We had such a wonderful time at the Great Wolf Lodge. I always forget how much fun vacations can be, even just little ones like that. We've gone to the GWL with my sister's family several times and the same thing always happens. Anna runs off with her BFC Emily as soon as we get to the water. Riley gets to hang out with the big boys, namely Uncle David and Brandon, because they will go on the big rides with him and Evan straps on his life jacket and immediately starts to kill some waves with his big Karate kicks and, of course, his lightsaber. I was excited this time to go get some sweets with my sister after the kids were in bed. It's always fun to get to enjoy some grown-up talk on vacation. It was so nice to be in a warm and mostly sunny place for a few days instead of stuck in the house. It was also fun to be there when it snowed, inside, at the lodge. Just after the bedtime clock tower show at 9 pm, the snow machines started. I had been wondering how they pull it off and keep it so clean still and it was awesome. They use bubbles, only they don't come out as big floaty bubbles. They come out as tiny clumps of bubbles that really look like snow. It was pretty cool. The kids jumped around trying to catch the snow, but not with their tongues, thank goodness. Yuck. The kids are always so sad to leave, but luckily there is a Dairy Queen just down the road, so we have made it a habit to stop there for one last hurrah before we head home. It was a wonderful way to start a long weekend. Brandon took Friday off as well, so he had a five day weekend. Which has turned out to be great, because I came home and promptly got sick! Not so good, but still had a blasts and am happy to laze around getting better while Brandon takes care of the kids. :-) Hope you have a Happy President's Day!! Love P~
P.S. I'll add pictures later, as they are upstairs on that computer....Sorry
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Really?...
Did I really just skip from Christmas to Valentine's day? I guess I will have to make this a Holiday blog. If you're lucky, I'll seek out all of those really obscure holidays, like Grandparents day and stuff like that. I guess I have just been so busy living that I haven't gotten a chance to blog about it. Actually, I have been too busy reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. But life has been full as well. January holds three birthdays for our family, so we literally had a party every weekend of January except one! February has gone by quickly and we're already heavy laden with all of the chocolate that Valentine's brings. So my new goal is to upload more photos. I won't be doing that this post, as I am on the laptop and the photos are on the regular computer. So I guess I've already made my first excuse for not doing what I said I would. But I have to remain a little consistent in my inconsistency, right? Don't want anyone to go into shock or anything. We are leaving a little later today to go to the Great Wolf Lodge with some family and I WILL blog about that when I get back! I will, i will... Here's to trying at least.
Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and that the love hasn't stopped just because the day has! Love ~P.
Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and that the love hasn't stopped just because the day has! Love ~P.
Friday, December 24, 2010
This is our Christmas letter...
It was more fun before I copied it here, because some on the words were colorful and fun, but I guess that can't copy over. Merry Christmas! Hope you enjoy this wonderful season.
Dear Family and Friends,
Tis the Season to procrastinate and now there are only 4 days left until Christmas. If I don’t get this letter written today, I’ll have to use a sharpie to cross out our “Season’s Greetings” and write “Happy New Year”. Wait, does “Season’s Greetings” include the New Year in it? Maybe I’m okay, then!
We’ve had an eventful year. The main thing was moving. Last May we thought we were at the end of our efforts to sell our house. We took it off the market, our realtor accidently put it back on, and that day(!!) we got a call to show it to the people that eventually bought it. Lucky for us, the house of our dreams was on the market and we could afford it (mostly?). We figured in extra money for heating and water bills, but not that we would have 40 extra mouths to feed. We are in a great neighborhood with lots of other kids who are constantly coming over to our house where our children generously offer them food! We also have a cow farm behind us, so we spent the first few months feeding them as well. Then we got our first bills and decided to kick the cows out of our grocery bill. We actually love that the kids come to our house and feel so happy to be here.
I am sad to report that Brandon is still in his MBA program. The end is in sight, though! Next June or July we will be only 6 months away from repaying his loans. It has been a long road with him either at school or doing homework. But he has been doing great in school and is bound to get his dream job after all of this effort. He sure does deserve it. He is still with the State Auditor’s office and it is as unfulfilling as it sounds for him.
