Nana's visit

Nana came to visit and we did lots of fun stuff. We were outside as much as possible enjoying this amazing weather! Here are some park pictures. Brady and Lauren sure love their Nana and have already figured out how to get whatever they want :). It's really hard to get a picture of the kids together, which is why you'll see random ones like this now and then.

Brady's first day of preschool

His first day was actually last Monday, but it's been a crazy week! We love his school and he is having such a great time and is learning so much already. They get to decorate their own school bag, and as you can see from the pictures, Brady had yellow & red paint so he called it his "ketchup and mustard" bag. It's only preschool, but before long, we'll be sending him to REAL school!!

Ready for Jayhawk Football season!

Our Jayhawks finally have a good football team! We kicked off the season by attempting to find a place to watch the KU game at a kid-friendly place in the middle of MU Tiger country. Um, it didn't happen. So we ate dinner in our KU attire while getting game updates from Michael's Blackberry. Oh, well, we showed our spirit anyway!

Take me out to the ball game...

Brady got to go to his first major league baseball game with Dad and Grandpa! Apparently, he lasted three innings before boredom set in and they had to explore the stadium. But he got a little wooden bat as a souvenir, and we have some great pictures as memories. We have apparently turned into St. Louis Cardinals fans...it's hard not to be in this town.

Grandpa and Me-Maw's visit (part one)

Grandpa and Me-Maw Carmichael came to visit and we had such a great weekend. We took them to our favorite place in the city, the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We fed the ducks and huge Japanese Koi goldfish, and Daddy and Grandpa taught Brady how to climb the wooden log fort, which of course Lauren had to try out too. We're still not sure if Grandpa or Brady had more fun. Notice there is a picture of GRANDPA walking on the rope ladder in the children's garden :).

Ice-cream faces!

Is there anything better than chocolate (or in this case, Chocolate Oreo Volcano) ice cream-covered little faces? (Yes, Brady eats ice cream now. Two flavors, anyway.)

Zoo with friends

We hit the St. Louis Zoo with some great friends today. Brady and his friend Jacob ("he's my favorite friend, Mommy") are so cute together, and Lauren and Hannah are just at the "checking each other out" stage. It was hot, so the boys thought they'd finish the day with a dip in the waterfall...and some cotton candy (Lauren's first bite). Such a great day with our precious kiddos!