Quick little getaway.

See her big smile. That smile is one of pure thrill. She was scared to death when we got on the go carts. However, after one time around the track she loved it. It was a spiraling, high up track with steep hills. When we came down, the cart literally left the ground at some points. She had rubber tire pieces in her hair and I had them in my mouth. It was fun!

He loved it from the beginning. In fact he hounded and whined so much to do go carts that we made this emergency stop on the way to dinner. I couldn't take the hounding one more second, especially not through dinner. Kids win again! 

A little water play. It was freezing!!! Literally so cold it was painful on the feet. 

Riding the train! We rode lots of rides but this is the only one I have phone pics of. The kids ventured to a few new rides including the wet and wild river one, the swinging boat, but couldn't convince them to try some bigger roller coasters. 

Celebrate a night of uninterrupted sleep!

He has officially and finally slept through the night for the first time in his life. He went to bed at 9:30 and didn't wake up until 5:30. I can't believe it. I forgot how good a night of sleep felt. I feel like i have been tortured this past year. Thank you table food and formula for finally filling his tank up!  :)

"Hello!"

He grabbed the toy phone and held it up to his ear. Then he yelled out a baby babble ("ehh")  as if to say, "hello". I couldn't believe it. He's never done anything like this before.

So, I ran to get me camera and when I returned, he had thrown the phone down and moved on to another toy. When I said, "where's your phone?"  He instantly stopped and crawled over to grab the phone and began talking to it again. So cute and funny!  How did he know that was a phone?  Phones don't look like that anymore. They look like an IPhone. ;)

Pool time has begun!!

We have already ventured to the pool. The water is the perfect temperature for kids...ice cold. Apparently, they don't care!

I think the littlest guy is going to be a little fish, too. He loved having his feet in the water and loved kicking and splashing. When I took him out, he would grunt and scream until I put his feet back in the water. 

First taste of summer.

What yells summer better than a Red, White, & Blue Popsicle?!? 

Maybe, watermelon...which we had also. We are ready for summer!

Rub-a-dud-dud 3 kids in a tub

First time baby brother joined them in the big kids tub.  It didn't go too smoothly. He was like a little bobber, just wobbling all over. However, they had fun. 

Last day as a cute little kindergartener!

I can't believe her kindergarten year is over already!  This had the be the fastest year of my life. It seems like just yesterday she was trying on uniforms and picking out her favorite bow to match and order for school. I have to admit the last day made me tear up a little as the last bell rang and the teachers ran out of the building cheering for the kids. 

She learned lots this year. She is reading and writing. She loved school and loved her teacher. I am so thankful that her first year went to smoothly. 

She made lots of friends. The following are her favorites. She talked about them all the time and loved to play with them. 

However, there was one kid that topped the list from the very first day. She loved to talk about him and about how funny he was everyday. His name was Gus. After talking to his mom many times, it appears the fondness was mutual. He enjoyed her company as well. I'm happy he's a nice boy from a nice family.  Hope she stays away from the trouble makers.  Little kindergarten love....

They were even placed next to each other at the big kindergarten Opera.  ;)