The North Pole!

Yesterday we made our annual trek to the North Pole. I love this tradition of ours. It just gets better and better every year. This year we did not have to worry about diapers or naps! YAHOO!!!! I feel like we are a perfect age with our kids- they are old enough to be fun and to do really cool things, and not too old to cop an attitude (though Audra is showing signs of that ending soon).

The weather was almost perfect- not too hot. But, we did get a little over an hour of rain toward the end. We almost left, but we stuck it out and were rewarded with 15 minutes of sunshine at the end to enjoy the rides for just a few more minutes.

We got home and Audra immediately started crying because it will be another year before we go back. I'm glad they look forward to this tradition as much as we do!

They thought they were pretty cool that they could ride this ride without an adult.

The operators said if you need the ride to stop, do a thumbs down sign. Within about 3 seconds of the ride starting. Audra made the thumbs down sign. Maybe next year will be better!

The girls really wanted to go on the Parachutes. I can't go on them- I throw up every time. Luckily, Ben and the grandparents were willing to make the sacrifice. The girls LOVED it. The adults? Not so much.

Camille refused to smile for the first 2 hours. After awhile she realized she was supposed to be having fun and started enjoying herself. It was pretty funny.

She did NOT want to ride rides with me! It was a little sad, but I guess she figures she is with me all the time and she wanted dad or the grandparents instead.

One of the best parts of the day: Ice-cream!