I have been wanting to capture this on video for awhile. I am hoping that it isn't too big to download for people.
I hope you enjoy it as much as Bob and I do.
Monday, September 29, 2008
I'm in LOVE
Yes, it is true. I am in love and isn't what you might think.
Let me explain.
Our computer has contracted a virus. We have been discussing for a while about getting a new computer and what kind, etc. I have been wanting a Mac for awhile because I thought it would be easier to do a lot of the things that I like to do.
So, yesterday was the day that I went to meet with a personal shopper at the Apple Store. I fell in love right there. I couldn't believe that we hadn't switched earlier. I couldn't how easy some of the things could really be. WOW!! So, I bought us a new computer and an iPod. I feel so hip now - sort of.
Right now, I am converting all of our CD's over to the iTunes Library so that we can then create the playlists and add it to our iPod. VERY exciting. I have also imported the photos from this weekend that I used in the previous post. So, if things are taking longer to load, etc. Please let me know so that I can change the settings I used.
What amazed me the most was that I was able to plug my camera & printer into the iMac and use them right away. I didn't have to upload drivers, etc. to the computer to make things work. This is awesome. Same with the internet. It just worked. How Cool is that? I am hoping that I can do some really cool things once I get the hang of things.
I am in LOVE!
Let me explain.
Our computer has contracted a virus. We have been discussing for a while about getting a new computer and what kind, etc. I have been wanting a Mac for awhile because I thought it would be easier to do a lot of the things that I like to do.
So, yesterday was the day that I went to meet with a personal shopper at the Apple Store. I fell in love right there. I couldn't believe that we hadn't switched earlier. I couldn't how easy some of the things could really be. WOW!! So, I bought us a new computer and an iPod. I feel so hip now - sort of.
Right now, I am converting all of our CD's over to the iTunes Library so that we can then create the playlists and add it to our iPod. VERY exciting. I have also imported the photos from this weekend that I used in the previous post. So, if things are taking longer to load, etc. Please let me know so that I can change the settings I used.
What amazed me the most was that I was able to plug my camera & printer into the iMac and use them right away. I didn't have to upload drivers, etc. to the computer to make things work. This is awesome. Same with the internet. It just worked. How Cool is that? I am hoping that I can do some really cool things once I get the hang of things.
I am in LOVE!
Fall Festival
On Saturday we set out for a Family Fall Festival at the Rockin' R Ranch about 30 minutes from our house. This was an event that was put on by the Preschool Mother's Club that I belong to. I was excited because there was supposed to be hayrides, shows, petting farm, pony rides, etc. We also got lunch. :)
So, we loaded up the girls in their matching shirts (I had to buy them matching plaid shirts so they looked "country" + they were on sale) and headed to the ranch. When we arrived, I was a little suspect because there were large barns with very large skeleton heads. I thought it was definitely geared toward older kids. But we ventured on.
We signed in and got our picture taken as a family. We almost got it. The girls were given cowboy hats. Anna wore hers almost the entire time. Celie - only for the pic.
Then we had lunch. After lunch, we headed outside to see this show that they put on. It was very HOKEY - but Celie enjoyed the music and enthusiastically. After the show was over, they announced that we could have our picture taken with the characters for $5. I wasn't interested.
We then headed to the petting farm area. Anna was in love with the bunnies. She couldn't get enough of them. So, while Bob was with Anna, Celie wanted to ride the ponies. So, we got in line for her to do that. I got one picture of her and was about to take another when I was reprimanded by a teenage with acne that I couldn't take any pictures of my daughter on the pony. That if I wanted a picture, I would have to pay $5. I told him that I thought that was ridiculous. Celie got off the pony and I went to tell Bob that I was done with this place and we could go any time. I was not happy.
Here is the rogue pic of Celie.
After Anna played and admired the bunnies some more, we coaxed the girls out to the car. We had been there a mere 1.5 hours. Bob and I agreed that we do not have to go back there again. The girls and I had a much better time at Heavenly Hill Farm. That was what I expected. Not something Hokey and money driven like Rockin' R Ranch. Live & Learn.
So, we loaded up the girls in their matching shirts (I had to buy them matching plaid shirts so they looked "country" + they were on sale) and headed to the ranch. When we arrived, I was a little suspect because there were large barns with very large skeleton heads. I thought it was definitely geared toward older kids. But we ventured on.
We signed in and got our picture taken as a family. We almost got it. The girls were given cowboy hats. Anna wore hers almost the entire time. Celie - only for the pic.
