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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Frozen!

Big news! Hannah went to see her first movie in a theater a few weekends ago. Two of her friends asked her to join them to see Disney's Frozen. I knew I wanted this to be her first theater movie after spending a week at Disney World right as the movie was being released. I bought the sound track while at Disney and we'd been listening to it nonstop for a week. I think this helped Hannah stay focused during the movie. 

The three girls sat in a row with their popcorn tubs and wide eyes as the movie started. I was a bit nervous that the dark, loud theater would scare Hannah. I was pleasantly surprised that she sat, attentive and alert, through the movie. She asked questions, laughed, and even sang in a couple of parts. 

At the end of the movie, Hannah turned to me and said "can we watch it again?" I can't say enough good things about this movie! It was awesome!! Disney at its finest. The moms enjoyed the movie just as much as the girls did!


Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Three bears farm

We've met a great group of friends since moving to NC. We've had lots of play dates and recently took our first "road trip" to Three Bears Farm. The kids had a blast! This was the perfect place to just let our hair down and have fun!

The jumping bag was so much fun! Hannah caught some major air :)


The paint wall! This was cool! The staff washed the wall down after each group moved to the next activity, so there was a clean slate for creativity. 


The paint wall was a big hit! The kids loved using the stencils, different sized paint brushes, and unlimited color options. 


Up next, the pipe tunnels. The kids had fun rolling around inside of them and pushing them across the lawn.

Hannah and Audrey loved hanging out while the other kids pushed.



The kids even learned the fine art of aiming a sling shot! The boys really liked this activity. The kids aimed their tennis balls at a line of ACC flags. Hannah is, of course, in front of the Clemson flag. 



We stopped for a lunch break at the picnic tables. Unfortunately, the area was covered in yellow jackets. We were told the queen bee kicks the workers out in October. They were everywhere! The kids handled it well, but one of our boys got stung on the ear while we were eating. That was unsettling to the rest of the kids, so we ate quickly and moved on.



After lunch, the kids climbed tall hay bales, walked around a lake, played corn hole, bowled, rode the big slides and played in a huge tree house jungle gym. They had a blast! We had 3 adults and 5 kids in our car. All of the kids fell asleep on the way home. Now, that's a sign of a good day!