Well here we are at the end of August already. Ever year you know it goes by way too quickly and you want to savor the sun, the heat, the leaves on the trees, and the outdoor adventures....but Autumn comes too soon. School starts tomorrow. My baby gets on a big boy bus without me and makes his first step in gaining his independence from me. I am going to bawl my eyes out. I already know it. However, I am very excited about having three days of free time. I'll have about three hours each day. WOW!!! Oh the possibilities. How do I fit everything in to that time? I will have to make a list of projects and then get back on an exercise program. So the first day will be filled with crying. It is inevitable. I will grieve his infancy, I will celebrate his moving on, I will wish that time could stand still for just a few minutes at least, I will think about his future and what it holds (good and bad), I will be happy for him and happy for me. So many emotions will come out when I am crying over my baby growing up tomorrow. Then on Wednesday I will be ready to conquer the peace and quiet! :)
What a summer we had though. This past week has been filled with school orientations and getting prepared for this week. Plus, we had to save some money after that awesome vacation we had!!! It was sort of nice to hang back and just clean and have the kids relax and watch TV. I think they needed that.
Did I ever write about our last day in N.H.? I don't think that I did. We went to Santa's Village which my husband claimed that he remembered that it sucked. He was proven wrong when we got there. I love, love, love that place. I am not a huge Disney Character person but Santa Claus? He is my guy!!! We actually didn't get to see him though. My favorite is the reindeer though. Feeding them....magical to me! Obviously I am a huge dog fan (btw, Mack looks like a deer) and something about animals that is so calming. (when they aren't tearing your house apart) The reindeer are always my favorite part of the Christmas characters. We all went on the sleigh ride and got the most amazing picture of our family. It was finally one where everyone was looking at the camera and smiling and the kids hid me so I didn't look as overweight! LOL! The kids had a blast and went on this water park thing (although it was a little to chilly for it). There was water slides for little kids and medium kids and every 10 minutes or so the bucket on top let go and dumped water over everything. The loved it! Both were crying when we left because Ella didn't get to go on all the rides she wanted to and Weston saw a tractor in the gift shop on the way out that he wanted (good marketing for Santa's village to make you leave out a gift shop!)and he had already gotten a toy. They were exhausted and had an awesome time. Andy and I decided to leave that night so we could have all day Sunday to unpack. It was a long ride home, but we made it!
What an amazing vacation. My husband actually enjoyed himself and admitted that after Weston was born he buried his head in the sand and told himself that by working all the time he was providing for the family when really he was just avoiding CF. He really was able to let his work and stress go and enjoy the kids. He said he finally got to know them over that vacation and that they were really awesome people. It was great for me as well. I had some help with the kids and someone else to enjoy them with. I honestly was wondering at the beginning of summer if after the kids were all grown up if my husband and I were going to have anything in common. This proved that we can still have fun and he can do things other than work hard. I feel very very blessed to have been able to have such a great vacation!
I want to make a correction. Weston called his hood a "lid" not a "top". Some other cute things they are doing. Ella is thinking that "I dare you to" will work on me when I tell her "no" about something. Like I am going to succumb to peer pressure! Weston was chasing the dog around with his symbols the other day and he said "Mom, I think if I stop playing instruments in front of Mack than he won't be afraid of me anymore". Then he thought "Well maybe I could still play the piano because that isn't too lousy (Lousy is the word he used for noisy)." Then he told me that he and Mack had a situation in his room where he was trying to figure out why Mack didn't like music. LOL! Poor dog.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Still having a blast!
It is Saturday already!! We have been here for a week already and this is our last full day. It is bitter sweet because we have had so much fun and it has been really nice having Andy around. He's really been an awesome dad /husband this week. Thursday he took the kids fishing in the river by the campsite for two hours. I got to relax and read my Sookie Stackhouse books...which I just finished the last one last night. :(
Yesterday we also went fishing but at a different spot. The kids love it. I brought my book. It is nice to see Andy get time with the kids. then we went to Franconia Notch and walked to the Basin which is a "pot hole" in the rocks. This place is so breathtakingly beautiful. the Kidd loved playing in the clear spring water. After warning Weston many times not to jump, he slipped and fell in the water! He was crying for a bit until he saw that an older boy had also fallen in. We walked back to the car and changed. Then we drove to the flume gorge. this one was a two mile walk and we wouldn't have had enough time to hike it, but the kids really wanted to go to the gift shop so we did. Andy got a hat and a book, a got a jacket, and the kids got stuffed animals. Weston named his dog Bones and Ella named her bear Honey. By then it was time to come back to the campsite for dinner. The kids played, we read....relaxing! It is cold up here though. It warms up between 2-4pm, but the rest of the time is Jean weather.
