Friends and Fun!

Saturday evening was full of fun!

First, we headed to Overland Park

for Ava’s birthday party.

Ava was on KC Cheer with Harper last year.  It was a skating party and Harper started off slow

but after a few laps was zipping around in circles!

Next, we met a group of friends for Glo-Wild

at the Kansas City Zoo.

It was sunny when we started out

and the weather was perfect!

We saw the new aquarium, but it was closed.

It looked amazing, so we will have to go back soon!

The Glo-Wild theme was 

conservation around the world.

We loved North America especially 

Day of the Dead from Mexico

and the Statue of Liberty from the United States.

We saw the Eiffel Tower

and some zebras

and birds too!
Of course, our favorite part was Asia!

We are so thankful for fun times with friends!  What a perfect Saturday evening!

Sunday Funday!

Today we went to BRKTHROUGH.

  It’s a new game spot in Overland Park

that has 40 individual challenges that are

mental, physical, or skills based

and sometimes all three!

Our first game was called Slippery Slope and we quickly realized we had to 

push a button at the top of the slope.

Christy was able to push Ashley up the slope.  Ashley’s long arms came in handy as she stretched and reached the button.

We laughed a lot!

There were so many games!  This one

was like Space Invaders.

In this game, we had to find the code to break out 

of our prison cell.

We thought we’d be good at a music game,

but we failed this one miserably!

We had lunch at Rock & Brews (owned by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons from KISS). The music was wonderfully loud and the food was great too!

We squeezed in some pool time before 

Christy had to fly home. 

Then Harper had dance class and now we are watching the Chiefs game!

What a perfect weekend!

 

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Saturday night, we attended a Mid-Autumn 

Moon Festival at Indian Creek Recreation Center.

There was lots of yummy food!

Harper loved painting her lantern 

and covering it with glitter!

There were lawn games

and some tricky riddles hanging from the lanterns.

There were Chinese calligraphy lessons too!

The KU Lion Dance team provided entertainment.

They were so much fun to watch!

When it got dark, the Lion led all the kids with their lanterns on a parade through the park.

All the decorated lanterns were so pretty.

The kids loved the Lion Dance team.

It was fun to watch the girls playing together.

We were so glad Christy was in town and that Ashley could come too.  They hung all the lanterns and riddles and did lots of other setup and cleanup too!

It was a great night for fun with friends!

 

Float trip!

Yesterday, Harper and I floated down the Caddo River in Glenwood, Arkansas.

She was nervous and not sure what to expect.

The water was super clear, but the level was low.  
We found a good spot for a picnic lunch

then floated for a little while longer.  There weren’t many others on the river, so it was nice and relaxing.

Harper had made a playlist for us to listen to,

so we sang and danced our way down the river.

Afterwards, we grabbed cold drinks and fries from a nearby

McDonalds and then she crashed.  

Floating was super fun but exhausting!

Tulsa Zoo and more!

Today we went to the Tulsa Zoo.

 Harper was really interested in reading all the animal facts.

The giraffes were our favorites!

They were really close and there was a baby!

There was a huge playground!

The first time we walked by this tortoise, we thought it was fake.  When we came back an hour later, it had moved!

Next, we went to the Center of the Universe.  Here is the description: The Center of the Universe is one of the most unique attractions in the city of Tulsa. Its strange quality lies in that it can strangely change the sound of your voice if you stand directly at the center of its 30-inch cement circle. The speaker's voice assumes a vibrating nature that can be heard by the speaker alone. There is also no established explanation regarding what causes this unusual phenomenon.
We thought there would be a plaque or something, but it

isn’t marked at all.  It’s just a random circle in the middle of the sidewalk in downtown Tulsa.  We never would have noticed it if another family hadn’t pointed us in the right direction.  The bricks are even all broken up. 

We laughed because it was kind of lame.

Harper had fun yelling into it anyway!

We had lunch at Harper’s favorite (McAlister’s)

then headed to Fort Smith for a lazy afternoon in the pool.



After her swim, Harper warmed up outside in the hot tub.

She chose Friday’s for dinner because they had mac and cheese and green beans!

Another fun filled day!