Family Adventure Day!

Today was family adventure day. MONTHS ago, my brother-in-law Pete organized a trip for any interested family members to go and visit the Shatto Dairy Farm!  As avid Shatto fans, we all jumped at the chance.  It is an hour and 15 minute drive to the farm, but it was a great time had by all.  Our tour started at 10:30 AM. 

Here we are in the bottling section - watching them make the flavors (we were watching iced coffee milk at this time, and it is DELICIOUS let me tell you!).

SAMPLE TIME!  We tasted 6 different kinds of milk.  All were amazing. 

Watching the mass cow milking.  

With Daddy and the little calves

Sophia was a pro at milking the cow. 

Calves. 

  

The tour ended with samples of cheese curds and the delicious butters.  We packed a picnic for afterwards - and we purchased special drinks for the little ones. And they gave out cow tattoos for the kiddos!  Monica did not want her tattoo anywhere but RIGHT THERE.  

After Shatto, we went home and Monica and I tried to nap, however we were too late.  She took a few minutes to fall asleep, when our lovely neighbor decided to start mowing his lawn.  They are such kind people, but somehow they always mow at nap time!  So, Monica woke up after about 20 minutes.  Bah. 

 Anyway, Shaw and Sophia went in search of fireworks, and went on Daddy/Daughter adventures to the WWI Monument and the new Italian market downtown.  

Monica and I met Shaw and Sophia at one of our favorite Spanish (in honor of you Liz!) restaurants that has a fabulous Happy Hour Menu.  Most of the menu is half off at Extra Virgin (conveniently located right across the street from the Rieger and Manifesto, alas too early for cocktails, and the whole pregnancy thing.  Bah).

Monica delicately eating Sea Urchin Pasta, Spanish Meatballs and Pablano Mac n Cheese.  Not pictures: Chick Pea Fries (actually in the bottom right hand corner) and Pork Belly Steam Buns (YUM). 

After dinner (so about 5:15 thanks to the necessary happy hour times and prices) we hit up the Kemper Museum to relax in the "art" display they have in front right now - lots of Hammocks! 

The girls loved it. 

While we were there, a photographer from the KC Star stopped by and asked if he could take some pictures of our little family enjoying the Kemper.  We accepted, and just kept hanging out as a family.  Who knows if/when it will ever appear in the paper, but he took our names and chatted with us for about 15 minutes.  

Shaw especially loves hammocks, and his personal swingers.  

Then a very necessary stop at Glace' Artisan Ice Cream by the plaza.  Really the only place to get ice cream in KC.  

The fruit of Shaw and Sophia's firework search

We ended the night setting off a smoke bomb and a few "sprinklers" as Sophia calls them.  Notice the homemade guard on Sophia's hand - a water bottle cut in half that her hand can fit in, and the sparkler goes through the hole and she can hold it without fear of drips or burns. Thank you Pinterest! 

After baths and stories the girls passed out swiftly in their bedroom.  Whew!