Myrtle Beach

The kids spent the past week in Myrtle Beach with Mimi and Poppy. Mimi and Poppy have a house in Myrtle and they have taken John down there twice. This was Gillian's first trip. She was super excited to go and John was excited to show her all the fun things he loves to do in Myrtle. 

They spent time swimming in the pool. 

They had a picnic at the state park. 

They went to Broadway on the beach and did the rides. 

They also got to do this super cool trampoline thing. 

No trip to the boardwalk is complete without ice cream!

They got donuts at Poppy's favorite place: Krispy Kreme!

They also got to go horseback riding! Gillian said "My horse was best friends with John's horse. And you know what? Mimi's horse was called 'No Name.' That's silly."

Their last adventure was the Pirates Voyage. The kids got those faces painted and they watched an awesome pirate show and rooted for the red pirates to win!

The kids had an awesome trip! Thanks Mimi and Poppy!

Science Center

Mimi and Poppy took the kids to the Liberty Science Center yesterday. Mimi told me that the museum was huge and that they didn't get to see everything or all the shows. She said that they got to see a really cool light show that was powered by music. Everyone had to wear head phones. 

The kids told us about it. Gillian said "It was so loud, but I liked the purple light the best." "Gill! There wasn't purple!"

Mimi also told me that the kids desperately wanted to go to one floor in particular because there was a big climber. 

When they finally got to the climber, John took one look and said "I'm not going in." But that didn't stop Gillian. 

But then she got stuck and John went in to help her get out. 

They got to go rock climbing. 

And check out all kinds of cool exhibits. 

John got to see his favorite animal!

They had an awesome day!  Thanks Mimi and Poppy!

Pumpkin pickin

Today we took the kids pumpkin picking. We met Mimi, Uncle T, Aunt Missy and Kenzie for lunch and then headed to tbe pumpkin patch. John was determined this year to find the perfect pumpkin. I take that back. He is always determined. His rules for a perfect pumpkin are "1) it's orange, 2) it's not too big, 2) it has a handle, and 4) it has no holes." Gillian was not looking for a pumpkin. "I already got one. On my field trip. You know, I got a pumpkin." 

The kids searched the whole field to find the best pumpkin. John found his pumpkin and I asked "Is that the one you want?" He said "There's only one part I don't like." And he pointed and some dirt on the one side. "But Daddy says we can clean it off." We also found a pumpkin for Gillian. And then the kids found a pumpkin for Aunt Missy!

Then we went to check out the animals. Gillian did not like feeding them. But she liked to pet them. John fed all the animals and was very diplomatic with his food. "I want to make sure everyone gets some!"

John liked all the animals except the emus. Gillian was excited to see the llama. Eventhough John said "It's an alpaca!"

Overall we had a great time pumpkin pickin!

The zoo

John and Gillian went on an adventure to the Philly zoo today with Mimi and Poppy.  The kids told me little bits about their day. John told me "We saw like 7 turtles! And not little ones. Big ones!" Gillian said "Poppy hold me up to see the monkeys!" I asked "What was your favorite animal?" John said "The lion!" Gillian said "All of them!" Gillian also told me "We didn't see the llamas. Cause they spit!"

Here are some pictures of their adventure.