Wooden go-cart tracks, mini golf, and bumper boats!

I have been trying to decide how would be the best way to post pics from vacation, and decided to do them by activity to keep the pic overload at a minimum. However, that may give you a post overload coma . . . so, on tues we hit "The Track", we did the go-carts, mini golf and bumper boats. The boys have a blast!
This is one of the go-cart tracks!

On to mini golf!

This was Lucas' fav hole!

Eli getting a hole in one! Noah also got a hole in one on this one!

Bumper boats, everyone was ready to cool off!

This was a great way to start our vacation.

Branson . . . here we come!

So, we left monday to start our first family vacation. We have been to family reunions before but never just a four of us vacation. I surprised the boys by planning a trip to branson. I didn't tell them till we were getting in the car. They were excited-mostly b/c they didn't know what to expect. We were ready for a 2 day car trip w/DVD's, book-on-CD, sticker books, and 3-D coloring books. And the boys were quite happy to find that we were in branson around dinner time.
We stayed in a 2-bedroom condo, which the boys thought was AWESOME! Esp since it had a tv in each bedroom! They enjoyed breakfast in bed, and even dinner in bed! It was nice to have the space to rest and relax after a long day of walking and a pool to cool off in!

The entire ride down the strip was "oh, can we go there?" "ooohh, we HAVE to do THAT!" and " ohhh, no THAT is what we need to do!" Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling the greatest after dinner-so we just chilled after dinner and planned out the rest of our days! Luckily I felt better the next day. Nothing was gonna keep me from enjoying our vacation!

This is where we ate dinner the first night. It was a good buffet. Come back again to see more of our vacation!

My date w/Eli . . .

Eli and I were able to go on our date this week. We went to lunch and then he wanted to go to power play. We golfed, played games and rode the go kart rides. He said that it was the best day EVER!

Eli and his loot! We had such a good time! We leave for vacation tomorrow, so come back to check out our trip.

My date w/Lucas

Lucas wanted to go miniture golfing for our date-so we killed 2 birds w/1 stone and went to Power Play. We golfed, rode bumper cars and played games! Lucas was so EXCITED about the number of tickets that he won! After playing, we went out to dinner- and then went home for Lucas to cool off in the sprinkler! Lucas kept saying that he was having such a good time- I am so glad to be able to do this w/my boys. Eli is next- so stay tuned!

A date w/Noah!

The boys really like their Nana/papa adventures and have asked if I could have some 1:1 time w/them also. So this summer, I am trying to have a "date" w/each of my boys. Noah and I went to lunch and then hit Dave and Busters. We had a good time, and Noah really enjoyed having me all to himself. Here are some pics from our date!

Lucas' 4th annual Nana and Papa adventure!

This year Lucas got a buddy for his Nana and Papa adventure. Normally my parents try to do a pair of cousins together (w/the exception last year when they took all 5 older boys to the Nebraska zoo)- but Lucas never had a buddy since Trevor hadn't been old enough. So, Lucas was excited for his Train Nana and Papa adventure w/Trevor!
They had dinner at Fritz and then spent the night w/Nana and Papa to be able to get up and go to the big surprise!

Trevor LOVES and I mean really LOVES Thomas the train. And by the end of the day- Lucas was renewing his love for trains.

I love these candid shots of the boys interacting!

Fireman Lucas . . . and he said the clothes were pretty heavy.

Lucas loved seeing how they make marbles. And he got some shooters to add to his marble collection and some geodes too!

Lucas had a great time. The boys look forward to their adventures every year. I am thankful that my parents do these adventures. They do a great job of finding something special but mostly I know the boys just like the individual time w/them and 1 cousin. Noah and Eli are wondering what their adventures will be . . .

Memorial Day weekend . . .

Here are some pics from Memorial Day weekend. We hung out at Andrew's on saturday for sibling fun and then everyone came up to my house on monday. It was a great weekend.
Kings of the mountain!

Hey look Aunt Julie Trevor is climing that huge rock! Oh, maybe Aunt Julie should be covering her eyes!

Slide buddies . . .

Lucas loves climbing the rock!

She better rest now, so when she is bigger she can keep up w/all her boy cousins!

This is the spectator section in the shade! Ahhhh!

Noah loves posing for pics!

What's for dinner?

Eli wanted to put together his new bday present. More star war's legos.

Solving the world's problems over ice cream sundaeHere you go Aunt Jules a pic of baby Victoria in the dress you got her! Love her double chin!

And its sleeping beauty . . .

Party on the last day of School . . . . Let summer begin!

Eli had a great time at his bday party yesterday! Pizza, cookie cakes, video games, go-carts, laser tag-who could ask for a better way to celebrate your 10th birthday! The kids all had fun!
Here are a few of the party go-ers!

Lego Star Wars- Woo Hoo!

Another marble for Eli's collection.

Magic pennies!

Yummy!

Make a wish!

And play time begins . . . .

Roller coasters . . . .

Go-karts . . . .

And video games . . . .

Lucas got the go-cart track to himself. He had so much fun. He was so proud of himself for not running into anything.

Trevor, Ty, and baby Victoria spend their time in the little kid play area. They also had fun! It was too hard to get pics of laser tag. But all in all the kids had a great time. Have a good weekend!