Annual pilgrimage home

Pictures, in no particular order...

Now THIS is vacation

Why not?

Waa-haa pilgrim.

sew, sew, sew

We built a swing!

aaaaa....

The kids beat us all at poker, until Gpa Phil came through at the end.

I forced the kids to go hiking on a 98 degree day. Notice the shade? See, I'm not too mean.

They disagree

Crazy hotel pool fun

Ava

Is running with a punk better or worse than running with scissors?

How does barefoot on the gravel factor into it?

Happy 4th!

Yay USA!

Pretty sparkler dancer

Ava's not gun shy

Love this

Caught the parachutes!

Lunch at Crown Center, Kansas City

Union Station, Kansas City

My daughter in a "C"

We stood in front of the giant spoon with a cherry in Minneapolis, 

why not a giant shuttlecock in Kansas City?

Outside the Hallmark Museum

My dog

Not only can my "super-sniffer" Ava NOT figure out which is our hotel room door, she also can't figure out if a wall actually has a door. We have gone up and down the stairs countless times in the last 2 days and she stops and waits for me to open the door at every. single. landing. no matter if it is a door or a blank wall. Sweet, naive Ava.