Jason just turned the big 2-7 and his only special request for his birthday weekend was a trip to the art museum. Nothing special for dinner, no gift he was yearning for, just a trip to the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Definitely a do-able request.
We went to Kansas City on Halloween and spent a very nice fall afternoon admiring sculptures on the museum lawn. We also caught a tour of works by American artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham and
then explored a little on our own.
At home, we finally did something with the pumpkin we picked out from the store. It had been sitting in our garage for days and I was feeling a little sad for it. Jason and I agreed that it was too late in the day, and we were too lazy to carve something clever into the pumpkin, so we took a friend's advice and drew a Pi sign on the pumpkin. (Get it? Pumpkin Pi(e)?) It kind of represents Jason's school experience these past months.
While Jason was gone to class Monday night, I baked him a birthday cake, wrapped presents and decorated the house with balloons and streamers. After I sang "Happy Birthday" and he blew out his candles, he started opening presents: Dove chocolate, a pumpkin dessert and a calendar. 
Jason just turned the big 2-7 and his only special request for his birthday weekend was a trip to the art museum. Nothing special for dinner, no gift he was yearning for, just a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Definitely a do-able request.
We went to Kansas City on Halloween and spent a very nice fall afternoon admiring sculptures on the museum lawn. We also caught a tour of works by American artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham and 
then explored a little on our own.
At home, we finally did something with the pumpkin we picked out from the store. It had been sitting in our garage for days and I was feeling a little sad for it. Jason and I agreed that it was too late in the day, and we were too lazy to carve something clever into the pumpkin, so we took a friend's advice and drew a Pi sign on the pumpkin. (Get it? Pumpkin Pi(e)?) It kind of represents Jason's school experience these past months. 
We got the Dr. Mario game so I could practice and not be decimated in games against the Meneelys, Kerrs and Maurers. However, Jason determined that I needed to take frequent breaks from gaming, and he often enforced this idea by stealing the remote and taking control of the game. Always looking out for me...
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