Goodbye Lake Erie

Thought I would get some pictures of the kids down on the lake front before we moved. I have loved living near the lake and will miss it dearly. There are two light houses here. One is on the outer peninsula and this one is in the bay.  

 Ethen's new found talent. He can cross his eyes.

 Being silly on the Dock

 The Coast Guard  patrolling the harbor.

Dad & Me

Here's to my wonderful dad! With all the moving, unpacking,  and site seeing that we did while me parents where with us, I forgot to do a Father's Day celebration while he was here.  He did get his card the few weeks earlier, but I was really wanting to do something when they were with us. Even though we didn't get an official celebration in, my dad knows that I love him! And I LOVE these pictures of the two of us! I don't have many of just me and him since I have grown older. So these are pretty special for me to have. 

I really miss being close to my parents and being able to call him when we need something. He can fix, mend, repair, build, or rig just about anything we  needed.   He has always been so thoughtful in giving/sacrificing time, money,  and talent to helping others. The best example of serving others  as I was growing up.  With each move we have had, we couldn't have done it without my dad's help, or my mom either.  He is there for us even  though we are cross the country at the present time.

Love my dad and proud to be his daughter!  Your Awesome.   Miss you all the time.  XOXO

Father's Day

This year for Father's Day, I decided to go all out for Scott and really try to make it a special day for him. He has been working so hard and has been so stressed out from  all the study he deserved a day fill with things that he would enjoy. We did a BBQ theme Father's Day. The kids made handmade cards.  I bought him a small BBQ, because I know he misses  being able to cook outside. I got together a basket full of BBQ items like: hot dogs, seasonings & sauces,  BBQ flavored snack foods, and Cooking magazines. I Even found these really awesome BBQ decorated cupcakes on pintrest to make. They turned out really awesome. Scott was very impressed with the cupcakes.  He doesn't impress easily either, so  I deserve a pat on the back  for sure.  It was a very nice day and it was a good break for Scott to spend some time with us to celebrate him. We love you Scott!!

Dinosaur Discovery

One of the last things the kids and I did before moving to Ohio, was to see the Dinosaurs exhibit called Discover Dinosaurs. These tickets were very expensive!  The  local TV, News, and radio Ads all made it sound  like a huge event with amazing activities and sights.  It sounded awesome. I was really excited to take the kids and planned on spending  about half the day. 

  We got their when the doors opened and waited in line with  lots of others. When we finally got inside we found out that we didn't even have to wait in line because we bought tickets on line.   The first part of the exhibit is where we walked through 8 different scenes featuring lots of different dino's in their natural habitat. Lots of fun facts and really loud sounds. I enjoyed this part, but it only took us about 20 minutes.

 We took lots of pictures, but there are only a few of them posted. 

All of the Dinosaurs are life size.  The kids knew many of the different types of dinos. I was impressed with how much they have learned by watching PBS'  Dinosaur Train. They made all sorts of sounds and many of them moved their heads, tails, and or arms.  It was  awesome.

 I think this dinosaur might eat us, and  Ethen needs a hair cut.

There were also fossil tables where the kids could brush away sand to reveal the dino bones and other sea creature fossils.

Hey mom, can I have a stegosaurus, this one likes me?

 We really liked the T-rex, triceratops, and my favorite the brontosaurus which is now called the Apotosaurus)

 The second part of the  event was a huge merchandise store, where my kids begged me to buy just about every little thing they saw.  They got nothing. The tickets were so much there was no way I could afford to buy any souvenir . Beyond that there  were large inflatable bounce houses, a coloring station,  miniature golf, and dinosaur rides. I felt like I was at  an amusement park. We stood in lines for 30 minutes or more for the inflatable bounce houses and for the dino rides. I bought the tickets that aloud kids to ride, bounce, and play as much as they want. But with so many people there it was not  worth waiting in line 30-40 minutes for a 2 minute experience. So for that reason it was not really worth the money. We did go on everything once and that was all they were able to tolerate.

 Elizabeth tried miniature golf and not all that impressed with their course.

 These riding Dinosaurs were really cool, they moved up and down and back and forth.

 Me and Joce by the Bronto's

 Ethen loved this dinosaur character! They played, danced, and pretend fought for a good 5 minutes.  

He probably had the most fun doing this than anything else that was there.

Look at these two nerds  climbing on the statue. So silly!

All and all I'm glad that we got to go, but it was way over priced! We were able to see and do a few fun things, but wished we could have done more stuff.  Just too many people on Opening day.

Jocelyn's Kindergarten Gradution

Jocelyn Graduated from Kindergarten on  Wednesday, June 11. Scott  and I were able to attend her ceremony. She was so happy to have us there, especially her dad! 

There are 3 Kindergarten classes at Chesnut Hill and Jocelyn's  teacher was Mrs. Dimmer.  She was a a wonderful lady, who really enjoyed having Jocelyn in her class.

Here is Joce walking in with her class.

We sat through a little program. The teachers read a proem to the parents about the kids, the children sang a few songs and then they presented the graduates. The principal  announced each student while a teacher presented each of their students with a Kindergarten certificate and a handshake to congratulate them. After there was a neat slideshow showing pictures of all the kids throughout the school year. Jocelyn was in several of them. After the program, the families were invited to have a picnic lunch with their student.

Each teacher also choose one student from their class who demonstrated good citizenship through out the year. Jocelyn was chosen from Mrs. Dimmers Class.   Mrs. Dimmer said she was the most kind and considerate of all her child. Awesome!

Joce and Mrs. Dimmer

 We took lots of pictures of her friends, but there were too many to put on here.

Joce took us back to her classroom  so Scott could see  it. This is such a cute pictures of  Joce and her dad. And of course Ethen is in the background looking at toys.

 Had to get one of me and her too.

Good job Joce! You're off to1st grade. You are so stinkin Cute!