sprinkler fun

The first time Claire actually enjoyed the sprinkler

Lake Farm Park

The girls milk a cow

They got to pet animals

They helped groom the horses

                                                            They also had pony rides

Draft for Fantasy Football

Getting ready for football season.  Annabelle helping Daddy pick his players for Fantasy Football

Dressing up

This summer Annabelle loved dressing up like either Princess Belle or Elsa.  Occassionally Claire would put on the Cinderella dress although she would rather be Snow White if we had that dress

Cinderella... Do the dishes, sweep the floor

Claire's favorite dress up costume is her elephant.  Lately, she even wants to sleep with it.  Annabelle likes being a unicorn.  These might be there Halloween costumes this year!

August fun

Tractor rides are still a favorite activity of the summer

Claire drew Jake which is her new favorite person right now.  I think she might love Jake more than bears.

Annabelle drew a picture of Mommy and Daddy on their wedding Day.  She calls me a princess when she sees pictures of me in my wedding dress.  Underneath us is a flower

Sometimes the girls get too carried away with chalk and draw all over themselves

Frozen dinner

Annabelle dressed up like Elsa

We got to meet Anna at the melting pot

Idle Wild

The girls got to meet Daniel Tiger and the Trolley 

They liked many of the rides.  Annabelle rode her first rollercoaster.

The teacup ride was on of the many favorites.  They loved when Mommy spun them round and around.  

They also liked any ride with a wheel to turn

This is another favorite ride.  It went in a circle with two little hills

Doodlebug 

car ride

rain

Playing in the rain with her new rain coat

The best rainbow I've seen in Ohio since 1999

fun activities in the Smokies

Looking out the window of the Big Wheel

Annabelle loved this crazy frog ride the went up and down and all around

Pony ride for Claire.  The pony name was Lil Joe 

Riding a balloon ride that was on a pulley that went up straight 500 feet

Annabelle loved her first go-cart ride

Annabelle went on her first trail ride on horse, Lula

Swimming in the pool

Annabelle showing off and practicing all her swimming skills

Floating with Grandpa Ray

Scooping and kicking

Dolly Wood had fireworks every night that we could see from our balcony 

bears and throwing rocks

Several times we stop at different parts of the Smoky to throw rocks in the river or to climb on small rocks

Tourist don't realize bears are dangerous.  I think you should stay in your car....

This bear is pretty far away, but Matt used a special lens to capture it