Back to School

5th, 3rd and 1st this year.... where does the time go?!

I always make a "night before" treat for them.  This year it was PR colors!

5th grader

3rd grader

1st grader

Off to her first year of full-day school.  Exciting for her, rough for Mommy!!

Zoo!

Summer 2015 was a blast.  We got to do so many different things, but the day before school started we went to the zoo because we hadn't made it there yet.  Every time we go, a different animal puts on a great show for us.  This time we got to see the baby elephant getting a bath, watched the cheetahs chasing each other and saw a funny polar bear dance!

Family Hike

We had a terrific afternoon hiking at McConnell's Mill State Park the weekend before school started.  It was a short hike, but we spent a long time on the trail while the kids climbed fallen tree trunks and all over the rocks around the creek.

Kalahari

We had fun at the water park with the Anderson side of the family a week later!  Owen and Elaina went on every water ride they could.  It was crazy and wet and fun!!

Action shot!

Elaina still loves her elephants, and there were lots of them around this place!

New York!

We always enjoy time with family in NY.  This time we had an adventure on the way there.  The 9 cousins enjoyed spending some time at the lake and making up plays together this year!

The van broke down on the Thruway.

So we had it towed and "fixed" in Fredonia

And we drove about 50 more miles before it broke down again.

The kids were pretty excited about their second ride in a tow truck for the day.  This time we were towed all the way to Webster.  

Fun at the fish hatchery

The kids love to ride in the boat at Cayuga Lake!!

S'more night!

Elaina, Hannah and Audrey loved riding the jet ski!

Taughannock  State Park

They put on 3 plays for us in the backyard tent and all 9 had some sort of part from stage crew, to narrator, to cast and crew.  It was fantastic to see them work together and have so much fun!

Nana made a phoon hunt for everyone.

Some thought it was silly, and some were disappointed it wasn't a real animal!

Hubbard/Carlin/Anderson "Minute-to-Win-It" night!!  So much fun- thanks, Mark and Megan!