Feetie Jammies
Remember, it is August…. Which of the three kids below appears appropriately dressed for bedtime in August?
Hint: It wouldn’t be my kids! They like to wear “Feetie Jammies” to bed even when it’s 100+ degrees outside. Yep, you guessed correctly. The child appropriately dressed for bedtime in August belongs to B and Rachel. It’s ALIA!
Successful Trip!
This is how you measure a successful trip…
Two kids sleeping within 15 minutes of leaving the campsite. Successful!
Big Surf Waterpark
We used the free tickets that Laura won at Ridgeway FunDay to go to Big Surf Waterpark today. It was awesome! Six hours of fun in the wave pool, the kiddie pool, some slides, the lazy river, and the activity pool. We had a great time!
I continue to be amazed at how well Laura is doing in the water. She is just a little fish! She thought the wave pool was just about the best thing ever! She loved the waves. LOVED. THEM. She would do a bit of body surfing (she’s still learning that skill), or just jump right into them. She was genuinely disappointed when it was time for us to leave because the park was closing. I think she would have stayed in that pool all night.
John also loved the wave pool. He liked playing “on shore” and jumping into the waves. I’m impressed with John because he has no fear about putting his head underwater. He is so close to really swimming! The highlight of my day happened about 5 pm. John walked up to me in the wave pool and asked if he could sit on my lap. He climbed onto my lap, snuggled up, and promptly fell asleep for a good 30 minutes. The waves were splashing us and he slept through it all. You know he’s tired when he falls asleep in a wave pool!
It was so fun to watch the kids all day long in the water. Both Andy and I were sad that we had to leave.
Upon arrival back at the campground, we saw that our camping neighbors were there. The kids were so excited to see their new friends and rushed off to play. It was another great evening! We ate steak and pork steak with fried potatoes and green beans and mushrooms. We joined our neighbors for popcorn cooked over a campfire and roasted marshmallows. We had great conversation and it was just a relaxing time. It was another late night, but it was exactly what we needed.
Camping!
As soon as Andy returned from Indiana, we packed the truck, picked up the camper, and headed for our first camping trip with the kids. We went to Lake of the Ozarks State Park in the Osage Beach area. We got to our campsite about 6:15 pm. It took us a while to get set up and organized, but our kiddos didn’t care. They were so excited to be camping for the first time. It was probably near 9 pm by the time we ate a great dinner of burgers and hot dogs. While on the playground that was right next to our campsite, the kids met the kids of our camping “neighbors.” There were four kids in that family, and the daughter was just a year older than Laura and the youngest son was just a year older than John. They all became fast friends! This led to us introducing ourselves to the adults of the family and before we knew it, it was about 11 pm and WAAYYYYY past bedtime. It was a truly great start to our trip!
School Supplies!!
School supplies for our first grader are ready to go!
Toys R Us!
Despite me not feeling well AT ALL, I took the kids to Toys R Us after daycare to spend their birthday gift certificates. They were so excited and chattered all the way from daycare to Toys R Us. Once we were there, it was an hour of wandering through the store to select the “perfect” toy. Laura went back and forth between the Lalaloopsy Ferris Wheel and the Lalaloopsy Car. She finally settled on the Ferris Wheel because *three* mini-loopsys can ride at a time! John decided on the car racing launcher from Cars 2. Upon arrival at home, they played with the new toys all evening. I would call it a successful trip!
