Worlds of Fun...

We have had such an awesome visit with our friends Jessica, Jack and Lily! We are truly sad to see them leave us in the morning and head back to Texas. We have such wonderful memories of our visit to keep us smiling long after they are gone, but nothing is the same as having them here with us in Kansas!

Jessica, Jack and Lily were such troopers too! They all volunteered to help our Girl Scout Troop 5400 place American flags on all the graves in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetary. We met out there on Saturday morning and it took about an hour to complete. It meant a lot to me that they would help me do something like that with Lillian's troop. Jack and Lily were such troopers and placed so many American flags on graves. So proud of them all!

We headed to CoCo Keys for the remainder of the day. It is just like Great Wolf Lodge if you have never been except the setting is like a tropical paradise and not about wolves! It was a blast and Jack and Lydia kept going down the kiddo slide over and over again. Jack even loved the bigger slides and was wearing Jessica out trying to keep up with him. Lillian and Lily hung together on slides and the lazy river. You should see them swim! I had to jog in the water just to keep up! All the kiddos enjoyed the day at the water park and Lydia was in bed at 6:40pm out cold for the night! WHEW!

And today was another exciting day! We took them to Worlds of Fun for their first visit! It was a blast! We stayed for 8 hours! Those kiddos rode every ride they could actually ride! And Lillian was finally 48 inches tall and wore her wrist band proud! She worked hard for those inches! I only have 11 inches on her and she is 6!

Rich and Lillian rode the extraordinary roller coaster called Mambo! It had a major uphill with a huge downfall! Lillian said she didn't like the first hill, but loved the rest. She kept telling Rich, "I don't like it. I don't like it." Then, after the tummy settled she loved it! Now, place Jessica and I on the same ride. Here is Jessica, "I don't like it. I don't like it." It was hysterical to see Jessica react like this and it kept me laughing all afternoon. I kept busting on her and loving every minute! She even rode the Boomerang with me! GO JESS! She is not a big of chicken as Nina! :) Love you Nina! Jessica was even telling Lily to hold on during some rides while Lily had her hands flying in the air! Jack and Lily loved every minute and are dare devils like my girls. They all were fabulous today!

We left at 9:00am and didn't make it home until 7:00pm! What a fun last day together. They have to leave in the morning and everyone is so sad. We have enjoyed our friends so much. It makes us miss Texas more! Jessica has done an amazing job with her kiddos while Eric is deployed. Jack and Lily are so sweet and polite. They are loving children and they get that trait from their mom. I know it is not easy traveling alone much less a 10 hour car ride. So, I know they must love us as much as we love them! They are our family! We will miss your laughter and smiles!

So, Jess...We got spirit yes we do! We got spirit how about you? FRUIT!!!! Love you and mean it! Hope you had a blast too! Good bye my dear friend!

GOOD FRIENDS
ARE LIKE STARS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE THEM,
BUT YOU KNOW THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE!
See you soon!

Love you!

Julie