Then we had lunch. After lunch, we headed outside to see this show that they put on. It was very HOKEY - but Celie enjoyed the music and enthusiastically. After the show was over, they announced that we could have our picture taken with the characters for $5. I wasn't interested.
We then headed to the petting farm area. Anna was in love with the bunnies. She couldn't get enough of them. So, while Bob was with Anna, Celie wanted to ride the ponies. So, we got in line for her to do that. I got one picture of her and was about to take another when I was reprimanded by a teenage with acne that I couldn't take any pictures of my daughter on the pony. That if I wanted a picture, I would have to pay $5. I told him that I thought that was ridiculous. Celie got off the pony and I went to tell Bob that I was done with this place and we could go any time. I was not happy.
Here is the rogue pic of Celie.
After Anna played and admired the bunnies some more, we coaxed the girls out to the car. We had been there a mere 1.5 hours. Bob and I agreed that we do not have to go back there again. The girls and I had a much better time at Heavenly Hill Farm. That was what I expected. Not something Hokey and money driven like Rockin' R Ranch. Live & Learn.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sunday, September 21st
Sunday was a lazy day.
The fog was very thick in the morning. So much so, we couldn't even see the dock when we woke up.
We had breakfast and the girls played with the presents that Anna got the night before.
My mom and I worked on patterns for Celie. She has gotten so big that regular clothes just do not fit her that well and it is difficult to find clothes that have an elastic band. So, my mom, who is an excellent sewer, was helping with various patterns to make sure that we had the right fit, etc. She also gave me some pointers for Celie's Halloween costume. She is going to be Pocahontas.
Sarah stopped by for a little while to see the girls and us. My mom headed back up north and then Sarah left. We were on our own and the fog was lifting and the sun coming out.
Bob took the girls out to fish & play. I snapped some pics of them and a whopper (blue gill - blurry). I also captured some seagulls on the floating dock and swans on the lake.
While Bob was watching some football, Anna sneaked up on his lap and decided to give him a big 'ole kiss.
Our friends Allan & Jen came out with their 6 month old daughter Richelle. We chatted and the girls loved trying to make Richelle laugh. Then Tammy & Reagan stopped by and the girls immediately were playing with Reagan.
Allan & Jen headed home and it was almost dinner time. Not feeling like cooking, we asked Tammy if she wanted to join us for dinner somewhere. So, we all headed to Thompson's for dinner. Celie enjoyed having some pie with her new/old buddy Reagan.
After dinner, we headed back to the cottage to enjoy a great sunset on the lake and then gather items to pack up for our trip back home.
The girls were exhausted by their many visitors and tons of fun. They were sleeping within 2 minutes of going to bed.
On Monday morning, we got up, had breakfast and packed up the van. We said goodbye to the nice cottage and headed back home to OH. It was a GREAT weekend filled with fond memories.
The fog was very thick in the morning. So much so, we couldn't even see the dock when we woke up.
We had breakfast and the girls played with the presents that Anna got the night before.
My mom and I worked on patterns for Celie. She has gotten so big that regular clothes just do not fit her that well and it is difficult to find clothes that have an elastic band. So, my mom, who is an excellent sewer, was helping with various patterns to make sure that we had the right fit, etc. She also gave me some pointers for Celie's Halloween costume. She is going to be Pocahontas.
Sarah stopped by for a little while to see the girls and us. My mom headed back up north and then Sarah left. We were on our own and the fog was lifting and the sun coming out.
Bob took the girls out to fish & play. I snapped some pics of them and a whopper (blue gill - blurry). I also captured some seagulls on the floating dock and swans on the lake.
While Bob was watching some football, Anna sneaked up on his lap and decided to give him a big 'ole kiss.
Our friends Allan & Jen came out with their 6 month old daughter Richelle. We chatted and the girls loved trying to make Richelle laugh. Then Tammy & Reagan stopped by and the girls immediately were playing with Reagan.
Allan & Jen headed home and it was almost dinner time. Not feeling like cooking, we asked Tammy if she wanted to join us for dinner somewhere. So, we all headed to Thompson's for dinner. Celie enjoyed having some pie with her new/old buddy Reagan.
After dinner, we headed back to the cottage to enjoy a great sunset on the lake and then gather items to pack up for our trip back home.
The girls were exhausted by their many visitors and tons of fun. They were sleeping within 2 minutes of going to bed.
