Hockey

Ellie and Zach went to their first hockey game this weekend.  They had a blast. 

I was surprised that Ellie loved the fights as much as we do. 

1 week

7 days into the new routine and we're all surviving.

A little more vacation

Since we were at Great Wolf Lodge for Sams actual birthday, we wanted to make sure we did something fun on Zachs birthday.  We headed up to Marblehead for rock climbing which is always a favorite. 

After, we headed to the animal safari to feed the giraffes... and a few other animals too.

Zach was in heaven.  He fed a few and got up close to all of them.  Jon didn't get slobbered on this time so he was just as happy as Zach.

We headed home for cookies and presents and an early bed time.

Vacation cont.

We left family and headed to Great Wolf Lodge to officially celebrate 2 birthdays. 

We got a cabin with bunk beds and the kids thought they were the coolest things ever!

Zach can now swim underwater and Ellie has finally let go of her nose when she swims underwater.  They all loved the water slides and thought it was one of the coolest places they've ever been.

Sam turned 9 and Zach is now 6.  I've been looking at baby pictures of the boys recently and I can't believe how fast the past few years have gone.  Fortunately they both love their mom and are willing to continue to snuggle, give hugs and kisses and hold hands.  That makes them getting older somewhat bearable!

More vacation

We spent a few days seeing the Charlotte sights, hanging out with a couple of crazy boys and enjoying some down time.

Zachary lost his first tooth while we were gone.  Its been trying to come out for 2 weeks.  He was so relieved.

We also celebrated birthdays with really good cake and presents.

Vacation

It felt like vacation took for ever to get here this year.  Jon and the boys started with a camping trip.  This was Zachs first time being able to go and he loved every minute. Ellie and I spent a lot of time with Corrie.  We also squeezed in some shopping and movie nights. 

We headed to Charlotte to see some family a couple days later.  It was a long drive, but the kids held up pretty well. 

We spent a day at the Discovery Place.  The kids could have easily stayed several more hrs.

Ellie loved the aquarium and jelly fish.  Sam loved doing some science experiments.

They checked out all the attractions, saw a show, grabbed lunch and wore themselves out!

Zach

Resting up for a big day of building Lego bridges.

Date night

Daddy/daughter dinner at Red Lobster!

T-15 days!

Changes are coming!

More soccer

He scored 3 goals last week.  He LOVES soccer!