We had been throwing around ideas for what to do for a while. But nothing ever seemed to work out schedule wise. We have frequent flyer miles from our trips to Russia but only enough for 2 of us and it just wasn't making any sense to pay for the extra two when we could book flights on another airline for all 5 of us for cheaper. We debated whether we really wanted to put three little kids on a plane with us anyway. Finally we ended up in Kansas City. It was good. I don't think we could have handled much more.
The kids liked staying in a hotel. I got a break from cooking and cleaning up crumbs. But that's about it. As all you moms know family vacations mean you get to do everything you normally do just away from home without all your tools and the comfort of home. Oh well. Mostly we were glad to be together. The kids were super excited to have daddy to themselves for a few days.
Here were some of the favorites:
The aquarium.
Braden wasn't so sure at first and kept his distance.
But he got brave pretty fast. And even touched some!!
Braden and the jellyfish
Addyson and a turtle
Karina did so well. She does not got overwhelmed by all the noise and being away from home. She just loves to go. So not what we were prepared for with her but a wonderful surprise. She is our flexible kid. And she just took it all in!
Another favorite for the kids was just hanging out in the hotel room. I'm not sure why they think it's so fun but they sure do!
Maybe because they can eat Fruit Loops in bed and watch TV . . .
But probably everyone's favorite was the Royals game.
In the outfield there was a fun play area for the kids.
They all really liked the carousel.
And there was a fun playground.
But they even liked the actual game.
Braden got his peanuts.
And Addyson got her cotton candy.
Yes, pink cotton candy bigger than her head. She was so excited.
And she ate every bit of it.
Karina just tried to steal licks from Addyson's sucker whenever she could. :)
Eventually they shared.
Ryan and I got our hot dogs and they had funnel cake fries. I am a big funnel cake fan but having them in the shape of fries so they were easier to eat made me a huge fan. Yum!!!
Karina loved the game. The clapping, the music, all the people in the crowd. She had so much fun!
And the weather was nice and cool. Awesome.
We did some other fun stuff (Fritz's, the Plaza fountains, The Legends) but honestly I didn't have time to get any pictures. It is crazy trying to keep three kids happy. Someone is always having a meltdown. The bigger two actually struggled more than Karina. So that's all we've got!
That was family vacation 2013!
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