans}

The Guys {Zombies!}

{Zombie-ness}

And Afterwards?

{Ice Cream for ALL!}

Thanks Friends!

[Can I talk You Into Doing it Again, Next Year?]