Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Oh the Places We WENT!

Yay for us, we finally ALL went on a wonderful, even though last minute, trip to my sister's in Nashville as a final hoorah before school began again this week! And it was so perfect! We started off for Nashville on Thursday morning, and would you believe, the ZOO is right on the way!! We couldn't not go! And of course, any time at the zoo is amazing! We had a great time, as you can see from these first 2 pictures:....but the trip got even better when the kiddos got to meet their awesome new cousin! This is how we spent every minute INSIDE:
Kaylee, with baby Zackary....great babysitter coming right up!
Logan with his new little buddy....can't wait to teach him lots of good boy tricks!
Cassi, wishes she were the oldest, and first in line to babysit, she is a natural.

Alli, and Kim, I think we actually argued over who's turn it was to hold him, so we compromised. Notice how Zackary is always happily asleep! He is truly a perfect little guy!

Oh! Here he is awake with his amazing mommy, aren't they beautiful? He is 3 weeks old, look at that head control!
Hilary and Andy took us all to Opryland, where there are lots of fun things to do and see. We skipped the Grand Ole Opry, but the mall there takes more than a day to get through! We took in a cool Stingray exhibit, where we all got to PET them! Barant even FED them, and we all got splashed by them. There was a Carousel there also, which was good fun for the kids. One of the funnest places there though was the Rainforest Cafe. How exciting to eat among jungle animals! It was a real treat! Some of the kids said that was their favorite part of the whole trip! One of them said it was the car ride, they did super on it the whole time! Thankfully, the Dramamine kept them from being sick, and didn't really knock them out either!

...and now we're back to the old grind...Tank was glad to have us back, although Grandma Hasek said he was a good dog for her while we were gone. School is in full swing now, day 3 now under our belts. The kids are enjoying it, and I am also! I love this new job! I work with a fabulous teacher, the Special Ed teacher, and we seem to get along perfectly. I LOVE seeing my cute kids in the hall and at lunch and recess! It is really a great feeling knowing I am right there with them! We wish you all the best too!

2 comments:

The Ordeel said...

That looks like SO much fun! Zachary is so sweet. Your sister looks just like you in that picture--beautiful of course. And those kids in your class are SO lucky to have you there. And with a great teacher besides, they are sure to have an excellent year.

colista said...

Oh what fun! Be sure to tell Hillary congratulations from me! He's just too cute!