First Haircut

Kennedy had her first official haircut last week.  She did such a great job sitting still and doing what my stylist Nina asked her to do.  She even sat through my haircut happily.  Unfortunately I couldn't manage to get a decent shot afterwards so that will have to come in another post.  I love her new look.  No more baby wispy's looking limp and un-brushed!

A couple of weeks ago we took our yearly trip to Kings Island (amusement park) courtesy of P&G (Nate's work.)  This year was a lot of fun.  Nate and I pretty much each took a kid and ran around riding rides.  Carter could go on a lot of the bigger stuff this year and he had a blast.  Kennedy also loved all the rides.  Nate is a trooper and will go on pretty much any of the roller coasters.  I on the other hand refuse to go on anything that spins.  Luckily the little kid stuff is pretty spin free.

Nate did take each of the kids on a spinning ride called the Monster.  We couldn't believe that Kennedy was allowed to ride it, but she was.  Carter went first and had a blast, without spinning too much.  After shouting "my turn" over and over Nate took her too.  That ended up being a mistake.  They spun so much that it was actually difficult to watch with out feeling nauseous.  When they got off Nate said that was the worst spinning he had ever experienced and that Kennedy spent the whole time saying "no, no, no, no..." in tears.  I am just glad no one lost their dinner!

The weather was perfect and besides a little dizziness and lack of a firework show we had a wonderful time.

Fun with the Fam

We wanted to do something fun with the kids for Labor Day and since it was raining, we decided to go bowling.  We started off with a super yummy lunch at Five Guys and then headed to the bowling alley.  It was the first time for our kids and they had a blast.  Kennedy spent the majority of the time saying "my turn" and jumping up and down.  The kids and I went with the bumper lanes while Nate decided to brave it unassisted.  I managed to beat him with the bumpers on, but not by much.  Bowling was followed by Icee's and then some chill time at home.

As you can see, Kennedy was a little more worn out then I realized since this was how I found her in front of the computer watching a show.  Definitely the first time one of my kids has ever fallen asleep in a chair.  We sure had a fun time and I think Carter will be asking to go bowling every week for the next little while.  

Football Pointers

A sure fire way to remind yourself that you were not raised in a sports family is to have your five year old son  give you pointers on how to throw a football.  After giving me a few much needed tips he said "Don't worry mom, you'll get better."  I am not so optimistic.  I do believe he was right when after I tried to give him a little instruction he proclaimed, "Mom, I think I'll just get help from Dad."  I think I am probably a lost cause, but at least I know Dad can pick up the slack in that department.

Bedtime Daddy style

This is how Dad puts the kids to bed.  Boy do they love climbing on and heading upstairs like this.  Needless to say Mom does not do anything so fancy.

Kindergarten

Well, it is official.  Carter started school this week.  He did great and was so excited to be able to walk to school.  Gone are the days of sleeping in and staying in pajamas till noon.  I am so proud of my little man.

Baseball

Carter played his first season of Coach pitch baseball this year.  It has been a lot of fun with his Dad and uncle coaching and his grandma coming to every game.  Too bad the season has been disrupted by scorching temperatures.  The last time Cincinnati hit 104 was over 100 years ago.  Thank goodness it has settled back down to more reasonable digits.  Carter did really good this year and we look forward to many years of ball games in the future!