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Summer Update - August

The girls and I enjoyed a short getaway to KC with Grammy in early August.  Delaney actually hasn't been in KC before, so she was especially excited.  And Cambry has only been there a couple of times - once when she was only 6 weeks old! 

We enjoyed our stay at the Sheraton on the Plaza - a hotel I was familiar with from an earlier girls' trip.  We were only there for 2 nights, but the girls got 4 swims in - that's really what vacation is all about for them:  the hotel and the swimming!  We were in room 1111 - the 11th floor of 18!  Delaney wasn't so sure about being up that high at first, but she soon got over it. 

Our main stops included showing Grammy the public library - mainly the parking garage across the street.  The walls are painted as if it is a giant bookshelf - just amazing!  We also went to Crown Center, the aquarium, Hallmark Visitors' Center, the Cheesecake Factory, did some shopping, and arrived at the American Girl Store (as part of Delaney's birthday gift) on our way home.  We also had a goal of taking as many 'fountain selfies' as possible.  All in all, a fun-filled 2 days!


Plaza Fountain

Cheesecake Factory fountain

giant bouncy balls at Old Navy




Good ol' Maxine at Hallmark

The bow-making machine was a hit!

Too bright for Delaney - Crown Center fountain

Another fountain at Crown Center 
Crayola Cafe for a snack


Pizza at the hotel is apparently becoming a tradition!

Night swimming - a must on vacation


Nelson Atkins Museum of Art - we didn't have time to go in,
but we explored the giant shuttlecocks for a bit 


 Delaney had some birthday money from her grandmas, so she chose to spend part of that money on getting her dolls' hair redone - both Camille and Kendall had a good brush-out and slightly new 'dos!



Kendall's hair, especially, needed help!

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