Nashville

A few weeks ago, we all went to Nashville for a mini-vacation and for Caitlyn to attend the Tennessee Association of Dance's annual conference. On the way there, we toured the Hermitage and were all surprised at how luxurious it was for such a very old house.
Kook hitched a ride with Keegan for the tour :-)

We all got out own headphones. They did a very good job of making the kids' information interesting.

The Adventure Science Center in Nashville was so cool.

The tunnel Keegan is coming out of was about the sense of touch. It had all sorts of different textures in it. She and Kelse were not impressed with the carpet on the ceiling it that touched your head - lol.

The seven story climbing structure that went all the way to the glass peak in the ceiling. Yes, we did climb to the top. (OK, I really only went to the 6th level, the 7th one was pretty small and full of kids :-)

One of the many entrances and exit of the climbing structure. You could also climb up or down several giant vertebra :).Kelsey and Keegan in the bottom of a giant femur bone, haha.

This is where I left my baby for dance classes. Without me. It was pretty traumatic. For me. Not at all for her :). Caitlyn took Pilates, Ballet (intermediate and advanced,) Pointe, West African (not her favorite,) and Improv/Choreography.

Kelsey and Keegan loved the moon walking experience. This machine was supposed to give them 1/6 the gravity they have on earth. So every time they took a step, they bounced up into the air. Kelsey barely made the height and weight limit, and I am so glad she did because this was her favorite thing the entire trip.

Shooting rockets up into the air

The pool was definitely warm! This isn't a badly exposed picture, this is how steamy the pool room was. The night before, even the hot tub had been cold, so some people asked the hotel to turn it warmer, and they surely did =)

We also spent time at a museum there in Clarksville (where we actually stayed.)

Kelsey playing Bill in checkers

He may have won, but she had more fun ;)

Dropping golf balls down a neat and very long ball track. For a while, we were the only ones in this area, so Keegan and Kelsey gathered ALL the balls, took them up the steps, and dropped them. There was a traffic jam between hills, but it was still very cool :-).

All in all, a great time :)

Wordless Wednesday - Silly mirror pictures

Keegan quote

Looking for Bill, " Where is the male of this family?"

Wordless Wednesday

More school days

Caitlyn, Keegan, and Kelsey were playing school with some dolls. With Kelsey playing, that always involves one very naughty child. Here are a couple of clips from their conversations that cracked me up :).

Kelsey girl doll, "EEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeek! There is a snake in my lunchbox!"

Caitlyn teacher doll, calmly, "Well, it's not a poisonous one."


and

Keegan teacher doll: Bryson (the naughty one), you may sit down.

Then again: Bryson, you may sit down.

Caitlyn doll whispers to Bryson: She means you must sit down.

Finally,

Kelsey, "And then he said in a very high, squeaky voice like this..."

School days

Recently, the girls and I spent a day the 1800's at a one room schoolhouse.
(I feel like I have trying to get these pictures to load since 1800!)
It was a very neat experience as the girls got to a sample a typical school day in the 1800's.

They had spelling, geography, ciphring, art, writing, and recess.

And all of the kids looked so cute in their old fashioned clothes :)

Walking into the old school building

Writing with a quill pen is a real challenge!

Studying spelling words
Keegan in the spelling bee. She won her age group :)

Recess - Kelsey with the hoop and stickIt's harder than it looks

Yea! She got it going :)!

Ciphering on the slate And at the board The class

Bill quote :)

Kelsey, " I LOVE Mr. Funky." [a dance move]

Bill, "WHO is Mr. Funky?????"

LOL!

Kesey Quote

This is from an e-mail Kelsey wrote to a friend. For some reason it struck me as funny.

have monsters chased you today they havent chased me or keegan today they did take a cracker