Vacation Bible School

Last week Reggie and Ainsley had VBS (K missed the age cut-off by 1 month) and they had so much fun!  In the past the kids have whined every morning about going, but Cedar Grove Church does an amazing job and it was a cowboy theme.  By the end of the week, the kids had their cowboy hats out and were speaking with a southern drawl at home :o).  They learned a lot of memory verses and songs that we'll be playing over and over on our drive to Washington!  K has his VBS this week at his preschool and is enjoying it a lot.  The theme is kings and knights and he gets to wear a cape everyday.

We managed to squeeze in the Wimpy Kid movie at the theater and went to the fair yesterday, which was tons of fun!  We were there from 1:30-7:30 and Reggie just kept telling me it was the best day ever.  We went on a few rides, visited the animal petting zoo, watched a motorcycle show, saw the pig races and topped it off with the Virginia Batestelli concert.  We did a lot of walking and we were there for a long time, but the kids didn't even complain.  It really was a great time and I love it when the kids are appreciative when we do something fun.  They really are good kids and love them so much!
Reggie walking through a spinning wheel.  This was his favorite "ride".

 The kids wouldn't go on the water ride, but it was hot and they discovered if they stood by the water ride, they could get wet!

 You would have thought these animals never ate!

 Do you think they were a little excited about cotton candy?

Pig races:

Reggie trying to figure out how to feed the goat......

Last Saturday I had a garage sale with some friends and it was really fun.  I decided to clean out my closet last minute and I'm glad I did because most of my clothes sold!  Usually I just donate them, but since we were doing a garage sale, I thought, "What the heck, I'll try to sell a few."  When it was over, I took what was left and donated it and it feels so good to get that stuff out of the garage!  Later that night Ryan and I went to Superman....two thumbs down.  I couldn't wait until it was over.  We saw Iron Man 3 and Star Trek 2 and loved them, so we thought this would be similar, but I can't tell you how boring and horrible it was.  Our usual respite babysitter is not going to continue (they have to sign up for a year), so we have had a back-up come a few times and it looks like we'll be calling her a lot more in the near future!  It is so fun to hang out with Ryan...we love our date nights :o).
We are busy packing for our trip...I say we, but I mean I.  Stuff gets crossed off my list and then more stuff gets added!  It is very busy right now and I'm trying not to forget anything!  We are also trying to make a decision on our new renter.  Our current tenant is moving, so we have been busy posting and e-mailing prospective families.  We had an open house last weekend and about 30 people showed up and we've narrowed it down to 2 families, but are having a hard time deciding, hopefully today.
We are going to the market tonight, swimming at the gym tomorrow and then Ryan and I are going out for Brian's birthday dinner and Bocce and those are our only activities left!  It will be nice to relax at the lake and enjoy some good family time!!!