was being chased
by a ferocious dragon
and they ran
and they ran
and they decided to live happily ever after.
a zippy spaceship
and the brave space explorers took off
and explored new worlds
The end.
On Friday we took advantage of our proximity to the Creation Musuem. We had been talking about getting the kids there for awhile now with their love of dinosaurs, so it was the perfect opportunity. There was a lot there that we skipped over because they would have to be a bit older to appreciate it, but there were a lot of really cool exhibits that we all enjoyed! Here are a few photos, but you can click here to see the entire album.
LOTS of dinosaurs everywhere...
(a zonkey...they also had a zorse - see album)
So I mentioned in my last post that we were in Cinci last week visiting friends! It worked out perfectly for the kids and I to stay with our friends, the Lanes, while Brad traveled to and from their house and his family medicine conference in Lexington. It was way better than spending the week at home waiting for him to come home! I had so much fun reconnecting with old friends, visiting some of our favorite local places, and seeing the kids enjoy the place that we used to call home. At one point Riley even said, this place is better than our world! :) Well, son, most places feel that way when you're on vacation time...but it is a pretty cool place none the less!
You can view all the photos I took by clicking here to view my facebook album, but here are just a few highlights:
(he's growing soo fast - almost 5 months old now!)
A cook out with our friend, Chris (despite poor Riley getting sick poor buddy)
Dinner with Jeff and Mary, and their two cute kiddos. Grace enjoyed having Elijah there :).
And spending time with the Lane family. They are such gracious hosts and friends and we will miss them! Hopefully they will be making a trip up here at the end of the summer and we can't wait!
I am so excited to be celebrating this mother's day in Cincinnati with my sweet friends! Brad is at a work conference this week in Lexington, so he dropped the kids and me off at the Lanes on Saturday and we are spending the week here visiting our old home. I was able to visit my old church this morning, and then was treated to a fabulous lunch at the Cheesecake Factory! We are also looking forward to a trip to the zoo, MOPS, (a pamper mommy day!), and a visit to the Creation Science Museum on Friday, as well as seeing a lot of old friends.
I have a lot of catching up to do on here when we get back (more Jamaica, Family Pack on Friday night which was awesome, and lots of photos from our week here!) but for now here are a couple photos from this morning of the three best reasons I love being a mommy - because I get to share life with these sweetie pies!
Yesterday, we went on a field trip with Riley's preschool class to a working farm with over 80 miniature horses (The subtitle of the farm was "mini-heaven" hehehe)! It was such a beautiful day for it, and the horses were so much fun to see!
(I love how they are holding hands!)
The first part of the trip they got to take turns riding in a horse-drawn buggy! You can see how big their smiles were - they loved it! This is Riley and his buddy Cruz who will be in his kindergarten class next year. They ended up having matching helmets!
After the buggy ride, we had a break for snack while the other kids had a turn. Here is Riley with two of his friends.
You think they are having fun? :)
Here is Riley with his two teachers, Mrs. Ogden and Mrs. McClain.
The next part of the trip was to visit the horses. The kids could feed them hay. Naomi had fun doing that.
Grammy was able to take the day off to come with us! It was very helpful to have her there to carry Elijah so I could enjoy the farm with Riley and Naomi.
See, I was there! :)
The farmer let all of the kids pick out a ribbon to take home with them. Here are Riley and Naomi proudly showing off their first and second place ribbons!
What a gorgeous day for a trip to the farm! Great memories!
