Last 2 Weeks of Summer!

Well, we made it through all our travels for the summer.  It was a busy one, but I'm happy for all the wonderful memories we created with our friends and family!!  When we got home, we didn't take too much of a break.  We only had a couple weeks left before school started, so I wanted to end our summer with a bang.  We had several playdates at different parks, took the kids to the circus, went swimming, took a hike, went to Six Flags for my birthday, and finally the last day of summer, the kids and I rode BART up to the city to have lunch with Dad!!  I don't like driving, because I don't like to stress myself out over parking.  Bottom line, parking sucks.  Mike's work isn't too far from the BART station, so it works out well.  And a bonus, the kids enjoy it.

Here are some pictures of our last 2 weeks of summer...

When we got home, the kids were anxious to see their friend, Colin. One of our 1st days back, we met him at the park

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey

Swimming with our friends

My Pretty Princess...

 One of our hikes...

First soccer pracice, for the Green Dragons!!

I like how they have student coaches from the UK come to help out.

Daddy and Lauren

We celebrated my birthday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.  We've never been there, and I thought it would be a fun outing.  I enjoy taking the kids on family adventures, so this was a really fun birthday.  This theme park is really nice; it has rides and animals!!  When we were done, we headed home and had dinner at BJ's.

They love all the superheros at Six Flags!

She touched it!!

Birthday Pazookie!!

Part 6 - Lake of the Ozarks

Here's some pictures from our vacation within our vacation!!

We had a few thunderstorms, and after one of them we saw a very pretty rainbow!!  It was actually a double rainbow!!

Ashlyn did a lot of coloring.  We also played games.

Jacob played a lot on his 3DS.

The girls out on the balcony.  We enjoyed throwing bread to the ducks.

The kids enjoy going to Miner Mike's - it's a huge arcade with a few kiddie rides. 

Ash and "L" riding, while Jake was playing games with Dad.

Bumper cars...funny story...

Ashlyn is hilarious when she rides the bumper cars...she doesn't quite get the hang of it, and got so angry with Jacob whenever he bumps her...so, she reached over and tried to hit HIM, but ended up hitting his car!!  LOL

We played mini golf a couple times.  This is one of our favorite places to go.  Pirate's Cove!

 HOLE-IN-ONE!!

Bridal Cave - they really have weddings here.  

It's a pretty cave, but I don't think I'd want to get married in it.

This was so not stroller friendly.  Good thing I had my baby carrier.  Some of the walkways were very tight.

 I love the uniqueness of caves!!

 Make-up Time!

Almost every morning, Ash would disappear when Gma was getting ready...this is what I caught them doing!!  :-)

 BOAT TIME!!  

Helping Dad drive the boat.

Relaxing...

Tubing!!

Ashlyn was showing "L" how to play her DS.

We took the big kids on the jet ski's for the first time.  They both had a really good time.  I don't have pictures of Ash and I, because Mike thought I was crazy for taking my phone out to get these pictures, and he wasn't going to risk his.

Day 1 of Jet Skiing!

Day 2 of Jet Skiing!  They took a faster one this time!

They made me nervous...they were going really fast!!

After we got back from the lake (the next day), we went back to Deanna Rose again with Heidi and her kids!