8 years!

It's our anniversary! :)

Columbus Zoo trip

This past Saturday, we were able to go to the zoo with our friends, the Myers(Nate, Jen, Sofie, & Jonah). We had such a wonderful time. The weather was great, sunny but cool. It was fantastic. It was super duper crowded but we wiggled our way through. The kids had fun climbing on the statues outside the different exhibits. A lot of the animals were out and up close so they could see them pretty well.

It was a really fun day! I attached some pictures below:


Mommy & her kiddos


Petting a Goat


Kirk thought we should visit his brother since we were so close. :)


Sofie & Brady wranglin' the Komodo Dragon


Our baby & the Polar Bear baby


Sofie giving Komodo a sweet kiss!


Brady riding the Carousel


Sofie riding the Carousel


Bethany riding it too, she had a ton of fun!


A big "howdy" to my peeps!


Jonah had the best seat in the house!


The 3 Amigos catching a ride on the manatee!

30

Amanda has turned the BIG 3-0!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!

Tee-ball

Brady had his last t-ball game last night for the season. Kirk coached the team which had it's ups and downs. It seemed like a long season but it was good.

Brady received a medal last night too.

Fun in the pool!

Our fun-filled weekend!

Wow! What a whirlwind weekend!

Saturday we went to the Ohio Scottish Games in Wellington. Ron and Ginny had invited us to go, the whole family was there including Kirk's Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Bruce. We had a great time. The day went by fast, there was so much to see and do! It was neat to hear and see more about Scottish history. The bagpipes were amazing, the sound of the huge combined bagpipes in the opening ceremony gave me goosebumps! It was great. Brady had a fun time, he was able to participate in the Border Collie demonstration and also play a kid Scottish game. Both Brady and Bethany enjoyed petting the animals(we washed their hands real well after!). Cara thought we should buy one of the cows that were for sale buuuut we decided to pass this time. Hey Cara, maybe we'll buy it for you for your birthday, seeing we know how much you LOOOOOVE animals! ;) I had one of the best corn dogs I had in a long time too. It was so good. And you are thinking, are corn dogs a Scottish food? Well, probably not a traditional food, but it was darn good so it was Scottish to me on Saturday! I've attached some pictures of the day below.


Ron, Ginny and John(Ron's cousin) marching in the Clan parade. They are carrying and wearing the Clan Cameron Tartan.


Combined Bagpipes during the opening ceremony, there's one just as big coming the opposite way too!


Brady in the Border Collie Demonstration


Brady and the rope pull

On Sunday, we woke up really early and went to Pittsburgh to see Eric, Christy and Abigail, and most importantly to see Abigail get dedicated. She did such a good job, she was wide-eyed taking it all in. Instead of the pastor speaking this Sunday, Eric and Chirsty's church had The India Children's Choir perform. It was so good! I liked it because they actually did a musical where they told of their tribe's history and how they became a Christian tribe. The kids were as sweet as they could be! One little girl just loved Bethany! She told my mom that she had a little sister back home that was Bethany's age and she missed her so much. They travel 11 months out of the year! It was sweet and a real blessing.
After church we went out to eat to a yummy Italian restaurant, then we went back to thier house and visited a little with Eric, Christy and Abigail for a little bit longer before we had to head back home. It was so nice to see them, we hadn't seen them in a couple of months. Abigail has grown so much and she's starting to sit up! She's precious! :)



Weekends like this are tiring, but they are definately worth it!!


I had to get a picture of this cutie in somewhere in this post! ;)

Happy "Daddy's" Day!!!!

Bibleman!

On Sunday evening Brady, Bethany & I went to Medina to see Bibleman! He came and did a show at my parents church, Cornerstone Chapel. I wasn't for sure how Brady was going to do he started getting sick last week but he had a pretty bad cold by Saturday(those sisters spredding their germies, Bethany had one the week prior). He did well though, once Bibleman came out he yelled and clapped and he had a lot of fun. At the end of the show, Brady was able to meet Bibleman! Thanks to Grams we got a nice front spot in line. heehee He got Bibleman's autograph and a picture taken with him. I didn't realize it but Brady was wearing his Spiderman watch, Bibleman noticed and asked "So who's your favorite, Spiderman or me?" I have to say I was afraid what Brady's answer might be. Brady thought for a minute than smiled real big and said "YOU!" Whew! hahaha Everybody laughed.
I'm glad we got to go, it was a nice time to spend with Brady.


Bibleman in costume on stage


Brady & Bibleman

A COSI Afternoon

Kirk took a half day off work today and we took the kids to COSI(science center for those out of staters) in downtown Columbus. We had been meaning to take Brady for awhile but time had slipped away from us. I'm glad we didn't take him at an earlier age, and he really should still be a little older. It's really geared for late elementary/JH kids. He did have fun looking at the space stuff and the oceanic/submarine exhibits. Bethany was able to enjoy it a little too. She wasn't feeling to good though.
Kirk and I were a little disappointed, they don't seem to have as much hands on stuff and displays like they used to. They have gone to a lot of movies it seems, which you pay extra for and would have been pointless for us.
It was still nice to have some family time. The kids liked their time with daddy and mommy did too! :)

Here are a few pictures:


Brady on the Space toilet
(he's going to hate us when he's older for this one)


Bethany & Mommy touching the electrostatic ball



Brady in the submarine

Sandbox Fun!

Macie & Bethany

Bikes, soccer, 30 and a visit!

Friday started a very hectic weekend! Friday Brady had a birthday party to go to, it was one he was looking forward to for weeks! It was a bike party for his friend Emily. Off we went Friday evening to go. Oh, Kirk was on his way to Cleveland to meet up with some friends to go see the Indians game. Well, wouldn't you know it the Durango started acting up-BIG TIME! I hurried up and pulled into the McDonalds parking lot. We were already running late for the party, I called Kirk and I decided I should call Scott & Amber to see if they could take us to the party. Lucky for us and gracious of them, they let me borrow their car for the evening so we were able to get to the party and go to the store to get some diapers that I desperately needed(for Bethy). The party was a lot of fun for Brady and he really enjoyed it. Of course as I got home I did flip out just a tad, and was really upset about the whole Durango situation. I took Scott & Amber's car back in and as Amber was taking us home we decided that I would try and get the Durango home at least. She followed me and I made it home with little problem. I figured this way it's safe and Kirk can deal with it in the morning. The rest of the night went fine, got the kids bathed and to bed and I chilled out for the rest night.
Saturday we got up and hurriedly got ready for Brady's last soccer game. He did really well this game. He got into a little more and had some contact with the ball. He played goalie for awhile too. He got a medal at the end of the game, which of course was really cool! :)

Brady's got the ball!

The soccer player

We came home really fast and changed and then off we went to Ashland for Nate's big 3-0 party. It was so much fun. I was feeling good! We were able to see some people that we hadn't seen in awhile and it was nice to catch up! The kids had fun playing with Nate & Jen's daughter Sofie and we got to meet their new edition Jonah-SO CUTE!! You know what was another good thing about the party-I kept reminding myself I'm still 29!!!! hahaha :)

Sunday Kirk decided to go into work for a bit, other than that nothing too exciting on Sunday.

Monday my grandparents from IL stopped in for a visit. It was really nice to see them. The kids loved it! We hadn't seen them since Christmas so it was nice to catch up face to face. You forget really how much you miss someone until you see them and they have to leave again.:( Hopefully we will get to spend some more time with them this summer.

Well, that wraps it up. I'm looking forward to a couple of downtime days. Brady and Kirk have some t-ball practices at night but other than that its relaxing time.