The Dawson Family: More Free Adventures...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

More Free Adventures...

It has been a quieter week this week because the boys are on vacation in Branson with their mom. They have called almost every night to tell us about all the places, museums, rides, trinkets and toys they have seen, done and acquired so far. I have a feeling they are going to be exhausted when they come home tomorrow...The first day they called they had already played on some bumper water boats, gone to the Titanic museum, wax museum, eaten lunch at a restaurant and were waiting to ride The Ducks...that is one busy day! I love the excitement in their voices and just how much fun they are having together...

Being a bonus mom can be tricky sometimes...taking on huge responsibility, learning to love new little people, learning to be a part of a delicate balance and sharing the people you love. It is so rewarding when you can get to a place where there is no competition, jealousy or hurt feelings and you can truly be happy for the experiences your kids have with the other side. I was very happy for them and I can't wait to hear more about their fun...more importantly I can't wait till they come home!

Last week we spent some time exploring KC and found some new treasures...The first one is the Central library downtown...it is the BEST library we have ever been to. The kids LOVE it...see why....

This is the entrance to the kids place...books! And inside it is brightly colored, creative and awesome.

This is the parking garage!!! How awesome is that??

The kids ask to go almost every day...and it doesn't hurt that they have AC either... :)

We also took some time to go to City Hall in downtown KC. They have an observation deck 30 stories up that you can tour...for free...and the kids have wanted to go for almost a year. We parked downtown, found a meter with 1.5 hours left (free parking!! - im obsessed) and made our way up....such cool elevators and a great tour guide...