holiday world

Holiday World was actually a wonderful experience. I would recommend it to those who have children in a wider age range, because there was plenty for everyone to do ... even Little Man! The park is very clean, all the employees were friendly, the free soft drinks were wonderful, and the lines were not long at all. (In fact, the longest line we waited in was for the deep fried Oreos!)

Here are a few pictures of the kids enjoying themselves on some of the rides:

first day of school

Finally, some pictures from Hannah & Cody's first day of school!

They're both wearing new outfits (courtesy of Totsie & Papaw), which they were thrilled to go pick out. New shoes (courtesy of Nunny), too.

They could not decide if they were more excited about riding the bus, or the fact that they had packed their lunches. Personally, I expected the novelty of both things to have worn off by now, but the kids still seem thrilled with both ... even though Hannah has taken PB&J for every meal but 2!

holiday world watch out!

Ok, life is a little too busy with 4 kids to update this as often as I would like. School is going pretty well for both kids. Hannah is making lots of friends (though she can't remember any of their names!) and her only struggle so far seems to be trying NOT to talk during class. Cody goes to Kindergarten every Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Friday's, and is spending his "free" days at Alice's (the daycare that Leah & Kaden attend). Cody has a new friend in his class who just happens to live across the street. They stopped by to play last night and everyone had a great time, so that should be lots of fun.

Torrie is in town this week and will be here until the 30th. We're going to Holiday World this weekend ... heaven help us! The kids are very excited ....

In other news, H & C decided that they should call me mom. It's not something that they practice all of the time, but they're testing it out.

Leah is doing very well. She seems to be adjusting well to the change in lifestyle, and is learning new things every day. At dinner on Monday she announced: "Mommy, I have 3 boyfriends." Look out world, here comes Leah!

Kaden is learning new words every day. One of his favorite activities right now is putting on and taking off his shoes ... or Leah's shoes ... or mommy's shoes :-) He's a little too young to join in the play activities of the older three, but he's very happy and loves chasing after everyone else.

Taking the camera to Holiday World and will, I mean it this time, post some pictures within the week after we return. (I know, I know, you'll believe it when you see it!)