Derby Races

Every year the kids do 2 derby races - one for Girl Scouts and the other for AWANA.

Last year, we were a little lazy and just let the kids color in their pre-cut cars.

This time around, Andy went all out. (at least for 2 of the girls - Kate couldn't make up her mind and just painted her own!)

Here is Ellie's pencil car:


And Lexie's Very Hungry Caterpillar:

Kate's car, with a Littlest Pet Shop fish as the driver:


None of them won a prize for speed, but Ellie and Lexie both won first places for looks. :) Glad they had Daddy here to help them!

Another Great Day

It was crazy sock night at AWANA and the kids went overboard. I didn't get a picture of Kate, because she's the diva and is always running late. They definitely won the prizes for the most socks!! I HATE matching socks though, so seeing that many of them at one time is a nightmare to me. Truly. They are now all sitting in a bag and I will let the kids deal with them tomrorrow. I refuse to touch them. :)
Andy and I took advantage of the fact that we only had a toddler with us and we took a drive down to the river to take in the scenery. The park was all but deserted and the water was so calm - with gorgeous reflections in the water.



Until Andy started skipping rocks. He's a champion rock skipper.


I am not. I have no excuses. I grew up on an island and around water all of my life. And to this day, when I try to skip a rock, I get a huge KERPLUNK. How embarassing.

We stopped on the way back at a set of steps along the side of the road. I always wondered where they led.
The only thing there was a gorgeous view!




And here are a few pictures of Nick and Tori from earlier today.