Raphael Hotel Cinderella carriage ride at the Plaza A couple of months ago, my good friend Patsy offered to come visit me from Ohio to give me a weekend away. She booked a room at the beautiful Raphael Hotel in Kansas City, Mo near the Plaza. The hotel was beautiful and the service was excellent. Everyone was polite and helpful. It was a real treat! It was so nice to get away just us two girls, but it was still hard to leave since I never do it. Patsy was so sweet that she invited the girls to spend the night with us on Friday. They were both thrilled to stay in such a nice hotel and we went shopping...

Sofia and Grandpa Dad and Me front of necklace Back of necklance We were going to all drive to Ohio for Christmas. Ralph had some deadlines to meet with his Superman book and other projects and felt too much pressure since driving would take 2 days of travel each way. We decided that I would fly instead and I would go alone because of the cost. Sofia had money saved from modeling this summer and asked if she could use her own money and fly with me to Cleveland. She has never been on an airplane and really wanted to go. We decided that she should be able to spend her money if she wanted to and...