Park Dates and Spring Break

We've been doing a bunch of park dates this past month. I never have my camera, it seems, so I've been using my cell phone. I just figured out how to upload my phone to my computer to enjoy my pictures. Bella has become really good at doing the monkey bars on her own. In gymnastics the other day, she did them 5 times in a row by herself (about 40 bars.) The teacher pulled me aside and said how impressed she was with Bella. She said that only 10% of 4 year olds can do 8 monkey bars.

Bentley came with us to the Frisco Commons park.

We met Aunt Renae, Caleb, Chloe, and Keira for a park date at Grant park. They chased each other on the baseball fields and played monster on the playground equipment. Mario came too.

We went to Warren Sports Complex to meet our friends Miss Emily, Kaylee, and Madison on the first day of Spring Break. Victoria took time to enjoy the flowers before rolling down a hill, while Bella learned how to swing by herself.

We took a family outing during Spring Break to Six Flags. It was also St. Patty's Day, hence the green. The kids loved the rides. We loved watching them, but hated the long lines and first real day of heat. (Why did I dress Bella and myself in long sleeve shirts and jeans?)

This ride is called the "Frog Hopper" ride by Victoria and Bella, because it reminds them of a ride from the Hershey amusement park. That was there favorite ride in Pennsylvania. This time, Bella's favorite ride was the Mini Mine Train and Victoria's was the Judge Roy Scream.

Tea cups

Daddy took Victoria on a roller coaster, while Bella and I did another ride together. She was starting to get sad (because she wanted to ride the roller coaster too), so I bribed her with some cotton candy.

We sat down and chatted while waiting for Daddy and Victoria (about 45 minutes). I asked Bella who her favorite kids to play with at school were and what she liked to do with them. She said she likes to play with Charlie and Hannah and that they like to make silly faces to make each other laugh. "Like this," she said...

So Victoria rode her first real roller coaster at Six Flags. It's called the Judge Roy Scream. She just barely squeaked past 42 inches. When I asked Victoria what she thought of it, she said, "That was my favorite ride!" I asked her if she wanted to go again, and she replied, "no, not today." Jer later told me that her eyes were as big as saucers going down that first hill- she was a lot more scared then she let on to me.

carousel ride

We spent about 5 hours at Six Flags, before the kids started to complain, so we jumped in the car and headed home (glad we have season passes, so we can get our money's worth), but not before stopping for some Icees at 7/11.

Later that night Bella let Victoria create Flower Power Child using her body. A cross between a flower and a Transformer! Beware- she shoots flowers, instead of laser rays!