Monday, October 10, 2016

Lake Geneva: Fall Break 2016

The boys and I celebrated our fall break with a trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Since Jared was in Mexico with his childhood friends, we invited Grandma and PaPa to join us. The boys rated the trip as follows:
S: 10 out of 10
K: 200,000 out of 10

I told them where we were going, but kept the fact that the hotel had a waterpark a surprise. In this picture, you can see Sage's surprise at the discovery.




The first night, we spent in the waterpark. We all really enjoyed the indoor/outdoor hot tub. The boys loved the room with its loft sleeping area and jacuzzi tub.




The second day we spent the morning exploring the shores of Lake Geneva as we hiked the Lake Geneva Shore Path. We hiked 4+ miles taking in the scenic views and imaging what it must be like to live in the multimillion dollar homes. We ate lunch at a cafe along the shore and celebrated Octoberfest with the local residents.




On our hike, the path changed as you crossed the backyards of the residents. Sometimes the pat was paved and other times it was not. It was always narrow. Here is what happened when Sage tried to pass Grandma on the path...



He ran out of his shoes at they stayed stuck in the mud. Ha ha!!

One evening, we enjoyed a haunted hayride at the stables on the resort. At first, it was fun and funny. But, about half way through, Kai didn't think it was fun anymore and was terrified. It took a while to calm him down. But, we still had a great time and even enjoyed the fireworks afterwards.




The third day we hunted for Bigfoot as we hiked around Bigfoot Beach State Park. We played at two different playgrounds and enjoyed lunch at the fancy hotel on the resort.









Here are the boys giggling hysterically through the entire lunch as they told silly stories and spelled words they couldn't say out loud in a fancy restaurant.

We spent our final evening enjoying one last round at the waterpark.




Both boys made it successfully across the "Ninja Warrior" course.

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Lake Geneva was a great place to spend the fall break!

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Happy 8th Birthday, Sage!

Happy birthday to Sage! We celebrated the day Sage style. We had donuts for breakfast, special lunch at school, his favorite for dinner (Qdoba), and his favorite desserts (Lofthouse cookies and kettle corn). He wanted to just chill at home (in his undies) playing on his new Nintendo 3 DS. Typical Sage!

At 8, Sage is kind, smart, loyal, and creative. His favorites are:
Food - Qdoba
Color - Sage green
Hobbies - playing with friends and family
TV Show - Amazing World of Gumball

When he grows up he wants to be a teacher.

We love you, Sage, and wish you all the best for your 8th year.












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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Best. Circus. Ever.

Darla took the boys and I to the Universoul Circus today. It was so fun! Yes, we felt bad for the few big animals that were in the show. But, once you got past that part, it was incredibly fun. The music was great and the performers really encourages audience participation. We even had front row seats which was amazing and slightly terrifying when the elephants came out. Sage liked the dog act and "the wheel of death." Kai's favorite was when they changed people into tigers. It was a thrilling two hours!
































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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Party Time!

Today we celebrated the boys' birthdays with a Pokemon Go Party. It was a great crowd with good food and fun! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate the boys. They said they had an "epic" party!



Enjoying the awesome surprise PaPa made!!


Pokeballs


Hunting for Pokemon


Check out the Pokemon I found!


Pokemon battle with silly string!



Team Mystic wins!!


Team Valor got me!


Watch out!


Thinking hard about his wish!


Kai thinking hard about HIS wish!



Look at this!!!


Present time!! Lots of goodies!


Time to cool off in the pool!





A friendly game of Beanboozled!



That's not Tutti Fruiti!!! Kai got Beanboozled.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Happy 7th Birthday, Kai!




Happy birthday to our sweet, fun Kai Bear! Kai continues to bring much joy and laughter to everyone!
Favorite color: red
Favorite food: pizza
Favorite movie: The Secret Life of Pets
Favorite thing to do: play video games
Hopes for the future: to be a teacher

We had a fun day celebrating Kai with presents in the morning, donuts for breakfast, and fun at school. Kai chose Chuck E Cheese for dinner and we had a blast playing together. The boys earned over 500 tickets and chose kazoos as their prizes. That made for an entertaining ride home! We finished the night by reading Kai's "Happy Birthday" book together as a family and reminiscing about the day he was born. Seven years later and our love for him has only grown. We love you Kai and wish you a very happy 7th year!


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Sunday, August 14, 2016

BBoy Camp

Kai spent a week at BBoy Camp where he learned how to break dance. He had a blast. Here he is showing off some moves.

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Pokemon Go!

Sage and I have had tons of fun playing "Pokemon Go" this summer! It's a great little game that uses augmented reality to try to catch all the Pokemon. It's also great exercise because you walk all over to find the Pokemon. Sage and I spent lots of time at Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, and the Botanical Gardens hunting Pokemon. But, Sage has found them in many other fun places as well. I don't have any pictures because he's always using my phone to hunt. Still...we've made lots of great memories.



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First Day of School 2016-2017

Wednesday, August 10th was the first day of school! Sage started 2nd grade with Mrs. Roth. Kai started 1st grade with Mrs. Griffith. They were both very excited and thrilled to have lots of friends in their classes.









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