Getting Back Into It!!

Yesterday I did TurboFire for the first time since breaking my ankle in June! It felt pretty good, but I can tell I'm out of shape! I was getting a little out of breath during the warm up, haha :)

I also charged my Garmin and I went for a run this morning.  This was my first run since I broke my ankle. It was good to have Riley run with me. We stopped when we needed to and just had fun! My ankle felt stiff and a little weak, but it didn't hurt. I'm looking forward to getting back into running shape and hopefully there will be no more injuries!

Little Ninja

 So I just found Cooper at our neighbors house after I told him he couldn't play outside in the front yard. My garage was locked and I had the chain on the front door. I couldn't figure out how he had gotten out of our fenced backyard. When I asked him he just said, "I closed my eyes and I got there". Haha! Nice, Coops! I took him back outside and walked him over to the fence and asked him how he got out. He said that he climbed over the fence...I was thinking "yeah right!" (he is seriously only 3 feet tall). So I get close to the fence and I see little hand marks at the top...he really did climb over it! I asked him to show me how he did it and he climbed to the top like a little ninja! Oh, man! I'm in trouble!!

Little Ninja hand prints!

Cuddles!

I love it when Cooper wants me to hold him and cuddle  He can be such a sweetheart! 

Cooper's First Day of Preschool

Cooper was so excited to finally start school. He was mad that Riley and Ryan started school before him :)

It's kinda nice to have some time with just me and Kendall. I think she misses the other kids, though. She is always excited when it's time to go and pick Cooper up from school!

My 1st Grader!

Today Ryan had his first day of school. He was so excited! He didn't feel like walking and so we all drove up together. When we got there he found some friends and played tag until the teachers came out. He had a big smile on his face the whole time as he walked into the school. Cooper was kind of sad when he found out that Ryan was going to be in school all day just like Riley. Cooper really missed him, but he ended up having a fun time playing with Kendall. He was so sweet to her all day.

When Ryan got home he told me that he had such a fun time! He really likes his teacher and is super excited to go back on Monday. I asked him if he liked eating lunch in the cafeteria and he said "yes, but something bad happened." He told me that after he got his lunch, he spilled his chocolate milk all over his food. He said he was really sad, but the teacher helped him get some new food and so he was happy. He liked his hamburger :)

Riley was happy again, too when she got home. She really likes her teachers and she said that 3rd grade is way more fun than 2nd! I'm glad that my kids like school...I hope they always do!

Riley's First Day of School!

Today was Riley's first day of school. She was so excited to start! When she got home she had a big smile on her face and she said that she really liked her teachers and that 3rd grade was fun!  :)

Ryan had an appt to meet with his teacher today. Mom came over to watch Cooper and Kendall so I could take him up to the school. Ryan was pretty excited and saw some of his friends that were in his Kindergarten class. Ryan's teacher seemed really nice and so I hope he has a fun year! Tomorrow is his first official day of school.

Lagoon!

Last week me and Casey were supposed to have a date night at Lagoon, but my endometriosis was making life miserable and so we postponed until last night. I was so excited to spend some time with Casey...and I really like amusement parks! We had a "date night" coupon that got us in for half price after 5:00 pm. My awesome parents came to our house to watch the kids so we could go. 

We got there a little after 5:00 and rode the Bombora first. It is a family roller coaster that is pretty new and so I hadn't been on it before. It was really fun! Riley loved it when she came with Casey a couple of years ago. After that we rode the Jet Star II and then to The Rocket, re-entry. The Rocket is one of my favorites! Casey doesn't like that one as much as I do, but he is awesome and rode it with me :) 

