Sunday, April 29, 2012

Spring Break

We took the kids to Branson during Spring Break. Our friends Brian and Lindsey with their three daughters went with us. We spent three days there and we had a great time! We stayed in a resort with a water park indoors. We swam every evening for a couple hours. During the day we went to Silver Dollar City for two of the days and hung out in Branson the rest of the time. We rode the "Ducks," watched a movie at the Imax, Branson Landing, and the outlets! Here is Silver Dollar City...

Of course the Merry-go-round!
Cool picture Dad!
Nathan's favorite... The train ride!
The kids loved these swings! I think they rode them at least 3 times.
We took the tour of the cave, but only got to see half of it because the rest was still flooded from all the rain. It was still really neat. We love seeing every time we go.
Here is the biggest room looking back at the decent into the cave.
You gotta love Sean's enthusiasm about riding the mini roller coaster with the kids.
Nathan and Lena. Best buds!
Nathan is on one of those vibrator chairs. He loved it!
This was the highlight of the day! Katelyn could ride the BIGGEST roller coaster there. It is called "Powderkeg." Very fun! You get to 60 miles per hour in less than 2 seconds. Needless to say, it catches you off guard every time!
In Branson, they have a boat/bus that they call a "Duck" because they give you a tour of Branson on land and in the water. The kids got to drive the boat in the water.
Everyone on the tour sang Happy Birthday to Mom because it was her Birthday the next week. Very funny!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

My Friend's Baby

My friend had her baby in February...  She is a doll!  I love holding her whenever we get together.  It makes me baby hungry :)

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Katelyn's Birthday

Katelyn's favorite thing right now is dolphins and sea horses. She loves ocean creatures, draws them, reads about them, makes up stories about them, and talks about it all the time. We did an ocean party for her theme this year. Here is her cake she wanted me to make and this was our party at home...








She got lots of swimwear, flip flops, and some cute things from Justice for her birthday. She also got a little digital camera that she asked for. That has been very fun for her!






Her friend from school named Leigha had her birthday the same weekend so we combined their parties into one. Leigha is such a sweet girl. She and Katelyn had a great time with their friends. We had their party at an indoor rec. center so they could swim.

Katelyn and Leigha



Katelyn using her new camera:)





All their friends that came...


Katelyn and one of her other friends getting in the pool...





Our whole family went swimming with the kids and some of their families too. We had a great time! Here is Brayden!




Thursday, March 15, 2012

Trampoline Night

The kids made a night time snack on the trampoline. So fun! They got all of Katelyn's tea sets out and made quite a little feast.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Nathan's 2nd Birthday

We took the kids to the jump zone... Nathan had lots of fun there. I made him a train cake! His favorite things are trains and candy so I thought I would include them both with his birthday cake...
He had a great Birthday! Thanks for everyone's gifts!