Showing posts with label Madison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madison. Show all posts

Sunday, August 23, 2015

The AV Fair

An annual trip we always do! The AV fair. Thankful for the $1 tickets my husband always gets for us. The older kids all got wristbands and had a great time together. Emma was too short to do much so I bought her a pony ride and she hung out in the kid area a bit too, without rides. She always has a good spirit about everything. The older kids wristbands gave them two free games and they each got a prize. I always let them pick out a treat before we leave too. Mine usually end up picking out ice cream. Even shivering, they'll eat it. That's devotion.












Sunday, August 16, 2015

Camp Successfully Over

Time to go home! It was fun, the kids liked it. We had a free pancake breakfast before we left, I guess they do that every Sunday morning. And now in two weeks, Katie goes back to school! Summer time is almost over. The relaxing and fun times off will be missed, but the summer heat will not! Grateful for the family time!



Saturday, August 15, 2015

Camping Continued

Well, our second day here at the KOA. It seems really fun. They have activities for the kids each day it seems. A pool. A little store and pizza place if we need anything. But let me tell you about the bugs!! No, not roaming around eating us. In the bathroom! YUCK! I guess they come out at night, when they're attracted to the lights inside. I went to wash my face before bed and man. They were all over the counter where the sinks are. It's like the counter is marbled with them, it is grody. They were gone in the morning though, so they must have cleaned in there. I am so thankful my Mom filled up an air mattress for me to sleep on. After that horrible sleep at the Jethawks from being pregnant, this mattress was sweet relief, even if I did have to share it with 2 kids. 
 
Emma is always willing and ready to pose when my Mom wants to stop on the side of the road for a nature shot. She's a good sport.
For our first full day at camp, my Mom wanted to go to the river. My kids tried, they really did. But, we're just not as into nature as she is. So, they put their feet in, and played in the shallow water. My Grandma sure dove in good though. It was a good time together hanging out, but we didn't really get too wet.






After the river, we hung out at camp, playing games and went for a swim. They liked the pool a lot better than the river water!



The kids played water balloon games the camp did.
  We got dinner ready together. The KOA had a communal kitchen area that we were able to use. Pretty neat. We just had to bring our own pots and pans and things. And of course s'mores for dessert! The ultimate camping dessert!

My Mom brought these weird popcorn things that pop over the fire. Kinda cool.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Summertime KOA Camping

Camping is not something on my top 10 things I love to do. But my Mom loves being outdoors and all that good stuff, so we go for her. My kids always have fun when we're there, but I'm pretty sure they're like their Mom, and would rather be in a hotel any day than a tent. It's important to have experiences though, so I do like my kids having the opportunity to camp. I don't want them to be teenagers and have never been camping. That's just embarrassing. Haha. We stopped at the store and they both begged for a Princess toy that is sold by the registers. Funny how they're 6 years apart, wanting the same toy. Made me laugh. 

 
I'm grateful my cousin and his family came camping with us. I have a firm belief that cousins should be friends and also that it's more fun with more people. I'm always grateful when my kids have friends to play with on our adventures. It helps the experience, and helps them have better memories.
The kids enjoyed their first day at camp. I'm glad my Mom had so much equipment already in her garage, to help with the cost of things. I'm too pregnant for this heat though.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Playing Is Rough

Play until you can't play anymore!!

But then sleep when you can't take it anymore.

It was a good day, even though I worked out my muscles spinning the kids at the park in the heat! But when the kids are overly tired, ain't nobody havin' a good time. Thank goodness for nap times and chilling with the tv for a bit after.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Shakey's Pizza Inside Out

Mary invited us for lunch today at Shakey's Pizza, yum. She tried to save us money by bringing toys so they wouldn't keep asking for quarters to play haha. She brought play-doh and dolls and everything. It kind of work though! lol. After lunch, we went to see Inside Out, finally! I've been waiting to see it, it looked so cute. And it was totally adorable. It was a good day today! =)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Katie's 8th Party

My beautiful baby girl had her party today. She had a blast! I'm so glad. Every year she tells me "this was the best birthday ever!" haha. That's a good thing to hear, that she loves all her birthdays so much =) The theme this year was Ever After High. She just loves those movies on Netflix. I've watched them with her, they are cute. She's growing up so quickly, but I'm also excited to see the new adventures in her life. She'll always be my baby girl. At her party, everyone had a lot of fun. I was disappointed that we had to have it so early, but it was still fun. I booked the party over a month in advance, but the only time available for a weekend was 9 am. Bummer. I'm thankful for everyone who woke up early to come celebrate with us. It was a good morning, lots of fun. We played and played and jumped and slid and had tons of fun, then we had pizza and cake in another room. Katie got tons of books and presents and gift cards and nice things. She's a lucky girl to have so much family and friends who care about her. Living around all her family is great.










When we got home, Katie and David played with her new chess set. She is so smart, I had no idea how to play when I was her age, and she put it on her wishlist this year. I'm always so proud of her. I like when David and Katie get to spend time together and do something they both like. Watching David play and get along with the girls is one of my favorite things.




 
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