- Well good morning.

We are headed out to some sunflower fields

outside of Kansas City today.

- [Elise] This one's pretty.

- [Isaac] This is so cool that we can do that!

(music swells)

(shutter click)

- [Jeremy] Did you get a good picture?

(footsteps)

Whoa, you almost fell.

- There's (talking over each other) Smilies!

- 'Kay, so guys, first I want us to look at the stem.

Does it look like a strong stem, or a weak stem?

- [Kids] Strong.

- Do you think the sunflower seeds are in there?

- [Caleb] Yep, right? In here.

- 'Kay, so look guys, these are the sunflower seeds!

So can you believe somebody came up and was like,

"Hey, we should try eating these!"

So there's how the sunflower seeds are nestled in there

and then you can just pull 'em out.

- [Elise] I got it!

- [Kendra] You did, you got one!

- This is the part that we actually eat,

but it has to be roasted and dried.

- So I'm having the kids each take a picture of a flower

so that they can draw them on the way home

in their nature journals.

(soft, jazzy piano with percussion)

- It's kinda cute, 'cause the kids keep getting lost

because they're shorter than the sunflowers?

And Jeremy and I are tall enough

that we can see where we're going,

but it's so cute, 'cause they're like,

"Wait, this way? This way?"

They could easily get lost out here.

We'll keep good track of 'em.

So this is a beautiful farm outside of Kansas City

called Grinter Farms,

and they offer this free to the public,

and they're just accepting some donations if you want to,

so we're just excited to support

this beautiful sunflower place.

(energetic synth pop music)

- So we were able to find some sunflowers

that haven't bloomed yet, so it's really cool

'cause the kids can see the closed bud,

and then what it looks like when it's a little bit open,

and then all the way open and then the older blooms.

This is really cool. And bright.

- Yes.

(wind, relaxed synth music)

(shutter click)

- [Kendra] We found a caterpillar crossing the road

and the kids were so concerned about it!

Jeremy ran out and rescued it.

Alright, when we came home and had lunch,

and now you know exactly what we're doing, right?

It's school time.

So, I have to show you guys,

Elise has had a huge breakthrough with her reading!

I am so stinkin' proud of you! (laughs)

So, she is reading this book,

she just picked it up on her own yesterday

and stood next to me while I was cooking dinner

and was reading it to me.

And look at these pages!

Look at all those words on there!

- And...

- Here, why don't you read this part to them?

- Okay.

'"You can (2 second pause) count them,

Frog,"

(sped up voice) said Toad. "I will be too tired.

I am going back to bed."

- I'm so proud of you!

It's so fun to see her progress.

I'm just... I'm just glowing about it, yesterday and today.

I'm like, "Oh my goodness!"

We're like turning a corner with this,

so her reading program we've been using with her,

The Logic Of English Foundations, is wonderful.

We're really enjoying it, and she's really making

a lot of progress with it, so, yay!

Go girlfriend. (giggle) Awkward high-five.

Caleb, what is it?

- A car that can spin.

- [Kendra] A car that can spin?

- Watch this.

- [Kendra] What? (gasps)

- And a big weight can also hold it.

- [Kendra] You think so?

(clatter)

- Oopsies...

- [Kendra] (chuckles)

- [Isaac] Why not (mumble). But don't make the end, (mumble)

and if it's right here, okay, so press ...

- So Isaac started the typing program last year

that we use with our kids,

and Elise is starting it this year,

so he's helping her get all set up

and teaching her the ropes and encouraging her.

- [Isaac] So press A, (pause) S, (pause) Space,

this is space.

Good job! (claps)

You're going at five words per minute!

You're going way faster than you used to.

Remember L?

When I started typing, I thought I couldn't really do it,

but then the typing program I really liked,

and it teaches me really well,

so I can now type like 50 words per minute,

and I think Elise will get really fast, too.

- [Kendra] Is today her first day?

- Yeah, and she's only gotten four letters wrong, only four!

- [Kendra] That's awesome!

- It's my 'vention.

- [Kendra] You have an invention?

Are you breaking that?

- No. (clatter)

- [Kendra] Oooh. Are you propelling them?

