penn & paper: thank you!

we had a great a weekend visiting aunt lizzie, aunt lisa and uncle kevin in kansas city... and there are lots of thank yous after the first road trip.

1. penelope - thank you for being such a good girl in the car. She slept 3 hour of the car ride on the way to KC and 3.5 hours on the way back. had a few rough patches in the car but did sooo good overall!

2. grandma d. - thanks for helping with penelope - especially in the car - would have been impossible to drive (safely) and keep us happy!

3. aunt lisa and uncle kevin - thanks for hosting and for lettings us take over their house - we took over the office, spare bedroom, living room, family room, kitchen counter - even had stuff in the fridge and freezer (teethign rings and prune juice). penelope does not travel light - was soo good to see you guys! she was soo happy to see you guys - and stare at uncle kevin :) (as long as he didnt have his hat on)

4. aunt lizzie - thanks for spending so much time with us - even though you had to miss out on time with your college friends - penelope LOVED being show off and see your room. you know this girl loves the attention - she has mentioned an interested in chi o - too bad she's a KD legacy :) she also loved to see her aunt lizzie!

5. mango - thanks for sharing your house with penelope - sorry she took up so much of your rug and sorry her jumperoo terrified you - you were a great hostess :)

6. the makers of jumperroo - i love you.

7. and the biggest thank you off - daddy, uncle kyle, grandpa h and great uncle tim! when mom and penelope got back home today we had a brand new bathroom - and it's amazing!!!! i can't believe how awesome it looks - was the best surprise ever :) thank you all forall your hard work - i'm going to go out of town more often!!!

here are a couple pics from the weekend - i really didnt get too many...

gatsby's best friend mango... gatsby called her to keep an eye on penelope.