Monday, May 10, 2010

Amusement Parks/Amusement Parks


We have been busy having some fun at amusement parks. Over Easter weekend we ended up going to Hersheypark and had a wonderful time! We stayed til closing and the kids kept trucking along. I have to say I am feeling older and I am getting tired a lot quicker at the amusement parks but watching the kids enjoy themselves is so worth it! I have such fond memories of going to Hershey every yr with my parents and I love being able to do that with my kids as well. They love to ride and went from one ride to another. Rider of the day award goes to Victoria and Alex....those two will ride anything! They loved the big coasters!
This past weekend we went to Knoebels. It's not as flasy as Hershey but the kids love it there and they do have the most awesome food! We had a great day. I ended up riding quite a bit with the kids. I forgot how much I love those coasters! It got pretty cold so we had to call it a day early but still we got on a lot of rides and had a great time! Nikolas and Gabriella are riding more and more of the bigger rides and I have a feeling that it will only be a short year or two before we are heading to the kiddie section anymore. Once again...it's kind of bittersweet. I love the fact that they love to ride and are willing to try things, love the fact that they are enjoying rides we can enjoy together as a family but I have been going to that kiddie section for 17 yrs now, so it's going to feel odd not to go down there.
On the way home the traffic was backed up because of construction. We saw a sign for Centralia (the mine fire town). Victoria asked if we could go there. She was learning about it in school and they had a guest speaker that came in and talked about it. We took a drive through, didn't really venture off the beaten path but how sad and odd of a place at the same time. I have been reading a lot about it and it's some interesting stuff. I love that we can give the kids all these little trips and experiences. I hope they have wonderful memories of our family times together when they grow up.
Amy

Mother's Day and other stuff....







Yet another Mother's Day is over. I had a very nice day. John and Dominic made a nice breakfast and they also made a nice dinner. They made me eggplant parm., my favorite! Everything was delicious and I loved it so much!




I got some great presents. Victoria made me an ankle bracelet with two little hearts on it, one for me and one for her. I will treasure that! I love it! Alex also made me a bracelet at school. Very cute but he got tired before he finished it....but that's my Alex so I still love it so much! :)


Nikolas made me some adorable things at school as well. I also got a few books, new Nike flip flops (these I asked for in hopes that this was ALL I would get!), and John got me a new digital camera. Dom got me a new camera case (with his own money he worked for) for my new camera. Minus all the gifts because as much as I appreciated them, I don't expect anything for being a mother....I just love being a Mom and being able to be here, home with them.




We have been busy lately. Doing fun things with the kids since my last post.


One Sunday John took Nikolas to a car show in NYC. He loved it! He's really into cars! John got his picture taken with a cool car and three models. I laughed when I saw it! He had a great time!




That same day I took the two older girls into the city. We had a great time! We went shopping, had lunch at Mars 2112 and even took in a Broadway show (Mamma Mia). I love making memoreis like that with them!
Time to make dinner! I will continue this later! :)
Amy