Another Phoenix Trip!!

We decided to drive to Phoenix once again. I think this makes the 3rd time this year. Of course we stopped by Wichita on our way and spent the night with Grandma.

Grandma got a new swingset so we had to try it out. We both love it.

Then it was off to Phoenix. We drove 17 and a half hours in one day. We only stopped 3 times for gas. Kellen and I just hung out the whole time. He had a blanket on his window that he played with all day. (Of course I took this picture since Mom was driving)

Kellen and Aunt Katelyn on July 4th at the baseball park.

Austin and I waiting for our turn to go down the big slide!!

Kellen and I watching fireworks on Mom's lap. (He's making the funniest face)

Aunt Katelyn and Austin

I actually took this picture... I think I did a pretty good job!

I begged Mom to take me to the sprinkler park, I love that park so much!

Then we went to the Children's Museum, this is the cool dragon that is made of paper-mache that is sitting by the enterance.

They had a big maze that had holes in it so I could stick my head out!

They also had a pretend car wash that we were able to ride bikes through.

Kellen and I got to play on this sand table that had different colored light underneath it.

They have this cool house that kids can paint, everyday they use a different color, there was SOOOOO much paint on this house!

We also had fun in the toddler room, Kellen had a hard time figuring out which was his real Mom, the Mom in the mirror or the Mom not in the mirror.

The grocery store was my favorite, I got to get all my groceries then check out. I could have stayed in there all day long.

Here I am at the ice cream stand, I made the whole family ice cream cones. Yum Yum!

Overall we had so much fun at the Children's Museum, I can't wait to go back!!

After 2 weeks in Phoenix we had to leave, and of course we stopped by Wichita on the way home. Brayden taught me how to stick the orange in my mouth and make this funny face. I love my Brayden!

Brayden's birthday party was Saturday and we all had a great time. We all love Uncle Klint!

This slide was super fast when they put the water on it. We all came flying off the end into the pool!

Me, Konnor and Brayden

I've got the best Mom! I love you Mom!

He even had a pinata filled with candy, we had so much fun breaking it open.

A random picture of my cousins and I...Brayden, Kendall, Kellen, Kourtnee, and Konnor

I've got the best brother. He lets me do all kinds of crazy things to him. Before long he'll be able to pick on me right back, he won't be so much fun then!!

Cousins

Last weekend we had a lot of house guests. Aunt Pretty's family was in KC for Kourtnee's soccer tourament so of course they stayed with us.

We waited all day Thursday for them to get here but they were taking too long so Mom took Kellen and I swimming.
I love to give Kellen rides around the pool. He loves the water almost as much as I do.
Kourtnee had her soccer tournament on Saturday and they were undefeated. I love to watch her play, she is the star of the team!!

After the soccer tournament we came back to the house and got to go swimming!! My cousins love to go swimming at my house.

Konnor and Aunt Pretty

Kourtnee, Konnor, Brayden and I eating popsicles after dinner. Of course I finished mine first then went around to everyone else asking them if they would share with me!!

On Sunday we all went swimming. We had lots of fun taking silly pictures. This picture is priceless!!!

Uncle Klint taught me how to fall in the water while being funny. I love it when everyone laughs at me when I make my funny faces then fall in the water.

After an early morning swim, we all cuddled up on the couch waiting for the adults to get ready so we could go shopping!

I love my cousins, we always have so much fun playing together. I can't wait until Mom and Dad go on their cruise and I get to spend lots of time with my cousins in Wichita!!

Dance Camp

I had so much fun at Dance Camp!!

Here is my final recital... I didn't really like the fact that Mom was watching me so at first I wouldn't join in. But after the first couple moves I jumped right in and finished the rest of our routine.

Our little Branson detour

So I got a little bit ahead of myself with the dance class video, but I got excited to show everyone!! So now we back track to a couple weeks ago when we drove to Branson, MO to see Grandpa Cold Beer.

While we were in Indiana Grandpa Cold Beer was in Branson spending time with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Dee, so instead of driving home after Daddy got on his plane we decided to drive to Branson to spend some time with our family. The new resort just opened and it has an indoor water park so we got to stay there and enjoy all the pools.

Here is Kellen and I with Aunt Kathy
Kellen didn't feel too well this trip but he was a trooper and hung out by the pool so I could go swimming... I've got the best brother.

There was a special room for just Kellen and I in Mommy's hotel room. It was the size of a closet and just had these bunk beds and a flat screen on the wall just for us kids. I loved sleeping on the top bunk, I don't think Kellen liked the bottom bunk so much, I couldn't tell you how many times he fell off (Ok I might have pulled him off a couple time too!!)

I loved this water slide!! It was the best when I went down face first!

Grandpa Cold Beer and Kellen

There was this 4 story water slide that was completely enclosed and I begged Mom to go on. So Mom went up with me the first time and I got in my tube and she sent me down the slide, she was a little nervous but I LOVED it!! After Mom carried my tube up the first time she showed me how to carry it so I could do it all by myself.

This slide was so much fun. I even convinced Grandpa to go with me (he didn't like it!!), he told me that he was scared of the dark and wanted to take a candle with him so he could see where is was going... I told him he was silly and he couldn't take a candle on a waterslide. SILLY GRANDPA!!!

They even had slides and pools outside!!

On day 2 Kellen didn't get in the water. We were planning on getting on the road to drive back home soon but I had to go swimming one more time, so Grandpa went with me.

I LOVE THIS PLACE!! Next time I want my cousins to go with me, they would all have so much fun with me!

Upstairs there was a lazy-river that Grandpa and I went on. There were waterfalls and buckets dumping water on us almost the whole time. I thought it was really funny when the bucket dumped right on Grandpa's head!!

So our vacation turned out to be a couple days longer than expected but it was totally worth it. We had so much fun in Branson, I can't wait to go back!!