On Monday morning, we got up, had breakfast and packed up the van. We said goodbye to the nice cottage and headed back home to OH. It was a GREAT weekend filled with fond memories.
Saturday, September 20th
I woke up early. It is getting more difficult to sleep no matter where I am. I can't believe that I have 3 1/2 more months of this. :) I headed to Dexter to get some delicious baked goods from the Dexter Bakery and then go grocery shopping for the next couple of days at the cottage.
Once back from my excursion, we ate breakfast. As soon as we were finished with breakfast, Celie asked, "can we catch a whopper?" "We have to get dressed first," was my reply. So, as the girls were getting dressed, Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came to hang out with us for the day. We all went outside to see Celie catch a whopper. They fished for a while and then Bob asked Celie if she wanted to go for a boat ride.
Uncle Tom was trying to help Celie put on her life vest for the ride. Bob was on the dock and I was taking pics from the lake end of the dock. Anna had decided that she had had enough and was trying to pass Uncle Tom & Celie on the dock - there wasn't much room and I told her "No, Anna. No, wait." I saw her step off the dock between the paddle boat & the dock. My heart sank as fast as she did in the water. Bob straddled the water between the boat and the dock and swooped down and grabbed her out of the water. She had been completely under. She was soaked. Everyone was getting off the dock. Water was pouring off of Anna and she finally began to cry. It seemed like the longest 3 seconds of my life. I waddled quickly inside and got towels to dry her off and calm her down. After about 20 minutes, she was finally fairly calm. We remained inside for a little while after that incident while Bob took Celie on a boat ride.
Bob and Celie heading out for their boat ride.
After their boat ride, we had lunch and then decided to head outside for some more fun. We didn't want Anna to be afraid of the dock after her incident. And she wasn't. As soon as she was outside, she headed for the dock. She walked carefully and we all made sure to pay attention to where she was at all times.
However, she did want to take the big rocks off of the shore and throw them into the lake. That was not allowed. So, she had a challenge with that. So, I decided to go in and get some ice cubes. I figured that was a lot less damaging.
However, one bowl of ice turned into many bowls. I don't think that Anna can make up her mind which hand to throw with. She has a decent arm with both as proof of this video clip of the girls throwing ice with Aunt Sue - audio is of Uncle Tom.
My mom came around mid afternoon. We also had visits from Scott & Shannon Janezcek with their 7 month old son Ethan. My dad & Pat came over too and we started the B-day dinner grill for our dinner of bbq chicken, munchies and cole slaw. I didn't go over board with the food because we had plenty of cake and ice cream coming up as well.
After dinner, our friends Shaun & Jeff Ormsby stopped by with their kids, Eva, 3 & Lydia, 14 weeks. We then decided it was time for cake & ice cream.
Anna's cake.
Yes, we went with a Tinkerbell theme for her b-day because that is what she is going to be for Halloween. However, I think that she is going to get renamed - Stinkerbell.
Here are 2 different videos. One of us singing happy b-day to her. Don't cringe at the vocals too much, especially you, Uncle Mike. And the other is Anna trying to blow out her candle - after it was re-lit.
A campfire was the nightcap event of the day. We were all too full from the cake and ice cream so we didn't make s'mores, but we thought about it.
Once back from my excursion, we ate breakfast. As soon as we were finished with breakfast, Celie asked, "can we catch a whopper?" "We have to get dressed first," was my reply. So, as the girls were getting dressed, Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came to hang out with us for the day. We all went outside to see Celie catch a whopper. They fished for a while and then Bob asked Celie if she wanted to go for a boat ride.
Uncle Tom was trying to help Celie put on her life vest for the ride. Bob was on the dock and I was taking pics from the lake end of the dock. Anna had decided that she had had enough and was trying to pass Uncle Tom & Celie on the dock - there wasn't much room and I told her "No, Anna. No, wait." I saw her step off the dock between the paddle boat & the dock. My heart sank as fast as she did in the water. Bob straddled the water between the boat and the dock and swooped down and grabbed her out of the water. She had been completely under. She was soaked. Everyone was getting off the dock. Water was pouring off of Anna and she finally began to cry. It seemed like the longest 3 seconds of my life. I waddled quickly inside and got towels to dry her off and calm her down. After about 20 minutes, she was finally fairly calm. We remained inside for a little while after that incident while Bob took Celie on a boat ride.
Bob and Celie heading out for their boat ride.
