Mimi & Papa's Visit September 2010

My parents came for a visit to Kansas City in September. They don't really like to relax around the house too much, so we had an event filled weekend!

The first big thing we did was go to Fort Osage in Sibley, MO. This fort was built under the direction of William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) after the Louisiana Purchase. My dad has always been particularly interested in Lewis and Clark history because Meriwether Lewis is one of his ancestors.

The Fort location is beautiful - right on the Missouri River.

They were having an event that day where people dressed in clothes from the fort's time period. It seemed that this event would be aimed at educating the public (as they do at similar historical places), but no one really talked to us, and we were one of the only people there not in costume. It was more of a time for people obsessed with history to hang out. They even had an auction where they were selling all of their old stuff to each other, but anyone could buy things. My dad actually bid and won a beer stein that was built the same year in the 30's that his mom built our family's little log cabin. It will be perfect sitting on the mantle at the cabin.

Also that weekend we went to the art fair at Westport. I love walking around this art fair because of the people watching, and the art is always interesting to talk about. There's also a good number of dogs to check out as well, and these in the picture above were the best. I have never seen dogs this big before. This picture just doesn't do it justice. They are Irish Wolf Hounds. They were used in Ireland to control the wolf population. You need to be a big dog to take down some wolves.

Here we are after walking around the Plaza.

My dad loves bubbles. If anyone goes to his office with a child or a dog, out come the bubbles. I think he might carry some in his car as well. Anyway, he's pretty particular about the type of bubbles he likes, so he ordered some of that brand to bring for Brandon. Brandon loved watching them! I love the expression on my dad's face in this picture. It's so fun to see your parents play with your child!

And I love how excited Brandon looks in this picture. He loves being with his Mimi and Papa!

The highlight of their visit was a trip to Deanna Rose, which merits it's own post, so look for that next!