- Yeah, watch! (clatter)

- [Kendra] Oh!

- It went over my head.

(clatters)

- [Kendra] Whoa, that one shot way out here!

- Whenever you're ready, you count to four,

and then we'll start.

- One, two, three, four. (plays piano)

- [Kendra] What are you giving to Ivy?

- Doggy treats.

- [Kendra] Doggy treats. - Smells really weird.

- [Kendra] Does it smell really weird?

- D'augh!

- [Kendra] Where do you put the doggy treats?

- Inside of that (mumbles).

Did you already get it Ivy?

- [Kendra] Yep, Ivy got the treats, so now you can

put a new one in there!

- Uh oh. Can I have it? (piano lessons in background)

Uh-uh. He likes me! (giggle)

C'mere, Ivy, wanna doggy treat?

Yah!

- [Kendra] (laughs)

- [Caleb] Get it, Ivy! (giggle)

- [Kendra] Wuh-oh!

- [Caleb] Get it!

- [Kendra] Wuh-oh!

We definitely need a dog.

After we have a baby, dog's the next thing on the list.

(piano exercises)

- And you're gonna go one with the right hand,

your left hand goes back down to the bass clef.

- Isaac's learning some fun new songs today,

this is the first time he's played through them.

- Lots of good things to do for dogs.

- [Kendra] You have lots of good things to do for dogs?

- Yeeah! (growl, howl)

(warm guitar picking)

- Dat's a dog! And dat's Superman!

A Superdog.

- [Kendra] Caleb, are you reading to Ivy?

- Look! Ivy!

- Caleb's being so cute with Ivy.

He's given Ivy more water, he's given Ivy more dog food,

he's reading to Ivy, he's playing fetch with Ivy,

he loves Ivy.

- Me and Ivy are buds today.

- [Kendra] Does Ivy just need a little drink now?

- Yeah, from doing all that stuff that we...

Mom, he needs a little rest I think.

- [Kendra] Is he ready for a rest?

- Have a nap, Ivy.

- [Kendra] Um... Ivy's a girl dog.

So my friend is babysitting our kids for an hour,

she invited the kids over to play, which is awesome,

so I decided to try to get all my grocery shopping done

in just one hour.

Like, door to door, in and out.

So I'm a woman on a mission here.

Alright, three things: number one,

I'm reminded that I should never shop when I'm hungry,

number two, shopping without kids

is really faster, and number three,

I need to learn how to online grocery shop.

I need to. I need to! (grumbles)

I did it, I'm done. (pause) (makes bird noise)

But I look like a crazy woman.

Hopefully there's a short lane.

Well, we're having this Frito pie again

with some apples and apple dip

and Travis and Ashley are here with their family,

and it's gorgeous out, so the kids get to eat outside,

which is awesome!

What do you guys think of the weather?

- [Kids] (talking over each other) Good. I like it.

- [Kendra] Uh-huh?

- [Isaac] It's kinda medium-ish.

- [Kendra] It's kinda medium-ish?

(kids playing, happy shrieks)

- [Boy] If I, if I sing ABCDEFG...

(warm soothing synth) (giggling, shrieks)

- [Jeremy] Uncle Travis is the tickle monster!

(giggling, shouts)

- [Man] Is it a frog?

- [Boy] I think it's a toad.

- [Younger Boy] Yeah.

- [Man] It's a toad?

- [Boy] It's bigger.

- [Man] How can you tell it's a toad and not a frog?

- Hike! Ohh! What a play!

- Ohh! - Go Michael! Run!

- Go Michael! Run! - He's running! He's going!

- Yeah! - Oh no!

(warm soothing synth)

- Cherry trifle for dessert.

- [Man] So good.

It has pudding and whipped cream and angel food cake.

- [Elise] Goodnight. J House out.

- [Kendra] Caleb wants to wrap it by himself.

- (Rustling) Well, I'm good at it.

- [Kendra] You are, you're very good at it.

You need any help, just let me know.

- I need help.

- So today I really got into a new band.

- I posted a picture on Instagram today

of my baby bum and how big it's getting!