Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
One of the best parts of our quick trip to Kansas City? Getting to see one of my oldest friends in the airport for a quick hug!
Loved seeing all these kiddos together…
They’ve all changed just a little since this picture…
Old friends are the best friends!
Sometimes you just have to say “yes” and we did just that last weekend! We were talking about how much fun we had at Taylor Swift in Atlanta and how much fun it would be to go again and we decided just to go again! We cooked up this plan on Thursday night, got a ticket hookup through Lyndsay, booked some flights, got a hotel room and a driver to take us to the show and we were on our way Saturday morning! Now, that makes it all sound very easy and it wasn’t quite that easy but…it was all worth it!
I think we had the most fun on Thursday night and Friday just getting ready for the adventure! Making bracelets, running around town for an outfit..getting excited!
Off we went very early Saturday morning!
We stayed downtown Kansas City and I can’t say there is much to do down there but we did take a trip to Flavortown and had lunch at Guy Fieri’s taco joint.
The library was cool!
I’d say we ended up with some perfect outfits thanks to Target (no surprise there!). We were ready!
I was very thankful we were able to find a driver to take us to and from Arrowhead Stadium. The traffic getting into the stadium was terrible and it took us an hour and a half to get from out hotel to the stadium – normally a 12 minute drive!
After our 5am ET wake up call, this little car nap in the traffic was needed!
But we finally made it and we were so excited to be there!
Our seats were awesome and a totally different view than what we had in Atlanta which was great.
Lots of bracelet trading…we had some good ones to give out! Most so good that Samantha didn’t want to give them out! 🙂
Some in our party appreciated certain sights more than others – Patrick Mahomes and the Lombardi Trophy! Go Chiefs!
We screamed and danced and sang until (almost) the last song! We ducked out a little early just as she was starting Karma so we could beat the crowd out and get to our car. That was the right decision with my tired crew. It was another epic show and I loved getting to see it again with my favorite people!!! I’m a Swiftie for life now!
It has most definitely not been a cruel summer!
We headed down to Naples on July 3rd to spend a week in our favorite place!
We played dominos…
Bought fireworks…
Ate at Skillets…
Went to the beach (just once because it was SO hot)…
Shot the fireworks on the 4th…
Swam in the pool a lot…
Went to see the new Indiana Jones movie…
Worked on some special crafts…
Went out to dinner at all our favorites…
and just enjoyed being with GJ who is doing great after her knee replacement!
We love Naples!
Maxwell got home from Falling Creek on a Friday and packed back up to leave for Boy Scout camp on Sunday morning! He had a good partner though…
Yep, Robert went to Boy Scout camp for the whole week too! He’s a good dad.
Some pics of the accommodations…
From the stories I heard, it sounds like it was a great week – nothing luxurious about it and the bathroom was…lacking – but a great week nonetheless! Maxwell earned 7 merit badges – Shotgun Shooting, Environmental Science, Emergency Preparedness, Search & Rescue, Reptile & Amphibian Study (still to be fully completed!), Animal Science (oh, the stories from this one!), and Wilderness Survival. A very full and productive week! Robert completed the adult IOLS training (Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills).
Sounded like everyone had fun shooting shotguns!
Animal science! I think Maxwell learned how about shearing a sheep…and about castrating a “kife”! Also, “sheep are shtupid”!
For Wilderness Survival, Maxwell slept out in the woods with nothing but what was in his hands. Better him than me!
Maxwell cooked jambalaya for the troop one night! Go chef Maxwell!
I’m so proud of all these scouts, especially Maxwell!
We are all very glad to have our Scout and our trained Scout leader home now.
They’re both the best, Scout’s honor!
We’ve got white and blue…just need some red!
There’s some red!
Red, White and Blue…and big smiles!
Happy 4th of July!