Vacation 2008 - "Let's Start at the Very beginning"

"it's a very good place to start..."

Sing with me...

( be glad you CAN'T hear me singing).


Back to the beginning..

the beginning of our month long trip that I randomly posted about,

but never showed all the millions of pictures of..

then couldn't post until I quit OBSESSING over an online photo program a friend led me to!

Picnik.com if you need something new to obsess about - it really is a great program - for amateurs like me anyway!



SO now enjoy the COLLAGE of our trip



(Don't worry.. not all at once - I'm still not done obsessing!)


1st stop - Kentucky

We stayed with Bryan's grandma (Nana) but drove over and met his brother (and his family) and sister (and her family) at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom .
(if you saw the story about what happened there last summer... don't worry that ride is gone! If you didn't hear about it you can read about it here, but if it will terrify you from ever going to another park again.. don't read it!)


It was fun day.. with 6 kids under five and 6 adults ( 1 preggo - not me)
although at least 3 of those adults are like big kids...
you can guess which gender I'm talking about on that one!


Here's some pictures from our busy day...

Both the Large picture of Hayden and Carter and the small one of Wyatt looking out over the "land" were my illegal pictures..

taken WHILE the ride was in motion (the GIANT Ferris wheel).

For future reference...

DO NOT take THREE boys in a GIANT Ferris Wheel ALONE (in my "car" alone)...

ESPECIALLY if said boys realize that mommy will FREAK OUT if the "car" rocks even the least little bit...

this of course will cause them to slide side-to-side on the seat cause the "car" to shake...

don't ask.. there was a LONG story...

Bryan was looking for cotton candy and missed the ride... like I said a LONG story.

If you think you can handle it... trust me DON'T try... you'll realize it's not so much fun...

only by that time you'll be 100 feet high/in a cage/ with 3 boys/ ALONE!

Here's a picture of Wyatt I had to post because it was so funny...
this is what happens when you try to take the picture yourself while trying to catch him before he goes under the water!

For the record... I DID catch him!!!