I hope everyone had a fun and safe St. Pat's. We didn't get to go to the parade today:( McKenna's book club had a field trip today to UCM. They participated in the Children's Literature Festival, and had a chance to meet several children's authors and illustrators. McKenna real did enjoy herself at the festival. The writers held sessions, where they discussed their work. This was a real thrill for McKenna. She real loves to read and write. One of her idols is Beatrix Potter. She always enjoyed her stories, but after seeing the movie based on her life, she truly became a fan. She will spend hours making her books, complete with illustrations. McKenna met Barbara Robinson, the author of "The Best Christmas Pagent Ever". She read one of McKenna's stories, and told her it was very good, and she should keep working on it and maybe have it published someday! What a thrill for Kenni! I hope she sticks with it.
In honor of St. Pat's I am including a cartoon from the 1940's about the Emerald Isle. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
~K
The Power Tower
By McKenna Rose
Here we are on the Power Tower.
I can see everything, it's like I'm in Heaven.
I see the other Power Tower,
And everyone is screaming.
I see my sister holding my hand.
I squeeze her hand as I scream very loud.
Whoosh, down we go...
Whoosh, up we go.
I wanted to get off,
But when I got off,
I wanted to get back on again.
This is a little poem by my 9 year old daughter, McKenna Rose. It is so important to encourage young writers. Thanks so much indulging a proud Mama!
~K
I'm back! Mea culpa, mea culpa. To say that I have been super busy would be an understatement. The good news is that I found my Dad's birth family after 67 years! I am going to write about it soon, I just need to wrap my head around the events of the past month first. I feel like I have been walking around in a dream this past month. lol In the meantime I thought I would get caught up on some of the things we have been doing at the end of this winter. Ughh! I can't wait for spring.
Burt, the kids, and I went to lunch at Fritz's recently. Fritz's is a restaurant at Crown Center in KC. It has a train theme, and the kids LOVE it there. There are all kinds of toy trains running throughout the restaurant. When you order your food you do so via a telephone at your table. The food is your typical burger joint type fair. Their onion rings are soooo yummy. They serve a variety of burgers, with just about anything you can imagine to dress them up. Really greasy, good, umm umm yum food. The part that the kids love best about the place is that your meal is delivered by train. It is a big thrill for the kiddies. Everytime one of the trains pass by, they hope that the flag will drop at our table, and lower our meal down to us. If you bring your young ones to KC, you have to stop in at Fritz's. It is a tradition for kids in the KC area.
The Train Outside of Fritz's
Some of Our Conductors
We took the kids to the Kansas City Christmas Train. It is good free fun for the holidays. The Christmas Train is a holiday tradition in the KC area. Santa pulls in on the train, which is decorated for the holidays. Brendan loves the Christmas train because it has a face on it like Thomas the Tank Train. Inside the train they get to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus. The interior is decorated with a collection of Santas. There are also toy trains running throughout. Brendan's favorite is the the miniature version of the Christmas train. You have to wait in line to get on the train, but the town provides free hot coco and popcorn. The local band also provides music for entertainment while you wait. Brendan had a blast busting out all his dance moves, while waiting. Can't believe that Christmas is only a few days away!
Staying Warm With Some Coco
With One Of Santa's "Little" Helpers lol
Getting Ready To Board The Train
With The Big Guy
The Replica Of The Train
Brendan Dancing While Waiting To Get On The Train~
