Kansas City

For Memorial weekend we decided to take a trip to Kansas City to see some church sites and visit some friends before we left the midwest.
Addi did not like the car very much. She got very car sick and threw up multiple times while in the car poor girl.
On our way we stopped at Adam-ondi-Ahman.



And at Far West and Haun's Mill. There wasn't anything at Haun's Mill but we stopped and hung out at the temple site at Far West. Addi enjoyed crawling around and taking pictures of Daddy (yes Addi took the picture of Jared with my camera).



Then we finally got to Ashley's house and got to play with Abigail. Addi liked to chase Abby around in her walker and loved to go up and down the stairs. It was good practice since we will have stairs in our new house.



We went to the WOrld War I museum with some friends. We didn't make it in time to go inside but there was lots to see and do outside the museum.






Then on the way home we went to Liberty Jail and other random stops to break up the ride home. We found onther mormon trail spot, Jesse James farm, John Wayne's birth place and bridges of Madison county where we had a little photoshoot.





















We had lots of fun and we will miss our friends Ashley, Jordan and Abigail.

Tulip Festival

We went to the tulip festival the first weekend in may. It was lots of fun and we meet some friends there that have moved away to other areas in Iowa. It was nice to see our friends one last time before we left Iowa. Addi loves to be outside and liked to see all the flowers. Addi also liked to see her first parade.







Remember how small Addi was last year in the shoe. Look here to see.


Here are some of the pretty flowers we saw. I didn't know there was so many different kinds of tulips.

Carnival

Saturday was the annual carnival that our church puts on for the ARC of Johnson county. Our first year here they asked us if we would learn to do balloon animals so that has been our job every year making balloon animals for the kids.

This year we were on the committee in charge of the carnival so we had to do a lot of other stuff as well but since we are only one of two couples that know how to do the balloon animals we also helped out with that. Between setting up the carnival, the carnival itself and taking down the carnival we were outside from 8am to 3 pm. I didn't even think to put sunscreen on any of us. Only one of us burned and it wasn't the baby. Addi was lucky enough to get my skin complexion and not her daddy's. Addi just got really tan while her daddy came home with a very red forehead and neck. Addi loved the cotton candy, the popcorn and the snow cones.

The only game that she played was Pluck the Duck. It was a swimming pool filled with ducks and each duck has a number under it and that is how many tickets you get. Addi was very good at that came and even had a few strategies up her sleeve.
First block out any other kid around.
THen just dive right into the pool to receive the best duck.
Got it now give me my tickets.
Addi got a cute little purse and a fun clapper toy, but who knows where they are now.