Stu arrived in Bern early afternoon on Monday the 11th. He dropped off the Mach 1 for my dad and then him and the kids headed to Wakefield. I stayed in Bern so I could go shopping with my sister on Tuesday and then headed to Wakefield. Wednesday, Stu and I boarded a plane to head to a good friend's wedding in Key West (more of that in a later post) for six days. So there is not a lot of pictures of the time in Wakefield but here are some of the highlights.
Shelby took swimming lessons at the Clay Center swimming pool for 2 weeks. It is amazing her transformation in that amount of time. She is a little fish that feels more comfortable in the water and will even jump off the side of the pool all by herself.
One evening we headed to Clay Center for a band concert in the park. Bradan apparently thought it was a little to loud because he had his "ear muffs" on for a good part of the performance. Cracked us all up - Silly kid.
Also at this park was a new giant playground that the kids enjoyed. It is nice when small towns have great play areas for kids to enjoy.
The kids also got to spend some time with Aunt Rachell and her dogs while their parents were away. She made the trip from Colorado to help out. Both kids have gotten use to the dogs and even look forward to seeing them.
It was terribly hot during the last week of Kansas (every day above 100) so a lot more day was spent indoors but the kids kept busy playing, helping Grandma bake and cook and watching movies.
And of course, no trip to Kansas is complete without a big gathering of friends and family at the Avery household. We had good smoked brisket and ribs and grilled sweet corn. Shelby had a great time playing with some of Stu's cousins kids and then watching a firework show put on by her daddy. Bradan, as always, flirted with the ladies and then hid in his mommy's shoulders while the fireworks were going.
We had a great time in Kansas but were definitely ready to make the trip back to Washington. Before we left, we headed to Bern for one last night with my parents. There we stocked up on some good sweet corn and meat before we took off the next morning. The drive went great until we hit Washington. Due to a car accident, I-5 was a mess of back-ups so we arrived home 2 hours later then expected. But we made it and the kids happily slept in their own beds that night.
