Little Amerricka

On the 4th of July we decided since we had already had our festivities taken care of the night before we went to Little Amerricka for the day. Oh did we have a blast! It wasn't very busy so we never had to wait to get on any rides and we even got to go on the same ride multiple times in a row if there wasn't anyone waiting to get on! Allayna loved having her full pick and run of the park!
First things first, we took a ride on the Monorail that took us around the whole park so we could check out what we could all do!

Then we went on the Ferris Wheel. We ended up getting stopped at the very top to let more people on so of course I pulled out my camera and we actually got a good family pic at the top of the Ferris Wheel!

Then Layna and I went on the Mad Mouse. She loved this one, which surprised me because it was very jerky but I had my arms around her and the whole time she was just belly laughing non stop!


She definitely made sure she wasnt going to miss out on the chance to hit up the Bouncy House. She told us she was going to show us the gymnastics moves she does on the trampoline at gymnastics.


After that she needed to cool down a bit, so we hit the train. This was an awesome train ride. It was like 20+ minutes long and very scenic! As we were waiting for the train to get everyone loaded on, Allayna wanted to snap a few pics so here's Andy and I compliments to our photographer Allayna :)

Here are a few things that we saw along the way...


DONKAY (in the Shrek voice Allayna does)

We hit up the little boats....

Allayna was trying to determine if there were fish beneath us or not...

Daddy and Allayna front car of the Meteor


Daddy and Allayna rocked at the Go Karts! Picking out the best car......

In 1st place....

Notice Allayna making sure no one is gaining on them

Just havin a blast....

As we came in to have a snack and cool off for a bit, all of the sudden a magician set up and started doing a show. We then couldn't leave until he was done. Allayna loves watching magic shows!

After our break we went Mini Golfing

Then it was back to the rides. We hit the Tilt-a-Whirl which spun really fast! Then Allayna and I hit the Scrambler. She LOVED it. She got mad when it started to slow down and let me tell you that thing really zips! We were both laughing so hard the whole time!

After the scrambler we told her we had time for one more ride before it was time to go, so she picked the Mad Mouse again. So off we went back to Mad Mouse. She was pretty exhausted by the time we left that day. It was a lot of fun and can't wait to go back! We had beautiful weather for it too!

4th of July Festivities

Saturday July 3rd, Allayna had gymnastics in the morning. She is making HUGE improvements. We got her a trampoline for at the house and she has been practicing her jumps and all the other things she's learning. She is just loving it! Her and Daddy go up to the park and practice her pull overs on the bars too. Anytime she can she is squeezing in a move here and there.

Later that afternoon we went over to the Mason's for a family cookout! It was a blast and the weather was perfect. The kids ran thru the Slip N Slide for a bit.
Allayna and Brennan...

And Carter and Allayna...

After the Slip N Slide came the squirt guns. Allayna and Brennan had a pretty awesome match. Brennan got smart and found a way to get a sneak attack on Allayna then hide again and not get hit back...one smart cookie!

And here they go face to face

Trent was watching from his front row seat in the Coupe

Then it was time to eat!

After dinner the kids wanted to go on a bike ride around the subdivision so Jen and I went on a walk with the kids while they rode their bikes.



After we got back from our walk/bike ride it was time for dessert!
Jen made awesome Red White and Blue Jello Stars...

Allayna and I made Dirt Cake cups

Carter and Allayna enjoying their dessert

After the cookout we went with the Mason's to the Menomonee Falls 4th of July Parade
Here are the kids patiently waiting for the parade to start!

They loved the person on stilts

They wanted one of EVERYTHING even if it was an ad on a piece of paper. They had no idea what it was but it meant more they could put it their bag! They had a blast collecting everything they possibly could!

Gotta Love the Dancing Grannies...

Statue of Liberty

Allayna ran up and gave Scooby Do a big hug!

The little boats were squirting water at the kids!

Brennan busting out the dance moves

While waiting for the fireworks to start the kids got pretty goofy...
Getting set up...

Going Going....

Gone!

Then we broke out the sparklers. We couldn't get their next ones lit fast enough! They loved them!

Brennan and Allayna enjoying their subs and the fireworks in 3D

Me and my love enjoying the fireworks

The Finale

And all kiddos before it was time to head home

But of course not until they are silly just ONE more time!




We had such a great time! Everything turned out perfect. The kids have such a blast together. Its really neat to see them interact and play so well together. They didn't want to say bye and end the fun but as soon as we got Allayna into the car she was already starting to fall asleep then crashed hard after we got the car packed up and moving to head home. She slept real good that night and slept in pretty late the next morning!

Spontaneous Family Fun

Last Friday night I got off of work earlier than normal time. So I came home and surprised my family. They had no idea I was going to be home early. As I took a look at the clock and realized how early it was I told everyone to get in the car! I had a craving for an MJ Stevens fish fry. The thing is if you dont get there early then you have to wait for 2 hours to get a table. So being the 4th of July weekend we headed out there. Sadly, we got there and for some odd reason they were closed :( So we improvised. We ended up at the Mineshaft for a yummy fish fry and was just as satisfied!

Me and Layna waiting for our food....


Then afterwards of course we had to satisfy our sweet tooth. Across from the Mineshaft is an old ice cream diner called Scoop de Ville. Its decorated like an old 50's diner. They even make the old fashioned soda with the carbonated water and flavored syrup. Daddy had an Orange Dream Shake, Layna had a Purple cow in a dish, and I had a Superman in a waffle cone. It was DELICIOUS!
Daddy and Allayna enjoying their delicious treats!



After we took care of our sweet tooth craving we headed back to the Mineshaft for some fun in the "Million Dollar Gameroom" We played lots of games and had a blast. Then it was time to head home and hit the sack. She was eager to get to bed because that meant gymnastics on Saturday morning came that much faster!