Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Water Safari!

Water Safari... strangest water park you'll find... half water park half carnival rides/storybook village (must be the 'enchanted forest' part) and it has its own circus show. It was supposed to be a warm day... but started out quite chilly, everyone 'wore' their towels around as we toured the section filled with storybook things like the pumpkin house from that mother goose rhyme and Pinocchio.


It did warm up enough to get in the water, and the boys had fun doing so. they even got to go on one of the big rides since we were there with our FRG group I volunteered to laze around with everyone's stuff and Jovey while they got in the water, etc.
Jovey is quite good at lazing... and hydrating.









Here's some of the ladies from our group...









Jovey really enjoyed the train ride, look she's racing!

Stone Mills Museum

Went to the fiber festival at Stone Mills Museum, it was so much fun! basically what I always pictured small town fairs used to be before the advent of 'rides'. There was an egg race...


a tractor and antique car parade...












and lessons on what life was like before 'public schools' and buses. I'm all for one room schoolhouses.






it wasn't a fiber fest like you'd think, they had all kinds of fibers, fur and edible...

it was a blast, they had a quilt show, pie eating contest, and a tractor pull. two thumbs up for Stone Mills

instrument petting zoo

they tried more than I could snap pictures of, and they have descent chops for being so young :D



more summer fun

Go-karts! Coryn is possibly the safest 5 year old driver ever, super slow! although to be fair I think they rig it so it can't go any faster than maybe 5 mph lol





smithsonian set #2~ archaeology! they treasure the little shiny rocks they pulled out.

























sword-play! I mean... mini golf!









and playing with friends, or borrowing their toys at least... hello iron man.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

And She's Off!

sloooooowly :D

Summer Fun

The library had Curious George come for a visit. We just had to go!






Even Jovey is interested in whats going on...












There he is! (on the left is Miss Grace Atwood, a good friend.











The boys got to make their own volcanoes this summer, and were super excited to 'explode' them. They had grand plans of setting them up in the road and 'exploding' them when a car drove up... we had words about how it wasn't nice to set IEDs up and they weren't allowed to be terrorists. kids...

Old McDonald Had a Farm.... No, Really.

See, I told you so...








They had all the usual animals plus a few not so usual, like guinea fowl... and reindeer, ostrich, and a camel.









The 'hayride' was more of a 'take some hay to feed the cows' ride, and no, Carter is not sticking his hand out to be licked, he had a 'hay sandwich' in his hand and he dropped it when he turned around to see the cow about to eat it. Yay for baby wipes!
Jovey was there too, but took a less active role. Here she's getting to sit in the grass with the kittens. She enjoyed it all just as much as the boys though.


Some of the animals were free-roaming. Apparently this goat was adopted by the farm from someone who kept it as a house pet. It sits on all the tables and is quite friendly.


Nothing says farm life like learning to make... pizza dough?

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Jovey Progression

Look Great Grandma! the outfit you made fits me now! Its perfect, soft and a little stretchy, quite appropriate for the summer :D



Mom says she'll let me get in the water as soon as I start crawling.













I'm trying! I like to use my leg to help prop up my food storage...











I love my food...










do you see my tooth bud?

Thursday, July 21, 2011

More Grandie and Gpop

HAM.












God Bless America!











Grandie makes me smile!











We spent a fair amount of time sitting around in the shade... watching those kids being kids.












and I had to put this one in, its a pic I don't mind so much of myself. there you go.

Saturday, July 09, 2011

the CRAAAZIES

yup, just a bunch of silly photos of the kids :D



Thursday, July 07, 2011

summer lovin'

Grandie and Gpop came for a visit! we played some board games...
















practiced catching popcorn in our mouths waiting for fireworks...












spent a lot of time enjoying the outdoors...















and generally having fun! Miss you guys!