Back to the Mother Land!

Waiting for planes is the hardest part of the trip but the best part of waiting for your plane is watching everybody else's planes and then asking "Is that one our plane?" Mommy and Daddy's favorite part is the fact that this is all taking place at 6 o'clock in the morning. We flew Frontier so the the guys were extra excited to see which animal was going to be on our plane.

On our way to Kansas and Oklahoma! Just a little bit of mid-flight hi-jinx by Noah and Kannon to pass the time. Another fun thing about flying for 4 year olds, you get to chew gum so that your ears don't pop!
It was great to see Great Grandma Loewen. We were able to see her for a couple of hours in Wichita after my Uncle and Aunt drove with her down to see us. We definitely miss her and spending time on her farm.We got to stay with my brother Josh and his family shortly before they moved to Olathe for Medical School. This was the best shot we could get of all the Froese cousins together; Jake, Noah, Bethany,Kannon and Rayph. It was an all inclusive picture at the time but my brother Andy and his wife Laura would have Eli just a few days later.Second cousins are awesome! We missed David and Tena a bunch since we moved to California and it was great for the boys to be able to play with them at the play ground.
Nothing cooler than sharing a tire swing with the next generation of Froese Men!The great grand kids and grand kids with Great Grandma! Uncle Luke snuck in there too!
One of these kids is not like the others! One of these kids just isn't the same! Can you tell which one of these fine gentlemen lives in Kansas and which ones live in Southern California? One of the highlights of the trip for me was giving these 4 a bath at the same time. Talk about fun in the tub! I was getting the boys ready for their bath and Jake came down saw what was going on and just got in line. What is one more Froese boy when you already have 3.Libby and Sara took the boys and Beth to Exploration Place in Wichita. It is basically a children's museum on the Arkansas River. The boys had the most fun practicing to be veterinarians. I just hope all the instruments went in the right ends.Rayph trying a new technique for holding dogs during examination, the Ear Pinch, similar to the Vulcan neck pinch.Jake just realized that in order to keep the green jacket he has to first take the veterinarian's exam.Raise the Roof! We are at the zoo! Sedgwick County Zoo with the Froese posse!"I am so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station!" Our very good friends Levi and Emmi Harden joined us at the zoo. Two peas from the same pod! If you watch their mannerisms there is no mistaking that these two are related. Noah and Grandpa Haynes hanging out at the lake house. We finished up our trip with some relaxing time with Libby's family at their lake house on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.The next Bobby Fischer of Chinese checkers! Notice the intense concentration! "Whose got next!"The first catch of the day! Noah's favorite thing to do in Oklahoma, fish with Grandpa Haynes at the lake! (It is much bigger than it looks!) (at least it will be in the memory banks)

Just a little light reading in my leisure time."Oh, so that is the insect that bit me. Hum, should have seen that coming! I should have read this before I went outside!"


I, Rayph, have created Fire!

"Whoa, dude, is that your smarshmellow on fire?"

We were thrilled to be able to stop by Andy and Laura's for a few hours on the way to the airport and see my new nephew, Eli. Handsome little guy must take after his uncle.