Spooooooooooooky weekend!

Big Halloween Party this weekend at the girls' school. It was super fun going room to room through the "haunted house" - until some kid pulled the carbon monoxide alarm and we had to flee the building in terror. Luckily - there was a hay ride! OUTIDE! Away from the alarm of doom!

The pink butterfly and bluebird had a fantastic time.

Costumes had to be SLIGHTLY modified from long sleeves to short due to the unseasonably warm weather.

SOME of the rooms in the "haunted house" were scarier than others....

"check out my wings"

Iris - not the photo fan. So you have to sneak up on her.

Again - creepy rooms......

Yay! Photos?

Getting ready....but really just goofing.

pre-party hot air balloons flew over the house

Here we are at a kidless bonfire wedding at the beginning of Oct. So relaxed....

Happy Birthday, Grandma Janie!!!

Click the "play" button in the middle.........

We love you, Grandma! Have a great birthday!

Art Institute - here we come!

OK - I don't even know where to begin. I did NOT see this one coming from Nora. At all. I would have never in a million years pegged HER to be the artist, but here they are - her drawings from last night. With ZERO help from Mark and me.....she drew these 2 awesome faces. And these are just two examples. She did it all night! Amazing.

Right???? Crazy.

KC Zoo

Well, Saturday was supposed to be relatively cool, so we decided to go to the KC Zoo. Well, it ended up being hotter than we thought. But you can't tell from Iris' face as she enjoyed watching Nikita the Polar Bear swimming her laps.

Here are Nora, Iris, and their new girlfriend watching Nikita. If you look in the water to the right, you can see her diving. The girls loved watching her.

Nora has a bird's eye view for the sea lion show. Best seat in the house!

You can see the heat starting to take its toll. Red faces, but still having some fun.

Our noble chariot. Daddy's a champ to push them all over the zoo.

Snack break!

Sandcastle-mania!!!

FINALLY, the heat broke in Kansas City. We were able to get out and enjoy some beautiful sunshine at the park.

Iris was building some sandcastles and giggling on the swings.

This is messy.

Nora B is a champion builder.

More Lake Pics!

Lake Weekend!

We had a great lake week! Grumpy even helped us catch fish! Here's Nora learning how to reel 'em in!

Alright! She caught a whopper!

Iris had the first catch of the day!

The Discovery Center

Crazy times with the TX cousins at the new Discovery Center in Topeka.

Iris and James painting

Nora and Bodie's Masterpiece

Nora B - taking after her pop

Taking care of the patient

Checking the heartbeat

If I had a hammer....I'd hammer out a warning...

Gage Park Train!!!! Our Fave!

Sillies

There's Blue on it....

There are really no words. Just watch.

Easter

The Texas cousins came up for Easter this year and we had such a great time. The kids really played well together - so wonderful.

Here is Uncle Colin teaching the kids about Cascarones - which are REAL egg shells that are dyed and stuffed with confetti. You smash them on each other and the ground. So fun.

Sitting on the gorilla statue at the Topeka Zoo

Tiptoe through the tulips...

Dandelions

The Starr Clan

Sunshine!

Pink Flamingos

ZOO!!!

Superdads!