Abbey's Playtown round 2

Saturday, August 15th we finally made it back out to Abbey's Playtown in Grand Prairie. We absolutely loved this place the first time we went. We had tried to make it back several times but it just hadn't worked out. I have to say it was even more fun this time than last time. The kids were a little older and they knew exactly what they wanted to do.


They liked the plane this time and did not even notice it last time.
They even figured out how to move it before long.



Peekaboo Paigey


Swinging high

My little construction cowboy.

That is him saying 'cheese'!


Ethan was doing flips and going crazy in the bounce house this time.


Paige was not quite as wild.


Sorting with Daddy.


We brought our lunch in a cooler this time. We had a very nice picnic lunch together. Look at my boys with the exact same blank expression. "Geez, we are eating Mom!" Ha!


As always the favorite roller coaster ride. They turned it around since we were there last time which makes more sense.


Ethan LOVES this thing and he is not happy if he is not the one riding it.


Paige looks like she is posing in this picture.


They liked the blow up maze this time too.


Silly girl!


Little cutie pie.

We will be back hopefully sooner than later. Thanks Abbey's! We love coming to play with you!

Playtime

Friday, August 14th Cheyenne and Bob came over with Kingston to play. We don't get the kids together near as much as we used to simply because of our schedules. Cheyenne's older kids were with their Dad so she hurried over as soon as we got home.

It had been a while since they had come over. Cheyenne had not heard Paige talking very much. Cheyenne was in tears when she first heard her. I started telling Paige things to say to her. It was adorable. Cheyenne kept saying how did she grow up over the two weeks? Cheyenne's favorite was to have her say, "I'm a pretty princess". Can you tell Cheyenne only has boys! Ha! The kids had a wonderful time playing like they always do! Cheyenne had fun taking too many pictures...


First we must snack.


It's like feeding time at the zoo!


Kingston's first time playing with playdoh.

Push! Paige loves cutting out shapes.


Getting the hang of the roller.


What are you doing Paige?


Even putting the playdoh in the can and dumping it is fun.


Paige learned to roll her own snakes. Look Mom!

Paige had a brand new color straight out of the can and Cheyenne squished it. She thought she wanted to roll it out. Paige cried and cried. I couldn't help but laugh not at Paige but at Cheyenne frantically trying to make her feel better.


Then the guys got into the playdoh action.


Paige kept laying on the empty cooler that was still in the kitchen from Six Flags. Cheyenne was tickling her over and over. Paige could not get enough!


She was laughing so hard!


I could have taken a thousand pictures of this and I may have.


The boys rolling around being boys before we started baths. Then it was off to bed for all three of them. Kingston sleeps in the playroom on the car bed until they are ready to head home.

We were glad to get to spend some much needed time together! Great start to the weekend...

Six Flags

Saturday, August 8th we went to Six Flags with my old friend, Lisa and our God son, Tre. They arrived at our house on Friday evening. She had not seen the kids since they were tiny. The kids were a little stand offish for a while but soon warmed up. We visited Friday night and headed to Six Flags Saturday morning to try and beat the crowds and the heat. We have not been to Six Flags in probably 5 years! We used to have season passes every year but since my back problems were so bad we quit going. Lisa was bringing Tre for his last summer outing before school started. I was excited and nervous all at the same time. I used to love the rides but I have gotten older and lets just say it wider. Ha! I was very interested to see how I would fare on this long day.

We arrived a little later than planned but were still in the park before 11am. Lisa insisted we all purchase the flash pass for the day. I had never heard of that before. You pay an additional fee and get a portable device that allows you to save your place in line while you are not there. You enter the ride you want and it tells you when to show up to ride it. You show up and get right on the ride. I have never seen such dirty looks as we received a few times that day. Many people did not even know about the pass and were understandably pissed off when we walked right in front of them after they had been waiting for hours. Safe to say it was well worth the money!

Tre had brought a friend to ride all the rides with him and the kids wanted to get wet first thing. Crap! We are going to be wet and soggy all day. So we headed to the bridge water ride and got soaked. Then it was off to the new Tony Hawk ride. Some of our group wanted to ride everything and others did not. The little girl Tre had brought with him was scared to death. It was her first time at Six Flags and she did not think the rides would be that big. Poor thing. We took turns sitting out with her on a lot of the rides. Funny thing is she liked the Titan. The biggest roller coaster there!

We stayed until about 6:30pm which was very impressive in my opinion. The most astounding thing by far was the fact that we only spent $14.00 inside the park the entire day. We purchased one large orange cup that was $12.99 plus tax. You got a wrist band with the purchase that allowed you to refill it for free all day long. And refill we did! We may have wasted a lot of time refilling that drink but since we had the flash pass it did not really matter. We also brought lunch and walked back to the car to eat. I was so impressed that we did not spend any more money all day. Quite a feat in an amusement park!