Yesterday Weston came into our bed after he woke up and asked me for something to eat. I asked him what he wanted and after he told me he said "but can you shower first?" This was an odd request because usually he has no patience when it comes to food. I sake him why and he said " because you kind of stink" I guess my breath was really bad!
Yesterday we also went fishing but at a different spot. The kids love it. I brought my book. It is nice to see Andy get time with the kids. then we went to Franconia Notch and walked to the Basin which is a "pot hole" in the rocks. This place is so breathtakingly beautiful. the Kidd loved playing in the clear spring water. After warning Weston many times not to jump, he slipped and fell in the water! He was crying for a bit until he saw that an older boy had also fallen in. We walked back to the car and changed. Then we drove to the flume gorge. this one was a two mile walk and we wouldn't have had enough time to hike it, but the kids really wanted to go to the gift shop so we did. Andy got a hat and a book, a got a jacket, and the kids got stuffed animals. Weston named his dog Bones and Ella named her bear Honey. By then it was time to come back to the campsite for dinner. The kids played, we read....relaxing! It is cold up here though. It warms up between 2-4pm, but the rest of the time is Jean weather.
Yesterday Weston came into our bed after he woke up and asked me for something to eat. I asked him what he wanted and after he told me he said "but can you shower first?" This was an odd request because usually he has no patience when it comes to food. I sake him why and he said " because you kind of stink" I guess my breath was really bad!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
I had to put some groceries away that I forgot about. It is so relaxing here that time just doesn't matter...until you have spoiled milk! So Tuesday was another adventure day I didn't anticipate this vacation being so adventurous but I am loving every minute of it. Andy has been able to relax and enjoy the kids as well as keep his mind off of work and have a good time. It has been the perfect experience. Every night we are thoroughly exhausted, but the good kind of exhausted where you know you did a lot of fun things, got great exercise, and made wonderful lasting memories. Then you get to sleep in a camper with the windows open and catch all that fresh mountain air. It is great! Tuesday we ate a late lunch at the place so basically we came back and got the kids ready for bed and crashed.
Yesterday was Wednesday...right? Seriously, I am amazed at how time flies here and although I feel the need to know what time it is there really is no point when you are on vacation. So yes, Wednesday we decided to go to Storyland. The kids had been begging and it was a day to do kid things. Storyland is about 1 hour away from where we are camping at the Lisbon/Littleton KOA. The drive there is just amazing, amazing, amazing!!! Mountains, rail road tracks across mountains, the gorgeous Mt. Washington Hotel...just so so beautiful. I wish we could have stopped at all the lookouts, waterfalls, cascades, trails. I could spend a whole vacation just exploring those mountains. But the kids wanted to get to Storyland so we just went straight there.
Storyland was of coarse fun because it was nice to see the kids have a good time. Weston's favorites were the train ride, the tractor ride, and surprisingly the roller coaster! Ella's were the bamboo chute (flume), the water raft ride, and the roller coaster! Ofcoarse. I thought the bamboo chute was the only one worth the time waiting in line, but again they had fun and that is all that matters. It was pretty exhausting and there were many things we didn't get to see, but it was another great experience with the family. I can't believe that it had been five years since we went there. Last time I was pregnant with Weston. When I told him this he responded, "You better not have a baby in your belly this time because I'm not doing that!" LOL! Thankfully there are no plans for more babies in my future or I would have a problem with that one! The kids were over tired when we got back yesterday. Oh vey! That is the only downfall of the vacation...neither get enough sleep for the activity level we have them going at.
