Thursday, May 29, 2008

Kings Island




Our first visit to King's Island since 2006 was a big success (for everybody but me, anyway!) I have discovered that I'm not as resilient as I once was, and 2 roller coaster rides mixed in with some Monster and Scrambler fun is WAY TOO MUCH for my stomach! Jeremy LOVED the log flume, but Zachary was not a fan of his first grown up roller coaster, Flight Deck. The "spinny rides" were also, unfortunately, big hits with the kids. Friends, we have graduated from kiddie land. (But not completely. Yay!)


Zachary loved seeing Great Wolf Lodge from the eiffel tower.


My brave boy gets ready to ride a grown-up coaster!


My three guys are the cutest!

Memorial Day Biking Adventure






So, there was not much actual bike riding on our planned Memorial Day bike riding session. We took the boys to the parking lot at school, where Jeremy was supposed to ride his bike while Tim finally got Zachary to ride without his training wheels. (The theory being a larger area meant less steering to worry about.) Zachary is completely capable of riding his bike without training wheels - he does it all time until he realizes Tim has let go. Let's just say the plan didn't quite work out. After some frustrating and tearful moments, we gave up and let the kids play on the playground. This was a pretty big treat for Jeremy, who usually has to stay on the preschool side of the playground. It was a nice day and lots of fun despite the whole bike riding thing. It will happen eventually, I know it!

Last Day of Preschool








Jeremy's last day of preschool was last Thursday. This year has absolutely FLOWN by. Didn't I just put my little guy on the bus for the first time? Wow. Not much will change next year. He's in a multi-age level class, so he'll have the same teacher next year and will be one of 7 students staying in the class. He's had a great year -- it's amazing the difference in what he can do now versus last summer. He's making some friends, too. He's friends with one of the two girls in class, Lauren. She helped advise him on a beading project a few weeks ago!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Tadpole Hunters



When I got a call from Rachel that said, "Aunt Carol, I have a great science experiment for your kids," I knew I was in trouble. Last Tuesday, she and Lauren took us to Hidden Creek (which is a little park that I never knew existed in the Glen Lakes subdivision). She had seen big tadpoles there just two days before. When we got there, it had just finished raining, and the water was running fast and high. There were no tadpoles to be found. The boys didn't care. They had a GREAT time throwing and catching leaves and sticks in the big pipe. What a fun afternoon!

Monday, May 19, 2008

Busy Weekend


Soccer was lots of fun on Saturday. Zachary's team had all its players this week, so Zachary didn't get to play goalie the entire game like last week. He did play goalie for a quarter. He really loves it -- I really think it's because he doesn't have to run! Jeremy's team had a great game, too. I think Jeremy actually kicked the ball once or twice. I'm not sure what Jeremy and another teammate's brother saw in the trash. YUCK. Sunday, Jeremy sang in the church choir. He did pretty well, but he sort of liked the microphone more than he liked singing. Then, my little Jedi Knights went to a birthday party. They LOVE their light sabers. Our next door neighbor Tommy wanted to get Tim (the cameraman) with his. One kid we don't know apparently didn't like the idea of Tim taking his picture! After all of this, we had a choir end of the year celebration. Jeremy found a new friend, our choir director's little sister. Lyn is a Sophomore at Loveland High School, and Jeremy is SMITTEN. He was flirting like a ladies' man all evening. It was a fantastic but tiring weekend.




Saturday, May 17, 2008

May News

Well, there isn't much news this month. We did enjoy our niece Rachel's graduation from the University of Dayton on May 4. It's very hard for me to believe she's already graduating from college. I was 13 or so when she was born. I remember so clearly how thrilled I was to have a niece.

What beautiful girls!



Rachel with her proud Mom and Dad.


The other big event was our garage sale. The boys were able to let go of some old toys, and in return they purchased a Gazillion Bubble Barbeque. This purchase was the direct result of watching commercials on Nick Jr. Go advertising industry!