Riley is in the 4th grade this year. He just recently got to be one of the town’s folk in his schools production of Tom Sawyer. He had a lot of fun with it until they told him he had to wear makeup for it. Luckily, his cheeks are naturally rosy, so no one noticed much. He really has enjoyed his dad being his coach for baseball and basketball this year.
Anna is really enjoying 2nd grade. She has made some new friends. We are close enough to where we used to live that she still gets to attend her Tap dance class. She is so cute when she’s dancing. This year she has discovered Taylor Swift and knows all of the words to her songs.
Evan is growing up so fast. He’ll start Kindergarten next year! He is enjoying preschool this year and spends the rest of his time killing all of the bad guys that are constantly invading our home. They must be invisible, because I never see them. But he is always shooting something.
I’ve been keeping busy with trying to keep this house clean. I’ve also been working with the Cub Scouts that Riley attends. That has been quite an adventure. The kids keep me busy with all of their activities and homework. I am starting to think about what I will do next year when Evan starts Kindergarten. I’m thinking Bonbons & Lifetime Movies! Maybe I’ll take a class or two. We’ll see.
Well, this is probably going to be late, but I’m going to try to get this out today. Hopefully, this will get there in time to wish you a Merry Christmas, but even if it misses the 25th, we hope you enjoy this wonderful Season and that the Spirit of Christmas will fill you long into the New Year.
With love,
The Kirkwoods
Brandon, Pam, Riley, Anna and Evan
Dear Family and Friends,
Tis the Season to procrastinate and now there are only 4 days left until Christmas. If I don’t get this letter written today, I’ll have to use a sharpie to cross out our “Season’s Greetings” and write “Happy New Year”. Wait, does “Season’s Greetings” include the New Year in it? Maybe I’m okay, then!
We’ve had an eventful year. The main thing was moving. Last May we thought we were at the end of our efforts to sell our house. We took it off the market, our realtor accidently put it back on, and that day(!!) we got a call to show it to the people that eventually bought it. Lucky for us, the house of our dreams was on the market and we could afford it (mostly?). We figured in extra money for heating and water bills, but not that we would have 40 extra mouths to feed. We are in a great neighborhood with lots of other kids who are constantly coming over to our house where our children generously offer them food! We also have a cow farm behind us, so we spent the first few months feeding them as well. Then we got our first bills and decided to kick the cows out of our grocery bill. We actually love that the kids come to our house and feel so happy to be here.
I am sad to report that Brandon is still in his MBA program. The end is in sight, though! Next June or July we will be only 6 months away from repaying his loans. It has been a long road with him either at school or doing homework. But he has been doing great in school and is bound to get his dream job after all of this effort. He sure does deserve it. He is still with the State Auditor’s office and it is as unfulfilling as it sounds for him.
Riley is in the 4th grade this year. He just recently got to be one of the town’s folk in his schools production of Tom Sawyer. He had a lot of fun with it until they told him he had to wear makeup for it. Luckily, his cheeks are naturally rosy, so no one noticed much. He really has enjoyed his dad being his coach for baseball and basketball this year.
Anna is really enjoying 2nd grade. She has made some new friends. We are close enough to where we used to live that she still gets to attend her Tap dance class. She is so cute when she’s dancing. This year she has discovered Taylor Swift and knows all of the words to her songs.
Evan is growing up so fast. He’ll start Kindergarten next year! He is enjoying preschool this year and spends the rest of his time killing all of the bad guys that are constantly invading our home. They must be invisible, because I never see them. But he is always shooting something.
I’ve been keeping busy with trying to keep this house clean. I’ve also been working with the Cub Scouts that Riley attends. That has been quite an adventure. The kids keep me busy with all of their activities and homework. I am starting to think about what I will do next year when Evan starts Kindergarten. I’m thinking Bonbons & Lifetime Movies! Maybe I’ll take a class or two. We’ll see.
Well, this is probably going to be late, but I’m going to try to get this out today. Hopefully, this will get there in time to wish you a Merry Christmas, but even if it misses the 25th, we hope you enjoy this wonderful Season and that the Spirit of Christmas will fill you long into the New Year.
With love,
The Kirkwoods
Brandon, Pam, Riley, Anna and Evan
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