So today was a relax day. I think we all needed it. Well really I am finally relaxing right now, but for me it was catching up on laundry (Weston has peed the bed most nights including one night he peed both of the beds) and grocery shopping. Not bad though. We just went to the 99 and got lobster rolls and the kids had lunch. Then Andy went and bought fishing polls so the kids and he could go fishing in the river behind the campsite. They are there now. We'll be making dinner when they come back and putting to bed another awesome day on vacation. It is going to quickly, although I do sort of miss the dogs and the house. Plus everyone is posting on Facebook about school starting next week and that is making me a little anxious. I feel like I don't have things in place. Oh well, I can deal with all that when we get back. Atleast I finally know that Weston got into AM kindergarten (after I advocated for him) and who his teacher is.
Yesterday was Wednesday...right? Seriously, I am amazed at how time flies here and although I feel the need to know what time it is there really is no point when you are on vacation. So yes, Wednesday we decided to go to Storyland. The kids had been begging and it was a day to do kid things. Storyland is about 1 hour away from where we are camping at the Lisbon/Littleton KOA. The drive there is just amazing, amazing, amazing!!! Mountains, rail road tracks across mountains, the gorgeous Mt. Washington Hotel...just so so beautiful. I wish we could have stopped at all the lookouts, waterfalls, cascades, trails. I could spend a whole vacation just exploring those mountains. But the kids wanted to get to Storyland so we just went straight there.
Storyland was of coarse fun because it was nice to see the kids have a good time. Weston's favorites were the train ride, the tractor ride, and surprisingly the roller coaster! Ella's were the bamboo chute (flume), the water raft ride, and the roller coaster! Ofcoarse. I thought the bamboo chute was the only one worth the time waiting in line, but again they had fun and that is all that matters. It was pretty exhausting and there were many things we didn't get to see, but it was another great experience with the family. I can't believe that it had been five years since we went there. Last time I was pregnant with Weston. When I told him this he responded, "You better not have a baby in your belly this time because I'm not doing that!" LOL! Thankfully there are no plans for more babies in my future or I would have a problem with that one! The kids were over tired when we got back yesterday. Oh vey! That is the only downfall of the vacation...neither get enough sleep for the activity level we have them going at.
So today was a relax day. I think we all needed it. Well really I am finally relaxing right now, but for me it was catching up on laundry (Weston has peed the bed most nights including one night he peed both of the beds) and grocery shopping. Not bad though. We just went to the 99 and got lobster rolls and the kids had lunch. Then Andy went and bought fishing polls so the kids and he could go fishing in the river behind the campsite. They are there now. We'll be making dinner when they come back and putting to bed another awesome day on vacation. It is going to quickly, although I do sort of miss the dogs and the house. Plus everyone is posting on Facebook about school starting next week and that is making me a little anxious. I feel like I don't have things in place. Oh well, I can deal with all that when we get back. Atleast I finally know that Weston got into AM kindergarten (after I advocated for him) and who his teacher is.
Okay, were did I leave off? Saturday? We got here. The kids played. We set up. I think that was pretty much it other than dinner and roasting marshmallows. I forgot to mention that on the way up here I was pointing out the mountains to Ella. I was surprised when she wasn't more impressed by them since she is such a nature kid. When I pointed them out again she said "Mom, they look like trees to me!" Ha ha. I explained that there were trees on the mountains. Then when I pointed out mountains with rock on the top she said "Now those look like mountains because they are white on top." Apparently she has only seen pictures of snow caped mountains and green ones didn't resemble mountains to her. I love when you see something from a kid's point of view.
Sunday,we were going to hang out and relax which we did for a while, but then we wanted to do a little exploring so Andy found a place that did some adventure four wheeling up the side of a mountain!! Woohoo adventure! So the four of us went to Lincoln, NH to Alpine adventures and got into a special truck/bus thing that went up a mountain and did some extreme four wheeling. It was a lot of fun. Everyone appreciated it except for Weston who looked at us during the ride and said "Why did you guys pick this?" with this look of pure fear in his eyes. I really though he would be okay with it since it was like a hayride...sort of?! He isn't the rough and tumble person like the rest of us are. He was a good sport about it though and didn't cry, whine, or complain. He liked it when I put my arms around him and made him feel so secure. Ofcoarse I may have gotten a few more bruises because of it. :) Afterwards we went out to eat. By then Weston had pretty much had enough and was very whiney. We didn't get a nice peaceful sit down dinner, but he was able to make it through till we got in the car.
