Indoor fun

Because we had to check out of our hotel by 11am and we weren't ready to depart home...we stopped at another one of our favorite indoor playgrounds!  It's an amazing place that Soren totally loves....it made for some great imaginary play and tired kids on the way home!

A great group of kids patiently waiting to play....

All of these pics are off my phone so you'll have to excuse the red eyes etc...and I haven't taken the time to edit them yet!

 This is the view of the 'treehouse' from the entrance.

 Fun times when you are with the Schuelers...

 So many places to run, jump and hide....its crazy!!!

 One of my favorite things was Kinley loving to push Abbott around and Abbott loving to be pushed around!  It was a perfect match!!

 Kinley trying out lots of new things!!

Waterpark Mania...

This past weekend we got to spend some time with two of our favorite families at the Waterpark of America.  We had never been there and had no idea what to expect....it was a blast.  Absolute fun!  Here are some pics of the weekend! 

 Soren said, "Two thumbs up...when I asked him what he thought of the park!"

 Kinley loved the independence of the kiddie slide/pool area!

 Soren was SUPER excited to sleep on the top bunk....it even had a curtain to close 'for privacy' he told me! :)

 Kinley is loving feeding herself these days....what a mess it makes!!!

This isn't a great pic...but the whole group of us before we departed...after a long weekend of water and fun!! :)

Forward thinking....

'Mom, when we get a new house I think we should build a porch!'

'I agree, but what for buddy?'

'So we can sit and chit chat while we watch the rain drops!'

I love that boy!!! :)

Ice Castle

For the first time in a few weeks, the weather was decent and we didn't have any am activities or errands that needed to be done.  Soren had been asking me to take him 'to' the Spicer Ice Castle instead of just driving by.  So....we went!  It was a hoot!  An absolute blast!  Both kids had the absolute freedom to roam around (as we were the only ones there)...slide down fast slides and slow ones, with a sibling or not, climb up/down stairs, and pretend we were 'living' in the ice castle.  We certainly plan to go back!

A great idea....

Soren asked me the other day if we could go on a date!  I said, "Sure! Where would you like to go?"  I am thinking Hawaii, Mom.  OR maaaaaaaybe Florida!!!!" I said, "Hmmmm, not sure that we are going to be able to swing that one buddy....." "Well, mom....how about next week?"

If only we could just go there! :)

Winter fun

With these past few weeks being SO cold we've spent many hours inside... here are just a few of the daily activities at our house.

 Soren loves reading books....and since Kin loves being like Soren....she spends her time next to him!

 Kinley has figured out how to push a chair over to the counter and get a favorite snack....an apple!  SO....we have started bungee cording our chairs to the table....her she is enjoying her apple!

 Kinley also loves to cook!

 One Sunday afternoon we met some of Scott's college friends for some bowling, supper and Cherry Berry!  It was crazy but good! :)

She also loves having her baby and puppy dressed in PJ's.  I bet I 'help' dress them 30-40X/day!