September Editor's Letter
Years ago, my younger and her “twin cousin” (he’s five days younger than she, so she dubbed him this years ago) were left in the care of my dad. You know, a well-respected, responsible grown man who had raised six children of his own. I walked in the door to find both kids holding a pouch of hot chocolate mix, eating the mix right out of the packet. While my dad stood there and watched. When I questioned why both kids were eating (and covered in) hot chocolate mix, my dad replied, “Well, they asked if they could eat it, and I told them yes.”
Each September we celebrate National Grandparents Day, and Olathe mom Lauren Greenlee has put together some great ideas for connecting with grandparents not only on one Sunday in September but throughout the year. Luckily, none of her ideas involve letting the grandkids eat hot cocoa mix!
Two questions for you moms and dads out there: Do you have to plan a birthday party in the next year? Do you like to get things for free? If you answered yes, then are you in luck! September is our birthday party issue, and we are giving away not one, not two, not even three but EIGHT birthday parties at venues all over Kansas City. Check out the details and hurry over to KCParent.com to enter!
Enjoy the start of fall with your family, KC!