Monday since it was supposed to rain we decided to go to Clark's trading post since they had some inside exhibits. Also, we owed Weston a train ride since that is what he really wanted to do the night before. This day was also a lot of fun. We saw a bear show, a acrobat show, Ella got to climb a rock wall, Andy got to go on a segway tour, and Weston got to ride the train twice! The train brings you over a covered bridge into "Wolfman's territory" where a guy pretends to be wolfman and sets off fireworks trying to get you off his land. Ella was afraid of this guy and Weston was not. Weston also came up with a new name for hoods on a sweatshirt on this day. We got out of the car and he said "looks like we have to put our tops on". LOL! Love that kid! Andy had a lot of fun at this place as did the kids. Weston was most excited about a digger on the play ground. Ella always enjoys the rock wall. My favorite was the bear show. There was a baby cub whose name was Tula. She was so adorable. The older bear swang from a swing and Tula took a ride on a scooter. It was a good show. I couldn't believe how much time we spent there because it really didn't seem to have a lot of things to do, but we were there for probably 4-5 hours. It was really well kept too.
On Tuesday Andy and I had a taste of adventure and wanted some more. I had my sights set on the zip lines. The one at Alpine Adventures only had ones that kids couldn't participate in and it took two hours. There was no way for Andy and I to do it without doing it sepetarly and it was expensive. Luckily, we came across Loon Mountain that had zip lines, rock walls, pony rides, mountain biking, a gondala ride, and a euro bouncer for a package deal. We knew most of it Weston wasn't going to be interested in but Ella was able to do the zip lines which she wanted to do. No fear that one! So we went. First of the agenda was zip lines. Ella went first! I couldn't believe she went off first. It was about 35 feet off the ground! She hesitated a little, but she jumped off! Then it was my turn. I am not a huge fan of heights but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I went slowly off the platform. As soon as I felt my body supported by the harness I was okay. It was an awesome ride. We got to go across and back over 700 feet across a river. Pure awesomeness! Ella loved it to. Then we did the gondola ride up the mountain. Weston enjoyed this except that he wouldn't let us stay at the top of the mountain. We were able to look around a little and there was a look out tower up there were you could see for miles all the mountains. It is so breathtakingly beautiful up here!
Afterwards we went back down the gondola ride and off to the "pony" rides. I say "pony" because they were really horses. Weston loved this part and was a little impatient to get on. The woman who gave him the ride said "This kid has no fear" so apparently when it comes to animals Weston isn't afraid. Ella also liked it. Weston said he was just disappointed that they didn't go all the way up the mountain with the horse.
The rest of this day consisted of Ella climbing a 35 foot rock wall!!!! I can't believe this child she's only seven! Andy also enjoyed climbing. I made a total idiot out of myself, but I had fun to and would have tried again if I didn't have to wait in line. Weston tried the euro bounce (trampoline) but didn't like it. He really doesn't like feeling out of control. I give him credit for trying. Plus he was getting tired at this time. Andy did the zip line also and Ella did the euro bounce a few times. She ofcoarse LOVED it! Weston enjoyed the swingset they had there. LOL!
Sunday,we were going to hang out and relax which we did for a while, but then we wanted to do a little exploring so Andy found a place that did some adventure four wheeling up the side of a mountain!! Woohoo adventure! So the four of us went to Lincoln, NH to Alpine adventures and got into a special truck/bus thing that went up a mountain and did some extreme four wheeling. It was a lot of fun. Everyone appreciated it except for Weston who looked at us during the ride and said "Why did you guys pick this?" with this look of pure fear in his eyes. I really though he would be okay with it since it was like a hayride...sort of?! He isn't the rough and tumble person like the rest of us are. He was a good sport about it though and didn't cry, whine, or complain. He liked it when I put my arms around him and made him feel so secure. Ofcoarse I may have gotten a few more bruises because of it. :) Afterwards we went out to eat. By then Weston had pretty much had enough and was very whiney. We didn't get a nice peaceful sit down dinner, but he was able to make it through till we got in the car.