I could have left a lot sooner than we did but the kids wanted to keep riding rides. Lisa wanted to follow us home so she did not get lost so we ended up staying until they were done. I could barely walk at this point and knew I was going to regret this day. My feet had been wet all day long in socks and tennis shoes. I could feel the blisters all around them. My back was hurting and I knew I was officially too old for this kind of adventure! Once we got home the kids were already in bed and Linda and Michael were ready to head home themselves. We took off our shoes and relaxed. My feet looked like I had been in a bath tub all day long. I really did have an awesome time riding all the roller coasters but I fear that was my last visit to Six Flags. I have had back and neck pain every since that day. I feel like I did four or five years ago when I was having to get ESI injections in my spine. I hope and pray that the pain will go away eventually. I hope I did not screw myself up for another five years for one dang day of rides.

While the parents are away the children will play...

They love feeling like big kids and there goes the hands in the cup.


Grand Daddy is fun from straws to colors.

Time for playdoh...

Look what I did! Ethan loves pushing playdoh through the little tools.


Push hard Paigey. Ethan gets very excited with Playdoh.


Only Grand Daddy would think of making mask out of the playdoh.


or a hat! Time to settle down and read a book or two.


Paige is in love with her sunglasses. I have to hide them.


Maybe a few more books. Nana was in on all the fun as well but someone has to take the pictures. Right! :)

Tiffany's shower

Saturday, August 1st we attended Tiffany and Jake's couples wedding shower in Granbury. We both went to school with Tiff and we love Jake. He is hilarious! Grammie babysat for us so we could spend the night since it was a decent drive.

The party was a Naughty/Nice theme with hot pink and black for colors. As you all know, I am Queen of parties and love to throw a good one. The only problem is when I attend a party that was not really thought out it drives me crazy. This party was wonderful! Tiffany's roommate Mario was in charge and he covered every detail. The food was really good, the cake was cute and even the guys got into the games. I usually don't love games at showers but he made it fun. For one game he had a list of 'guy movies' with a list of quotes that you had to match and the same with 'chick flicks'. I could not get a single one on either sheet! Dallas however got almost everyone of the guy's movies and five of the girls. Can you tell who watches more TV! Ha! Dallas even won the bingo game and we got a $15.00 Starbucks card. Now that is a prize worth winning! :)


The cake was a giant flower with a diamond ring in the middle. I had to take the picture from a weird angel however cause some man ate two of the cupcakes from the back.


I liked this pillow. One side of it said "Tonight" and the other said "Not Tonight". Too funny!


Doesn't new love make you want to gag. :)


Tiffany and I.

We really had an excellent time getting to know all of their friends. At the beginning of the party poor Tiffany's AC froze up and we had to move the party outside. It was a little warm but not completely unbearable. I felt so sorry for Tiffany as she ran around trying to fix it. We ended up turning it off until we went to bed. Thank goodness it was defrosted and ready to go by then.

We headed home the next morning to see our kiddos. Isn't it always the case, you need a break from your kids and the minute you are gone you miss them. They had a wonderful time playing with Grammie while we were gone. I think they made her read every book we own! Ha! They played playdoh and all kinds of fun things. They are so lucky to have such amazing grandparents and so are we!!!

Daycare pictures

Crystal, one of the kid's daycare teachers, emailed me a few pictures she had taken on her camera. She has a specific setting that pulls out only one color in the picture. I absolutely LOVE the one of Paige! She was playing at the dress up station. She was wearing a long coat and leaning on a podium. Yes, Linda I know exactly what your thinking (politician in the making)!


SO BEAUTIFUL!

Ethan's picture was on yellow day last week and he was working hard on his yellow playdoh. I wish he was looking up but it is still a good picture.


Officer Ethan at your service. Ha!


This is the two year old class on yellow day last week.

Standing from left to right- Ethan Le (He turned three today and will be moving up),
Tucker (the director's son) and Hunter (He is in love with Paige and follows her all day trying to get hugs.)
Sitting from left to right- Eva (She was only there a couple of weeks and is gone now), Austin (He has only been there about a week and is fitting in really well), Ethan with his finger in his nose, Classic! Next sitting against the wall is Vince. The poor kid can barely speak English but he is getting better. Then next to Ethan is Cicil who tells her mom Paige is her best friend. Last but not least Paige about to run out of the picture.

The class on Green day last week.

From left to right...
Cicil, Austin, Saphira, Ethan, Hunter, Ethan Le and Paige
Saphira is the only one that wasn't there for the yellow day picture. She feels responsible for Ethan and Paige. She has mothered them and taken care of them since they started. So cute!
Notice in this picture- who is the only kid missing a shoe? That would be my son! At least his finger isn't in his nose in this one. Ha!