After their boat ride, we had lunch and then decided to head outside for some more fun. We didn't want Anna to be afraid of the dock after her incident. And she wasn't. As soon as she was outside, she headed for the dock. She walked carefully and we all made sure to pay attention to where she was at all times.
However, she did want to take the big rocks off of the shore and throw them into the lake. That was not allowed. So, she had a challenge with that. So, I decided to go in and get some ice cubes. I figured that was a lot less damaging.
However, one bowl of ice turned into many bowls. I don't think that Anna can make up her mind which hand to throw with. She has a decent arm with both as proof of this video clip of the girls throwing ice with Aunt Sue - audio is of Uncle Tom.
My mom came around mid afternoon. We also had visits from Scott & Shannon Janezcek with their 7 month old son Ethan. My dad & Pat came over too and we started the B-day dinner grill for our dinner of bbq chicken, munchies and cole slaw. I didn't go over board with the food because we had plenty of cake and ice cream coming up as well.
After dinner, our friends Shaun & Jeff Ormsby stopped by with their kids, Eva, 3 & Lydia, 14 weeks. We then decided it was time for cake & ice cream.
Anna's cake.
Yes, we went with a Tinkerbell theme for her b-day because that is what she is going to be for Halloween. However, I think that she is going to get renamed - Stinkerbell.
Here are 2 different videos. One of us singing happy b-day to her. Don't cringe at the vocals too much, especially you, Uncle Mike. And the other is Anna trying to blow out her candle - after it was re-lit.
A campfire was the nightcap event of the day. We were all too full from the cake and ice cream so we didn't make s'mores, but we thought about it.
Friday, September 19th
I had packed most of the items for our trip during the week. We just had some finishing touches that needed to be complete.
Bob worked a 1/2 day and was home by Noon. By time we had lunch and finished packing the van, we were on the road by 12:45 pm. We encountered a few construction spots that held us up a little, but for the most part the ride was smooth sailing. We got to the cottage around 3:45pm.
It was wonderful to get out of the car and the girls were happy to be out as well. Bob had told Celie that we were going to go fishing and so the entire trip to MI, she kept asking, "We are going fishing, right daddy?" She would also say "I want to catch a whopper."
We went into the house and checked things out. It was fabulous. The living space downstairs was open, clean, and bright. Very comfortable. Celie saw the dock and the lake and wanted to go outside. Bob took the girls out there and showed them the dock and told them they had to be careful and they looked for fish. 2 swans came up to them to greet them. Once the swan's realized they didn't have any food for them, they swam away. It was almost like the Chevy Chase moving funny farm and cuing the deer - though it was cuing the swans.
We unloaded the van and I worked on getting the house in order as Bob and the girls set out to try to catch a whopper.
It was fun to hear the squeals of delight as Celie saw the fish try to bite her bread bait.
Friday night, we ordered pizza and fried pickles from Thompson's. My dad & Pat came over for dinner and Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came out as soon as they got into town. The girls and I had made a cake for Uncle Tom's B-day - German Chocolate cake. (We were celebrating his b-day early since we wouldn't see him on his b-day). We had pirate themed plates and napkins and goody bags with pirate items - Uncle Tom loves pirates. We quickly found out that we think that Anna is allergic to coconut. She kept spitting out the frosting from the cake. Then she started really scratching her face and crying. We quickly gave her some benadryl, which was a challenge, and she seemed to calm down. Her face did have tiny welts on it. Drama.
The kids, Uncle Tom included, played with the Pirate goodies and then it was time to the hit hay. Both girls were out in a matter of minutes.
Here is a picture and some video of Pirate Celie.
Bob worked a 1/2 day and was home by Noon. By time we had lunch and finished packing the van, we were on the road by 12:45 pm. We encountered a few construction spots that held us up a little, but for the most part the ride was smooth sailing. We got to the cottage around 3:45pm.
It was wonderful to get out of the car and the girls were happy to be out as well. Bob had told Celie that we were going to go fishing and so the entire trip to MI, she kept asking, "We are going fishing, right daddy?" She would also say "I want to catch a whopper."
We went into the house and checked things out. It was fabulous. The living space downstairs was open, clean, and bright. Very comfortable. Celie saw the dock and the lake and wanted to go outside. Bob took the girls out there and showed them the dock and told them they had to be careful and they looked for fish. 2 swans came up to them to greet them. Once the swan's realized they didn't have any food for them, they swam away. It was almost like the Chevy Chase moving funny farm and cuing the deer - though it was cuing the swans.
