Family Fun x 3

After we got back from our week of fun in Ohio we had a fun day planned with some good friends at our local kids museum.  The kids couldn't wait to see everyone (especially since they have been playing with only each other for almost 2 weeks :)  We met at the museum when they opened this morning at 10am.  We took the opportunity to take a picture of them all together...while they weren't all running in opposite directions.

First, a quick blast from the past...Winter Break 2010

And now Winter Break 2012...I can't believe how big they are!! Crazy! I love these kiddos.

We had a great morning at Imagine It.  A "few" field trips were there, but we figured out a plan pretty quickly to stick together, rotate AWAY from the large groups and take full advantage of the show and lunch time.  While everyone else was busy, we had the place to ourselves. Love it.  Brother and HBjr playing in the moon sand.

Sister and GM

Sister played for a few minutes and they headed over to one of her favorite stops...painting.  She did great today, no paint on her clothes...woo hoo.  It's the little things you know?!

Hmm... I can't remember little HB's name on the blog, maybe that will work...little HB...he liked painting too :)

Little HB and his Dad driving Clifford's truck.

Sister trying to climb Clifford, so glad Hubby was able to get the picture instead of getting her down :) Knowing her she probably slid down his tails 2 mins later.

Planting flowers.

The rotating exhibit right now is Clifford".  I think the kids really enjoyed it, we will have to go back on one of the "no field trip" Mondays to check out anything we might have missed.

The conveyor belt took the bones (or cute little girls) to the top.

Having fun in the tree house!

Can you see him behind the tree?

Up and away with the big kids :)

The treehouse was nice for the adults too...only one way in and out, so if we watched the gate we knew we were safe :) It was great to have some catch up time with some good friends.

Moving on to the store...

and the shipping truck.

I love these ladies! The Lord has blessed me with some wonderful, Christian friends.

The boys "cooking" dinner...

or maybe just eating it :)

I got almost all the kids in this one...missing Sister, no telling where she ran off too.

Oh! There she is :)

HB having fun with little HB...ha  The balls are always a fun part of our day!

We "might" have started throwing them at each other...or in the buckets, you choose.  I was aiming for buckets. I am pretty sure the kids were dumping them on us on purpose.

Sister got bored again and found her way over to the trains...she is a slippery little thing.

Ha! This cracks me up...I am sure they were wondering why there was a big flash in the cave.  Hubby is silly like that.

Dress up time!  Both my kids love dress up, and from the amount of time we spent here, I think all the kids too.  I love JB's face in the mirror...and Sister's dress (she is a "mermaid").

After the museum we headed to the Varsity for lunch.  A fun (and yummy) stop while we were in Atlanta.  We had to search a little for enough seats (a lot of field trips were there too, go figure), but at least people more in and out of that place pretty quickly.  The kids kept themselves amused while we waited to eat...

The girls...

vs. the "pirate" boys.

and a cute little one in the middle.

ha! I can only imagine what they were discussing.

Love it!

And I also love that the Lord has placed some great friends in our life.  They are always there when we need them, our kids have a blast together, and  we are blessed to be walking on together on the path the Lord has for our lives.  I can't wait until our next family fun day :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Brother & Sister

'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Luke 10:27

Snow-Tubing Excitement!

I was not sure last year could be topped, but carrying on the Valentine's tradition today was AWESOME.  I love winter and there was no better way to celebrate Valentine's than with family snowtubing.    We actually started our morning visiting the Beavercreek 9-11 Memorial.  It was very neat and our family really enjoyed it.

 The memorial was a large piece of the towers that had been placed as the memorial.   I love this picture with the flag in the background.

We took the opportunity to take some family pictures (and complete a geocaching challenge) while we were there.  It was a great way to start the morning.

Sweet kiddos...we reminded them about the memorial by talking about the Dunwoody Manhattan Memorial Climb Hubby did last September. 

 After the memorial, we headed to Indiana to visit one of our favorite spots...Perfect North Slopes.  We got to the exit a little early, so we grabbed lunch at White Castle (another Northern spot...think Krystals :)

 Yum!

Then it was time for our Valentine FUN!

 Bundle UP!

Waiting patiently for all the adults to be ready to go...

 Whee!!!

Mommy love :)

 We love snowtubing!

 Brother LOVED every second of tubing today....we had a hard time getting him to take a break, or leave.  We started letting him go down by himself about 1/2 way through and he was THRILLED. I can't believe what a big boy he is!

 These "action" shots were from our 1st ride down, we all went down together and we were FLYING.  I can't believe how fast we were going.  We hit the gravel and kept going for a long while.  The snow was definitely slicker than last year...SO much fun :)

 Here we go...

I think we probably went down about 15 times in 3 hours...it was a perfect day 37-40 degrees and the crowd was really light.  The "magic carpet" made getting up the hill nice and easy.

 I think she had the best seat in the house though.

 On our way back down the "mountain".  We rode as groups most of the time (we went faster), but once Brother was able to go by himself, we tried all types of different rides. 

 Whee!  Good job Sister :)

 Snow flying in Brother's face...this happened a lot today, sometimes we were covered at the bottom of the hill.

 Group picture, LOVE it!

Sister missed nap time and even Beauty and the Beast couldn't keep her awake.  

 We stopped for a quick dinner at Quaker Steak and Lube (fried pickles - YUM) and headed home to wash some clothes and pack for our trip in the AM.  We are heading home in the morning, hopefully the snow won't slow us down too much.  The kids enjoyed reading some books with R/ while we worked on getting some stuff together.  We have had a wonderful time in Ohio...we love visiting family and actually enjoying WINTER during our winter break :)  Best part is we get to see them again in a few months...yay!

Back to the real world...GA here we come.