This was by far the BEST Memorial Day weekend to date! Jacob is finally old enough to really get a kick out of our annual KC Jiggle Jam tradition, and we got to hang out with several of our great friends, which have become more like family!

I {humbly} serve on the Board for the festival and we were able to make a staycation out of the weekend and stayed on-site at a hotel for the weekend to enjoy the festivities!  The kids were so excited to see and hear all their favorite local kid rockers like Jim Cosgrove, Funky Mama, Dinosaur O'Dell & The T-Rex Allstars, and new on the KC scene — Rockin' Rob!  Equally as impressive, however, were the great national acts that Jiggle Jam has become known for — pretty much the reason it's considered to be the largest independent family music festival in the country! 

The kids and I have been listening to peeps like Justin Roberts, Brady Rymer, and The Verve Pipe for several months now so it was quite surreal to meet them and hear them in person this past weekend!  A little fun side note, one of my fellow Board members and buddies, was able to get the lead singer of The Verve Pipe, Brian Vander Ark, to sing a few lines from the group's most famous song, The Freshman, while we were back in the green room after the show.  It was quite cool!

And, of course the kids were stoked again this year about seeing Choo Choo Soul.  I was excited as all get-out to get to intro them to the main stage on Sunday's show and LOVED their show of course!  Such great peeps to hang with and support!  They've got a new album coming out soon and I can't wait to hear the fun tracks that will be on that one!

So while Saturday & Sunday were filled with lots of music and outdoor festivities, Monday we all headed out for a fun ballgame of minor league baseball.  The kids enjoyed the game, snacks and then the fireworks show.  I'm exhausted but I have NO regrets!  This weekend was super fun and I am so excited about summer finally being here!

Here are a few weekend photo picks: