Edventure

Wow! If you've never been to the Edventure Kid's Museum in Columbia, SC, you really need to go! What an amazing place. We took Maya today along with our buddy Kurt and his kids, and it was so much fun! Granddaddy came along for the ride too, and thank goodness, because we needed him to keep an eye on 4 kids! We arrived at 11 and stayed until 5, only pausing briefly for a quick lunch at McDonalds. The kids had a blast playing with all sorts of things, from climbing through a gigantic human body, to playing the drums with native Africans, scupting things out of moonsand, shopping in a mini grocery store, exploring a firetruck, etc, etc! We had an amazing time, and the only tears were shed when it was time to go home. I think Casey had as much fun as the kids. I will do my best to post a video of his drumming. What a hoot! It was a long, exhausting day, but so worth it! What fun!

Fun in the Sun!

We are visiting Grandmama and Grandaddy in Columbia and seeing our old buddy Kurt from college, so today we headed out to Fort Jackson to try out the waterpark. What fun! We got there about 11 and headed in, and immediately found the kiddie pool, which we couldn't get Maya out of for the rest of the trip! She had such a blast NOT having to wear swimmies in the 1 ft. deep water, and going down the water slide, and running under the mushroom fountain. She especially enjoyed "swimming" underwater, pulling herself along under water with her face submerged. Too cute! Of course, I didn't bring the camera. Ugh. What was I thinking! She had a great time playing with her buddies, Phoebe, Kylie, and Logan. She was most displeased when she had to get out and dry off to reapply her sunscreen. My child is such a fish. Sadly our trip was cut short when it started to thunder and they made us get out. Try explaining that to a 2 year old. Needless to say, she was screaming until we got to Chick-fil-A and started playing on their playground. What a fun day!

Neglect

Wow, I haven't written since May 24th. That is pitiful. Let me sum up the summer in a few words, since Maya is sitting here with me trying to type on the keyboard. Summer has been wonderful, but way too fast, as usual. In June we painted the outside of our house, with MAJOR help from Mom and Dad. We went to Edisto for a week with Mom and Dad and our cousins, and had a great time. Maya loves the water!! We went to Anderson several times and celebrated Nana's birthday at Nami's, worked in the garden, swam and Joe and Penny's, put up a fountain, rebuilt the trellis, and enjoyed being lazy! We came back and spent the next few weeks getting ready for Vacation Bible School at church, where I had to direct the nightly drama, and Casey had to play Brutus, a Roman soldier. We recovered from that over the weekend, and now we are off to Columbia later today to see our buddy Kurt and the family before school starts. Sheesh. That's just all I could think of at the moment.

We have to go back to school in 2 weeks, and poor poor Maya will be in shock, as she has been with us all summer long. She will be staying with a friend and her 2 kids this year, and Gaby speaks Spanish with her children, so she will be teaching Maya as well. Pray that it goes well! Potty training is still hit or miss a bit, but we are surviving.

She is singing nonstop, and one day I'm going to be able to catch it on video, I promise! Her favorite is Ariel's "Part of your world" complete with all the crescendos. Too cute!

Ok, its naptime and we have to get back on schedule around here! More later, hopefully!