Monday since it was supposed to rain we decided to go to Clark's trading post since they had some inside exhibits. Also, we owed Weston a train ride since that is what he really wanted to do the night before. This day was also a lot of fun. We saw a bear show, a acrobat show, Ella got to climb a rock wall, Andy got to go on a segway tour, and Weston got to ride the train twice! The train brings you over a covered bridge into "Wolfman's territory" where a guy pretends to be wolfman and sets off fireworks trying to get you off his land. Ella was afraid of this guy and Weston was not. Weston also came up with a new name for hoods on a sweatshirt on this day. We got out of the car and he said "looks like we have to put our tops on". LOL! Love that kid! Andy had a lot of fun at this place as did the kids. Weston was most excited about a digger on the play ground. Ella always enjoys the rock wall. My favorite was the bear show. There was a baby cub whose name was Tula. She was so adorable. The older bear swang from a swing and Tula took a ride on a scooter. It was a good show. I couldn't believe how much time we spent there because it really didn't seem to have a lot of things to do, but we were there for probably 4-5 hours. It was really well kept too.
On Tuesday Andy and I had a taste of adventure and wanted some more. I had my sights set on the zip lines. The one at Alpine Adventures only had ones that kids couldn't participate in and it took two hours. There was no way for Andy and I to do it without doing it sepetarly and it was expensive. Luckily, we came across Loon Mountain that had zip lines, rock walls, pony rides, mountain biking, a gondala ride, and a euro bouncer for a package deal. We knew most of it Weston wasn't going to be interested in but Ella was able to do the zip lines which she wanted to do. No fear that one! So we went. First of the agenda was zip lines. Ella went first! I couldn't believe she went off first. It was about 35 feet off the ground! She hesitated a little, but she jumped off! Then it was my turn. I am not a huge fan of heights but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I went slowly off the platform. As soon as I felt my body supported by the harness I was okay. It was an awesome ride. We got to go across and back over 700 feet across a river. Pure awesomeness! Ella loved it to. Then we did the gondola ride up the mountain. Weston enjoyed this except that he wouldn't let us stay at the top of the mountain. We were able to look around a little and there was a look out tower up there were you could see for miles all the mountains. It is so breathtakingly beautiful up here!
Afterwards we went back down the gondola ride and off to the "pony" rides. I say "pony" because they were really horses. Weston loved this part and was a little impatient to get on. The woman who gave him the ride said "This kid has no fear" so apparently when it comes to animals Weston isn't afraid. Ella also liked it. Weston said he was just disappointed that they didn't go all the way up the mountain with the horse.
The rest of this day consisted of Ella climbing a 35 foot rock wall!!!! I can't believe this child she's only seven! Andy also enjoyed climbing. I made a total idiot out of myself, but I had fun to and would have tried again if I didn't have to wait in line. Weston tried the euro bounce (trampoline) but didn't like it. He really doesn't like feeling out of control. I give him credit for trying. Plus he was getting tired at this time. Andy did the zip line also and Ella did the euro bounce a few times. She ofcoarse LOVED it! Weston enjoyed the swingset they had there. LOL!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New Hampshire!!!
I've been attempting to write about our adventures for the past four days, but that silly old IPAD Andy has will not allow me to write in the dialog box. I will have to sum it up.
Saturday, we set off around 10:30 am and drove and drove...actually it wasn't that bad. Only four hours. Weston napped and Ella was relatively quiet. The whining only started when we were about 1/2 hour away. We got here around 4pm and set up. Our camp site was awesome with a river directly in back of it. The kids were off on their bikes within minutes. Crap, the battery is dying so I need to finish this at some other time. WE are having SO much fun!!! I have so much to write about!
Saturday, we set off around 10:30 am and drove and drove...actually it wasn't that bad. Only four hours. Weston napped and Ella was relatively quiet. The whining only started when we were about 1/2 hour away. We got here around 4pm and set up. Our camp site was awesome with a river directly in back of it. The kids were off on their bikes within minutes. Crap, the battery is dying so I need to finish this at some other time. WE are having SO much fun!!! I have so much to write about!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Flying by.....
I cannot believe it is almost mid-August!! Seriously! Now I am in total panic mode since we still haven't gotten Weston's kindergarten assignment. I have no idea if he is AM or PM kindergarten. Ugh! We leave for New Hampshire on Saturday!!! Whoop Whoop! That means however that when we come back I only have seven days to get prepared for school. I really hope I can get this kindergarten thing squared away before we go.
