Silverwood 2008

5:30 AM After pushing the snooze button about 5 times I finally roll out of bed, time to get the troops ready to head out the door. Breakfast, getting dressed, packing snacks and a day bag. It doesn't look like we will be ready to leave by 6am.

6:30 AM Had to stop for fuel. About $100 to fill up.The pain of paying for gas makes it worth the trouble of cramming 7 people in a 6 passenger SUV.

6:45 AM Mom and I need a latte, as I am paying for my latte I notice I forgot the tickets. Turn around.

7:00 AM Finally on the road. Veggie Tales, Cars and Chicken Little. This is a long car ride. Thank goodness for the DVD player.

10:00 AM We made it to Idaho but the park doesn't open for another hour. We stop for a snack and playtime at Burger King.

11:00AM Finally we arrive at the park, the fun begins!!!

Afternoon: Who knows what time it is but the kids are having a blast. Cody is about an inch too short for some of the rides, he is bummed out. Why can't these workers fudge a little??? We convince Emilee to go on the Timber Terror. She went. It scared her half to death. What a trooper.

Late afternoon: Still playing hard. The kids are beginning to tire out. Time for a nice relaxing train ride.

6:30 PM Last call for rides and time to hit the souvenir shops. Grandma treats the kids to the candy shop.

7:00 PM Hit the road home. Kids are asleep within 20 min.

8:00 Stop for burgers in Ritzville. Need a break from the long boring drive. The clouds are beautiful and the sunset is gorgeous.

8:30 Back on the road. I am bored. I decide to take pictures of whatever I can find out the window.

10:00 PM Home at last, what a fun day. Thanks Mom and Dad for the trip. We look forward to it every year! Click here for the complete photo album.

I Love Summer!

We finally took the boat out! It was Caitlin's first time on a boat. She loved it. The wind in her hair, the sun shining on her face, and the bouncy feeling of the waves. She was as happy as can be. The other kids had a great time too. Emilee even got into the freezing cold water. Great fun!

The Great Birthday Party of 2008

Well, we survived the big birthday party. We had a lot of fun, good company, good weather and some pretty good food ( I gained 4 pounds, oops)! I love the sound of a houseful of happy kids. I think at one time I counted 15 kids! We went with a Mickey Mouse theme. It is difficult to find gender neutral themes that will work for both a 6 year old, 4 year old and a 1 year old. It turned out cute. The kids got a new Mickey Mouse jumping castle that was so much fun for all the guests. I think a good time was had by all. Check out the pictures!

Who's kid is this?

My littlest dork! Gotta love him! He is all ready for water day at preschool. I tryed to tell him that he wouldn't need a swim cap and goggles for a sprinkler but he insisted he did.

A Great Weekend.

What a wonderful weekend off I had. I wasn't able to get a whole lot accomplished but I sure did have fun. Chores can wait, opportunities to make new memories can not. My parents, my sister and my Aunt took the kids to the water slides. The kids had a blast. Emilee was a little upset she wasn't tall enough to go down the big slides. They had a new tube slide that the kids loved. We probably went on that slide 10 times! Even Caitlyn was able to go on it. Just a lazy tube ride where you float along. Very relaxing. We all got a little too much sun and were pretty worn out. My kids are still recuperating.

Saturday night was my 10 year reunion. I was so nervous but once I got there I relaxed a bit and had a great time. It was so fun to see my classmates and catch up on what they have been up to. No major surprises amongst the group, all seem to be doing pretty well. I did stick my foot in my mouth pretty good. I walked up to my senior prom date and introduced myself to his wife. I said something about him taking me to the prom and left it at that. I come to find out later that night that he had been dating his now wife right before prom and had broken up with her so he could take me to the prom. Oops, that was awkward. I will be sure to apologize in another 1o years when I see them again. I won't bore you with a bunch of photos of people you don't know but any of you EHS readers feel free to click here for some pics!

Today is catch up day. All that housework I neglected to do all weekend needs to get done today! We have the big birthday party this weekend so I need to get a few things ready for that. The kids are so excited. I hope all you local readers try to stop by. The more the merrier.

My Birthday Boy

My little guy turned 4. How time flies. We are having the big party in a couple of weeks so we just did cake and presents with the immediate family. The kids get to choose where we go out to eat on their birthdays so Cody chose Red Robin. They sang to him and brought him ice cream. He was thrilled by the attention.

Also new in the Wentworth house, Cailtyn is walking! It just clicked one afternoon for her and off she went. You can see the pride in her face as she toddles across the floor. It is pretty special.
Tonight is my friday night! I have my long weekend. I am so thankful that I get a 4 day weekend everyother week. It keeps me sane. I truely feel relaxed after four days off. It is amazing.

I have my 10 year reunion this Saturday. Oh the mixed emotions... I am excited, a bit nervous, I want to go, I don't want to go. I know I am a totally different person than I was 10 years ago so it should be interesting to see what the others are like. I have been terrible about keeping in touch with old classmates so for the majority of my graduating class this will be the first time I have seen them in 10 years. YIKES.

Busy life, party planning, dirty laundry and a swim team champ!

It is my weekend, well my short weekend. It has been so frustrating for me. I am so far behind so many things in my life right now. Not enough hours in the days lately. I am in the middle of the kitchen remodel. I am hoping it will be finished before the kid's birthday party in a couple of weeks. I won't hold my breath. Then there is all the planning for the big birthday party of 08. My kids all have birthdays within a month of each other so we lump all the festivities into one big party. It is a lot of fun but... so much work. What else, hmmm. House work has been neglected for far too long. Usually my house is cluttered, I am okay with that but lately my house is DIRTY! I am seriously considering hiring a housekeeper. I have been threatening for awhile now but I may have to buck up and actually make the call.

