Tuesday, March 25, 2008

WARNING....

This post contains lots of pictures with some words to describe what went on during our spring break. Continue at your own risk!
Monday we decided to go to Kansas City, MO. Doug is the only one of us who had been there and since my dad was in town, we thought it would be fun to go and experience something new.
This first picture collage is of Drew on our way to Kansas City. It rained the whole way there and the entire time we spent in Kansas City. But we still had a good time!

When we got there, we decided to go and see the St. Patrick's Day parade. Luckily I had a plastic cover over the stroller so Drew wouldn't get soaked from the rain.


This picture here is for my father-in-law! Dennie, Doug thought you'd enjoy this!
This one was Drew's favorite. He absolutely loves planes and helicopters, so when this came by, Drew freaked out! He wanted to go and ride it!
And last, but certainly not least of our parade adventures....what guy wouldn't want to go and have their hair cut at a place like this?!! Spanky's Cuts For Men...I can only imagine what lies within that salon!

After the parade we were getting hungry, so off to the Crown Center Mall for a little lunch. We ate at the Crayola Cafe. We thought it would be fun for Drew. They give each child their own Crayola cup with a straw that's plastic, but a harder plastic and bendable. As you can see, Drew is having fun with his colored silverware!

The place mats there were paper with an object on it, and you had crayons to color it and make it your own picture to take home with you! The pail was Doug's picture, the one next to it was Drew's picture, and the bottom one was my dad's with the help from Drew! I have no idea where the picture of mine went, but I had a dinosaur.


After that we headed over to this place called Kaleidoscope. (And yes, I'm aware that I spelled it wrong on my picture)! It's an art place owned by Hallmark. It's a free thing for kids. When we got there we found out that normally they only take kids in grades 2-5, but since it was St. Patties day, they were having a family day for kids of all ages! It was really neat, Drew was able to make a hat, paint a picture and make his own puzzle!

We then went for a drive over to the two pro stadiums. They are in the same complex, just a parking lot away from one another. Arrowhead stadium is where the Chiefs play, and Kauffman stadium is where the Royals play. It was closed to the public because crews were trying to get Kauffman stadium ready for opening day. But Doug drove in anyway!

On our way home, we wanted to stop by Liberty Jail. The missionaries inside were so nice, and couldn't wait to start a tour! So this is us down by the jail.



This was such a neat experience. I had no idea the jail was built the way it was. It was also nice to see the statues of the men inside so you can really see how small it was. It wasn't even tall enough for one of the men, that later in his life he walked with a stoop....amazing!

One of the other days, my dad and Drew made a fort! Here is Doug trying to get in on the action!

So there you have it...the Giles' spring break adventure! I hope you all enjoyed your spring break, we sure did!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

How fun! I loved all of your pictures! Spanky's huh! WOW Sounds like Bikini Cuts in Salt Lake. SICK! Especially the girls working there. Wearing nothing but a bikini and having someone elses hair flying all over you! YUCK! (did ya like that visual!?!? :)
Looks like you guys had a blast during spring break!

Debbi said...

looks like you had fun in KC - I liked Libery too, did you go to any of the stuff in Independence? I really like the visitors center there. Your Easter pictures look like fun too - nothing like dinner and eggs with friends and then a little wrestling! haha!

{Erica} said...

looks like a fun time! I'm glad you liked kaleidescope! the next time we go down we want to stop by liberty jail...great pics!

mary said...

That is so awesome! I think that kaleidoscope place looked SO fun, as did the Crayola place. And the helicopters... David would have been going crazy, just like Drew!! You have to love these little boys. That is neat that you got to see Liberty Jail. Cute pictures. I'm so glad we got spring break!!

mary said...

P.S. My FAVE pics were the first ones of Drew... I love the one of him with his sucker!! So cute... and as always, loving the hat!

allison said...

What a fun trip, I have never been but it looks like it would be fun.

Andrea said...

WoW...it sure looks like you guys had an AWESOME Spring Break!! We have never been there, but it sure looked like you had a great time~!

Megan and Shawn said...

Love the pictures! The Crayola Cafe and Kaliedescope sound so fun! Its always nice to get new ideas of places to go! Hope you guys had a great break.