Kansas Weekend!

You might want to grab a snack and a drink...its gonna be a long one!!! We decided to go visit my sister this weekend...

Friday Eli called me at work and decided that he wanted to leave Friday night instead of Saturday Morning...of course I had nothing ready...so I got home and pretty much just threw a bunch of stuff in our bags and we left!!! Got on the road..we had to drop DeJa off at Aunt Sarah..

Both of the babies were happy campers!



By the time we left Sarah and got going it was about 8ish...it was gonna be a 5 hour drive. As long as Loreli was good in the car we were gonna try and make it through. W stopped about an hour before getting to Mandy's to take ma potty break and grab something to drink...well Loreli woke up and was bright eyed and bushy tailed.

She stayed awake till we got there and was wound up...running everywhere and playing with the dog...It was alittle wild to try and get her back to sleep. Pretty sure I fell asleep before she did!

Saturday I was up bright and early for what ever reason...Loreli got up too and we went down stairs to eat some breakfast and say Hi to everyone! We let Daddy sleep in a bit. We planned on going out and getting pictures taken at this sunflower field. Once everyone was up we all got ready and headed out...it was about half hour from their house. You can read about the sunflower field here....it is pretty cool!

Papa was pretty excited to take Loreli and Kilee's pictures. Kilee was getting her senior pictures taken and Loreli was getting 18 months taken! It was HOT and the sun was so bright but we just did it and got it done! Here are a few of my favorites!....I wanted family pictures but Loreli wasn't having it and we were squinting so bad from the sun so guess you just have to work with what you got! Enjoy!

See what I mean about the family pictures...great ones of Loerli but no so much of us...o well!

After we got back from the sunflower field we just hung out and enjoyed each others company..some of us even took naps! LOL!

It was getting to be supper time and the whole day The Nolan's were so excited about this but wouldn't tell us what we were having. They had something up their sleeves...I figured it out before we sat down to eat but kept it a secret for everyone else....So I got the camera out because I knew it would be priceless...especially with PaPa...he is a plain jane eater! Mandy had everyone sit down and the table was covered with newspaper and no dishware...PaPa was alittle freaked out and so was GG! Chadd came in with the stock pot and just dropped the fixin's on the table and PaPa eyes got huge and everyone was just laughing!



Loreli loved it...well everyone did! She started shoving food in her mouth and by the third piece she was feeling the heat...she spit the food out and was like OMG my tongue is on fire...only in baby words! We got her tongue cooled down and gave her some ravioli but she was still about the the other food and would put it in her mouth and then just spit it back out...it was so so funny!

After supper we got everything cleaned up and then chilled out for a bit. It was so nice outside..it rained alittle so it cooled off. Eli and I decided to hit the outlet mall about 15 minutes from the Nolen's house. GG said that she would watch Loreli...we had a great time just us and walking around looking at he shops and going in and out! When we got home GG said that she just put Loreli down so Dad run up real quick to see if she was still awake so he could get some kisses! She was so we hung out for a bit then we all hit the sack!

Sunday we all got up and had some breakfast and then just hung out till Lunch...Grandpa and Grandma Thomas were coming for lunch and to visit! It was nice to see them...it had been along time! Seth made lunch for everyone and it was awesome....I am not big on pork chops but after that...I think I could eat them all the time now...Seth made some pretty awesome rubs! After lunch Loreli took a nap...and she seemed to be sleeping alittle longer then normal...didn't think to much of just thought she must have been catching up on sleep! PaPa and GG were getting ready to head home and I was packing up....Loreli woke up and she was wet the bed was wet so I got her stripped down to her diaper and sure enough she had diarrhea. Eli got her in the tub...she was really fussy and warm....ugh! We threw all her stuff in the washer...we waited till that got done and then headed out...we couldn't decide if wanted to head home or check out downtown....Loreli seemed to be feeling alittle better so we decided to check things out. It ended up being a big cluster fuck and it was not happy time with us....ugh!!!! We decided to just stop and eat...we stopped at Longhorn and Loreli was acting alittle weird still. She wouldn't eat nothing...but she was still playing. The waiter gave us our salads and then all of a sudden Loreli was puking...all over her, me and the table. It was bad! I grabbed her put a towel over her mouth and headed to the bath room. I stripped her down and stuck her in the sink to wash off. It was CRAZY!!!!! I had 2 people come in and ask me if they could help and also had a worker come in and give me towels and wash cloths. Eli went and got different cloths for Loreli and I cleaned myself up the best I could. We got changed and back to the table...Loreli was acting like her self again...eating, playing taking to everyone. I was so happy to see she was feeling better! Eli said that we are just gonna get the 1st hotel we see...Loreli needed a bath and so did Mommy! The restaurant was great..helped us out so much with everything...there are still nice people out there! We finished up and then headed to Holiday Inn! We got checked in and got in the tub ASAP! After Loreli was done...Eli got her ready for bed and I got in the shower...when I got out Loreli was laying on the bed...this is not my baby girl.

Monday when she woke up she was still alittle warm but feeling better she was all over the place and was eating. We decided to go to the KC Zoo...it was a great day and so beautiful outside! We got everything packed up and headed out!

Once we got there it was crazy packed....I don't think I have seen that many people at the STL Zoo before!

I got the tickets and Eli parked and we headed in!



It was alittle different then the STL Zoo...it was so spaced out and not much to see...but we did it and had a great day! I think we walked like 10 miles...OMG my dogs were barking! I think Loreli really enjoyed her self...she was pointing and laughing and loving all the animals...she now roars like a tiger and its so stinkin cute! Here are some pictures from the zoo...I won't go on and on about all of them since this post is forever long!

We thought it would be funny to get Loreli's picture taken next to Budda with her belly!...We just said Loreli where is your belly!

People watching

She loved the kangaroos

we were really close to them!

She loved to point at the animals and talk to them!

She loved the kitty cats!

This was a swinging bridge..Loreli loved it and momma almost ate some wood trying to take a picture!

Like I said it was  a great day and Loreli crashed out!

She slept almost the whole way...she woke up about an hour and half away from home. She seen the GPS on the windshield and I guess thought it was a tv because she wanted it...so we let her watch it!

We stopped by Aunt Sarah's to pick up DeJa...ate some yummy supper and visited for a bit and then headed home! Eli and I both were off on Tuesday...we pretty much just took it easy and enjoyed the day! Tuesday night was the season premiere of Sons of Anarchy...OMG I love that show! I can't wait till next Tuesday now! It was back at it for all of us today and no one wanted to get up and get going! We all did but it was alittle rough and I think we were all late to work! O well!

Hope everyone one had a great weekend...this one is gonna be another crazy one for me!