Royals Game

Like I said in the previous post Chris got 4 tickets to the Royals game last week. We were excited that we were finally going to see a game. We have lived here over three years and this is our first game...sad I know!

Our Tickets said the game started at 7 I thought that was weird because the Chiefs first home game of the Season was that night too. The morning of the game Chris luckily was listing to talk radio where he found out that the game had been changed to 2 in the afternoon! NUTS!!! Chris was able to do some juggling and cashed in on favors at work so we could make it to some of the game. We took Ty out of school 30 minutes early and headed to the game. We got to the stadium but we ended up in line with a bunch of crazy Chief tailgaters and sat in the car for forty five minutes.... talk about frustrating! When you are heading to a game and you can see the stadium while fighting traffic with the nutcases who are partying for a game that doesn't start for another 6 hours! We got to the parking gates and they tell us that our parking pass is no longer valid because it was after 3:30...it was 3:50! We don't have any cash so they tell us that they will take our Drivers License and we can go pay at the stadium to get it back. We were in such a hurry to get to the game We didn't read the paper with the instructions. ... until we drove away....

(Go to the Chiefs customer service at the end of the third quarter with your receipt to retrieve your license)

WHAT!!! We weren't even going to the freaking Chiefs game! How in the heck are we supposed to get our license back now? Finding parking was a joke. We kept getting redirected away from the Royals stadium and now it was the top of the 6th inning, we were super frustrated. Finally we pulled over to the silly people who were trying to redirect us and they told us how to get to the game. We finally got parked and headed to the game. We asked the ticket guy what we should do about our license and he was kind enough to tell us where to get it taken care of.
We decided to get to the game and worry about the license after so we could calm down a little bit.

Our tickets were on 6th row behind the visitor dugout! AWESOME!!

We told the kiddos they could get a drink so I took Lucy and got two sprites at $4 each. All while wishing we did not tell them we would get anything ....$4 really? We got back to our seats when Lucy informs me she has to pee..really Luce? You couldn't tell me this 2 minutes ago! So back up the stairs we went:) After we came back we had a good time. We were able to see the last two and a half innings and think that is all the kiddos could have handled anyway.

Our post game photo.
I think their smiles say it all!!!
WE HAD FUN!!!
(minus a few mishaps)



After the game we waited another hour to get the License back from the Chiefs people. Over all it was fun to have family time. Chris got off work early to go to a baseball game, and it didn't cost us a penny...wait ....it only cost us $8 for those stinking drinks:) robbery I tell ya ROBBERY!!!

Chiefs!!!

I downloaded these pictures with the intent to write about our adventure later. I realized that I had posted after I already had 4 comments :)

One of the Dr.'s groups has season ticket to the Chiefs and when they are unable to go, they give the lowly Resident's the tickets :)

Chris lucked out and got two tickets to one of the last pre season games against the Packers!
We were 45minutes late to the game because the freeway was closed down due to a wreck But we made it. Our seats were on the Packers side eighteenth row up from the field!
These tickets were priced at 89.00 each.... holy moly! There is no way we would have ever gone to a NFL game while here in Missouri unless it was free. Luckily it was free and we can mark that off of our list :)

See a NFL game live...Check

The next week Chris came home with four tickets to the Royals game :) more to come on our adventure at the Royals stadium!

Kindergarten

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Today was Ty's first day of Kindergarten. I guess technically Wednesday will be the first day but Today was Kindergarten Transition day. The buses come and pick up only the kindergartners and they go for a few hours so they hopefully can adjust a little easier.

Ty waiting for the bus

The bus gets here and Ty just hops on, no hesitation whatsoever!
See ya Later Mom and Dad!

Luckily we have fabulous friends who tell us it is okay to put him on the bus, then get in the car and drive to the school to take pictures at school. So that is what we did put him on the bus and then put the girls in the car and off to Prairie View.

(here is Ty arriving at school)
while waiting for Ty's bus I started to get slightly emotional, we walk in the doors walk past another Mommy who is having a hard time...little more emotional but able to contain my emotions.

We take one last picture of Ty before he goes into his class room. Once again he goes in with no hesitation, just with excitement to finally be a Kindergartner.

The PTA did a little breakfast for the parents called the Boo-hoo, Ya-hoo breakfast where we went for Muffins and Juice. We headed down and I felt like...WOW we got through sending our baby off with out any tears. Then the PTA gave the parents a little bag with tissues and the poem at the beginning of the post. Lets just say it was a bad idea to read it. Ty has been so excited to start school and I have been so excited too. I was not expecting to feel emotional at all.....but I couldn't help it.... all of a sudden our baby is growing up and the next thing I know I am putting him on a bus and sending him off! I think Chris was even surprised at my emotions. I guess as crazy as Ty makes me sometimes, I'm still going to miss him!

We love you Buddy and hope you continue to have that drive and passion for learning!
LOVE,
MOM and DAD
(we will see how Wednesday goes)

Crown Center

A few weeks ago I was able to meet up with an old friend from our Iowa life... also known as Med School life. I was her Visiting Teacher until the ward split then we parted ways. It was fun to catch up with her and meet her two adorable kiddos. Ty and Lucy had so much fun playing with Carter and little Hayden is just plain adorable and so smiley. Amber invited us to meet her and the kiddos at Crown Center to go to the Clifford exhibit and then play in the fountains. Needless to say they had a blast! Even Annie got in on the action.

This picture is probably one of my favorites Love the crack!
Thanks Amber it was fun to catch up!

Dr. Cook on Fox 4

Chris was on Fox 4 news last night. I couldn't figure out how to post the actual piece on the blog so just click HERE to see it.

The first Dr. you see is a fellow Resident Logan.... he is a better actor than Chris so he did the first part of the piece. Chris is at the end in the background pretending to look at charts... apparently he would have been on longer but he couldn't keep a straight face :) Either way it is fun to see him pretending to work on the news.

It's Official!!!

We sent a signed contract to the Billings Clinic in Montana this morning.
Chris will be working with the Billings Clinic in Miles city, Montana
No turning back now!
It is kind of nice to be starting the fourth year of residency and already have a job set up.
What is in Miles city you ask? Great Hunting, Great Fishing a Walmart...and in one year the Cook Family!

Summer Time!!!

With all the warm weather we have been having, and with Chris just finishing his third week of working every single day. I needed something to keep the kiddos busy when it came closer to dinner time. I have really enjoyed the five dollar sprinkler my mom bought for the kiddos last year..... especially these last couple of weeks. I wait until about 3:00 by that time they are driving me crazy and there is shade in the front yard so they won't get too burned.
Then I let them run wild!





They drink the water because they can... and it's hot.

after a couple of hours of play

they come in and sit on the couch...

and...


Like Magic...


They ....



are....

OUT!!!

There have been a few times that they have fallen asleep a 4:30 and slept through the night..I was worried that they would be up at 3am, but nope they even sleep in.
I LOVE SUMMER!!!!