Kansas City was a blast

K really did well competing in KC this last weekend-- we had a lot of fun! We are also exhausted!  It was a fast and furious trip up and back, but it was very enjoyable. We stayed at a nice hotel in Overland Park, and the school where the volleyball tournament was held was not very far (in Olathe).  We were also close to the church where Bible Quiz and Trek Games were held.  It was an awesome site to behold to see all of those 7th & 8th graders reciting verses (the easy part of quiz).  Not to mention the high schoolers!  We also got to listen to one of the missionaries that was detained in Haiti for 20 some-odd days.  (that was a little long)
What really struck Lance and I about KC was how NEW everything was!  There seemed to hardly be any building that was over five years old!  I am guessing that Overland Park and Olathe are growing areas.

K and I are looking into taking a sewing class together.  It is something I have always wanted to know how to do, and she would love to know how also! Some of the competitors from our church really take Bible Quiz seriously and wanted to match each other, so they would sew (or have their mom) skirts or dresses to match.  Even the boy teams would color coordinate!  And not just our church kids matched;  there were churches from all over (this was regionals) whose kids teams matched! SO we thought a sewing class might be just the ticket for us! And very fun.  OK, with daylight savings in effect and 606 miles traveled in two days, we are all pooped!

New pic of W and A

My friend Rebecca took these- there are more but this is a sneak peek! 

Check out her website at http://www.olivetreeportraits.com/

 

W has for all intents and purposes "caught up" with A- he is weighing in just under what A was at six months, but not by much!

Chicken Bliss in Full Swing

Well, Chicken Bliss is officially in full swing!  We travelled down to Wewoka (lots farther than we thought) to pick up our chicks last week.  As it happened, an earthquake was going on in Prague; I was driving and kept telling Lance that I was having trouble keeping the van on the road- I just chalked it up to I-40 :)
Then we decided to eat in Shawnee since we were SO close.  And it was a LOT closer to dinner than we had planned.  Like almost 8pm.  That is sort of close to dinner time, just the wrong side of close.  We were going to eat at the Hamburger King, but it was closing, so we had to go somewhere else.  From the screaming that ensued you would think we were torturing some of the kids: Chicken Bliss quickly turned into Chicken Hell in a Handbasket.  But we made it home all in one piece and with full bellies.   Since then it has been quite a chore keeping everyone on task, especially since E killed one chick.  Now everyone is on guard duty. 

They are now getting big enough that we are worried they are going to be able to jump out of the brooder-- Lance is building a lid tonight!