Myrtle Beach Vacation

Well, we've become regular visitors to Myrtle Beach and we absolutely love it there! Thanks to Tutu Winnie, we enjoyed yet another fabulous trip. We were fortunate enough to stay with Tutu and Mr. Walter for nearly 2 weeks. Kevin joined us for 4 days of the trip but had to go back to for the second session of graduate classes. We enjoyed fabulous weather - an occasional storm but nothing that would spoil our fun! We spent lots of time at the beach. Both girls enjoy it but Sydney truly loves the beach. She could spend the whole day jumping waves, riding her boogy board, building castles, looking for shells, and even just sitting in the water.

Broadway at the Beach is another favorite part of our trip. Sydney had planned to go there since last year's visit so she could build a bear. She saved her money just for this trip! We visited Broadway several times while we were there. The best part of trip was that we were able to catch up with an on-line friend that I've known for more than 7 years but never met who lives in Myrtle Beach! Our girls got along so well and had a great time riding the rides. We wish we could have played longer!!!

Kate and Syd riding the teacups!

This is Kate preparing for a trip on the bungy bouncer! We thought for sure she'd hate it but she loved it and wanted to do it again. When we went the next day, they got her in all the ropes and it started to rain, so she had to get off. When we tried another day, she refused! She was seriously mad that they made her get off. Oh well! That's our Kate! Sydney was quite proud of herself for learning to do frips on the bungy this year. Below are videos of Sydney's very first flip and Katelyn's very first bounce!

We really did have a super trip to Myrtle Beach and we can't wait to go again! Thanks again, Tutu and Mr. Walter!!!

Visiting the Easter Bunny!

We waited until Good Friday to visit the Easter Bunny but it was totally worth the wait! Katelyn was thrilled to see him! We arrived at the mall early, thinking there would be a line. As luck would have it, no one else got the "be there early" message because we were first in line! We got to see the Easter Bunny come down the elevator. At that point, Katelyn began jumping up and down and saying to the small group of other children who had arrived, "You ready to see the Easter Bunny?" It was super cute! Both girls were thrilled to be first to meet him - not having to wait led to great photos! They also liked the pretzel sticks they got at the nearby store! Kevin and I were thrilled that we'd come a bit early, as by the time we'd finished getting our pretzels and were heading home, the line was about 20 families long!

Circus Fun

As usual, the coming of Spring bring a trip to the circus! This has truly become one of our favorite family traditions. This year, we were lucky enough to have Ms. Jen join us with her neighbor, so it was even more fun.

Before the circus begins, we always enjoy the pre-show, where the kids can try on the costumes and see the performers up close. Sydney and Katelyn enjoyed a "ride on a horse".

As you can see from the photo, Katelyn's favorite part of the circus is the popcorn!

My favorite part is seeing the elephants!

Snow Day!

It is March and we finally get real snow. I just figured out when the last day of the school year would be!!! I'm not complaining - it was a great snow day. I followed a full day of cheerleading on Sunday so we were a little tired anyway. And, Kate started with a runny nose so I could just keep her home. I didn't want to take her out for very long so Kevin took Sydney out for a bit this morning before he left for work. I bundled Kate up and he took her out for just a few minutes this morning.

Sydney walking through the snow!

A sledding "accident" - too much laughing can actually make a sled flip over!

The deal is Kate gets to ride back up the hill and Syd has to pull her! Both of them love it!

Kate likes to pick up the snow and try to make snowballs but it always gets stuck to her mittens.

Thanks to Ms. Debbie for the passing along Emily's old snow suit! It fits Katelyn perfectly!

"Please! One more last time!!!"

Teddy has always been our snow loving dog! Sydney took this photo!

After Kevin came home, we took the girls out again for a few trips up and down the hill along with some snow angel making!

Snow days are great!

Dora the Explorer!

Well, Katelyn and I took in the Dora the Explorer show at the Hippodrome! Kately in a huge Dora fan. So, I decided this would be the perfect show for the two of us to see together. If you don't know about Dora, she is "little girl" who goes on adventures. In this case, we had to help her find her teddy bear in the City of Lost Toys. Katelyn's favorite part of the show (and every episode she watches on TV) is yelling at Swiper, the fox who is always trying to steal Dora's stuff! Seriously, Katelyn has always had a thing about knowing the owner of things so it is no surprise that she enjoys yelling "Swiper, No Swiping! Swiper, No Swiping! Swiper, No Swiping!" She's as bossy as they come and, if someone is taking something, she's the one to put them in their place. Maybe she'll pursue law enforsement! If you look carefully at the photo of her, you'll notice the black eye she received at daycare on Thursday when another little boy swung around and hit her with a toy. Clearly, she's tough enough for law enforsement! An injury like this would have set Sydney back for weeks - Katelyn barely mentioned it other than to tell me about that "Bad Boy Gavin" who got her in the eye!