Our Trip

I was really lame about taking pictures up at my parent's house this time.  So, unfortunately (or, maybe fortunately :D), I don't have too many to share with you.  We did have a great time, and loved spending time with the family.  Christopher and Naomi LOVED the extra attention they got from Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Amy and Uncle Todd (Jeff we missed you!).

We went to a fun place that had go-karts, a little train, and miniature golfing.  I LOVED the go-karts.  You could floor the gas, and not worry about the corners at all.  I'm not too much of a speed demon, so it was just the right pace for me.  I think a little bit of the reason I liked it so much (okay, maybe the main reason!) was that I made it from the back, up to second.  Christopher got to ride in a sidecar with Grandpa, and had a great time.  Naomi hung out with Grandma, who took the pictures.  David would have liked the cars to be faster, since he's the speed demon of the family, but had fun anyway.

After the go-karts, we took a ride on Thomas (the tank engine).  It was very slow, but had some interesting (read someone went around town looking for weird junk, and put it along the railroad tracks) characters and small log houses to look at during the ride.  The rest of us enjoyed ourselves by watching how much fun Naomi was having.  It was just right for her.

After the train ride, we tried our hand at some miniature golf.  It was the first time we had ever taken the kids, and they had a good time.  Christopher was pretty good, and even got a few "hole-in-ones" :).  Naomi did well until Grandma took her out of the stroller.  Then Grandma's club was commandeered, and the game went a lot faster after that. :)  It was a lot of fun, and we'll be trying again soon (next time we'll get Naomi her own club - I don't know what I was thinking - of course she wouldn't want to sit in the stroller while the rest of us got to have fun!).

Some of the other fun we had was story time at the local library, parks and kits, little animal farms, washing the car (the only time Christopher has ever helped wash a car by hand is up at my parents - we're on water restrictions down here), playing with all the awesome toys, Fast Sunday goodies, and other fun stuff.

On Saturday, my parents were super nice and let us leave the kids with them so we could go on a date.  We took the whole day, and used it to celebrate our anniversary, which is coming up.  We drove to the nearest harbor, and took a ferry out to a fun island, where we shopped, and had lunch, and basically did the touristy thing.  The ferry ride was a blast, and mostly the reason for going to the island.  It's great to watch Dave on the ocean - even frigid, waveless ocean water makes him perk up and enjoy life a little more.

one of the views from the ferry

my happy hubby

enjoying the ride

the ferry

After the boat ride, we drove back up to my parent's house, and grabbed a movie on the way.  We saw Hancock with Will Smith, and enjoyed the experience.  The movie was okay - fun and cute, but the theater was a blast!  We were a little late for the showing that we wanted, but they didn't start the show until everyone in line had bought their tickets and made it into the theater.  They also had a concession stand set up inside the actual theater - not just the lobby.  It was a smaller theater, and it felt like they were really trying to take good care of us.  It was a relaxed and fun time.  It was so nice to have the whole day to spend with my fabulous and handsome husband - just like back in the day when we were dating!  Happy Anniversary, David!  I love you!