What do they have in common? Lillian lost her thrid tooth (first top tooth) during the Girl Scout World Thinking Day yesterday. All the girl scout troops got together yesterday to learn about all the countries around the world. Our troop chose France and we had a fashion show. Each girl "modeled" a trait about France. We had one girl wear my marathon number and push a bike to display the Tour De France. We had another girl as the Statue of Liberty. We even had one girl wear sunglasses, hat and carry a sand bucket for the French Riviera. We even had a model and you can guess who that was!!! It was a ton of fun and a lot of hard work!
But, right after our show, Lillian was watching all the other Girl Scout troops. And her tooth fell out. All I heard was, "Mom, my tooth came out!" and saw the blood. So, one snaggle tooth girl now and one happy little girl!
She was thrilled the tooth fairy was coming last night! Erin of Ireland is her tooth fairy and she just knew Erin was leaving her $60! What? Erin ended up leaving her $5.00, another tooth fairy gold coin, another certificate to show she lost her third tooth and date and a letter from Erin. Lillian and Lydia were thrilled to see the magic fairy dust she left behind too!
So, another eventful weekend in the Martin household! As always and we wouldn't have it any other way! Love you all!
Today we took we advantage of Rich and Lillian having the day off from school. We went to Crown City and went to the Under The Sea Exhibit. It was adorable and colorful and the girls enjoyed running around the different structures. You could walk through sea weed, climb in a boat, see the Mermaid House or get in the belly of a whale. Both girls had a great time!
We finished the morning with lunch at Fritz's Railroad and made it to the Chocolate Factory. I couldn't believe my Lydia didn't want the marshmellow covered in m&ms and went straight for just plain m&ms. What? Of course, Lillian got m&ms too! I think they will turn into an m&m soon!
We had a fun morning. Lydia is napping now, Rich is writing a paper and Lillian is reading every word that I am typing! :) Now, she is laughing!
Well, that is the update from the family. Everyone is doing well. Rich graduates from his master's course on June 2nd and ILE on June 10th. Lillian is ready for Spring Break in Texas and some warm weather, Lydia is running wild and acting like a 6 year old (but she can say her alphabet, count to 14 and is pottied trained) and Rich is ready to be done with school for a while. And me...just thankful there is no snow on the ground!!! Love you all!
We took the Daisy Girl Scout Troop to yoga today. The studio is ran by another Girl Scout Leader, Sunnie Edmonds, and she also happens to be a LTC in the Army. It was terrific! The music was fast and upbeat, she kept changing the poses and loved all the animal sounds for cat, cow and downward dog! AWESOME! If you haven't checked out her studio in downtown Leavenworth, then you should go for sure.
The troop really enjoyed themselves and all participated for almost the whole hour! Lillian was tired at the end and I had to take her out to lunch to refuel her body! :) But, Lillian loved the class and is still singing the songs as she is dancing around the house.
The girls earned their "Courageous and Strong" Petal today and I was proud of them. They listened and really learned from Sunnie. Thanks Sunnie for an awesome morning and Lillian wants to come back again. I would too!
Today we took the girls to see Sesame Street Live at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. As always, it was a great show! And it tells you something that Lydia finally sat still for the whole show. She got a little squirmy towards the end, but it was a miracle she lasted that long and I was so proud of her!
Lydia was so amazed by Elmo and all his friends. Elmo is her favorite and she would ask for him every time he left the stage. She was too cute! And Lillian has now seen Sesame Street Live three or four times. She is getting out of the age, but the joy of having a baby sister 4 years younger than her! She still enjoyed the show and asked if we could go back tomorrow.
Sesame Street always does such a great job and it was a fun morning! As for me, I am so tired and cold! Lillian and I delivered Girl Scout cookies for three hours in 24 degree weather! But, a lot of happy customers today!! Enjoy those cookies!
It was our first canceled school day due to the snow. It is still coming down right now and we are expected to get 5-7 inches. We headed out by 8:30am for sledding and playing in the snow. The snow is really too wet and is too hard to compact for a snowman, so we will have to keep trying as it warms up a little today and tomorrow. It is 23 degrees right now, but not too bad when you are all bundled up like a snowman!
The girls enjoyed an hour of play before it was too cold and we had to come inside. We have been in Texas for too long and we haven't adjusted to this cold. But, we will head back outside in a little while once the girls have warmed up a little.
Rich is on his way to work now and he doesn't get to enjoy the snow day after all. At least we had one hour of play together and now his fun is over! Poor thing!
So, Happy Snow Day around the world! Love you all!
That's right! The Girl Scouts took over Great Wolf Lodge yesterday evening. There were about a 1000 screaming girls ranging from Daisy (5-6) year old girls to Seniors. We all arrived in the chaos, but honestly, it really didn't take that long to check in and get off to your room.
