Tuesday Charlie & I enjoyed a wonderful day off with my side of the family. Kasondra, Jeff, Charlie & I left Sioux Center at about 9:00 a.m. that morning, drove up to Sioux Falls and did some browsing at several car dealers (as we are looking for a pickup), made a stop at Scheel's for the guys to pick up some hunting items, and then met up at Wild Water West with Mom & Jamaica, Kansas, Danny, Coyer & Kedren. The weather wasn't the greatest for a day at the water park since it was cloudy and a little breezy...but it didn't seem to phase us too much as we made the most of it. We enjoyed taking several trips down the slides (yes including the steep scary ones), did the ropes course across the lilly pads, crocodile & logs, did a couple loops around the lazy river (while trying to avoid every possible fountain that could get us wet & cold), the guys went in the wave pool for awhile, while us girls laid out on the chairs for the 5 minutes out of the day that the sun was out, and then we hit the other side of the park to take in the bumper boats (which the guys really enjoyed soaking mom on), the batting cages, mini golf & go karts-my favorite! Kelsie & Dad had to work until about 3 p.m. or so that day, but they made it up by about 4:00/4:30 and still got to enjoy a big chunk of the day with us. At about 7:30 p.m., after a long day at the park, we were all starving so we headed to Kansas & Danny's house, and dad & mom treated us all with Pizza. Kasondra, Jeff, Charlie & I stuck around for awhile after pizza just to hang out with Kansas & Danny after they laid the boys down for bed as we don't get to see them or hang out quite as often as we'd like being that they live in Sioux Falls before. We had such a fun, relaxing, enjoyable day & made so many memories that I will never forget. I love my family & the time that we get to spend together. Life can get so busy sometimes as is has been this summer with concerts just about every weekend, ball games that the boys are in, and just several other things that everyone has going on in each of their own lives, so setting aside time (even if it has to be during the middle of the week) to get together was so worth it.
Take a look at the fun we had:
Take a look at the fun we had:
Charlie going down the steep slide
Myself giving the black hole (the other steep slide) a try
"after a little convincing"
Charlie tryin to knock Kansas off the logs
The boys all excited to race go karts
At the batting cages
What a kid at heart...he's so focused on the race
Bumper Boat time...
Jamaica with our niece Jorja who happened to be at the park
with her grandparents on the same day as us
Trying to teach Kedren how to bat
Pitching to the boys while the "big kids" play in the batting cages
Waiting in line to go on the go karts as a group
Do you see who is in the lead? ;)
