Royals Troopers

Through post, Macen was given the opportunity to help the grounds crew prior to a game. This is extended to kids with a deployed parent and throughout the summer they are offering it to 4 kids for several games each.

 

 

Macen was all about chanting "Go KC!" through much of the game.

 

Waiting for Macen

 

First, he got to hang out in the Royals dugout and then help with watering down the field.

 

Then each kid got to help put in a base. It was our good luck Macen got to do first base since that was closest to where we were watching.

The 4 kids selected for Royals Troopers. They waved and were put on the Jumbtron.

 

Our seats weren't bad. The Royals stepped it up in the 8th winning giving us a win. It was perfect weather and a perfect day. Maddox got his Official Royals Fan certificate for his 1st visit to Kauffman Stadium too. Yep husband, Royals fans all the way :)

Someone was exhausted after the game so he got a short nap in the car while I worked outside.

Yummy!

 

We colored pasta the rainbow colors. They turn out so bright but when you mix them all together, the darker colors run onto the lighter ones. So we gave it a partial success :)

 

Neon pancakes.

Fondue with a buffet of treats. We had banana, grapes, strawberries, marshmallows, rice krispy treats and graham crackers. It was so yummy and we were miserable afterwards. A great way to use that 5lb Hershey bar I got for Christmas, lol. It took awhile to cut that bad boy up.

Deanna Rose Farmstead

The boys got in some cousin time for a couple of days and we went to Deanna Rose. Everyone loved it with so much to do.

 

They got to see what it was like to milk a cow.

 

Pony rides

 

Fishing...ugh! The only part I dreaded. I like fishing when someone is available to do the worms and unhook the fish. This is the part where my being dad this year came into play. There was no way the kids weren't going to fish. Macen has been asking to fish for weeks now and Jenna and Hailee love it. So Brianna and I put on our big girl panties and baited the lines. Sure enough Jenna catches one immediately. I was getting a worm on another line and I had already spotted a dad down the way from us, so had Jenna go ask him to take it off for her, lol. Bri and I survived the fishing!

Bri helping Maddox bottle feed the goat.

 

Giving milk to the goats.

 

Pedal tractor rides

Just a swingin'

 

 

Bri loved the huge windchimes.

Zoo Time

 

Macen leading us to the elephants.

 

Maddox didn't want to leave the chimps. They were pretty active and majority of them were right up against the window.

We finally got to kick off our busy summer with a trip to the zoo. It was a perfect day for it - warm but not hot. The boys got to climb, play, ride the carousel and train. The polar bear and chimps were the most entertaining. Macen had wanted to see the lions but they were having a lazy day in the shade. Once we made it around to the Africa side (the fartherest side of the zoo), Macen decided all he wanted to do was play on the rocks somewhere towards the entrance.  I had no idea what he was talking about until we got back there and he meant the ones before you even enter the zoo. The pic above is them relaxing on one of the rocks.

First Tball Game of the Season

Blue Thunder managed to get in their first game in between the rain/storms we have going on. Macen got to be catcher first and the pic above shows him doing a little dance while waiting for the ball. Everyone on the bleachers got a good laugh from his antics. Sliding seems to be the "in" thing this year. Guess he will be wearing pants for the rest of the games.

Best Friends

 

These two have become inseparable over the past school year. As Mrs. Watkins said back in February "They are really good buddies. Reeeaallly, reeeaallly good buddies". While in Macen's classroom for various things, I did notice they were naturally drawn to each other. Unfortunately, Beau's family is also military and they are moving very soon. I've tried explaining to Macen that he won't see Beau again for a long time but he insists Beau will visit soon. He's talked a lot the last 2 months about wanting us to move to CO so they can be in the same class again, about Beau coming back to visit, etc. I think he is at the age now where our moves will start to effect him.

Last Day of Kindergarten

Today is Macen's last day of Kindergarten. He is pumped to be going to his best friends house after school for a sleep over. Macen had a fantastic teacher! She had him reading within the first 2 months of school and has pushed him to do his best all year long. I can't thank her enough for giving him a great start in his school years.