Trip to New York

Unfortunate circumstances took my boys on a short trip to New York last weekend. Chris' oldest Uncle passed away - he & Tyler were lucky enough to say good bye and see the rest of the family as well. It was Tyler's 1st time meeting most of the Parker clan, along with a bunch of Chris' old friends from Long Island.

On the plane to NY - the Clifford DVD was a lifesaver!

Taking time out to practice his skills! Mr. Comic Relief

While in NY, Chris, Mema & Tyler met up with Aunt Kathryn at the Bronx Zoo. Of course, Tyler had a blast seeing all the tigers, seals, gorillas, monkeys... I think he's ready to move to the zoo!

Heading back to Kansas City... and blowing Mommy a big kiss ;)

Mema in Kansas City

Chris' mom (aka Mema!!) gave up sunny Florida and came to Kansas City over Halloween weekend. We had a blast and actually squeezed quite a bit of activity into a few days. Penguin Park is always a hit... We decided to head out the Deanna Rose animal farm too - fortunately we went when we did, because it was the last open day of the season. Very cool - can't wait to check it out again in the spring. Never trust a goat with one horn! Tyler wouldn't take his eyes off this one. The boy loves his slides! The one room school house - my little man looks so big here!! Uh oh, someone's in trouble! Tyler always wants to be like daddy... We still aren't quite sure where Mema learned how to milk a cow ;) Bottle feeding the baby goats. And of course Halloween & trick or treating!! Tyler wore his fireman costume (that he wishes he could wear everyday!). We went to Weatherby Lake to meet the Dec's - little Madalyn was a cute KU cheerleader.

Dec'd Out Photography

My friend & collegue, Courtney Dec, recently took pictures of our family. She did an awesome job, and actually made Team Coffin look pretty good :) These are all taken outside the Nelson-Atkin's Museum of Art in Kansas City. Courtney's a very busy woman, but I'd definitely recommend her services!!! Check her out at: http://www.decdoutphotography.com/

Tyler taking a snack "time-out" with his buddy Madalyn

Tyler lovin' on his new pal Trent