Busy Summer

I have decided that not all blog posts need to be clever. I just want to record everything we have done so far this summer. It has only been a few weeks, but I am already starting to forget things we have done. So, I am just going to list the dates and the highlights of the days. I will do another post to chronicle the trip to Hilton Head.

May 29- Jiggle Jam- Kids got Pillow Pets, Joe (horse he named JJ), Lynn (frog)
30- Spur of the moment decision to go to Omaha, saw O-Royals game, stayed in a hotel
31- Omaha Zoo
June 1- Park with the Bergs
2- Riverside Library for a puppet show with Bergs/ Gymboree
3- North Oak Library for a puppet show (SO LAME) Bergs were there, also saw Danica and her little boy Braxton/ Thousand Oaks pool in the afternoon with Carlene, Brooke, and the Bergs
4-Joe went to his first Gymboree Art class with Eileen. They had a great time. Platte Woods Church Trash and Treasure Sale in the evening
5- Day Out with Thomas- It was Thomas' Birthday (for real) When we got home they were singing Happy Birthday to Thomas on the Sprout channel.
6- Church/ Royals game in the afternoon. Kids got Build-a-Bear Polar Bears.
7- Gymboree Open Gym and then Joe had his Art Class
8-Took Joe to the Library to see the big cats from Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Joe got a tiger for himself that he named Mac after one of the tigers he saw. He also picked out a white tiger for LynnAnn.
9-I took the kids to the zoo on my own. We had a great time. Kids got ice cream before we left. IT IS OFFICIAL- Dan is the Executive Director for the Platte County Regional Sewer District!!!
10-Mimi and Papa arrived and we packed for Hilton Head
11- 3:30 AM we woke up and headed for the beach...flight to Chicago and then on to Savannah/Hilton Head airport
June 11-19 Hilton Head
June 19- Arrived home/dealt with luggage issues... Went out to eat a Cracker Barrel..good times
June 20- Father's Day- Went to the zoo. Dan got a free Brat. Kids had ice cream. Our luggage was here when we returned. Dan took Ann's suitcase back to United for them to send to Dubuque. Grilled burgers for dinner and ate outside. Kids rode bikes.
21-Gymboree Open Gym -Joe to Art Class without Eileen. Lynn and I went shopping for a bit in down town Parkville, but it started to rain so we headed back to Gymboree and just played and waited for Joe.
22- Lynn had class at Gymboree. Joe played, Lynn didn't. After nap the kids rode bikes in the driveway, then we went to the library. Lynn was wired while we were there.
23- We made Sunny Side Up Egg-cellent Toast (recipe on sproutonline.com) Joe loved it, I ended up eating Lynn's. We went to City Hall for cake for Dan's going away celebration. I had a great Girls Night Out with Lisa, Molly, and Carlene.
24-Library for Bird Show, Eye Dr. for Joe's inverted eyelid.