Enough fun for one day

Well I survived! We made our annual trip to Lagoon. Actually we didn't go last year due to Mckall's heart surgery so this was also Mckall's first trip to an amusement park. Let me tell you she did it in true second child fashion. Meaning that anything her sister rode, she wanted to ride. Of course there were a few rides that contained airplanes or things higher up in the air. I didn't dare let Mckall ride on those as it would be my luck she would unbuckle herself and jump out. However, it was a fight (literally) to keep her off those type of rides.

Mckall is into a "Bear" fetish (Care Bears) so of course as we were passing one of the games there was a Care Bear on display as a prize. Mckall instantly identified with it and began shouting "Bear, Bear, Bear". Of course something so cute could not be passed up by two sucker parents so Burke won her "Bear." Danika not to be out done then spotted a panda bear twice her size that she had to make her own. Lucky for me my husband is slightly skilled at these type of activities and after a few more games the panda came home too.

Needless to say at 10:30 that night both my kids were still up and going and I was past ready for bed. Really where do they store that extra energy and can I get some.

I Laughed Myself to Sleep

There hardly is a weekend that goes by these days without Princess #1 asking if she can sleep the night in our bed. Luckily the rule is only on the weekends is sleeping in our bed a possibility, which saves us from this question every night. I am sure Princess #2 would be asking the same question if she knew what was going on while she slept.

Anyway to the real funny part of our night. We were settling in and Burke for some reason beat Danika and I to sleep. For those of you who haven't slept in the same house with Burke he can have a tendency to snore very loudly. This was one of those evenings. Danika pipes up to say Dad stop snoring, Burke sleepily acknowledges and rolls over back to sleep. Ten minutes of silence go by and then the snoring starts again. This time Danika in her sternest voice says "Dad did you not hear what I told you, stop your snoring or you will have to sleep in timeout." At this point in time I am trying to keep my laughter silent as to not provoke this event any longer. Finally we all drifted off to sleep, but I am sure I was still laughing as I was thinking Danika could help me get a good night's sleep every night.

Princess #2 = Attitude

Well it is no secret that Princess #2 always keeps us on our toes. Now that she is adding words to her vocabulary every day we are seeing more and more of her stubborn/mischievous attitude. For example she is not a big fan of the bedtime, this is when all of her fun comes to an end for the day. Tonight we were putting the toys away and she had one book to take to her room at the same time Burke told her he would help her put on her pajamas. We got a loud "NO" to that offer. Then she ran into Danika's room got down on her hands and knees to push her book outside the door, then as Burke came around the corner she hopped up and slammed Danika's door in his face. As this would save her from the bedtime fate. Although it did not work and she soon went to bed, Burke and I were trying hard to keep from laughing at the entire event.

The Greatest American Dog

In case you haven't seen the TV show there is a realty show out there that the princesses are totally into, The Greatest American Dog. So on this weeks show the dogs and owners were doing an obstacle course. Princess #1 and Titleist were not to be out done and after the show was over they made their own course to master. Danika brought up from downstairs her circular tunnel that they have to crawl in and out of as part of the course. She tried a couple of time to get Titleist to go through the tunnel but it was too small, he couldn't fit. We told her that the tunnel was to small for such a big dog, but this did not deter her. She went and got a treat for the dog and for those of you that know our dog, he will do anything for food. So she throughs the dog treat down to the middle of the tunnel and in goes the dog. After eating his treat he realizes that he is stuck in the tunnel. Picture it a small toddler size tunnel with a 100 pound lab stuck in side. Needless to say we thought we were going to have to cut him out but after a few minutes (that felt like years) he worked his way out. Here is hoping that the future shows of The Greatest American Dog are simple tasks, because we have learned. NO more obstacle courses.

Ever Seen a Dog Smile

Today we piled up the royal family (including the dog) and headed to the lake. We did take Pepper with us too as this was Titleist's first time boating. We weren't sure if we would need an extra hand. We got the boat launched into the water and life jackets on (including one for the dog) without problem and then we were off to find a cove and swim. Titleist jumped right in and Pepper even remarked that he has never seen a dog actually smile until now. Talk about your happy family. The princesses were jumping off the swim deck and playing in the water, the dog was swimming laps around the boat and Burke and I were just taking in the sun and happiness. Not sure if Titlesit will get to again this weekend as there aren't too many weekends where there aren't people volunteering to goat boating with us. Needless to say on the way home that day all the kids slept, including one very exhausted dog.