Fun filled Saturday....

We went down to the Grand Haven Pier for the first time this year. We planned on walking the pier and then going to get Pronto Pups (yummy)! Instead the kids decided to try out the water and instead of just getting the toes wet they got all wet. Needless to say no Pronto Pups :( but they had fun. Sometimes I think the pier and the beach is one of the best parts of Grand Haven. Its really pretty and I am always for cheap entertainment for the kids.

So over the weekend I had the great idea that I was going to build my kids a sand box. I went to the lumber yard and got what I needed, set up the saw horses got out the saw, tape measure and went to work. Marc helped me a couple of times, but otherwise I worked my heart out building a sandbox for my babies on Saturday. Today we went and got some sand from the sand plant on Lakeshore Dr. That was a great experience. We had the great idea to put the sand in the trailer. After loading the trailer with sand we realized that tires were a little flat, and to make a long story short a 7 min. drive home from there took 20 mins. Aaron was so cute helping unload the sand and taking to the yard. He was the official gate keeper so Koda wouldn't get out and carried the empty wheel barrel back to the trailer. Needless to say the kids love it, and I actually had fun making it for them.

St Louis June 6th-14th

Its been along time since I have had time to blog...So here it comes...We had a great time on vacation. We ended up leaving on Friday night around 8:30. Marc & I thought lets see how far we can get while the kids are sleeping and then Saturday won't be so bad. We drove until 1:00 am and found a Super8 hotel in Dwight, Indiana. Saturday when we got up it was really nasty. Windy, raining, and just plain creepy looking outside. We made it to George & Shirley's around 4 on Saturday. They have a beautiful home and were so great to us. The kids had a blast with the horses, and just being outside. Everybody knows I am a city girl I was out of my element for sure. But I definitely relaxed, and I needed that. Its amazing what happens when you can't use your cell phone. We rode horses, and the quad. We went fishing, and to a fish hatchery to see the fish, and got ice cream. We just enjoyed family! We spent Saturday until Wednesday afternoon at their home and then travel back to St.Louis until Saturday June 14th. While in St. Louis we went to the Arch. I had never see it before and was pretty amazed. It is so big. You really don't realize it until you are standing underneath it and looking up, but its really tall!! On Thursday we went to Six Flag's. The kids had been waiting for that. They were so excited. It was so hot that day. But we were all real troopers. We slathered on the sunscreen and drank lots of water. It was so fun to see the kids so happy. They truly had a great time. Aaron rode his first real roller coaster. We met Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Froghorn Leghorn, Peppy La Pew, and a bunch more but the highlight was meeting Scooby & Shaggy and seeing the Mystery Machine. Aaron & Zoe LOVE I mean LOVE Scooby Doo. We are still talking about it. On Friday we travel to the St. Louis Zoo. It was a really rainy cold day, but we figured oh well, its either go or hang out in a hotel room! We had fun. It would rain and stop, rain and stop. So we just did our best. They had really cool animals, a lot you don't see at home. After the zoo we went to this really cool place called the "Magic House". If you ever go to St.Louis with kids and you need to be inside go here. Trust me!! It is this 4 level house filled and I mean FILLED with anything and everything a kids could imagine. From the water, and sand tables and the tree house and cranes to a pizza parlor that they could pretend to make pizza and serve the parents, to a grocery store, and even a bank with an ATM that gave out money well it was fake but it was so cool. It is so great as a parent to watch your children use there imaginations. I love it. Its so amazing how great the little mind can be. So go with your kids here. I was whipped so was everyone, but it was a great way to spend our last rainy afternoon. We came home on Saturday the 14th and we were so happy to be home. We all missed Koda and just wanted to sleep in our own beds! I love vacation but its so nice to be home to.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Aaron's last day of school.

Yeah take the picture already! He is growing so fast I can't seem to keep up. I remember taking him home from the hospital so worried that I didn't know what to do. He has finished his first year at Peach Plains. Young Five's with Ms. Boyink and Mrs. Clement, they were great teachers. He has grown and learned so much.

We finally made it to the Kite Festival this year. It seems like in years past it was always raining. Gotta love Michigan weather! We had a great time. The kids have found a new love for kite flying after seeing the professionals. I am hoping this gets Aaron over his fear of the wind. FYI: never let your children watch "Twister"! Marc & I were watching it on a Sunday afternoon never really thinking it would scare our child for life, but he is now terrified that every time we get a little wind a tornado is coming and cows will be flying by. Oops! We spent the entire afternoon at the beach and then took our new kite to Nana & Papa's house. The kids had fun learning the tricks of flying from daddy. I never really paid that much attention to all the trees in our back yard until we had no place for them to fly the kite. Gotta love the in-laws!