Yellowstone Trip 2011

Back in the summer, we were able to take a fun vacation with Mimi and Poppy, Aunt M and Uncle C and the cousins...... we had a blast going on a rafting trip, a wildlife safari, hiking, fly fishing, jewel mining, going to the spa (ladies day out) and especially during the bi-annual Dorr Family Talent Show. Here are some pictures from the trip.....

Graycen, you're kinda missing Old Faithful...

Spencer

Connor

Ready to raft.....

Little Bo Peep

Since the boys had a Mother Goose party back in the spring at preschool, Graycen has been enamored with Little Bo Peep. She told me that this year she wanted a pink, Little Bo Peep party for her birthday!! It seemed like an odd request to me, but it turned out to be a really fun and cute party theme. Here are some pictures from Graycen's third birthday party - I can't believe it's been three years, already. We are so thankful for this little sweet pea and can't imagine our family without her spunky little spirit. She loves playing with her big brothers and does a pretty good job of keeping up with them. She has moved out of her crib (she really did love sleeping in that thing) and is now in her big girl bed. Happy Birthday, sweet girl!!

birthday girl with her cake......

Mimi made this quilt for Graycen's big girl bed...

All of the kiddos went on a search for Bo Peep's missing sheep.....

showing off the sheep she made.....

A BIG thank you to my talented mother-in-law and sister-in-law for making the awesome birthday cake and sheep cupcakes (although I did take part in sticking little marshmallows all over the cupcakes :), and to my mom for staying up late with me glueing cottonballs on about 75 little lost sheep..........

Hip, Hip Hooray for Holiday World!!

Well, we are a little late in posting these, but what's new? Over Memorial Day weekend, we took the kiddos to Holiday World (amusement and water park) in Indiana, and had one of our best getaways. My mom came along and we had so much fun. The park is geared toward small kids and even Graycen was tall enough for more rides than she could ride in a 12-hour period. The park has free drinks all day long and a water park with cool rides for adults and kids. We were one of the last 5 vehicles leaving at closing...... here are a few pics from the day.

Go Shock Wave!!!

The boys are playing their fourth season of soccer, still loving having Dad as their coach. They are doing so well and have such a good time playing - it's fun to watch them and their little friendships with the other kiddos on the team.

the cheerleader....

Connor kicking the ball....

Taking it to the goal...

Spencer running...

This time the boys each had a night out with dad!! Spencer went Route 66 bowling and Connor went to a hockey game. It is always so much fun to see how excited they are when they come home and share all about their adventures!! Love these guys!

Apparently Spencer had great luck at one of the games winning lots of tickets!

Pre-game activities....

Those Pesky Leprechauns and Mother Goose

Every year on the night before St. Patrick's Day, the kids make and set out traps in the hope of catching a leprechaun and forcing him to tell them where the pot of gold is...... As you can imagine, their attempts are always in vain because those pesky leprechauns are just too fast and tricky. They do, however, usually leave some treats for the kids efforts. This year the leprechaun escaped through our air vents..... Better luck next year kiddos!!

Connor and Spencer checking to see if they caught a leprechaun....
Graycen, too.

The boys following the footprints left by the leprechaun to the air vent....

On another note, the boys had a fun party at preschool celebrating Mother Goose rhymes and everyone had to dress up as their favorite Mother Goose character. Here are the kiddos with their teacher. By the way, Graycen was not invited to the party, but she insisted on dressing up for the ride to school.

In case you're a little rusty with your Mother Goose rhymes, here are Old King Cole, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Little Bo Peep.......

(Note...my aunt actually made this dress for me when I was Graycen's age)

Intentions....

I had fully intended on thoroughly updating the blog tonight with pictures.....however, it's almost 10 o'clock and I have other things to do even though I really just want to go to bed. Honest, blog update coming soon (if anybody is still reading this one). Until then.....

Graycen wearing her favorite shirt.... she does love puppy dogs!