Choo Choo!

Daddy knows his boy loves trains. 

He found a miniature train in Ft. Worth for us to ride. 

Our kiddos are pretty fun to hang out with. 

It was a great day for a train ride!

On our walk back to the car, we found a small exercise station. We worked out a little and had some fun family competition. The kids loved it and it was ranked as one of their top playgrounds!

A Trip to Tyler to See Aunt Stephanie

Aunt Stephanie was in Tyler visiting her family, so we headed down there to see her.  We stayed in a hotel and of course, the kids loved it!

We picked the kids up a little early from school. Karis wanted to make sure she got her homework done before the day ended. 

We had dinner with Aunt Stephanie on Friday night and then she took us to the zoo on Saturday.

Marking off each animal we visited. 

Watching the penguins eat lunch. 

Daddy and Aunt Stephanie checking out the lion. 

Looking at the large crocodile. 

Aunt Stephanie did a lot of heavy lifting that day!

Mommy's favorite animal!

Feeding the ducks, fish and turtles. 

Such a fun treat to spend time with Aunt Stephanie!

It was a warm day so when we were done, we stopped for ice cream before heading back home. 

New Year's Eve

We went to a friend's house for New Year's Eve. Before we went, we told the kids we were going to our friends house and we'd be staying up until midnight. They never knew that people celebrate on New Year's Eve by staying up until midnight. They were so surprised and SO excited that they were going to get to do this! 

We had dinner and then the kids watched a movie while the parents played a game. I thought for sure some kids would fall asleep during the movie, but everyone was still awake at midnight. 

We are looking forward to a new year!

Our First Family Camping Trip

We decided at the last minute to check out Jellystone Park for some family camping the week of Thanksgiving. The park was only about an hour away and it had cabins, running water, a full kitchen and Wifi. Sounded like a great place! The weather was perfect and we found lots to do during our four day stay. 

A hay ride around the park. 

The kids loved meeting the Yogi Bear characters. We met Boo Boo bear the first day.

The human maze was a big hit with the kids. The girls were great at figuring out where the entrance and exits were. 

I took the little ones for a nap one afternoon while Daddy and Karis, hiked, played paintball, bounced in the bounce houses and played horse shoe.

We took a night time ride on a vintage fire truck where we met Yogi Bear. 

Kyle was a bit frightened by the large bear. He would only take a picture if Daddy was there to protect him. 

The kids loved just hanging out in the cabin. The girls stayed upstairs in the loft. 

Daddy and Kyle playing cars. 

Coloring by the fire.

Our porch

There was a playground.

And plenty of space to run around.



I made the kids a journal where they wrote every day about the weather, what they did, and what was their favorite activities.

A train ride. 

We spent a lot of time in the mess hall coloring, playing ping pong and dancing on the stage. The kids learned all about Yogi Bear during our stay. We even found a couple of old TV episodes on the iPad for the kids to watch. 

S'mores!

The campsite had activities throughout the day. We went to craft time where the kids made paper turkeys and wrote what they are thankful for. 

Big kid on a big tractor. 

Playing on the vintage fire truck. 

We definitely made lots of memories on our trip!