Just Being Silly

After church one Sunday afternoon in January I captured the little ones just being silly!

All Aboard!

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Our beautiful Wamego City Park has their train up and running after several years of planning and fundraising.  Wamego has always had a kiddie train in the park, but the old one had become inoperable.  However, many individuals in the community did not want to let go of the train tradition.  With the help of grant money, fundraising, and donations the new train is up and running.  You can also see the new train depot/shelter house/bathrooms in the back of the first picture.  This was all part of the train project.  Now the little ones can ride the train FREE on the weekends.  In October it will be open a couple hours on Saturday and Sunday for families to enjoy!  We stopped by the park after the soccer game on Saturday morning.  It was a beautiful morning to enjoy the park and the train ride! 

Isaac and Isabella actually got to ride on it back in August when they were testing it out, but I didn't have my camera with me at the time.

Isabella sat all the way in the back and Isaac was in the very front.

All Aboard!  Here we go!

Isaac walking the line.

The park even has its own crossing!

A beautiful morning in the City Park!

It appears that Isabella is hiding, but she really is just a little cold!

Isaac playing in the fall leaves.

Chalk Artist

Last weekend we enjoyed the nice weekend playing outside.  I traced the munchkins names and then we colored their names in.  Isabella's name was 100% colored by her.  Isaac colored some of his, but was more interested in helping his dad with putting rock around the back of the house.

No Need for Toys When You Have a Box

We recently had to replace our dishwasher. Of course the munchkins were not so excited about that, because that just means they have to unload it after each use. What they were anxiously awaiting for was the box that it came in. They had it all planned out about cutting windows and doors in it. To say the least, it has been several weeks since the dishwasher was installed, but that box still has not made it to the recycling trailers. It has been reinvented many times as a machine shed, house, animal home, a fishing hole, and the latest was just a box to roll your sibling around in. What cheap indoor entertainment when it is over 100 degrees outside.

I think all we need on the Christmas list is a new refrigerator. It would serve the entire family. The munchkins get a really BIG box to play pretend in, I get a fridge with a bottom freezer, and Matt gets one that holds more ice cream. It sounds like the perfect gift all around!

Isaac's T-Ball Season

Isaac decided to try his had at T-ball this summer. I think this might be his sport. He can still play in the dirt while waiting in the outfield for a ball to eventually come his way.

Summer Fun at the Creek

Isaac and Isabella have made a new discovery at the farm . . . the creek!  They have a blast throwing rocks, building dams, and just splashing around.  However, we need to find a different location in the creek to go to.  I think this was the last time we can walk through the corn field.  It is a little difficult to find where you are going when the corn is over my head.

I told Isaac and Bella that Aunt Wanda and I would take our baby dolls and their little bath tubs and float them down the creek as kids.  The two of us would spend hours down there as little girls!

Flying High

Finally, a nice spring day!  The little ones enjoyed some time in the afternoon flying their kites.

Isaac got the hang of flying his kite before Isabella did.

It is finally getting off the ground.

Look how high it is flying!

Isaac's Blue Angel

Finally, both are flying high at the same time!

Stay up there!

The Barbie kite was renamed the Pink Sting Ray by Bella.

Sky High!

Isabella complained that Isaac was always taking
all the wind and never leaving her any to fly her kite.

In the video Isaac has the flying kite business down.  However, check out Isabella.  She is the one being a grumpy pants since she can't keep her kite in the air.

First Spring Soccer Game

Isaac had his first spring soccer game today.  It was a hoot with sixteen four and five years old on the field at one time.  They usually were all in one big herd trying to see who could kick the ball first.  Good thing they all have to wear shin guards!