Game Ball

 Little Guy is missing his siblings while they're all away, but he had an amazing baseball game.  He got the game ball for his amazing pitching.  The 1st inning he struck out 3 in a row.  A friend mapped his pitching.  He also got a hit and a walk during the game.  They ended up winning the game 17-3.

He's also been going to baseball camp during the day to pass the time.  He doesn't do very well without others around.  

 

Bakery Tour

 I'm part of a restaurant group - we try a new cuisine once a month. It's been a lot of fun to try new places and new foods.  We had been joking around about how instead of a winery tour there should be a bakery tour.  I decided to go ahead and plan one.  A couple of friends and I spent a fun morning trying 4 bakeries that are located in Kansas City.  We agreed that 3 out of 4 of them are definitely worth a repeat.  We tried all kinds of new things, and were surprised by a few others.  

We started out a Heirloom Bakery & Hearth.  This was probably my favorite of the stops.  They're known for their biscuits sandwiches.  They did not disappoint, but the surprise favorite was the croissant sandwich and the sour dough beer bread.   

Next stop was the Blackhole Bakery.  They're known for their cinnamon rolls, but our favorite ended up being the guava pastry.

Third stop was Morning Rounds Bakery.  They're known for their Cinnamon Blisskit and Morning Blossoms.  Sadly, they had already sold out of their Cinnamon Blisskit, so we're going to have to try it again.  The Morning Blossoms (a croissant-monkey bread hybrid with cardamon and orange glaze) was delicious, but the surprise favorite was their homemade English muffins.  I could eat them everyday.  Seriously, they were so good.  They had amazing toppings for them as well.  

 Our Last stop was Elvira's Cakes.  It's a Mexican bakery.  It was good, but it's so far from where we live that we agreed there are other Mexican bakeries closer to us that are just as good.  We had such a good time we're already planning another bakery tour.  A bunch of people were out of town when we did it, so we may do a redo at some point. 

Summer Hours

 With extra time on our hands, I started making the kiddos play a game each day together.  I'm trying to minimize screen time and have them together.  Some days it works better than others, but they rotate who chooses the game.  So far they've chosen Uno Colombia, Tetris, Code Names, and Otrio.

Little Lady has also been working out for her online PE class.  The boys decided to join her in Dance Revolution.

Arboretum Time

 Little Lady is taking online PE over the summer since her schedule is so full.  That means she needs 60 minutes of cardio a day.  We decided to change up the scenery and walk at the Arboretum.  We were loving the new statues and still admiring some of the old ones.  It was the busiest I've ever seen it, but we still enjoyed our walk.  

All the rain has made the creek really full.

Late Nights

Our nights have been filled with a lot of baseball.  The boys love it.

BB keeps earning bling for his great job at catcher and at the plate. His team has been having a great season.  Little Guy's team started off rough and have been getting progressively better as the season continues. 

Spring Cleaning in June

Joel and I decided it was time to stop ignoring our storage room and finally clean it out, so we cleaned the garage first instead.  We did finally bite the bullet and started working on the storage room.  We pulled out everything and found a bunch of toys.  I had the kiddos put them back together one last time for old time's sake and then we donated all of them.  

Little Man was thrilled with both the process and the picture...deep, very deep down inside. 

The funny thing about cleaning is once you start, you begin to notice other things you want to clean out or get rid of.  We ended up renting a bag it to get rid of a bunch of stuff.  It's amazing how much stuff you collect when living in a house.  

He's a Teenager!

 BB is officially a teenager!  The crazy part is that we noticed that he is also taller than his sister now!  I can't believe he grew that many inches since the beginning of the year.  We went to see Studio C live as a family to celebrate his birthday.  It was hilarious!

He requested breakfast pizza, and then he wanted baked ziti for dinner and an Oreo Ice Cream Cake for dessert.  I'm having a hard time being ok with how old and big he's gotten.

Back in Business!

 Our kitchen is back together again!