Today we went to the beach with Erica, Emma, and Nick again. They drove so we got in for free. Woohoo!!! I have been really trying to lay a little lower these days and spend less $$$$, so we can save for our vacation. It is going to be so much fun! Monday we went to my mom's house. They had just got back from Vegas and wanted to see the kids. The neighbors daughter was there so Ella had fun playing with her for hours. I brought Molly to the groomer. I am hoping that if she isn't shedding that my parents will want to keep her when we get back. LOL!! She smells perty now and her fur feels so much better! :)
Cheerleading has started. I dread it every time we have it because Ella isn't into it. I shouldn't have signed her up. I thought she would like it better than soccer though. I am still holding out hope that she will learn to love it once games start. Tomorrow night we split into squads and hopefully I will be able to make it more fun. Two practices a week (an hour and a half long) and a game. Oh vey! It is going to be a LONG couple of months. Why did I tell Erica I would help coach?
Not much else has gone down in the last week or so. We are just counting down the days...two to go!!!
Today we went to the beach with Erica, Emma, and Nick again. They drove so we got in for free. Woohoo!!! I have been really trying to lay a little lower these days and spend less $$$$, so we can save for our vacation. It is going to be so much fun! Monday we went to my mom's house. They had just got back from Vegas and wanted to see the kids. The neighbors daughter was there so Ella had fun playing with her for hours. I brought Molly to the groomer. I am hoping that if she isn't shedding that my parents will want to keep her when we get back. LOL!! She smells perty now and her fur feels so much better! :)
Cheerleading has started. I dread it every time we have it because Ella isn't into it. I shouldn't have signed her up. I thought she would like it better than soccer though. I am still holding out hope that she will learn to love it once games start. Tomorrow night we split into squads and hopefully I will be able to make it more fun. Two practices a week (an hour and a half long) and a game. Oh vey! It is going to be a LONG couple of months. Why did I tell Erica I would help coach?
Not much else has gone down in the last week or so. We are just counting down the days...two to go!!!
Monday, August 2, 2010
August already!
Well here we are August 2nd! Seriously?! 29 more days of summer vacation for the kids. Who is counting? LOL! I am torn. Part of me can't wait for them to go back so I have some time during the day to get things done and so I don't have to constantly entertain them, but these past two summers I have really made a great effort to enjoy them and our summer. I do enjoy going out and exploring with them. I also enjoy the weather, the beach, and all the summer activities. Fall activities are nice too, but fall is short and soon winter will be upon us again...wow that is depressing! We should take up skiing or snow mobiling so that we have something other than Christmas to look forward too. LOL!
Friday, I dropped Ella off at Rec and Weston and I went school shopping. The Children's Place was having a sale on denim jeans for $10. Weston was mostly interested in the accessories such as a belt, a hat, and shoes. He picked out some cute things though and is wearing his belt every day. Then we came home and I paid bills and tried to straighten out our health insurance situation. Ella had a fun time at Rec because it was pajama day! She had been waiting all year for the school to have a pajama day so she was very happy. We hung around for the rest of the day.
Saturday, I had the idea to go to the sunflower maze at Lyman Orchards. I had heard about it from Weston's daycare provider, Miss kathy. Since we didn't take our traditional pictures at the Sunflowers for wishes and because I LOVE sunflowers I thought it would be a great event. Plus a $1 for every ticket bought went to the pediatric cancer center at CCMC. I am always a sucker for a good cause. So we made the long trip up there. It took about 1 hour 15 min. It was a nice drive though since I got back my 90's on 9 (satelite radio) last week. Yippee!!! Well worth the money!
The maze was cute and beautiful. It was shaped like a turtle and had different turtle facts at every post with a card that asked questions and gave clues on how to get to the next post. Ella had a blast, Weston was wilting in the sun after running for the first 10 minutes. I just enjoyed the moment and the beauty. Afterwards we were able to look out over the field of sunflowers to take some pictures. Then we got some Kettle corn that they were selling. I was the only one who liked it, but it was yummy! The kids wanted to pick apples and blueberries. At first I thought it was way too early for apples, but apparently not! It felt weird to be picking apples in August...as well as going through a maze that is usually saved for the corn maze. It sort of felt like we were rushing fall. Plus it was cooler this weekend. Still high 70's but not 90's and humid like it has been, so it was perfect weather. Then we did blueberries. It was a fun little outing.
