First Time at Kings Island Water Park

I took the boys to Kings Island Water Park for the first time today. They LOVED it!! I did too!! It is amazing all the stuff that they have to offer for little kids. I was kindof scared to take them..in fear that I would only listen to Barrett cry b/c he couldn't do the things that Carson could do -- but they had a ball. Now, I feel like there are some other slides that Carson probably is tall enough to ride...and when Davy comes....we will hit those slides as a family. Here are a couple of pictures from our fun day!!

Dinner at Montgomery Inn at the Boat House

Not only did we enjoy a great visit with the Grimes, but Jerry Miller (a friend from church in TN) was in town too!! Jerry emailed me via facebook that she would be in town and wanted to find out info. about church. We decided to meet them for dinner on Sat. night at Montgomery Inn at the Boathouse. I love this place. The atmosphere is wonderful and the food is great too! It was nice to be able to catch up with old friends over a great dinner. The kids (and myself) enjoyed watching the "big boats" FLY by!!

The Grimes Visit!!

We were so excited that the Grimes came to visit us this past weekend. This makes that second time that they have made the trip to Cincy. And for that...we thank them! It is sooo nice to see our TN friends!! We had a full weekend (as we usually do) trying to get as much in as possible. On Friday, we took the kids to the Children's Mus. for the afternoon. They love going there and just running wild!! Here are some pictures from that fun day!!

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A Day at the Park

I love summer days here when we can take the kids to the park! It is sooo nice outside...and our parks here are just amazing. We were so excited that our neighbor was able to go with us too. We always try and pack a snack to enjoy at the park...it is just something about eating a snack at the park that the boys just love!!



After we finished playing at the park, we decided to enjoy a fun lunch at Burger King. The people sitting around us were just laughing at the fact that all 4 were soooo excited about their toy. I was soooo embarrassed!! Carson's face is just tooo funny!! He isn't a big girl fan just yet!! They were all great though!

Gotta Love the Ice-Cream Man

The kids were so excited when the Ice-Cream Man pulled into the neighborhood!! They heard his bell and came RUNNING in begging for money. Well, we told the kids that if they wanted ice-cream they had to use their own money. Barrett was all for it, but Carson....not so much! He hoards that money (seriously). They went up to their rooms and grabbed their money. They waited at the end of the driveway for that "Wonderful" truck to show up. Finally, he makes it to our street. I can remember when ice-cream was like $.50-$1.00 at most. The boys both got snow cones and they were $2.00 -----I was FLOORED!! Needless to say....we will not be meeting the ice-cream man that much!! Here are some pictures from our day!!

Day 3 in North Carolina...Aunt Jean this is for YOU!!

Today, we enjoyed a fun day at the Outlet Mall, movies, and ended our outing with some GREAT Mexican food!! After shopping at the outlets, we took the kids to see UP (that was a SAD movie). Everyone knows how expensive...and what a rip off...snacks at the movies are (right?). Well, Holly and I decided to go to Target and get the snacks there...then we only had to buy popcorn. After we got all the goodies, we had to stuff our purses FULL to get it all in there. I had major FLASHBACKS of growing up and my family doing this. I can also remember saying that I would NEVER do that...boy, did I eat my words!!! Here is what my purse looked like!!


The things we do to "save money"!!

Day 2 in North Carolina...THE BEACH

We had a blast at the beach with the Johnson Family...it was a fun filled day for sure. The boys loved playing on the beach. They chased waves the whole time (after I got their pictures made.

I am going to put two different Smilebox slide shows on here. One is the beach pictures in white...and the others are just a few from playing in the water!!

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Make a Smilebox slideshow