Knoebels 2014

This past Saturday, my Mother did something totally out of the ordinary! She said that she was thinking of either going to Knoebels or Dutch Wonderland with the kids, then she found out that Dutch Wonderland was a big rip off just like Hersheypark when it comes to admission prices and that Parker would be the only one free, Knoebels on the other hand has free parking, free admission you just have to pay for tickets to ride the rides! Weis market has coupons you can buy a $20 ticket book for $16 then turn the coupon in at the park and they give you the $20 coupon book! So we bought 3 of those, and did not leave the park (which we closed the park down at 10) with one single ticket! The boys had SUCH a great time, and so did we all! We all were exhausted including the kids but it was totally worth it!

some Superheros and Spongebob dancing together!

Noah and Aunt Danielle on the Flume

He LOVED this

He made Grammy take him on this to....cause Mommy wouldn't!

Aunt Chrissy and Parker on the Farris Wheel

Noah and I, and he looks scared to death but he loved it when he started going!

Gtammy taking her boys on a train ride!

  We didn't get home until midnight,  and when I woke up for Church Sunday morning it felt like I just went to sleep but I would do that all over again this weekend if I could!  I had such a great time with my family and Noah and my nephew!  It's the greatest feeling in the world to see your child's face light up and them be so happy and excited!  Parker was a real ham all day and was SUPER happy to!  I loved it!  It was a EXTRA SPECIAL treat since my Mom NEVER is spontaneous and this trip was totally unplanned and that NEVER happens with her!  I loved it!

Parker is TWO!

My handsome Nephew Parker Harrison turned two on June 23rd!  His Birthday party was on Saturday the 21st at his house, just some family was there but it was still a GREAT time!  He is a ham, everyone loves that boy more than a little bit!  He had a Monsters University themed party which was fun, he loves Mike, just as much as he loves Mickey Mouse, and Tractors!  It's funny because even though they are different, as every child is, I see so much similarities between him and Noah and their likes.  When Noah was about two he was obsessed with tractors as well, which is why he had a tractor themed party for his 2nd birthday!   It's hilarious!

On the 23rd, I took the day off work as my sister always does for Noah's Birthday as well!  Danielle to.  We had originally planned to go to the Whitaker center, however upon further investigating they are also CLOSED Mondays.  There are a WHOLE lot of places closed on Mondays, we ran into the same problem when we were looking for something to do with Noah on his day which happen to fall on a Monday as well!  Good think about a summer birthday?  We could go swimming!  Both boys LOVE water! 

So we went for breakfast at The Soda Jerk, then headed to Little Buffalo!  The boys both had a blast in the water, even the adults did to!

after breakfast ride on the pony!

After we left here we went back to my sister's and hung out there for the rest of the afternoon/evening.  My Mom came over and enjoyed a cook out with us.  Parker opened some more presents also.  I gotta say I think the little guy had a pretty good 2nd Birthday!

    

Parker will soon be able to handle all the yard work! He got a blower, weed whacker, and a new lawn mower for his birthday! Now he has two mowers, that will make his Mommy to have help with her yard work! He even knows exactly what to do with the weed whacker!

I am so proud of my little Nephew!  He's growing up SO fast, and learning new things all the time, he's such a pleasure to be around!  I love him and Noah with all my heart!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY PARKER HARRISON!  AUNT BRINA LOVES YOU TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!

VBS

Almost two weeks ago now we had our Vacation Bible School at our Church. Noah attended and I volunteered.  It was a great week!  As you can see from the flyer, they were gracious enough to serve a FREE dinner to the children and their families!  Kid friendly favorites were served like chicken nuggets, hot dogs, burgers, mac and cheese, walk away tacos, breakfast for dinner plus veggies and fruit and lets not forget always a great desert!  The kids were divided into 3 groups, the preschoolers, then 2 different groups of school age.  Then they rotated through different sections for the night spending 20 minutes in each spot.

I helped in the Science/Crafts section! I got to work with two very lovely ladies from the Church who I already knew, so we got along well!  Jan and Cis, we made a great team!  We had a lot of fun teaching the kids and reinforcing Jesus' love for us and how no matter what, He's always there, and always loves us, no matter how different we all are.  Each night each kid got to take home a little something to remind them that even if they are different Jesus loves them.  Each thing was neat and did different fun stuff!  I hope all the kids had a great time!

Each item did something special, the green thing whistled, the yellow long item you spun and then it stopped and went the opposite way, the little top flipped and spun on the big part first and then the stem, the red thing sunk and you added something and it floated to show it Jesus he keeps you afloat, and the flyers well they are self explanitory!

It was a L O N G week, working 8-430 then by the time that was over we were heading to the Church 530-545 then not getting home until 830 or so....then it was bath Noah and get him to bed.  He was exhausted by the end of the week and so was I, but it was totally worth it!

Discover the Dinosaurs

Today Noah and I asked his cousin to join us in going to this Discover the Dinosaurs thing they were having at the Farm Show this weekend!  Original plans were to go Saturday, but they couldn't make it then and I knew he would have much more fun going with someone than going alone, so we waited until Sunday to go and, God forgive us- we skipped Church since it started at 10 today.  Original plans were to go to Church first and then go but we just changed our minds to better suit everyone else involved.   First Noah and I met Antonio and his Mom at McDonald's for breakfast, then headed straight up to the Farm Show!  There we also met up with Sue (who is Antonio's Grandma), Aunt Joann (who is also Antonio's Great Grandma). So we had a pretty fun time anyway!

Now....for the Dinos.....I have to tell you that Noah walked through this mostly the whole time like this

with his ears covered as if it was super loud and he couldn't stand it..

Next it was the big for dinosaur bones and coloring, Noah is not a colorer, so he just dug for bones!

They are VERY smart this company, in order to get to the bounce houses, the rides, and concessions you had to go through the gift shop! lol Needless to say the boys were wanting everything in site!  Noah got a T-shirt, since that's useful and not something that he's going to throw to the side in a week, and Sue was kind enough to buy him a little Dino noise maker and Val bought him a Dino ring!  Thanks everyone!
Then it was on to the bounce houses, everyone stopped for a drink and short breather.  Noah and I weren't hungry so we didn't have anything to eat here but everyone else got stuff.

Antonio had no problem riding the T-Rex, Noah stood in line twice and backed out both times!

yes, sucker is written on my forehead!

We had a great day! Four hours we spent there, and it was really the greatest time. It didn't seem like that long while we were there. Then we came home and Noah and Poppy drove their R/C trucks for a little and while Gram and I went to the Grocery Store. Then after we ate dinner we ended up going to to elementary school to ride our bikes and play for a little while. I think now it's bed time for Noah and Mommy!