Enjoying the Kansas Sun

This weekend, Garmin invited us to attend the Great American BBQ. We thought this would be a good opportunity to experience the flavor of the Midwest, plus there was a firework show Sadie would enjoy. When we got there, it wasn't quite what we were expecting. This is mainly due to the fact that we got there early on Friday and the BBQ judging didn't even start until Saturday. We ended up only eating and taking Sadie on a carousel ride. She loved it! Alex said she said 'whee whee' the entire ride, while she had a death grip on the pole. Since we discovered the fireworks didn't start until 10 pm, we decided to just head home. Next time we'll have to plan a little better.



The giant pink elephant is the Mother's cookies mascot (one of those frosted animal cookies). Sadie thought it was pretty neat to see a huge, pink elephant. I can't wait to take her to the zoo agian.


In other news, I finally bought a jogger stroller. We got a double, since we are planning on another child some day. I know it looks a little funny only half full, but it's worth it. Sadie loves when we go jogging. She points out all of the bunnies and trees as the wind blows through her hair. Pardon my appearance in the photo, this was taken just after my jog. It's obvious I need to get more sun too! Just look at the cute baby in the cool stroller.

FYI, this is the Navigator stroller by Baby Trend. I really like it. My only complaint is that it's bulky. At first I was concerned about the front two wheels. They would really shake when I started picking up speed. Alex pointed out that the front wheels need to have the lock on when running and off when just walking around. This made all the difference. The wheels also needed to be pumped up when you first take them out of the box, but this is no big deal. There's lots of storage and it's a really smooth ride. I love it!

Today, Alex, Sadie and I went and looked at what kind of home we could get for our money in this area. We were pleasantly surprised! We fell in love with a beautiful four bedroom home with a spacious yard. One of my favorite things about this yard was there are no homes behind it so your view is a nature reserve! It's very beautiful. Here's the house and a shot of the yard.


We have many more adventures to go on while in KS. After our stake conference tomorrow, we're going to walk around the arboretum and botanical garden. It's a great walk where you can really enjoy nature and a variety of birds. A fabulous Sunday activity!