An Afternoon with Gramps

We get so busy with our lives and it makes it hard to do the simple fun things like visiting grandpa in Wellsville. It is so peaceful out at his house and I love going there and so do my kids. Corey has something every night of the week right now except for Friday, so after school last Friday I picked the kids up and we headed out to Aunt Mandys house for a couple hours (It had been awhile) and then we headed to grandpas house too for a couple of hours. Grandpa loves to take the kids on his four-wheeler over to the dam to feed the ducks. So I followed them over and took some adorable pictures. We also found a really nice park over there too that the kids played on for a bit. I love my grandpa and I love spending time with him. He is so cute with my kids. I know he is heading back to San Diego next week and we are going to miss him. I wish I would have made more time to go and see him this summer. I love it that he comes here every year and we get to spend some time with him! I love my grandpa!

Annual Diabetes Walk for Teisha & Chad

We went to the annual Juvenile Diabetes Walk again this year to support my neice Teisha and her dad Chad. We were only able to go to the opening ceremonies this year because Corey had a morning soccer game and their team needs Corey and the twins to play a better game! So we got there about 9 AM and took some pictures and let the kids run around and play. They got their faces painted for their soccer game and they also made some tiger masks. We also listened to a band that was really good and then the lady in charge introduced a few important people and let some kids talk about when they were diagnosed with diabetes. The kids also got to show off Teisha's T-shirts. And then we had to go. I was bummed we had to miss the musical number while they let the balloons go. That is my favorite part. It gets me all emotional. We love you Teisha and Chad and hope they do find a cure someday. You two are both very special and it sucks that you have to live with this the rest of your life...until they find a cure! Glad to be able to support you every year.  Love ya!

Getting Caught Up

My mom and sisters were here last week and we took alot of pictures. So this week I had to get caught up on blog entries. I added about four entries from when they were here over Labor Day weekend and the week after...

Finally a trip to Lagoon

The last fun thing we did while my mom was here, was we decided to go to Lagoon. Becca and my mom and Em had never been before. And neither had JR. It had also been 2 years since we had take my kids. So we decided after Corey's soccer game that morning that we would try and get to Lagoon for 7-8 hours. It eneded up being really fun. It did rain really hard for about and hour and we were so bummed..hoping it was not going to stay that way for the whole day. Luckily it stopped raining and it was just cool weather the rest of the day! But it was fun! My kids ended up going on some of the bigger roller coasters this time...some I might've pushed them to go on and they were a little too scary, but they survived. I did not make them on Wicked or Colossos. Those are even scary for MOM! The baby and Casen were so patient when we went on bigger rides and they had to wait. But we also took turns with the adults going on some of the bigger rides. And we split up towards the end and me and my mom stayed with the kids and let them ride the kiddy rides while Matt took Em and Becca and JR to go on some of the bigger rides. It was a fun day and we can now say we have done our LAGOON trip for the year. My kids sure are getting bigger and growing up. It is making me sad!

We had a fun time while my mom was here for a week and my sisters. I always miss them when they leave. But I know that I get to see them in a month, so it helps me get by. I usually am very grumpy and sad after they leave because I am homesick for them, but this time I did OK and I think it is because I know we have a trip planned down there to see them in a month. I always say this, but I can't say it enough....I wish we lived closer to them!