The Samurai was next. I was so excited for this one and I remembered it being one of my favorite rides. It had been at almost 10 years since I last rode it and so I was looking forward to it. We got the best seats on the end...but after the ride started I was wishing we had sat on the inside seats! It was so much crazier that I remembered!! I was being whipped around so much and I felt like I was going to lose my lunch. My heart was just pounding...the force of the ride was just crazy. After we got off I felt so so sick and my shoulder was hurting. The pain just kept on getting worse. We walked over the Pioneer Village and sat down. The pain was so bad! I literally couldn't move for about 10 minutes. I was sweating and my arm was shaky and I thought I was going to spew. I was getting a little worried and told Casey I needed to go to the first aid station. After I got up and started walking again my neck, shoulder, and the left side of my torso started cramping up. It felt like I had a big charlie horse. I started moving my arm around and the pain started to get a little better. We decided to get me a drink so we went into the Arby's at Pioneer Village. Casey ordered a roast beef sandwich combo meal for him (freaking $9!) and I started feeling a little better after I drank a little soda. I kept on telling Casey how disappointed I was in myself, lol! I couldn't believe that one of my favorite rides totally took my out! I felt so lame!

The Sam Damurai!

 We walked around Pioneer Village for awhile and the pain would get a little better, then it would get worse. We walked through a couple gift shops and then went on the Terror Ride about an hour later. I was feeling a little better by then, but still not ready for any roller coasters. We went back to the gift shop by Rattlesnake Rapids and bought some stuffed animal snakes for the kids. We took them out to the car and on the way back I was finally feeling ok. When we got back in the park, we went on Dracula's Castle. I liked that one a lot better than the Terror Ride! Both of the scary rides had a few new things inside and the Terror Ride's mural had been replaced by some cool looking trees. 

Flippin Sweet mural that used to be on the Terror Ride.

Wicked! My new favorite ride :)

After we went on the Terror Ride I was finally ready to try some roller coasters! I was glad we didn't go home...we were pretty close to leaving because I was hurting so bad! We walked down to the Fire Dragon and Wicked. We went on Wicked first. It was so awesome...I think it is my new favorite ride! It was also the first time that I had gone on it when it was dark outside. We loved it!










 After Wicked we went on the Fire Dragon. The line was short and we got on pretty fast. When we got to the top of the ride we looked over and saw a fire on the side of the mountain! It was really close...it looked pretty cool in the dark. We could also see the lights from the fire trucks and police cars.

Here's a view of the fire from the parking lot.

 After the Fire Dragon we grabbed some Teriyaki Stix for me (yay!) and called it a night! When we got home we gave the kids their snakes. They love them :)  

We had a super fun night (despite my injury!). I'm still not sure what happened. We thought maybe I had a pinched nerve? Or whiplash? It feels pretty good today...just a little sore.

Some on-ride video of the crazy Sam Damauri

Having Fun with Kitties and Bugs

The kids had fun playing in the front yard this morning. We found some ladybugs, a praying mantis, and had fun playing with Suki. I wanted to get some good pictures of Kendall, but she is so wild and crazy...she didn't want to sit still. I think I was able to get a few good shots...I need to sit down and figure out the setting on my camera. 

Painting

Today I decided to paint the wall in our kitchen. It really needed to be be done. It was hard putting tape on the vaulted ceilings but I was able to do it with Riley's help. Prepping took about an hour and then after Kendall went down for her nap I started painting. I had to tape a paint brush to the end of a broom to reach the top of the wall. Cooper helped paint, too :)  It wasn't too hard but it was still a lot of work! The paint dried pretty fast and I was able to put the shelves back on the wall tonight. It looks so much better!


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Happy Birthday Kendall!!

Today was Kendall's 2nd birthday! We had Kendall open her presents after I got back from my meeting. She got some new shoes, a golf set, and the movie Ponyo. After church we watched Ponyo...that movie is so cute! Kendall and the kids really like it. 

Happy Birthday, Kendall!! We love you! :)

Kendall and Claire's 2nd Birthday!

On Saturday we had a cute birthday party for Kendall and Claire. It's so fun that they are the same age! We had Kami from Kozy Creations come and do the party. The kids loved it and such a fun time. They each got to pick, stuff, and dress their own animal. They played games outside and then we came in and opened presents and ate pizza. It was fun!