Kinsley is turning 3!

We had a sweet little birthday party for Kinsley today at KGA. There were 9 little friends that joined us for play, snacks, and cake. It was fun and I think Kinsley enjoyed it. For over a month she has talked about wanting a "Barbie" party. So really the only Barbie aspect was the cake, but she was fine with that! Poor Ella was in school and didn't get to join us. We saved her a piece of cake, though, so she was happy! This is the Birthday week of celebrating. Meme and Grandad came up last weekend, yesterday we took the girls to Disney on Ice, the birthday party today . . . When her actual birthday roles around on Saturday, we may not have anything left to do!

Labor Day Fun!

Since we were staying around here for Labor Day, and also because Ella had 2 days off from school, we decided it would be a weekend of adventures. We had no idea what that statement truly meant! On Friday, we woke the girls up and threw them in the car without telling them a thing. It wasn't until we pulled up in front of Big Splash Adventure WaterPark, in Indiana, did they find out what our day involved. It was a great day and we were at the waterpark over 7 hours. (With the soreness to prove it for the rest of the weekend!) The girls loved it, though, and we all crashed hard when we got home.

Saturday started our "camping" adventure. We decided we would camp in the backyard so it didn't have to be too overly involved if we realized we were in over our heads! I'll be honest, we aren't the usual camping family, so this was a new experience. Ella was thrilled. We put up the tent, blew up the air mattress, roasted hot dogs, and got the snacks ready . . For what you ask? Oh, for the movie that we rigged up on the TV outside to the tent of course! (Like I said, not true campers, and we know it and own it.) With about half the movie remaining, Kinsley was over it. I brought her back inside to get ready for her "inside" bed. A few minutes later, Ella walked upstairs - soaked! That's right, not a drop of rain in the forecast and it came a downpour. Luckily, they had moved the TV inside already. So dad chased the blowing tent around the yard and the lightning knocked out our air. So everyone came inside to sleep in our 87 degree house. It was honestly cooler in the tent, but with the rain, that wasn't the ideal option. So we made it through the night and then it came time for camping - day two.

This time, we put the tent up the living room, had smores, and it was a much better arrangement for the Cordrey's.

So, all in all, it was a weekend of making memories - fun ones, funny times, not so great memories (as we still don't have air!), but memories - a key element in parenting, in my opinion!