My diet is going fairly well. I am down 20 pounds but seemed to have plateaued in the last week or so. It didn't help that I ate terribly over the Fourth of July weekend. I am over my halfway mark to my weight loss goal so I guess I should be pleased.

Emilee had her first swim meet last night. She did great! I hate to admit it but I didn't think that swimming was her thing, but she proved me wrong last night. She did SO good. She even came in first on one of her races. She is one who does really well under pressure. I was really proud.

Okay, so I complained about how much I need to do and how little time I have so I better get off my laptop and actually get some stuff accomplished. Take care. I will try to check in soon.

Fun in the Sun

We had a wonderful weekend. A house full to the brim with company. Lots of sun, fun and good food and better company. We had the annual horseshoe tournament, I lost. Big time. It was fun though. I don't think I have ever even played horseshoes. The kids had a blast. They swam and had a ton of kids to play with, never a dull moment. The kids even slept in the backyard in the tent. Well it is back to the same old, same old. Work! Yuck.

Okay finally the messy cake pictures. A little late but here they are. I have been working crazy hours, not getting quite enough sleep and busy busy busy with summer time stuff but life is good. Emilee is loving swim team. I am not convinced that swimming is her hidden talent or anything but she sure has fun. As long as she learns enough to stay afloat if something were to happen and she found herself falling in a pool or something, that's all that matters to me. She is learning a lot. It is quite amazing to see how much they can learn in such a short period of time.

I have the next five days off!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I am a little burnt out on work so the days off are really needed at this point. Anyways, hopefully I will get some great Fourth of July pictures to share with y'all. We have a big horse shoe tournament planned, that should be interesting.

Happy Birthday Caitlyn!

Caitlyn one year ago today:

My baby girl turned one today. I can hardly believe it. Such a precious baby. We love you Cailtyn Rae! I will post the messy cake face pictures tomorrow. I was mandated to work a couple of hours at work so I have to run.

Meet Scotch!

We are becoming horse people! It is so much fun. I have to admit that I know nothing about horses but it sure if fun learning. We are "sub-leasing" a horse. Which basically mean we take care of somebody elses horse on days they can't get down to Appleatchee to care for him. It works out great for us, Emilee has been begging for her own horse but we are not quite ready to take one on full time yet! This is suppose to be Em's thing but Cody is having fun learning right along with her.

Is it Wednesday already???

It has been a busy week. There has been lots of overtime at work. Emilee is out of school now so she hangs out with me most days while I sleep. Well, sorta sleep. One eye open keeping track of her and one eye closed trying to catch a little sleep. It seems like with the warmer weather the kids are going non-stop. Running, swimming, riding bikes... they crash by the end of the day. Emilee started swim lessons. It is fun to watch her. She has a lot to learn. I kinda feel a little bad. I threw her in summer swim league with all these kids who have been taking lessons for years, she has had nothing. She is having fun though. That is what matters most. I am off to work tonight for my last shift then I get my long weekend. I have one overtime shift but other than that I am off until Monday evening. We have high hopes of starting our kitchen remodel. So I will be sure to post pictures of that if it comes to be. That's it for now, Later.

Welcome Summer!

We celebrated Emilee's graduation and the beginning or her summer break last night with a barbecue. We had a great time and I captured some great pictures.

Kindergarten Graduation

The proud graduate.

Emilee and Josie, best buddies.

Emilee and her teacher, Mrs. Vereb.

My baby girl has finished kindergarten. Can you believe it? She had a little party in her class complete with graduation caps, cookies and even her report card. She did great. I can't help but be so very proud of her. The kids sang songs and then her teacher interviewed each kid. Here is what Emilee had to say:

"My favorite thing about kindergarten is making the Indian hats, the ice cream party and recess."

"My favorite color is purple."

"My favorite shape is a heart."

"At home I like to do my homework."

"My favorite food is corn and mashed potatoes."

"In twenty years I will be twenty, and I will be able to walk to school."

Will I be married? "I don't know." Will I have children? "Yes, I will have girls."

Will I have a pet? " Yes, I will have a dog."

Where will I live? " In a house."

Congratulations Emilee on finishing your first year of school.

Silverwood, well almost.

photo found on flickr.com

So our annual trip to Silverwood was rained out! Can you believe it? We drove over knowing the weather was going to be iffy, we woke up this morning and it was pouring. The kids were a bit disappointed but we tried to make the best of the situation. We went to the new Cabellas store in Post Falls. The kids were able to catch fish in a little pool turned fishing pond. They got there faces painted and shoot a virtual gun. It was pretty neat. Then we went to Chuck E Cheeses. The kids LOVED it. The games were just the right age for Cody and Emilee. They earned there tickets and happily turned them in for their junk, I mean prizes. Then we enjoyed a relaxing car ride home where we listened to the sound of Caitlyn screaming for two hours straight. All is quiet now, I am exhausted. Cody and Emilee did great at the motel last night, Caitlyn not so much. Good night y'all.

Life is Busy!

A quick check in as I dash out the door for work. Life has been busy here at the Wentworth household. Caitlyn is threatening to take off walking any day now. She thinks nothing is off limits and laughs at us when we tell her no. Cody spends his days learning to ride his bike, dig in the dirt and would spend every waking second of his day in the camper with Grandpa if I would let him. Emilee is loving her horse riding lessons. She is having a difficult time with the unfortunate death of one of the kindergarten teachers at her school. I have never had to explain the concept of death to her before this, its been hard. On a happier note, we are very excited to be going to Silverwood Theme park this weekend. The kids are counting the days. That's it about it for now. Later.