Which explains why my camera was full of pictures from some of our adventures.
These first two, I'm not even sure I wish to discuss. We live very close by a place called Reptiland. And you can imagine how anxious I am to step foot inside of it. Right. Not a bit. So, this falls on the list of "If Our Children Are Going To Experience This, I Will Be No Part Of It". Daddy, you're up. So on his week of vacation/golfing, Daddy took Joshua for his second trip to Reptiland. They were tormenting me with pictures via iPhone all morning. People in my office must have wondered why I kept saying, "Ewwwwwwwwww!" But, boys will be boys. And I think they had fun.
Little boy...Big Tyranosaurus
Ewwwwwwww! I could not bring myself to post the picture of the snakes. Grossed me right out.
Why is this sideways? Seriously. But she's cute anyway, so I'll leave it here.
At the end of Daddy's week at home, we decided to take the kids to Knoebels for the evening. Lauren had such a wonderful time the first time we went. And she immediately began jumping up and down saying "YAAAAAAAAY!" at the mention of a return trip. In our usual fashion, we headed over right after nap time, had some supper and rode rides until we were ready to come home. And by "we" I mean Jason and I. The kids would still be there if we would allow them.
In one of my favorite summer activities, Libby and I have ressurected the oh-so-fun Hooky Day concept to spend some time with our favorite kiddos. When Brooke was a baby, I used to love to plan a day off from work to go and spend the whole day snuggling with her adorable little self without having to wrestle my own kids along with me. So, on Thursday the 14th, Libby and Brooke headed our way and spent the afternoon and overnight with us. We were so excited!
We played at the house in the afternoon, stuffed our faces with too much dinner and then decided to take the kids to burn off some energy at the park in Lewisburg for the evening. We were excited to meet up with Emily, McKenna and Cooper there too. The kids ran and played, and the moms supervised. And talked. (Our favorite part.)
We were having a great time. Before we left the park, we decided to take a walk over to see the ducks. The kids loved it--- began trying to throw leaves into the creek for the ducks and despite several warnings, it wasn't long until we heard the ker-plunk of one of the kids hitting the water. The ducks scattered faster than they've probably moved in all of their ducky lives. Joshua had gotten a bit too close to the edge (not that he hadn't been warned) and down he went. He came up a little shocked and a lot covered in mud. Thank goodness for Emily because her beach bag was already packed for their trip the next day, so she had a towel she could spare. Joshua stripped down to his superhero underpants and had to ride home that way. Libby and I nearly peed ourselves laughing about the whole thing after we knew he was OK. But really.
Libby and Brooke stayed around on Friday (incidentally, my birthday...what a special treat) until after lunch time. The kids played some more and had a good time. There were some squabbles, but for the most part, everyone did great. I'm already looking forward to our next Hooky Day planned for next week. Brookie- start thinking about what you want to do with Aunt Meg all day long! It's just you, me and your Mommy sweet girl!
The rest of the weekend was a continued whirlwind with more errands than fun stuff, but the kids certainly kept busy. Joshua did get to go out golfing with Daddy on Saturday afternoon and had so much fun. He even came home with a miniature sized putter that he had used the whole time they played. I know Jason loved having him out there with him, and I think they're going to be great golfing buddies in the years to come!
Busy weekend coming up, so I'm sure there will be more pictures!
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