Thursday, August 04, 2011

Vacation!!

Jonas and I went on a trip to see Aunt Laura and Uncle Carlos in North Carolina, and then to Columbus to visit Papa Jon and Grandma Miriam. Here's the highlights!

Welcome to North Carolina! I can't tell you how good it was to see that sign after driving for almost 12 hours!


Our first full day in Charlotte we went to a local park that had a train, splash pads, and a playground. Jonas loved the train and even got to ring the bell! Although he was a little pouty at the splash pad because he didn't get to use the toy he wanted, he did manage to have some fun before we moved on to the playground.







Jonas falling asleep when I put in him time out:


On Tuesday we headed to Reed Gold Mine. This was really interesting, and Jonas was surprisingly into it. We checked out the museum, went down into the mines, and then panned for gold. Unfortunately, we only found a flake...which we can hardly see. So guess I have to keep my job :)





After the mine we went to Sonic (which is a treat for us Northerners), and enjoyed some slushies!


Tuesday night we went to the Charlotte Speedway for Kids Day. Jonas got a free bobble head, played in a bounce house, got his face painted, ate ice cream, and of course, watched the races!




Wednesday we had a nice relaxing day. We played in the sprinkler in Aunt Laura's yard, and played some Candyland.



Thursday we went to the Discovery Place. As always, it was a fun time! The big hits were the water area (who would've thought!), the old fashioned 3D movies, and the giant lite bright.







Friday we started our drive to Columbus. Thanks for a great time Aunt Laura and Uncle Carlos!

Summer Fun

Here's some fun things we did in July:

We went to the annual Summerfest out at Camp Pioneer. Tons of fun as always...beach time, swimming, and bounce houses!


Swim time with the always fabulous Radt family




Making faces at the mall (also with the Radts, although they weren't in this picture):


Walk, Stroll, and Roll at Trinity




McDonald's toy fun (It's a light saber, and you better watch out!)

Vacation Bible School

Jonas, Bethany, and Joey went to Vacation Bible School in July. Besides Jonas getting sick and missing a day, it was tons of fun!

Joey resting


Learning from "Aunt" Beth


There aren't a lot of pictures since I was helping out with crafts, but rest assured that the kids had a great time!

Monday, July 11, 2011

Sprinkler Time

The water fun doesn't end there! The next day we went over to Grandma's house and played in the sprinkler and at the water table!

Filling the cup from the water table...


Then watering the plants?? That could take a while!


He tried filling it from the sprinkler too...even worse!

Easter in July

We celebrated Easter at Aunt Marie's house with an Easter egg hunt and swimming this week. Yup, our family's weird. It's hard finding a time when everyone's free! Anyway, the kids had a blast and were super excited.

Does anyone else play this game? They are pretending they are stranded in the middle of the ocean looking for airplanes.


Underwater contest - Jonas won but he cheated.


Abby was not pleased to be in the pool.


Jump! Which he did about 50 times!


And then it was time for the Easter egg hunt! Even Grandma Jane was stealing eggs.


Bekah is serious about opening this egg.


Got one!


Abby liked watching all the kids!



Is it possible that Easter in July could become a tradition?!?

Cazenovia Park Water Fountains

Jonas and I went with Luke and Amelia (and Mrs. Lindsay, of course) to the Caz park water fountains this week. Of course Jonas loved it....it's water! Amelia and he were really good buddies again, no surprise there either! The water was pretty cold and the sun kept going behind the clouds, but the kids were troopers and lasted over an hour. After the fountains we met up with the Lafferty's for some Dairy Queen and playground time. Can a day get any better than that?

Sharing a towel, how cute is that?!?






Can't wait to go again!