GoodBye August

Argh... How is that August is over already??? No.... August is one of my favorite months... it brings my birthday along with my Mom's, Dani's and my MIL Shirley's.

This year August also brought a trip to StoryLand and Santa's Village. It was a fun trip... I want to go back as do the girls. Anna was all over the rides.. she loved the Carousel, the ball pit, the Tea Cup rides (we went on 2), the Antique Cars and the Train. She was not wild about the Polar Coaster but she tried it. Lily loved the Antique Cars, the Tea Cups (after going on them once), the Train,the Ball Pit, the Farm Tractor ride (she went 2x). The Carousel she was not wild about and sat on the bench with Mommy. I so wanted to go on the Bamboo Chutes ride.. but the days that we went it was not the best weather for it.. Both girls loved the Loopy Lab and playing with all the balls.

Santa's Village was a better weather day and we tried our best to get as many rides in as possible but some of the lines were just too long.. like the Log Flume Ride.. I really wanted to do that one since I had missed it at StoryLand. Lily was disappointed that the line for the Antique Cars was too long also.. She did like the raft ride though (we raced Grandma and Anna). She also LOVED that we got to see SANTA CLAUS. Anna loved the Pixie ride..and riding the Carousel. Heck any ride.. Both girls rode and loved the Himalaya ride. Lily's smile was priceless to me.

Once we got home I finished the first of the Anklet socks.. I am so proud of myself.. but now I need to psych myself up to start the second one. I think that once I am done with the second sock I am going to try to work on my blankets more and maybe even try to figure out the sweater that my MIL was working on and I got unfinished.

I'm looking forward to September... it means shorter days and the start of Fall and continuing to learn how to keep on going without Lee.