Columbus Zoo

So tired.

Makenna on safariWe brought home an elephant!

Gorillas

Girls liked the gorilla

This one was picking his nose and eating it - as Cami said "ucky!" One little girls' mom told her "see isn't it gross that is why I tell you to stop," the girl responded "I am not doing that anymore it is disgusting!"

Cami and her pal

Flamingos

Tiger exhibit

Elephants

This was a neat stump we wandered upon.

We waited for cooler weather to take the girls to the zoo this year. It was an amazing trip. The weather was perfect and the girls were able to see almost all of the animals. Camille enjoyed the monkeys, chimps, etc. If you ask her she will say she liked the cows the best. Of course, Cami was just amazed with all the poo we saw at the zoo. Makenna says the bears and penguins were her favorite and her least favorite were the birds (I have to agree with that one.) I think Makenna really liked the ice cream treat the best. They were exhausted after our four hour trip and both girls conked out on the ride home.

Pigeon Roost Farms

Ghost

Kitty cat

cow

AHH

my sweeties

Peek - a -b00

rocking horse

Ty, Kenna and Chris on the train

Scary Ghost!

We went to the Pigeon Roost Farms a few weeks ago. It is a bit of a drive but I recommend it for anyone with kids. We had a GREAT time. They have endless activities for children. Corn box, straw box, rabbits, camels, cows, goats, peacocks, turkey, corn maze, little corn maze that was only a foot high so you could see the kids, an Enchanted Forest, rocking horses, slides, numerous play areas, play area designed for older children, games, face painting, shopping, and of course pumpkins.

More Gymnastics

Working on our mount

walking on the beam

keeping the balloon in the air with daddy.

bear crawl up the parallel bars - she did really great with this skill

Stick it Cami.

almost over

back flip!

So cute in her leotard!

A few more pictures from another week of gymnastics. Daddy came with us and captured the fun. He also helped out when mommy was tired. Cami loves her gymnastics class. I think she just loves all the activity. She runs and runs.

Special Riders

All geared up!

Riding with Brenda's help.

Fashionista!

Another session of Special Riders has begun. Makenna is in heaven - she just loves to ride the horses. This year she is riding Chief. She was chosen to lead the exercises this week. She also tossed bean bags through a hula hoop. Cami had fun with her purse (a lunch bag), my keys and my sunglasses. She thought she was quite the grown up girl. Makenna ended up with her picture in the Times Recorder for an article about Special Riders. This is a great program that the Carr Center offers two times a year for six week sessions. Thank you to all the volunteers, Carr Center staff and all the people who bring the horses for the kids to ride.

McDonald's Pumpkin Patch

Makenna, Aunt Cassie and Cami

Mommy and her beautiful girls.

Makenna coming down the slide.

Cami, Makenna, Jack and Cameron

Cassie, Makenna and Jack on the wagon.

Melissa, Gus and Maddie

Gray on the wagon ride.

Juna, Ella and Ty telling Tiff about the cows.

Braxton, Cami and Ty in the corn.

Some of our pumpkins, Makenna is being a monster (pumpkings = Halloween)

Sunday we met a bunch of friends at McDonald's Pumpkin Patch. Cassie, Jack and Cameron were nice enough to go with me to help with the girls. We started out in the corn maze, which was the Ohio State script. I checked out the map and found out that if you stay on a straight path and not make turns you can get through it quickly. I was happy about that I am a little claustrophobic in those mazes. The older boys had fun getting lost on purpose. Next, we found the play area with sand boxes filled with corn, giant slides and a petting zoo. The girls loved the corn. Makenna went down the slides a few times with the help of Jack and Cameron. Next up was the wagon ride. We went by some cows, a donkey and a lot of poo, which of course Cami liked to point out. Once off the ride, the boys headed back to the maze. Cassie and Makenna checked out some baked goods and Cami finally caught up to her friends - Ty, Maddie, Braxton, Reese, Xander, Riley, Ella and Gray. They were headed to the wagon ride so we had to ride again. We ended the afternoon picking out some great pumpkins. What a GREAT way to end a BEAUTIFUL weekend. Thanks Juna for inviting us :0)

Family Fun Day at the Benson's

Cami is riding with Lillian.

Kenna all buckled in and ready to go.

Cami's favorite - cow

The fainting goat.

Bounce house fun

Everyone is falling down.

Saturday we were invited to the Benson's to enjoy a Family Fun Day. CMA Church had the fun day to kick off the start of Friendship Parties this year. The girls had a great time. They went in the bounce house, checked out all the animals: fainting goats, a cow, a goose, ducks, peacocks, turkeys, and llamas. Cami said she liked the cow the best. We went on an ATV ride through the woods. We checked out their awesome pond that has a dock with a diving board and a zip line to ride to the pond. It also had a fountain and was great for fishing. Daddy couldn't go with us so we skipped the fishing and it was way to cold for the Susil girls to enjoy swimming. We also had a great cookout. Thank you Benson family for a fabulous Saturday afternoon.

Following Directions

Cami loves when her sister gets a bath. One evening she asked about Makenna and I told her she was in the tub. The next minute she went running past me into the bathroom with her B in hand. Her B is her binky with a blanket attached. She had swiped it out of her crib. I told her not to get her B wet because she wouldn't have it for bed. (She loves to throw things in the tub.) Jay came by a few minutes later and asked if I had seen what Cami did. I was sure she put that B in the water. I went in the bathroom and found her B sitting on the toilet lid, however, Cami was in the tub with her sister - fully clothed! Sorry for the bad photography trying to get Cami without sissy in the picture :0) Anyway Cami did follow directions - she didn't get her B wet!

Independence

Cami is becoming very independent. She is very insistent on which shoes she will wear on a daily basis. This is one battle I have decided not to fight - so she wears her brown dress shoes - just about everywhere and with just about anything. I can't find one of them so tomorrow morning should be fun. I hope it is in the backseat somewhere.