Better late than NEVER.....

My Mom is mad because I haven't posted for a while.....and really, I have been meaning to, I just have been a little too lazy. So here goes a late post:

My sister Whitney went home this past Monday. She had been here for the past month. We did a few fun things.

We drove down to HOLIDAY WORLD & SPLASHIN' SAFARI (a theme & water park). It only took us 3 hours....each way.....& we drove there & home in the same day. Luckily we had a fun time at the park which lessened my 'ornery-ness' from the long drive. Why did we drive so far when there are closer theme parks? Well, Brett won tickets off the radio so we didn't have to pay for the tickets. And they offered free sunscreen & free unlimited soft drinks....which was so nice! We mostly stayed in the water park & just so you know....Whitney & I went on the TALLEST WATER RIDE in the WORLD! But, it lasted about 5 seconds. Anyway, we had fun.




We also hung out a bit downtown. After all, you can't visit INDY without seeing the monument (even though it is nothing special). We also went to the children's museum. Not really the funnest place for adults, but Quinnie & Avery had a fun time.



We decided to join the library's summer reading program too....so we could all get a coupon for free CHICK-FILL-A (or however you spell it) kids meal. We read the girls a lot of quick books so we could get enough points in 2 weeks.

While Whitney was here, my girls slept in the same room on the bunk beds so Whitney could have her own room. If any of you know Quinnlyn, you KNOW that she does NOT go to sleep easily, & if there is anyone in the same room with her, she will talk their ear off all night long. SO, I ended up having to put Quinnlyn to bed in my room & then move her once Avery was asleep. It worked out nicely, except we felt bad about waking her up every night to switch beds :) There are now sleeping in separate rooms, & we don't plan on changing that anytime soon.

We were going to drive up north and go camping along LAKE MICHIGAN, but the weather didn't look promising so we decided to ditch the idea. It's too bad though, because we hear the lake is just like a beach, with nice sand & waves. We will definitely take a camping trip up there one of these days (before our 3 more years is over).

For the 4th of July, we kind of got rained out. Luckily, we got together on the 3rd with a bunch of friends from our ward & had a BBQ & a fireworks show. Quinnlyn & Avery were more interested in catching fireflies than watching the fireworks....but who can blame them? Fireflies are pretty SWEET and they are so easy to catch.



Whitney and I decided to have a SISTERS night before she went home. I'd call it a girls night, but Quinnlyn & Avery weren't allowed....much to Brett's dismay. We went to Panera Bread (because we like it) & then to a movie. Dinner was delicious (as always) and the movie was way funny.



And that is pretty much Whitney's stay. She got a little bored the last week she was here. Actually, we all got a little bored that week. But, I am really glad she wanted to stay with us. We loved having her here & the girls got really use to having her around. When she left Quinnlyn said: "But I'm going to miss her.....are you mom?" YES!!!! Of course I am going to miss her. I hope she'll visit us again next year.