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I Heart KC – Mother’s Day Edition

May 14, 2012/3 Comments/in Family, Fun, Kansas City /by Megan

This year on Mother’s Day I told my family all I wanted to do was hang out with them. They were skeptical (even they know their reputation as first class trouble makers), but it really was true. With our work schedules and extra curricular activities, we hardly ever get time to just hang out as a family, and I wanted to make sure my Mother’s Day was full of that.

We started out the day with a Mother’s Day brunch at Urban Table which was AH-MAY-ZING. Everyone left stuffed and happy. Trent had never been and I think he’s now a fan for life. Lucy had banana french toast with chocolate syrup, so it’s safe to say it’s now her favorite place to eat. Tate had the french toast and bacon…and while much of it ended up on the floor, he seemed satisfied as well. Myself? I had half of Trent’s eggs benedict and half a frittata…plus deviled eggs with salmon for the first course. And a bellini. And a chocolate tort. Don’t judge me, it was Mother’s Day.

After a drive through some of the wealthier KC neighborhoods where we grabbed for sale flyers and made plans to buy certain homes in approximately 1 million years, we headed down to Loose Park, one of my favorite places in the city. We played on the playground, visited the Rose Garden (where Trent proposed for the third time many years ago), and hung out at the duck pond.

My one beef with this place is that all these people (tourists?) bring bread to feed the ducks and enormous fish that reside in the pond. Which, I mean, is not only gross, but super annoying. There are signs posted everywhere telling people not to feed the ducks, and there is a reason!

We watched one family totally get attacked by a flock of geese trying to grab their loaf of bread. Everyone who was trying to feed the animals ended up with an unruly hoard of quacking and honking beasts lunging at them. By the end of our visit, Lucy was officially terrified of geese. Which sucks.

After Loose Park, we ended up at the Country Club Plaza for some shopping (strangely, I didn’t end up buying anything, but everyone else scored big time) and a late lunch. A fun surprise was the nice lady who walked up to me and handed me a flower saying “Happy Mother’s Day from the Plaza!” Nice touch, Plaza. I heart you.

After our long day, we headed home for naps. All in all, a pretty great day for this mama.

Our Mother’s Day Gifts for 2012 (Shhhh)

May 10, 2012/1 Comment/in Family, Fun /by Megan

Before anyone asks, no, none of the recipients of these gifts read this website. So I figured it would be fun to post what we gave out to our lovely mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers this year.

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I took some of our favorite, recent Instagram photos and put them together on a grid using InDesign. I printed them out and cut them into 4×6, folded cards, with the words “Happy Mother’s Day!” on the inside. I also had Lucy draw little pictures for each person on the interior.

Along with the cards, I ordered some notepads from Snapfish with some more of my favorite Instagram pics. The center photo is of the chalk drawing Lucy and I made that says “You are beautiful!” On each notepad I wrote a quick note for both Lucy and Tate, which gave some facts about what they like and what they are doing these days. I also stamped the notepads with my new stamp from Elise Joy, that says “You’re my favorite!”

The entire thing was then packaged up in brown envelopes and sent off to the greatest moms out there. We hope they love them!

Dad and Lulu

April 19, 2012/0 Comments/in Family, Photos /by Megan

They walked through the garden, spotting eggs and snatching them up. She explained to him how the eggs were hidden, the best way to find them, and that the jumbo ones were dinosaur eggs.

She was dressed in her Easter finest, a dress from the stash left behind by girls who had spent years in dance and theater, along with a necklace of Grammy’s and sandals. He was also dressed to the nines, in the polo he’s worn since I was about ten years old, cargo shorts and sneakers. They were quite a pair.

I wonder if when he looks in her face, he sees me there, rolling my eyes and telling him he’s “just so lame.” I wonder if she can see the years of love on his face.

I think the answer is yes.

Happy Easter, from the Crazybananas Crew!

April 8, 2012/1 Comment/in Family, Photos /by Megan

{all photos via the Crazybananas Instagram, which I couldn’t be loving more}

Weekend Roundup

March 13, 2012/1 Comment/in Blond, Family, Fun /by Megan

Yes, I know, it’s Tuesday…but better late than never, right?

Some things we did this weekend:

Went to my first KC antique mall with Lulu and got some awesome art and a yellow dish to hold jewelry on my bedside table.

Trips for macaroons, to the big toy store and a fancy ladies lunch at Urban Table.

Tate chased everything that moved. Sometimes he carried a big stick. Sometimes he fell down. There were tears (and laughter too).

Trent and I saw Radiohead and lost our minds. We also ate an entire bag of Twizzlers before the show started, proving how hard core and awesome we are.

Hope your weekend (and week) were just as fun!

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