The Gymnist...

Ashlynn was very certain that she did not want to do dance this year. She wants to continue with gymnastics. I told her that she would not have any dance performances or fun dress up outfits to dance in and she was completely fine with it. When people ask her how dance is going she lets them know that she is not a dancer this year and that she is in gymnastics. It is so funny. She is loving it and I am very impressed with her abilities. She has almost mastered the kart wheel and she is working on her back flip and other flips on the bars. I have to say that I am not missing the dancing either. I thought it was a good choice of hers to take a break from it.

Swimming lessons

The kids have been off track of school for the past 3 weeks and we have been filling the time. They had their annual fall swimming lessons and they both did great. Ashlynn has finally passed level 3 and moving on to level 4, yeah! Carter is still trying to master those tricky under the water turns and distance swimming in level 5. Ashlynn just might catch up to him. Carter is still the youngest in his swimming class trying to keep up with the older kids, but he is doing great! You would never have thought this kid was once scared of the water when he was younger.

The missing tooth...

Ashlynn has been waiting for the day that she could loose a tooth. All her friends have lost some, and she has been feeling left out. The dentist said that all her teeth may fall out all at once and she did not like that idea. Finally, the day has come and she wiggled the tooth out within a few days. She wanted no help when pulling it out. She now feels very satisfied and proud of her new gap in her smile. What a cutie!

A Happy Day..

My birthday was on the 4th and we had fun celebrating. Our family has been so busy lately that it is hard to tag down a time that we can all be together so, we started the day bright and early with breakfast at a new restaurant in town called Kneaders. Their caramel french toast was so yummy! This is now my favorite bread place! Then we were off to our daily obligations. Later that night we had yummy cupcakes from another favorite place of mine (Sugar Daisy bakery) given to me by my friend Kristy. I had so many treats brought to me on my birthday that I was definitively treated out. And that is hard to do because I am a treat person. So, thanks Kristy for my birthday cupcakes. Thanks to all those that called, texted and emailed birthday wishes to me. I appreciated them all! I especially love my new Minky blanket that Matt got me. It is the most heavenly, softest, cuddly blanket that I have come across and it was made just for me. It was a great day!

Lagoon Summer Fun

With school starting our Lagoon summer fun has ended, but now we can enjoy the park in the fall too. Lagoon is open on the weekends so we will fit in some Saturday fun days. We also like to go and enjoy the Frightmare adventures in October. This year Ashlynn is now tall enough to ride more of the big thriller rides. Believe it or not...her favorite ride is the Wicked roller coaster that goes straight up and down and does several twists that go upside down. She just loves it! We have had some great memories this summer with friends and just our family. One memory of mine is when the park just opened for the season and the weather was still slightly cold, Carter and Lauren (our neighbor) wanted to ride Rattlesnake Rapids, but it was a little too cold for me to get wet. I sent them to ride without me and there was no line (because it was so cold). I waited for them and kept seeing them going around the river a few times because the lagoon workers said they could stay on the ride because there was no one waiting to get on. So, they went around and around the huge river with big rapids soaking them. (That never happens that you don't have to get off the ride) We left this ride for the end of day because I new that they would be freezing when they got out, but they had so much fun. Little goof balls! We definitely enjoy our time here!

Boys at 40 Pines

Matt and Carter had a boys weekend at the cabin with grandpa Tom. Carter said he had a fun time being there. He did say that he was a little lonely because he didn't have his other cousins there to play around with. He still had a great time with dad and grandpa, although they probably don't feel the same. Carter tends to be a little on the high energy side for some and doesn't want to miss out on anything, I mean anything! We just love this kid.

Girls Weekend...

The boys went to the cabin for the weekend and we had fun having Ashlynn and mom time. We went to dinner, shopped at the mall, spent some time at Lagoon, visited a friend in the hospital and then Ashlynn decided she wanted her ears pierced. I was slightly hesitant because I wanted to wait until her 8th birthday, but I thought maybe this is my window to get it done. I got to thinking would if she didn't want them pierced later. So, we went for it...she was so good that she didn't even flinch in the chair or even shed a tear. She said that she was kind of nervous and that her hands were sweaty..she is so cute! She has been very good about being careful with them and reminding me to clean them. The Hello Kitty earrings are perfect for her since she has to wear them for 6 weeks before she can change them out. Ashlynn is so excited about her new pierced ears.