We unloaded the van and I worked on getting the house in order as Bob and the girls set out to try to catch a whopper.
It was fun to hear the squeals of delight as Celie saw the fish try to bite her bread bait.
Friday night, we ordered pizza and fried pickles from Thompson's. My dad & Pat came over for dinner and Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came out as soon as they got into town. The girls and I had made a cake for Uncle Tom's B-day - German Chocolate cake. (We were celebrating his b-day early since we wouldn't see him on his b-day). We had pirate themed plates and napkins and goody bags with pirate items - Uncle Tom loves pirates. We quickly found out that we think that Anna is allergic to coconut. She kept spitting out the frosting from the cake. Then she started really scratching her face and crying. We quickly gave her some benadryl, which was a challenge, and she seemed to calm down. Her face did have tiny welts on it. Drama.
The kids, Uncle Tom included, played with the Pirate goodies and then it was time to the hit hay. Both girls were out in a matter of minutes.
Here is a picture and some video of Pirate Celie.
What a weekend!
We had one of the best weekends in a long time.
We had decided that we would try to come back to MI more often than we had done in the past. However, in doing so, we wanted to find a place that we could stay without inconveniencing friends and family, but could spread out a little bit more than just a hotel room. We found the answer - a cottage on North Lake.
We rented a 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage on North Lake which is just NE of Chelsea and about 2 miles from our old house in Chelsea. I found the cottage online and was hoping the pics on the internet were as good in person - they were and even more so. It was a fabulous place. Very kid friendly and very clean. It was awesome.
We had decided that we would celebrate Anna's b-day there and would try to invite as many people out as possible. However, the parking situation was a little cramp, which kept us from having a big party, but that was o.k. People came and went as freely as their schedules would let them. It was a lot of fun.
Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came in from Chicago and stayed in Chelsea and my mom came down from up north and stayed with us for a night. We were there from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.
I will detail the events of the weekend in separate posts to make it easy to keep track of things.
Here are pics from the cottage. Looking out from the front of the cottage onto the lake.
View of the back of the cottage & the view from the back of the cottage.
We had decided that we would try to come back to MI more often than we had done in the past. However, in doing so, we wanted to find a place that we could stay without inconveniencing friends and family, but could spread out a little bit more than just a hotel room. We found the answer - a cottage on North Lake.
We rented a 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage on North Lake which is just NE of Chelsea and about 2 miles from our old house in Chelsea. I found the cottage online and was hoping the pics on the internet were as good in person - they were and even more so. It was a fabulous place. Very kid friendly and very clean. It was awesome.
We had decided that we would celebrate Anna's b-day there and would try to invite as many people out as possible. However, the parking situation was a little cramp, which kept us from having a big party, but that was o.k. People came and went as freely as their schedules would let them. It was a lot of fun.
Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom came in from Chicago and stayed in Chelsea and my mom came down from up north and stayed with us for a night. We were there from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.
I will detail the events of the weekend in separate posts to make it easy to keep track of things.
Here are pics from the cottage. Looking out from the front of the cottage onto the lake.
View of the back of the cottage & the view from the back of the cottage.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
1st Field Trip & I survived
Since deciding to not enroll Celie in Preschool, I have made a large effort sign her up for things so that she can socialize with other kids. Today was the first event that we have signed up for through the Preschool Mom's Club I belong to.
We went to Heavenly Hill Farm. We went on a hayride, picked apples, did a treasure hunt, picked small pumpkins, went in a bounce house, and frolicked through a corn maze. WOW!! That was a lot of activity and yes, I survived, barely.
Once we got to Heavenly Hill, I introduced myself to the mom's that I didn't know. Here I am worried about Celie not having the social skills by not going to preschool, but she went up to every person, adult and child and said, "Hi! I'm Celie!" One of the mom's that I know, Katie, said, "Boy, she isn't shy," as her boy/girl twins clung to her leg. I guess I really do not have anything to worry about.
So off we went on a hayride. Celie and Anna both loved it. The hayride went through the apple orchard and in the trees, they had hung stuffed animals for something for the "kids" to find. Pics of Anna & Celie on the hayride.
Once we were in the middle of the orchard, it was off the wagon and out to pick apples and put them in the bucket they provided.
Anna pointing at Elmo in the tree.
Next it was back on the wagon to the "high" grass area. This is where the girls were in search of baby pumpkins. They were small pumpkins that were tossed in high grass for the kids to find.
