We spent 4 days in Springfield, MO recently for the Nat'l. ABA mtg. It was nice having the mtg. in our neck of the woods this yr.! And it was SO great getting to see SO many friends @ one place and one time!
Patrick spent a lot of his time manning an MBSF booth b/w sessions, but we tried to fit in as much family time as possible during our days away from home. Kennedy had so much fun staying in the hotel and getting to check out their indoor/outdoor pool. She also seemed to really enjoy eating fast food for several days as well (which we got thoroughly sick of by week's end). One day I ventured out of the hotel to a nearby fountain park w/ the kids as well as Miriam Moreno and her girls. Those three had a blast (b/f a big storm blew through) and they're always so wonderful w/ Kennedy!
Kennedy loved looking over the balcony to the lobby/restaurant below. She's gonna be a people-watcher too I bet! Ha! (Taken right after swimming w/ the Moreno family.)
Breakfast in bed
Kennedy talking to her Bubba
Smiles directed @ Kennedy like always!
Swimming is fun, right?
(Memory retention @ this age from Summer to Summer is not apparent. Kennedy obviously forgot how much she absolutely LOVED swimming last yr.!
"Sitting on the bottom step" (as K called it)...her favorite thing to do in the pool!
Bubba seemed to enjoy lounging in the stroller under a shade tree while the family went swimming
Doing much better!
Kennedy wanted her hair in a towel "just like Momma"
...but then THIS began to happen (due to the weight of the towel)!
...and then this.
Ha! We couldn't quit laughing!
Awesome fountain park w/ Kenia and Thania Moreno
The week included many general business meetings (BORING!), wonderful preaching from pastors as well as foreign missionaries, some sessions concerning Missions updates and an overwhelming Mission service, and several individual breakfasts/luncheons on specific subjects that people could attend. The schedule was jam-packed, but I obviously didn't attempt 1/2 of it w/ both kids.
Due to the incredibly late bedtimes each night while we were there, I let the kids sleep in every morning to catch up on a little sleep at least. We also laid out some down time each afternoon so they wouldn't miss a much needed nap too.
Sitting w/ Bro. Moreno during one of the evening sessions
2009 ABA Mission service
Kennedy breaking out her bag of books one evening
Naomi Bates wanted to hold Will SO bad...and of course, I didn't mind!
(some friends' daughter)
Kennedy playing w/ a couple of the children also hanging out @ the MBSF booth
Another MBSF director's adorable daughter and a new friend K made
The 4 of us w/ some extended family members I had never met b/f
(on my father-in-law's side of the family)
Our family in front of the infamous MBSF booth Patrick worked so hard to coordinate
Several of the hispanic missionaries we were able to spend some time w/ one evening...SUCH a blessing to us!
On our way out of town Thurs., we were able to eat a delicious lunch @ Lamberts (aka=Home of the thrown rolls) w/ the Anderson's (our pastor's family) and the Moreno's (our hispanic pastor's family).
It was a great wk. and a nice break from the "norm"!
3 comments:
It looks like Kennedy loves talking to Will and that he loves looking at her and hearing what she has to say!! Cute pics of them together! Glad you all had a good time there!!
i love the pics of K in the towel. so stinkin' funny/cute. will is getting big! hope to see you guys again soon!
What a busy weekend! The best part of having 2 children is seeing their relationship develop in its own special way.
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