Category Archives: Friends

Jul 5

The Fallout from the Fireworks

We had a blast yesterday, and even Thade came around and enjoyed  some fireworks too. James put on an awesome fireworks show for us, and my best friend Stacey brought her family over for some 4th of July fun too. She also brought some tasty cupcakes, and yummy sides too. We had a lot of fun with family and friends, but the mosquitoes were a big pain.

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Poor Dylan got bit as soon as we ventured outside to light some daytime fireworks, and today it looks like he has a black eye. Thade got a few mosquito bites too, but his don’t look as bad as Dylan’s. Mosquito bites aside, it was a really fun 4th of July, and I can’t wait to celebrate again next year.

Jun 6

What’s Going On This Weekend

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The Good Ol Days are here again!

This weekend the entire downtown shuts down for a fun Summer festival! There are crafts, carnival rides, and plenty of tasty food. Last night was the Good Ol Days parade, and we couldn’t wait to go.

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We met up with a few of our best friends, and we all watched the parade together.

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There were so many great floats this year, and candy for the kiddos too.

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There were also tractors, lots and lots of tractors. I think I got at least 20 tractor pictures.

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The parade was a lot of fun this year, and after the parade was even more activities. There was a bed race through downtown, that was hilarious, and a dachshund competition that James got to help judge. We all had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs too.

Today we will be heading out to the festival to take a Trolley Ride, and enjoy some yummy treats too. I hope that everyone has a great weekend, and I wish you were all here!

May 26

Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries

Thursday I had a phone call, and it was my good friend Maggie. She wanted to see what we had planned for the morning, and if we wanted to come over for a bit. All of her kids were playing in the backyard, and she was busy picking strawberries. We headed over to help.

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Boy was I glad to help. We picked strawberries for about an hour and a half, and I got to bring home a big bowl of fresh from the garden Strawberries.

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Some of them were made into Strawberry Shortcake.

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A few made their way into Strawberry Oatmeal muffins.

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But James favorite was the Strawberry Cake! Too Good!

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Some didn’t make it home to go into delicious recipes cause they went straight off the plant and into my tummy, oh so yummy. Thanks again to Maggie for all of the yummy garden goodies!

May 15

Mmmm Monkey Cake

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With a knock on the door the kids ran to see who it was, and with a big smile they yelled Stacey! She had brought a Monkey Cake for my hubby, and it is just too cute for words. Stacey is an amazing baker, and a super cool blogger too. Make sure to stop by Pickles and Prune Juice and tell her hi.

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You just gotta love great friends who bring adorable cakes!

May 7

Wonderful Wonderscope

A few weeks ago on a very rainy Monday, one of my best friends asked if I wanted to go to Kansas City. I said sure, she had a plan to take her kids to Wonderscope, and she wanted to see if we wanted to tag along. I thought it sounded like a really fun activity for the kids, and I never want to miss out on a trip to Kansas City.

We loaded up all the kiddos, 5 in all, and made our way to Wonderscope.

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Wonderscope is an interactive Children’s Museum with activities for ages 6 months to 63 years old.

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Wonderscope features so many fun activities for kids and I have to say we had a fun time running around Wonderscope too. There was a Space Room where you could pretend to fly a rocket ship, a water room that featured water tables for kids to play on. There is also an art room, a race tracks room, and a play room for kids 2 and under. The bigger kids loved the Lego room that was filled with Lego activities.

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The overall favorite was the City Market room. There were tiny shopping carts, and a mini shopping center where you could buy groceries. There was also a garden, and greenhouse where you could pretend to grow the fruits and the veggies for the market. We stopped at the City Market room twice.

Wonderscope was so much fun, and I can’t wait to take the kids again. This was the perfect activity for a rainy Spring day!