Saturday we went to our neighbor's birthday party. Nolan is turning 2 and he LOVES Cade. Here is a picture of Cade, Nolan and Albert playing in the treehouse in the clubhouse at the party.
Nolan, the birthday boy, loves trucks, cars, etc. so they had the firetruck and ambulance come to his birthday party. The kids had a blast exploring them.
Maddi enjoyed the inside of the ambulance. Hopefully it's the only time we have to see the inside of one.
Cade was sitting in the driver's seat of the ambulance. The paramedics and firefighters were so kind to the kids and would move the seats up and down and play around with them. 
After the party I apparently took a little nap on the couch. Cocoa snuck up and took a nap with me. Maddi got the camera to take a picture and right when she went to take the picture Cocoa looked up at her and smiled. Doesn't it look like she is smiling? Not long after the picture I decided to wake up and get out of the house or I was going to get sucked in to the napping couch all day. Maddi and I went to the mall and had dunch (dinner/lunch) at the Cheesecake Factory. Brett and Cade went and bought the Transformer movie and had some boy bonding time.
Sunday we went to church and then our neighbor was in the Beauty and the Beast play so we went to watch her. They have a great summer musical through the park district each year with kids from age 7 to 20-something. They do such a great job and it's a great way for the kids to go to the theater.
Monday we met some friends at Six Flags Great America. It was a GORGEOUS day. It was maybe 82 and sunny but not hot at all. Warm enough for the water stuff, but not hot when we were walking around riding rides. At night it cooled off (like it does in the summer here) and I put on a long sleeve shirt and I was still pretty chilly. I still can't believe that it's the middle of July and it can still get chilly at night. Winter is certainly rough in our neck of the woods, but summer is WONDERFUL! We can go and do things during the day and you don't have to worry about having a heat stroke.
Cade was so excited about going to 6 Flags that he woke up at 5:00 am. He talked about all the big roller coasters all morning long. By the time we actaully got there and did the water park and then got to the big rides he was worn out and tired and too scared to ride them. Maddi on the other hand, woke up grumpy (she is not a morning person at all) and didn't even want to go to 6 Flags because she was afraid her friend would want to ride the big rides and Maddi was scared to ride them. By the time we got to the big rides Maddi was totally game and went on a big wooden roller coaster 4 times and wanted to go another time. By the time we left Cade crashed out in the car in no time and Maddi could hardly sleep because she was so excited about the big roller coaster.
Although Cade didn't ride the big roller coasters he had dreamed about he had a great time. This was his favorite thing. It's a big room with squishy balls and you can shoot them, put them in traps and drop them on people, stick them in tubes, all kinds of stuff. We tried to go back here at night when the others were riding the roller coaster but it was closed. He can't stop talking about going back next summer to play in the ball room.
Notice I am not on this ride, but taking the picture. This thing made me a bit queasy the first time. It's like the big ship that goes up and down but it goes around like a figure 8 too. Kids loved it, but not me.
Another ride I wasn't on. It's called the Fun Machine. Maddi, Kyle and Cade rode it 4 times in a row. It spins around really fast and it makes me sick just to watch it. It was a fun day with beautiful weather, not too many crowds, and good friends.
Monday we met some friends at Six Flags Great America. It was a GORGEOUS day. It was maybe 82 and sunny but not hot at all. Warm enough for the water stuff, but not hot when we were walking around riding rides. At night it cooled off (like it does in the summer here) and I put on a long sleeve shirt and I was still pretty chilly. I still can't believe that it's the middle of July and it can still get chilly at night. Winter is certainly rough in our neck of the woods, but summer is WONDERFUL! We can go and do things during the day and you don't have to worry about having a heat stroke.
Cade was so excited about going to 6 Flags that he woke up at 5:00 am. He talked about all the big roller coasters all morning long. By the time we actaully got there and did the water park and then got to the big rides he was worn out and tired and too scared to ride them. Maddi on the other hand, woke up grumpy (she is not a morning person at all) and didn't even want to go to 6 Flags because she was afraid her friend would want to ride the big rides and Maddi was scared to ride them. By the time we got to the big rides Maddi was totally game and went on a big wooden roller coaster 4 times and wanted to go another time. By the time we left Cade crashed out in the car in no time and Maddi could hardly sleep because she was so excited about the big roller coaster.
Although Cade didn't ride the big roller coasters he had dreamed about he had a great time. This was his favorite thing. It's a big room with squishy balls and you can shoot them, put them in traps and drop them on people, stick them in tubes, all kinds of stuff. We tried to go back here at night when the others were riding the roller coaster but it was closed. He can't stop talking about going back next summer to play in the ball room.
Notice I am not on this ride, but taking the picture. This thing made me a bit queasy the first time. It's like the big ship that goes up and down but it goes around like a figure 8 too. Kids loved it, but not me.
Another ride I wasn't on. It's called the Fun Machine. Maddi, Kyle and Cade rode it 4 times in a row. It spins around really fast and it makes me sick just to watch it. It was a fun day with beautiful weather, not too many crowds, and good friends.
2 comments:
I can't do crazy, spinning rides anymore either.....what happens to us when we get older? ugh!
What fun. Great pictures. I love your dog. So cute.
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