Adventureland 2017

Dave took the day off work so we could go to Adventureland on a weekday instead of a busier weekend.  It was a fantastic day (even though we dodged rain and it cut our waterpark time down).  We made some good memories.

The rain got us to attend a magic show inside which we really enjoyed!

Gotta go around on the carousel to start the day!

It is hard to take a selfie up in the sky when you're wiggling around!  This is the ferris wheel.

View from the top of the ferris wheel

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spinning saucers!

Calvin is always happy when it comes to food

Eli loved bumper cars...I don't know why he put on this goofy face.  

the magic show was fun! Calvin go to help up on stage for one act.

funny quote of the day after we left and got supper at a pizza place before we left Des Moines.  He had SO much fun.  He kept wanting to go back on the rides "that made his tummy feel weird".  A little thrill seeker!

Our favorite moment was seeing a pic of Vanessa's terrified face while riding on The Monster.  She even went on it twice "so she could take a better pic". HAHA!!

Eli's interest in biking is growing!

he waits like this until someone will take him around the block. :) 

and the four of `em just cuz.

eye doctor visit 2017

I only got pics of the younger two.  My memory is bad because I'm writing after a month has passed, but we discovered Eli has a color viewing deficiency.  He can't see reds and greens like we do.  He does recognize them as different colors as the rest and correctly labels them, but he's just learned by association over his life.  There are different types of color deficiencies but his is called "Deutan".  It is most common in boys, and has to display itself genetically in both recessive genes, so it isn't that common.  I guess Dave and I are both carriers!

Vanessa will need glasses first among the kids...her vision is on the edge of needing correction soon.

Violet and Calvin are still slightly far sighted which the doc said is a good thing and they don't need correction.

typical summer day 2017

Byrnes Pool

Vanessa is big enough to go all by herself!

a fort, of course

and a superhero

Activities with Mama Row

Cedar Falls Municipal Band in the park and a card game!

pajama switcheroo

Jay came to visit with his kids

foood

biking and scooting and resting

the parking lot where all the kids learned to ride their bikes

While the older kids were at camp...the younger ones had their own adventures

Age 5 and age 7 doctor well check ups!

Vanessa and Eli were ounces apart in weight...44 point something.  

an Eli shenanigan with this magnetic sloth

Vanessa matching up a mean face with her lunch

playdate with Chloe Erisman

Eli taped ants to the floor

this was the week ants became his friends and he let them crawl all over him

Eli wins the award for the first kid of mine to cut off his hair with scissors.

to an ant "you're my friend!"

Willowbrook summer camp 2017 (Violet and Calvin)

Corbin Elmore, Cade Gartin, Calvin, and Connor Fencl.  The four Cs!!  These boys all bunked together at camp.

this cute crew of kids came in my van.  Corbin, Calvin, Cade, Vada and Violet.

Ivy and Violet always get bunks together!

END OF THE WEEK buddy photo

Violet, Ivy, Vada and Sylvie

Vanessa lost her first tooth 7/8/2017