Exploring Kansas City!

So.. we moved from Kansas City! We moved to Springdale, Arkansas (our apartment is literally 3 minutes away from my brother's house!). It's super exciting! We are staying with my brother and his family until our apartment is ready! Its been super fun!
Before we left we took a day to explore the city and go to the places that we missed out on while we lived there. We started by going to this restaurant called "Kansas City Joe's Barbecue" It was on "Man vs. Food"! It was reeeeally good however I got super sick after. We had to wait in a line that was going clear out past the doors. It's that popular. Then we to this art museum. We actually just stayed outside of it which was amazing itself. There were sooo many wedding parties getting their pictures taken! There were also sooo many fun things to look at! There was this glass maze! Its so much harder than it sounds! Poor Emma was so confused and didnt enjoy it as much as Trevor and I. By the end everyone single kid that went inside came out crying from hitting their heads! It was quite hilarious! After that we went to this amazing shopping outlet. The best way I can describe it is a neighborhood of stores. There were some high end stores that I clearly stayed away from but man it was awesome! It really was such a fun day exploring the city! Also Emma peed through her diaper at the beginning of the day and I totally forgot an extra outfit so that's why she's in just a diaper in these photos!

Parkville Days

I don't know why I always take pictures of just Emma's head!? It cracks me up!

Trevor and I went to Parkville Days to help out our friend Charity who had a booth up for her massage business (legacymassage.com ! I designed her logo,website.. it doesn't look that great.. yet! And business cards and pretty much everything else! It's pretty fun!). On our way we happened upon Hogwarts an awesome college! I was seriously in love! I mean their library was in the ground like a Hobbit hole! A school that looks like it could be from the books Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings? Where do I apply!? It was pretty cool! Then we went to the event and hung out and tried to book people for a massage!

Evening Walk

Trevor and I went on an evening walk to the little walking area in between these housing communities. I would LOVE to have this area as my backyard! I'm super jealous! It's so green and lush!

Saturday in Kansas City!

One Saturday Charity and I decided to go explore the city. She found an awesome little area that was definitely a hidden gem! I honestly don't know how she found it. The houses surrounding are so amazing and beautiful and the little stores are so adorable! We went into the first store on the corner and had a (overpriced) macaroon! Although it was super delicious. Then we went around the corner and Charity bought some bread from this awesome bakery! I felt like I was in another country stepping inside their store. We kind of wandered around the area for a bit.

Then we decided to go to the heart of Kansas City and went to this amazing farmers market. Oh my gosh. Everything is so fresh and so cheap! We stocked up on some much need fruits and vegetables (I spent $8 on two bags full!) and dropped them off at the car. Close by was an enormous antique/thrift shop so we wandered around there for bit and played dress up in all the old outfits!

After we headed over to this butcher shop that has a food truck next to it. Charity's clients told her about this place and boy are we glad they did! It definitely was a place where only the locals would go. We ordered this sandwich and it was nothing like I've ever tasted before. So delicious!

Then we met Trevor at Ikea and we bought Emma a high chair! (I love it. It's so cute and cheap!). It was such a fun day and I was able to see more of the city! I didn't like it the first time I went through but now that I've seen more I actually really like it! I can't believe how much stuff there is to do here. It makes me excited to try new things!

Afternoon walk

After a huge storm hit a welcoming sunny day came around but was then followed by another stormy day the next day.. Welcome to Kansas. Taking advantage of the beautiful day Emma and I went for a walk. Trevor pointed out this trail on our way to church last Sunday so I walked down and found it. It was seriously the prettiest walk I have ever been on! I was in disbelief the whole time! Just walking towards the trail I was next to a fairly busy road on the left and then a ton of trees and wilderness on the right! It was pretty amazing and so green! I was dying over the beautiful tree tunnels and fields. Ugh.. still dying. I walked for about 2 miles and then decided to go back and on the way I spotted a monster/dog (probably a bear.. right?) coming around a corner a ways down the path and it didn't have a leash on and I didn't see anyone next to it so I quickly ran back to the nearest sidewalk to the suburbs! The suburbs was just as pretty! Do people really live here?! So amazing. But after a total of 4 miles.. I crashed on the couch with Emma. Intense workouts ya know?

Sorry for the crappy phone quality and yes I know they all look pretty much the same. I was snap happy okay!?

Our little apartment

I was inspired by my friend Shauni to take pictures of our new apartment! It's more for myself to remember what this time in our life looked like! We drove out here to Kansas in our little car so therefore we had to leave a ton behind. So basically we are living with hardly anything and I can't tell you how much of a freedom it is not to have so much stuff. I absolutely love it. It's so easy to clean, it's not cluttered at all, and its just so refreshing! Honestly I am going to consciously be aware of how much stuff I buy and bring into the home from now on. Its just stuff and I feel so much better without it! I am definitely going to get rid of most of the stuff I kept at home. I do need a little more decor but I kind of like only a few decorations. Minimalism is in right? I love our apartment. We have normal colored walls! No wood or dark red! I'm in love. We also have a huge window in our bedroom and three in the living room/dining room area. I love all the natural light and I've noticed I feel so much better when I wake up naturally from the sunlight. Being in a deep dark basement was hard on all three of us. Our view out of the windows is unfortunately the other apartments but everywhere surrounding the apartments is so greeeeen! Love it here!

Kansas City!

Our first time actually in the Kansas City area! Our friends were told by a ton of people to go check out this market so we all drove there and it was empty. Apparently its in the mornings on the weekends. Oops! It was fun to drive around and see the area! I'm not a huge fan of the city.. I haven't been to too many things there so maybe that's why but so far I'm not super impressed yet. Although I absolutely love the area we live in!