Big Boy's NIght Out

Zachary is now tall enough to ride some of the roller coaster rides at Disneyland.  So a couple of us moms decided to take our boys out for a special night.  Zachary has never expressed a desire to ride any of these rides, but I thought he might enjoy them with his friends.  I'm still not sure of his true opinion of these rides since his response to my question, "What is your favorite ride?", receives a "None of them!" response.  But when asked if he wants to go do them again, his reply is "Yes". 

But it was a fun evening spent with our "Big Boys" .  Now I need to plan a special time out with my little lady.

Morning At The Aquarium

Today we ventured to the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific for their homeschooling day event.  We met friends there and we all have a wonderful morning.  The kids just loved all the ocean life.

Both were enjoying the sharks, or I think they did.  Maybe they just like splashing the water.

We all loved the sea stars to touch. Zachary asked about a sea slug, and after learning his name, refused to touch it.

The sting rays were very friendly and would come up for a pet.  Kaitlyn got to touch several times and then all of a sudden got terrified.  Zachary wanted to touch sooooo bad, but every time one came up, he got too scared to put his hand out. 

Two cutie pies!

The boys bringing Kaitlyn back after a run around the grass.  Zachary was very gentle with her until she decided she didn't want to come back.  Zachary handled it by dragging her. 

A Day at Disneyland

After a long summer break from Disneyland, we enjoyed a day at the park with friends. 

A must is a ride on the carousel

Though he doesn't show it, it was a big deal for him to meet Tinker Bell and Terence.

What To Wear?

Both kids got a new find that was great fun for both.

Kaitlyn found an old hat of Zachary's that was just her size. She just loves this hat!!!!! She will carry it around with her, putting it on and taking it off for hours.

Zachary has fallen in love with his new cowboy boots. I got these as part of his Halloween costume, but he could not wait to try them on. And now, they are a daily part of his wardrobe around the house.

Goodbye To Summer

I finally braved an overnight stay at the kids’ Great Grandma’s. Staying at her house is like a toddler’s heaven. We technically camped out at Mama Pete’s Nursery School, since it is right there on her property. We made camp in the nursery school for a three night stay. The kids loved playing in the yard with the huge play house, gigantic sandbox, and millions of toys and bikes. What more could a little one ask for?

The before and after move in

Each morning would start with feeding the turtles and then the kids played while I attempted to grab a small “mommy” moment. Kaitlyn just loved the slide and bringing out all the play food from the play house. Zachary spent his time dressing up and pretending to be a policeman or fireman.

The playhouse that is guaranteed for some fun

Zachary is explaining all about the turtles and what they are doing

Kaitlyn is pointing and attempting to say "turtle"

All smiles while enjoying the slide

Later in the morning we would have a swim in the pool. Sad to think it will be the last swim for the summer. Luckily, we were able to have more time swimming than in previous years.

I attempted having a quiet time each afternoon. No nap time for us, as we all know, sleep is a forbidden thing for toddlers and preschoolers. Thankfully, Kaitlyn didn’t mind sleeping in her new accommodations and Zachary was happy to spend his time on the computer doing his lessons and watching movies.

He is loving that he can now use a lap time just like Mommy

Such a good girl about sleeping in her pack n' play. She always awoke with smiles

A few afternoons, they had the joy of playing with the bunny and feeding him carrots. That is if they weren’t swimming. Each night, Zachary could hardly wait to finish dinner so we could do “camp fire”. We would have a fire and roast marshmallows for s’mores. Kaitlyn was fascinated by the fire and loved the s’mores. Zachary didn’t care to eat the roasted marshmallows as they were “too gooey”. So mommy gladly ate the “gooey” ones.

Time flew by and we all headed home tired but with some wonderful memories spent at G.G’s. Thank you G.G. for opening you home to us!! Zachary asks every morning if we are going to G.G’s today.