4th of July Weekend in KC

Etta Kate's first trip to KC was a CELEBRATION weekend! We celebrated the birth of Luke, Mimi's Birthday, and the 4th of July. I love the 4th of July weekend... the summer vibe, the colors, parades, fireworks, parties, decorations, bomb pops, flags...I love it all! Also makes me feel like we are half way through summer. Oh how my life has changed, 1/2 way through and have not made it to the pool. I would not change it for a thing but I may have to change that and hit up the pool. Mimi made Etta Kate and Luke matching outfits, a dress and jon jons. There is history behind the outfits. Mimi had made them for Builder and his brother and sister and cousins when they were younger. I am not sure but builder may have been 4ish. We loved the history and the outfit!!

We had a great weekend celebrating. We spent lots of time with family and friends. We were also able to get in some shopping. My new favorite spot to shop in KC the last few visits has been Town Center. This visit to Town Center was unique as we were joined by Oh Bother. It was Midwest hot, hot, hot and humid. Not sure what to do with Oh Bother we quickly run into Jcrew and I see a man with his dog. Who knew??!! So Oh Bother quickly became a shopper, he loved it of course! With no leash backed we had to use Builder's belt, normal right?!! Oh Bother even scored water in PBK from our favorite worker there.

It was a great trip and Etta Kate has a new first from this trip....she likes her pacie!! The like may be more of a love!

One more fun thing to note July 5th was the 1 year mark for my blog!!  So much has happened in this year and it will be so fun to look back over all the posts.  Remember when Builder did not even want me to blog...oh how that has changed just like his love for tomatoes and even facebook! He has brought good change in me as well.  We are even starting to prepare for a race...it was our deal to get rid of the prego weight.  Never say never!!