Happiness is a Warm Pool

June hasn't proved to be hot quite yet but the pool we had at our hotel in St Louis was warm.  We gave the kids a choice of going back to Six Flags or stay in the pool.  The pool won hands down... Hee

Rough Summer

Ferris Wheel at Six Flags St Louis

Sean and Evan's height difference persists and this summer it is changing some things.  Namely it is changing how we do amusement parks.  As I wrote on Gretchen's blog, both Gretchen and Sean can ride more rides now due to their height while Evan needs to grow two more inches to move up to more rides.  We have to split up a lot or find something for me and Evan to do while Steve, Sean and Gretchen are riding something exciting.  It was especially hard this month when we went to Six Flags in St Louis where there were NO roller coasters for Evan to ride.  He was a little bored but he took it in stride (I feed him lots of snacks and chocolate milk).  It's working out fine - Evan is not focusing on it too much but he's no dummy... He is going to notice and understand more clearly why I think by the end of the summer.  Pobrecito....

Can we go swimming yet?

Back in December we took the kids to a indoor water park that they enjoyed immensely.  After a long day swimming, both boys slept 12 hours straight!  We decided to take them to Indianapolis for spring break so we could visit the Indianapolis Zoo and the Children's Museum.   For a week before the trip, Evan kept telling me he wanted to go swimming in 'Napolis....  We didn't disappoint him.  Armed with a Dora life jacket, Evan was our little swimmer.  It always takes him the longest to get into it but then he goes all out once he's comfortable.  Sean also enjoyed the swimming at the hotel but he seemed most happy at the museum's library.  They had a green screen and camera to film the kids with a background.  He must have watched himself for twenty minutes.  The zoo happened to have a little roller coaster that luckily for the weather opened a few days early so we were able to get in our first roller coaster ride of the season.  Look out Six Flags, here we come!!!

Happy New Year!

The kids had a great time celebrating New Year's Eve.  The boys especially enjoyed streamers and noisemakers.  I need to post the video but until then here are some pictures....

Ended 2011 with a bang!

Steve and I both had the week after Christmas off so we did our very best to tire out the kids.  The surprisingly warm weather allowed us to hit the Milwaukee Zoo the day after Christmas.  The next day we hit the Museum of Science and Industry with the whole Wold family.  The boys were all about the trains there.  They also have a person sized hamster wheel that Evan managed quite nicely.

So Much Change in a Year

The boys actually sat on Santa's lap this year.  If I had to bet, I would have bet that they would start crying and run like they have the past two years.  I would have happily lost that bet this year!

Evan even told Santa he wanted something Dora (he still has a Dora obsession).  Sean happily took his candy cane and smiled.

Small Victories

It has been a long week back after the crazy week we had last week....  Evan shocked me tonight by asking for some of Gretchen's apple at dinner.  I know that seems minor but Evan has never really asked for a fruit and ate it.  He likes yogurt, he likes applesauce but he ate a raw apple.  I am smiling.