A Day @ King's Island

I decided to treat Allison to a fun day out before she had to start school, so I took her and her little "boyfriend" Davis to King's Island. I had sooo much fun with them and discovered Allison is quite the thrill-seeker. Her timid personality is no where to be seen when she's at an amusement park and the bigger and faster the rides are - the better!
Davis was a good sport - King's Island is old news to him, but it was Allison's first time and she wanted to ride every ride kiddie-land had to offer.







This is pretty funny - We're on the roller coaster and I was trying to secretly film Allison. We didn't even reach the top of the first incline and I got yelled at on the loud speaker to put my camera away! She LOVED the roller coaster and I was a little worried about her reaction (only b/c I took my little sister Taylor on the same coaster at the same age and it traumatized her! She wouldn't get w/i 1000 feet from a coaster afterwards!) Allison however giggled, squealed, and had her hands in the air the whole time!

Chicago Trip - Part III...a bit overdue

A Visit to Joe & Jill's
After our trip to the zoo, we got to hang out at Joe and Jill's new place. The kids had fun playing in the yard and were easily amused with a little slide and a ball.
Here's Tony and his friends (Joe and John), and each with their kids (Anthony, Kylar, and Gianna).

Nolan pretty much spent the whole time with this soccer ball...

Allison and Gianna tossing the mini b-ball...

Anthony having a ball...


We had a great time in Chicago, as we always do thanks to our friends!

Chicago Trip - Part II

A trip to the zoo - yes, we like going to the zoo!
This was the second half of our first full day in Chicago. The kids had a great time - Nolan enjoyed walking around more than viewing the animals.

Two peas in a pod...walking into the zoo.

A couple of the animals we saw...


Allison being uncooperative for our family picture...

Nolan riding the red-eyed cicada on the zoo's carousel...

Allison rode the zebra...




More to come including our trip to Joe and Jill's :)