Grandma Kitty's visit

Grandma Kathryn is in town and we spent the whole day having some fun! We even picked up Richie to join us bright and early for breakfast at Pete's Kitchen! Then, we all went to Heritage Square to ride the Alpine Slide. This was the first year Cailey was allowed to ride by herself...she loved it...of course. She was a little hesitant her first time down and, like a good girl, followed all the signs ... when it said "Slow"... she went sssllllloooowwww. We told her it was a warning sign and she should just slow her speed up a little to be safe...but that she could still be going pretty fast :o) She went down two more times really, really fast! This was Ben's very first year on the Alpine Slide and he really, really liked it. He had to ride with Scott, but that didn't stop him from enjoying the sled control lever and pushing it all the way down to go fast ~ they even passed Richie, who was in the fast lane, on one trip down!!! Ben liked the chair lift, too ~ it was a little ride in itself! The kids rode the Ferris Wheel with Grandma and liked it when the Ferris Wheel stopped at the top! My kids get that adventurous spirit from Scott...I hate heights and I am not a speed junky, so the Ferris Wheel and the chair lift are not fun for me. I like the Alpine Slide, but I don't enjoy the ride up to it. We also let the kids get temporary tattoos. Cailey picked a flower and Ben picked a monkey ~ all so appropriate. After Heritage Square we drove to Castle Rock to see the new movie, Kung Fu Panda. Ben did okay until the last 30 minutes and then he was pretty much done. Cailey and I got a shower of soda ~ Scott was handing the LARGE soda to me (Cailey was sitting on my lap) and between the two of us, the lid popped off and the soda came showering down!!! COLD COLD and STICKY!!! Oh, well. It was time to go home anyway.


Tonight Cailey had her dance pictures taken! She looked so cute. The black costume is for Tap and the Red/Black costume is for Hip Hop. I let her wear a little makeup and I was glad to see I wasn't the only mom to give in :o) :o) It was fun to let them dress up. I ordered pictures and spent too much money ~ I am a sucker ~ but they turned out so cute and I couldn't resist.