FFF Day!!! #1 (Forced Family Fun)

Mammoth Cave Here We Come!!!

Well two Saturdays we forced some family fun on the kids. We didn't tell them where we were going just that they needed to wear comfy shoes and dress warm. I thought the dress warm might of tipped them off but it didn't.

So we got up early Saturday morning and after a bit of whining and gripping, (nothing like FFF if there isn't whining).

We leave on time only because we told them a false time so SKYE and VANNAH would be ready. On the road we go!!!! Mammoth Cave is only about 1 & 1/2 hours from our house. We stopped in on the Great Golden Arches which I am not a very big fan of and scrarffed down some vittles. (We're in Kentuckey, I can talk like that).

Then we head over to the cave to pick up our tickets we had reserved beforehand (thank goodness or there would have been no tour). We wait around for our time and then on to the school busses waiting for us. They drive us into the woods and then stop on the side of the road beside a deep hole in the earths surface and we embark on a four hour tour, four hour tour. Then the weather started getting rough and our tiny ship was lost if not.........sorry, sorry all in my head. Next, we go through a door and then go down I think 223 steps, Seth and Trent were counting. Poor Trent bumped his head, all tall people had alot of dunking to do all day. We walked for about an hour then stopped for lunch then on again for 3 more hours.

We had such a great time and we wore everyone out, me included. I had trouble walking down stairs for a few days after. The babies slept all the way home. It was just like old days. It's so nice as a parent to still be able to steal them for a day and not share with anything else.

I'm currently planning FFF Day #2!!!!!!!!

(Top)

Skye, Seth and Vannah walking through a tight space.

See those rocks sticking out!!!

(Bottom)

Skye and Seth being silly!!!

VOTEVOTEVOTE

Well, I early voted yesterday. I waited almost 2 hours to be able to cast my vote for the man I hope and pray has his heart in the right place to run this wonderful country. I felt such relief after it was done. I also felt such sadness in this country and where we seem to be going. My only comfort I could come up with is that really it's all in Gods hands. However it comes out I do believe there is a reason. I voted to the best of my ability my educating myself and my conscience not for the party.

Next nine weeks!!!!!!

Well we made it through the first nine weeks of school. Report card day was today. We had Savannah with straight A's!!!!!!!!!!! She is so excited!!! We pay money for A's!! She is pumped. She likes to rub it in other members of the families faces though. Skye and Seth agree her grades don't count because she is 6th grade.

Anyway, I won't go into the others grades just out of love for them. They had good grades don't get me wrong. Just a few bumps here and there being that we're so social and all and can send over 10,000 texts a month. It's really hard being a parent of this generation. (Milliniums I think there called)

So, we're two weeks from halloween and Savannah is so worried because we haven't went looking for a costume yet. So that is on my mom list to do this week. I like Halloween, I bought a spooky CD and have been playing it in the kitchen all week.

I've got some catching up to do on here, I'll try to get some pictures posted and tell everyone what we've been up to ASAP!

Leigh