Then it was to a park like area where there was a treasure hunt set up. This wasn't very popular with my girls and Anna had a meltdown when I wouldn't let her have the pumpkin of some one else as we waited for all of the other kids to finish. Yes, I got a pic of that too.
Then it was back to the Main Barn area. We split the group into 2. One group went to the bouncy house and the other in the corn maze and then we switched. The girls loved the bouncy house. You can actually see Celie get some air in her pic.
Next we switched with the other group and went in to the corn maze. Snow White greeted us at the beginning of the maze and we were told that she was in search of the seven dwarfs and next to each of the dwarfs was a prize. So, each child was to get 7 prizes.
So in we went. The maze was pretty cool, but the ground was fairly bumpy and pretty rugged. Anna had a hard time with the path, but Celie was the awesome. She was way ahead of us and found the 1st dwarf with Anne & her kids. Celie didn't quite grasp the concept of the prizes until she found the first dwarf. Then she wanted to continue, but Anna was having a meltdown, so Anne offered to take Celie with her and her twins to find a few more dwarfs. I thanked her a ton and Celie went along graciously. Anna was having a fit and wanted to go back into the bouncy house once we were out of the maze. I didn't let her because it wasn't her turn. And we had to wait for Celie, so I put her in the van as we waited for Celie. Boy, what a little stinker. Celie came out with Anne's kids and they all were saying good bye to Snow White and thanking her for their prizes. I thanked Anne for taking Celie. Celie said, "Look Mama, Look at my prizes!!" She was so proud & so was I that she was independent and was plowing through the maze better than me. Here is a pic of Celie & Anna in the maze.
We all got into the van and headed for home. It was a great 1st field trip!
We went to Heavenly Hill Farm. We went on a hayride, picked apples, did a treasure hunt, picked small pumpkins, went in a bounce house, and frolicked through a corn maze. WOW!! That was a lot of activity and yes, I survived, barely.
Once we got to Heavenly Hill, I introduced myself to the mom's that I didn't know. Here I am worried about Celie not having the social skills by not going to preschool, but she went up to every person, adult and child and said, "Hi! I'm Celie!" One of the mom's that I know, Katie, said, "Boy, she isn't shy," as her boy/girl twins clung to her leg. I guess I really do not have anything to worry about.
So off we went on a hayride. Celie and Anna both loved it. The hayride went through the apple orchard and in the trees, they had hung stuffed animals for something for the "kids" to find. Pics of Anna & Celie on the hayride.
Once we were in the middle of the orchard, it was off the wagon and out to pick apples and put them in the bucket they provided.
Anna pointing at Elmo in the tree.
Next it was back on the wagon to the "high" grass area. This is where the girls were in search of baby pumpkins. They were small pumpkins that were tossed in high grass for the kids to find.
Then it was to a park like area where there was a treasure hunt set up. This wasn't very popular with my girls and Anna had a meltdown when I wouldn't let her have the pumpkin of some one else as we waited for all of the other kids to finish. Yes, I got a pic of that too.
Then it was back to the Main Barn area. We split the group into 2. One group went to the bouncy house and the other in the corn maze and then we switched. The girls loved the bouncy house. You can actually see Celie get some air in her pic.
Next we switched with the other group and went in to the corn maze. Snow White greeted us at the beginning of the maze and we were told that she was in search of the seven dwarfs and next to each of the dwarfs was a prize. So, each child was to get 7 prizes.
So in we went. The maze was pretty cool, but the ground was fairly bumpy and pretty rugged. Anna had a hard time with the path, but Celie was the awesome. She was way ahead of us and found the 1st dwarf with Anne & her kids. Celie didn't quite grasp the concept of the prizes until she found the first dwarf. Then she wanted to continue, but Anna was having a meltdown, so Anne offered to take Celie with her and her twins to find a few more dwarfs. I thanked her a ton and Celie went along graciously. Anna was having a fit and wanted to go back into the bouncy house once we were out of the maze. I didn't let her because it wasn't her turn. And we had to wait for Celie, so I put her in the van as we waited for Celie. Boy, what a little stinker. Celie came out with Anne's kids and they all were saying good bye to Snow White and thanking her for their prizes. I thanked Anne for taking Celie. Celie said, "Look Mama, Look at my prizes!!" She was so proud & so was I that she was independent and was plowing through the maze better than me. Here is a pic of Celie & Anna in the maze.
We all got into the van and headed for home. It was a great 1st field trip!
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