Fall Fun

This past Friday the girls were off of school so we decided to try a new farm for some fall fun. This farm had a giant bouncing pillow and a zip line. Even though it was very cold the girls had a great time. Brian even tried the Zipline. We decided not to buy pumpkins there since they cost 10-30$ depending on the size. This year Emily and Sarah are dressing up as greek goddesses. Here are pictures of our fall fun day and I will post Halloween pictures soon.

Sarah's Middle School Band

Last Month Sarah had the opportunity to play with the high school marching band. The high school invites the middle school band members over to play with them at one football game. I think this is a way for the high school to encourage students to stick with the band. She also played with the band at a middle school football game. She likes band but is a bit frustrated with the music. Because we transferred into the district from private school, she did not get an audition to determine which level of band she would be in. The director just puts these kids in the middle level. She is first chair but still bored. After her fall concert which is this wednesday, we will be talking with the director about getting some harder music for her.

Emily's 10th birthday

Emily had her 10th birthday party last Saturday with all her best friends. She decided to have a Clue mystery party so we turned our house into the clue game. Emily was of course Miss Ruby Scarlette. Since some of the characters in the original game are men we decided to rename the characters as nieces of the originals like violetta plum, olivia collard green, etc. The house became Boddy mansion and we made our own playing cards and game sheets to suit our characters, rooms of our house and new weapons. We used silly weapons like a feather duster, magic wand, jump rope and squirt gun. I asked Sarah and 2 of her friends to be hostesses to help serve our mystery lunch and to play the clue game with them. The items on the menu had mystery names so you really didn't know what you were ordering. All the girls ended up figuring out the menu items. Everyone seemed to have a blast. Emily decided to make her signature ice cream cake for dessert which was gone in no time.

I can't believe my little one is 10 years old and over 5 feet tall. amazing.

vacation continued

We also went to put in bay. The girls had fun at the beach, the candy store was a hit and they enjoyed gem-stone mining at Perry's cave. The thought it was a treat to ride around in a golf cart.

Cedar point vacation

We had a great time at Cedar Point. The girls are dare devils and tried every ride including the dragster. The weather was perfect and we were hoping to go on a Wednesday when the park wasn't busy but I think everyone else had the same idea. The girls only waited 1.5 hours for the large rides.

After Cedar Point, we went to the African safari in port clinton and the girls had a blast feeding the animals from the car. The car is covered in tons of saliva and dirt but it was fun.

Bedroom make overs

The girls decided to re-do their bedrooms. Sarah planned hers out but what she didn't know is that we completed all the work while she was away at camp. She was very surprised to see the new and updated teen room.

Emily also decided on her room colors and decor. She helped paint and manage all the details so we got it just right.

summer

The summer seems to be flying by. We are having a blast this summer and get some work done as well.

We went to Mohican Park, camping with about 12 other families. We decided to rent a cabin and it worked out well although I don't see us going back anytime soon. We just aren't campers.

Brian and I spent a long weekend in Chicago with friends for my upcoming 40th birthday.

Sarah went to camp for a week and greatly enjoyed it. Sarah was also in the Hilliard parade for 4H. She recently presented her 4H project at he Franklin county fair. She got a superior rating. Emily had art camp which she loved.

We have had lots of fun with our friends at the pool, the drive-in movies and berry picking.

We have a trip to cedar point planned for August and a trip to the waterpark here in town. We have already begun to collect all the necessary items for school including back packs.

Sarah is gearing up for a new season of horseback riding and a new school and Emily will begin soccer and art lessons.