Apple Picking

My favorite kind of apples are Honeycrisp.  Just a few days before school started we went to Eckerts to pick some.  Although the hail storms from the spring impacted the crop appearance, the apples tasted great!  I am very thankful for such a great apple orchard owned by friends of ours. 

Holiday World

We took a quick trip to Holiday World for a little fun before school started.  Grandma and Grandpa Wolter tagged along with us.  It was so nice having them along!  I of course have no pictures of the water park - we were too busy on the water slides!  Blake was so excited to be tall enough to ride some of the bigger slides.  He was very brave.  Lauren went on a few of the bigger ones but ended up scared so we just stuck with the calmer ones.  It was lots of fun! 

Girls Trip to the Muny

We went to The Muny to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.  It was such an awesome production.  We all loved it and vowed to make a show at The Muny an annual tradition!  I hope Lauren catches the acting bug when she gets older.  I have such fond memories of being in my high school musicals. 

Ozarks

The annual Bartlow trek to the Ozarks was fun as always.  The kids swam all day, played so hard, and just had a great time.  Bear Bottom's was a hit as always for the water slides.  The adults became kids too taking turns racing down the slides.  All the kids took turns on the tube and ski trainer too!  So fun to see them enjoy boating just like their parents! 

Magic House

My kiddos dearly love going to the Magic House.  Who can blame them, I love it too!  Lauren's friend Katharine went with us and we had lots of fun.  The Magic Tree House display was up so that was fun to see.  Lauren climbed to the top of Jack and the Beanstalk and Blake LOVED the construction site.  I would love to find the picture my mom has of me as a kid at MH with my hair standing on end at the static ball.  I'm curious how much Lauren and I look alike. 

Zoo

On this trip to the zoo we finally got to take in a Sea Lion show and walk through the new tunnel.  We got upclose and personal with a gorilla and got to see the baby elephants!  Lauren loved petting the stingrays but Blake was not such a fan reulting in lots of tears!  We are so lucky to have such a great zoo so close to home.

2012 4H Fair

Lauren had a great 4H fair.  She showed two visual arts projects and one cooking project and earned blue ratings on all three.  Her glass/plastic project in visual arts earned a Best in Show award.  She was very excited!