Grand Rios!

We had SO much fun today! Because of the nasty weather, our annual trip to the Wild Mountain water slides had to be cancelled, but our backup plan proved to be even better than our original plans. The kids and I had lunch at Angie and Jason's (poor Matt had to stay home and work), then it was off to some indoor water slides. At first we were a little concerned because there seemed to be a shortage of inner tubes, but we needn't have worried about that--about an hour after we got there we were all herded down to the basement because of a tornado warning for the area. By the time we all got down there, though, the warning was over and we got to go back up to the water park. Perhaps the severe weather scared everyone away, because for the rest of the afternoon we almost had the place to ourselves. No lines! For anything! And the waterslides were super fun! Do you have any idea how many stairs I climbed today?

These are Laura's favorite things: books, maple syrup, pajamas, apples pie, and water parks. She ate French toast sticks with maple syrup for breakfast while wearing pajamas, then read books on her way to the water park. Look how happy she is!

Jason with the boys: Justin, Colin, and Karl

The latest in our series of "scary ride" pictures:

But that picture wasn't telling the true story. This is how she really looked:

Karl and Colin had lots of room to be crazy...

...and then take breaks in the hot tub with their mommies.

We were exhausted at the end of the day! We had to refuel at McDonald's (or as Colin says, "Old McDonald's"), and no meal at McDonald's is complete without apple pie (so does this qualify as a dream day, Laura?).

Thanks for the pictures Angie and Jason! (readers of both our blogs may notice some overlap...)