Kick off to Summer

Sunshine and I kicked off the summer with a trip to Kansas to visit family and friends. We always enjoy our time in Kansas, and this trip was no different. We celebrated Sunshine's 3rd birthday with my family. My parents gave her a stuffed horse, which she loves. She has been dressing the horse up in some of her clothes and he just fits right in with her conglomeration of stuffed friends. Here she is with her new horse....

I think all kids love playing "doctor". It seems her new pony needed a checkup,

so she got some help from Grandma.

Grandma's little helper. They made a cherry pie together. It was so tasty!!

Cousin time! They enjoyed playing in my Dad's sand pile. They had a blast

crawling up it and sliding down.

Grandpa and C building a tunnel.

We spent an evening with my Grandma Ila. We had a great time talking about family history and Sunshine enjoyed playing with all the different toys. Nothing changes at Grandma's house....I love going there for that very reason. I am so lucky to have both of my Grandma's still here on earth.

Precious new life! My youngest sister and her husband welcomed their first child in May. It was fun to get to meet her for the first time while she was/is still very much an infant! We had a great time with the 3 of them. We enjoyed pizza at Gambino's and then went to check out the orchard they are working so hard on.

We also visited my sister LJ and her family. The kids had an absolute blast playing grocery store. I think they emptied and refilled the food cabinets multiple times. They loved racing through the house with a play shopping cart. We made a trip to Manhattan too. We had lunch with a good friend and mentor of mine and then stopped by Call Hall for some ice cream! I am thankful for all the great memories that were made.