Monday, November 23, 2009

Honeycreek Resort

This last weekend we went to Honeycreek Resort. We were recently down there for a work retreat, and I thought it would be fun to have a big family gathering down there! The resort looks like an aspen lodge with satellite cabins, hiking trails, a lake, and a huge water park! We drove the hour and a half to the resort and the kids took a nap. Then we hit the water park!

--auntie em took zachary into the pool--

--nikki and tali being silly, auntie em and zachary cruisin in the flowing river--

--water slide--

--pirate splash park--

--floating animals with a cargo net to climb across--

--zachary splashing--



After the splash park we went back to the cabin and had dinner. Em made sloppy joes and chop chop salad, I brought green bean cassarole and we finished the evening with apple dumplings. There were tons of snacking, giggles and crafts. Then we played board games. We finished the night with a fire in the fire pit, after the little kids had gone to bed. It really was a fun time! We all slept pretty well, plenty of room for everyone!

--the next morning we went to breakfast in the lodge, the honeybee surprised kenna--

--we took pictures by the grand fireplace--

--then we went back to the cabin to pack up everything--

--I asked Kenna what her favorite part was, and she said sleeping in her BIG bed--

We'll definitely have to do this again! So much fun!!!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Staying Up

Kenna is OBSESSED with comparing herself to her brother. "Mommy, I'm bigger than zachary aren't I?" "Mommy, look, my feet are bigger than zachary's" "Mommy, I ate all my dinner before zachary" "Mommy, I'm not messy, but zachary is!"

Yesterday she asked "mommy, do I get to stay up later than Zachary?"
Mommy: "Yes Kenna, he goes to bed at 7:30, you go to bed at 8:30"
Kenna: "Yeah I get to stay up REALLLLLY late because I'm a three-year-old. Zero-year-olds have to go to bed early"

Ahhhh how your mind works little one! I suppose if you aren't one yet, then you must be zero :)

That's so Kenna!

Tonight riding home in the car Kenna is telling me about her day:

"Today we did projix while the babies were sleeping and um we played outside and um we had lunch. I had noodles and corn and milk and I ate it all gone. Then we had nap and um we got up and had snack animal crackers and water because we have water for snack and um......."

dramatic pause

"So.......(more pausing).....its hot in here"

I had the heat on and didn't notice because I was listening to her go on and on....the pause was hilarious. Maybe you had to be there, but I laughed for like 5 minutes! Thanks little one!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Big Blocks

Aunti Em got Kenna these big blocks. Zachary mostly loves trying to eat them, but it is still funny :)

First Cheerios

Zachary is doing Great with finger foods!


Future Concert Pianist?

Zachary LOVES McKenna's piano. It is our go to toy for distraction!


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Bathtime!

He LOVES bathtime! Recently we started having Kenna and him take baths together (which is equally funny.) Here he is splashing and having a good time!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Is it November or July?

Today was BUUUUSSSSY. We started by going to the doctor to get the kids H1N1 vaccines. I have been going back and forth on whether to do it or not, but decided to bite the bullet. There have been some sick kids around here lately with it, and better safe than sorry! While we were there we weighed Zachary, and he finally hit the 20 lb mark! 20lbs 2 oz to be exact....that puts him in the 75th percentile.....good eater! After that we went to the library to get some new books for both kids and mommy :)

We headed home for a very small helping of ice cream with chocolate sauce (the perfect bribery for brave shot takers.) Then we did puzzles, colored, folded laundry then took naps.

After nap, we awoke to amazing 65-70 degree weather. I asked Josh to take down the bikes and the bike trailer that he had stored for the winter this morning. So I took Zachary for his first ever bike ride. MAN did he love it. We went for almost an hour, then stopped at the park where he sat in the swing for the first time ever and giggled the whole time.

Now the kids are playing and we are getting ready for dinner. What a FANTASTIC day!!!

--this one kenna is smiling--


--and this one zachary is--
Before we ventured out Zachary sported a hat, and they each had blankeys...just in case ;)

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Artsy Craftsy

McKenna is so artistic. She can spend HOURS coloring, drawing, writing her name, gluing, cutting, whatever you put in front of her. Together her and daddy went to Michaels and bought a ton of art supplies. Below are some of her recent "projix" (as she calls them.)

--paint is so fun, but so messy...thank goodness it cleans up easily!--


--prince and her WHOLE name :)--

--horsey--

--princess--

--kenna, rylee and mommy--
--pipecleaners, styrofoam and tissue paper witches--
If anyone needs christmas ideas ANYTHING art related will do!!

Halloween

Halloween was FREEZING! Here it is Novemeber 7th and it hit 75 degrees today, but on Beggar's night, it was barely 50 with cold wind and rain. Chloe came over at 6 (because they live in an area with very few houses.) We stuck with the tradition of giving out glowing necklaces and bracelets. The girls went trick or treating for about 30 minutes, then I gave up because it was too cold!

--chloe, kenna and nolan--

--kenna checking out Nolan--

--bob the builder!--

--look at them all bundled up! Cute witch and sleeping beauty--

--Lucy the chicken--

JJ's birthday

The last few weeks have been crazy with traveling for work, school and making sure we celebrate the last nice weather days - so the blog is a little behind :)

On the 17th we celebrated JJ's 5th birthday. He is Charlene's son and the kids all go to the same daycare. We went to Chuck E Cheese and man was it crazy there. Daddy mastered a game that spit out TONS of tickets, so we left with quite a lot of loot! The pizza was so-so, but the kids LOVED it!

--look at my handsome boys!--

--lots of kenna's friends came!--

--picture of baby Macie (she's over 1 now!)--