Lillian and I stayed with Stephany and her two little girls plus another girl from our troop. We all hit the swim park right after arrival. Lillian has always enjoyed Great Wolf Lodge and this was her fourth visit to one. We have now gone to this one in Kansas City twice and the one in Grapevine, TX twice. The lazy river was freezing, but Lillian told me it would WARM up once I got in the water. But, do you think it did? NO! But, off I went in the water to make my daughter happy! :)
We went on the water slides and swam in the pool too. The pool water wasn't too bad, but it was crowded with lots of little girls. The water slides were awesome, but once we were dumped by the water bucket, then I was frozen to the bone!
I couldn't hear anything in the water park and I think I just kept saying, huh? over and over again. Lillian couldn't hear anything either because this was her first time wearing ear plus and wrap since her surgery two weeks ago. And I was a bad mom and completely left the ear plugs in the suitcase before Lillian reminded me she needed them. It only took 30 minutes of her being in the water for us to remember! YIKES! Sorry Ear Doctor! :)
We went to story time at 8:00pm. Lillian has always enjoyed the Clock Tower story time and we manage to see it every time. She has the songs memorized by now!:) Then, the dance party began! Wow! Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and more! All the girls were screaming, jumping up and down, dancing and enjoying every minute! Lillian was lost in the crowd at one point and I just kept video taping and knew she would pop her head up in a minute. She was dancing with Violet the Wolf!
We had several girls enter the Hula Hoop contest and I must say I am impressed with the skills these girls have. They had to jump up, jump back and hop on one foot while hula hooping away. Go girls! We made it back to our room for the Pizza Party by 10:00am and had some pizza, chips and drinks. Our troop also needed to work on the Cookie Booth signs for next weekend, so we managed to make three and stay awake.
By this point, the girls were wiped out and we hit the bed by 11:00pm. I am not sure when they were asleep, but it was a short night of sleep. Lillian and I did the quest game this morning, made a t-shirt, played in the arcade and made two stuffed poodles for her and Lydia. Then, we managed to meet Rich and Lydia for lunch. Really? All this before lunch time? Should be a crime!
Now, Lillian is out! She managed to make it to her room and it took 30 seconds for her to fall asleep. My poor baby just can't hang with these late nights!!! What a great time Girl Scouts and see you all next year!!
If you haven't gone you need to go! This was our last outing today with the King Family. All Veronica wanted to do was see the snow and tube and it was a great morning on the slopes. This place is a little gem in Fort Leavenworth, KS and only about 25 minutes from post. It is beautiful! You can ski, ride the slopes, snow board, take kiddie ski lessons and tube. Tube is what we did on this crisp morning around 25 degrees!
All the girls loved it and Veronica said it was the best part of vacation! The slopes were fun and pretty fast. It was awesome sliding on your belly, trying different slopes and even holding onto each others tubes to go even faster! Lydia was the first to head inside, but she gave it her all. She was exhausted from partying for New Year's Eve and waking up at 6:40AM!!! That girl!
But, all of us had such a great experience and we will go back for sure. Veronica wanted to take a break and then come back in the afternoon. It was heartbreaking telling her she had to leave this afternoon! I am so happy they all loved it! And the funny part...listening to Nina scream all the way down the hill! She was the last one to come down and was negotiating with the tube boys all morning long...don't spin, don't let them catch up with me, etc. She is so chicken! Even Alyssa said to Nina as Nina was screaming down the hill holding onto Alyssa, "Mom, there is no need to scream. It is going to be alright you know?" Go Alyssa!
After one fun morning, then it was time for the hard part. And hard it was! Saying good bye! I knew it was going to be hard and Nina and I kept letting the girls play while Lydia was taking a much needed nap. But, in the end, we knew we had to go get them ready to leave. It broke my heart! Veronica and Lillian were crying and kept crying which only started Nina and I crying too. We were trying to be strong for the girls, but our hearts were sad too. So, four of us crying and the boys looking at us like we were nuts. We are already planning our next get together! The girls continued to cry even until Veronica was in the car waving good bye and blowing kisses. It was so sweet when they were hugging and told each other they loved one another. They never realized how much they missed one another until it was time to part. And Alyssa being Alyssa, "We will come back when it isn't cold!" HA HA
It was such a wonderful vacation and I am so glad they came to visit. We miss them so much! Lillian is still upset and Lydia woke up from her nap and said, "Alyssa?" I said she had to leave for home. Good friends, great times and great memories!!! Happy New Year!!! Love you King Family and please drive safe!!! You are all the best!!! We love and miss you more than you know!
