California

I'm finally posting some pictures of our trip to California. Saturday, September 5 - Monday, September 14. We didn't take a ton of pictures this time (crazy!), but here are a few to document the trip.

We spent a lot of time just hanging out in my parents' backyard, swimming and running through the sprinklers. Seriously, we could have just done this every day!

On Thursday night we got a babysitter for the 4 kiddos and went out for a night on the town! We went to PF Changs and then to Wicked in San Francisco. Dan and I saw it in May in NY, but I was still so excited to go see it again! No one else in my family had seen it, so it was fun taking them. It was a fun night.

And of course no trip to California is complete without a day at the beach! Leah was freaked of the sand at first (seriously, had it been that long since we've been to the beach?!), but was having a blast by the end of the day. This is at Santa Cruz.

This was also a business trip for us as well. We've been working on an opportunity in California that would be great for Dan, but it's still in the financial negotiations, and therefore, nothing is final. We'll let you know though as soon as we can!! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

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Thought I'd just brag about my game the other day. (It's the one on the top). I guess bowling once every three or four years has finally paid off. Time to go join a league. Though I'll have to work on my consistency; I bowled a 105 with no strikes the game just before.

Where we spent the Summer

Only at our favorite water park on this side of the Mississippi! (ha, my uncle owns Seven Peaks, so I couldn't say our favorite water park ever:) We bought season passes for the summer with some friends and I can easily say that this was our highlight of the summer. (We didn't go on any trips this summer, which is another reason we decided to fork out the money . . . . you know, the whole "staycation" idea.) Anyways, the girls LOVED going and each time I would say, "Who wants to go to Zoombezi Bay today?" they would scream and yell, "MEEEEE" and run upstairs to get their swimsuits on. Such fun.

Here they are with their best bud Cohen. Kristie and I traded off driving each time we went, which saved on gas money and made the trips all the more fun!

Some of the group that had passes. We had a great time chatting while watching the kids swim.

This last set of pictures were taken on Saturday, August 29th. Our last visit of the summer. The girls especially loved it when Dan could come with us, because that meant more water slides and more fun! And I loved it because I had someone else there to help entertain and watch the girls.

I love this picture. Leah is practicing her swimming. Look at that determination on her face! And I love her little arm muscles as well.

With Daddy, it also meant more time in the big kid section, and less time in the "baby" section.

The girls' favorite attraction was by far the lazy river. Annie usually preferred hanging onto a single tube by herself or just swimming on her own. I'd start out in a double tube with Leah, but soon abandon it when she decided she wanted to swim like Annie. My favorite would be when Leah would try to walk along the bottom, her tippie toes just barely touching, forcing her to take really quick little steps with her head barely above water. She loved it and it was so funny to watch.

We upgraded our Zoo pass (Zoombezi Bay is connected to the Columbus Zoo) to a Gold Membership which meant we could also get into Jungle Jack's Landing for free and ride the rides. A trip to Zoombezi just wasn't complete without riding a few rides before we left! Annie is pretty brave and loves most rides. Leah, on the other hand, is a little chicken. She liked the train, safari cars, and the little teacups, but that's about it.

Thanks Zoombezi for a great summer!! Oh how we wish we could take you with us when we move!