Afterwards the GPS took us a different way. The same amount of time, so now I know two ways to get there and a saw a part of the state I have never seen before. I always love an adventure. We ate at McDonalds and I let the kids play on the playscape. Then we picked up tile for Andy since we were closer to the store than he was and he was in the middle of working. After that we went to get Ella fitted for her Cheerleading outfit!!! Yippee!!! I am so excited and a little nervous that she won't like it. I know, I know, I am so living my childhood through her and I need her to make her own mind about what she wants to do, but cheerleading is my passion!!! Plus, I just spent some serious money on her shoes, bloomers, and bodysuit so hopefully she'll stick with it. After we got done with that we went to visit Andy at the job site. He is trying to finish this house so he can go on vacation without any distractions. He has been gone all week and weekend though. The kids are starting to miss him badly.
Sunday was a relax day. I am trying to save some serious money for our New Hampshire trip, so while I was going to go to Sun and Fun day at their swim school I decided to that grocery shopping and saving money won out so that is what we did. I visited my parents in the afternoon since the kids asked to. They have fun playing outside there on their bikes and the swing set. Then Andy came home so we did too. The neighbor's children were out playing so Ella and Weston played with them for the rest of the evening.
Today we will probably make a stop at the library and Ella has her first cheerleading practice tonight. We'll see how it goes!
Friday, I dropped Ella off at Rec and Weston and I went school shopping. The Children's Place was having a sale on denim jeans for $10. Weston was mostly interested in the accessories such as a belt, a hat, and shoes. He picked out some cute things though and is wearing his belt every day. Then we came home and I paid bills and tried to straighten out our health insurance situation. Ella had a fun time at Rec because it was pajama day! She had been waiting all year for the school to have a pajama day so she was very happy. We hung around for the rest of the day.
Saturday, I had the idea to go to the sunflower maze at Lyman Orchards. I had heard about it from Weston's daycare provider, Miss kathy. Since we didn't take our traditional pictures at the Sunflowers for wishes and because I LOVE sunflowers I thought it would be a great event. Plus a $1 for every ticket bought went to the pediatric cancer center at CCMC. I am always a sucker for a good cause. So we made the long trip up there. It took about 1 hour 15 min. It was a nice drive though since I got back my 90's on 9 (satelite radio) last week. Yippee!!! Well worth the money!
The maze was cute and beautiful. It was shaped like a turtle and had different turtle facts at every post with a card that asked questions and gave clues on how to get to the next post. Ella had a blast, Weston was wilting in the sun after running for the first 10 minutes. I just enjoyed the moment and the beauty. Afterwards we were able to look out over the field of sunflowers to take some pictures. Then we got some Kettle corn that they were selling. I was the only one who liked it, but it was yummy! The kids wanted to pick apples and blueberries. At first I thought it was way too early for apples, but apparently not! It felt weird to be picking apples in August...as well as going through a maze that is usually saved for the corn maze. It sort of felt like we were rushing fall. Plus it was cooler this weekend. Still high 70's but not 90's and humid like it has been, so it was perfect weather. Then we did blueberries. It was a fun little outing.
Afterwards the GPS took us a different way. The same amount of time, so now I know two ways to get there and a saw a part of the state I have never seen before. I always love an adventure. We ate at McDonalds and I let the kids play on the playscape. Then we picked up tile for Andy since we were closer to the store than he was and he was in the middle of working. After that we went to get Ella fitted for her Cheerleading outfit!!! Yippee!!! I am so excited and a little nervous that she won't like it. I know, I know, I am so living my childhood through her and I need her to make her own mind about what she wants to do, but cheerleading is my passion!!! Plus, I just spent some serious money on her shoes, bloomers, and bodysuit so hopefully she'll stick with it. After we got done with that we went to visit Andy at the job site. He is trying to finish this house so he can go on vacation without any distractions. He has been gone all week and weekend though. The kids are starting to miss him badly.
Sunday was a relax day. I am trying to save some serious money for our New Hampshire trip, so while I was going to go to Sun and Fun day at their swim school I decided to that grocery shopping and saving money won out so that is what we did. I visited my parents in the afternoon since the kids asked to. They have fun playing outside there on their bikes and the swing set. Then Andy came home so we did too. The neighbor's children were out playing so Ella and Weston played with them for the rest of the evening.
Today we will probably make a stop at the library and Ella has her first cheerleading practice tonight. We'll see how it goes!
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