A Day @ Six Flags

Charlie participated in a school reading challenge and received a ticket to Great America as the prize. Today, we chased it in. Matt took off work and we headed to Great America. (Charlie's first trip in 4 years and Evy's very first). Not surprisingly, my daredevil children had a blast. Charlie rode every roller coaster he could get his 48-inch body on and Evy was close enough to 42 inches that she was able to get on most of the rides as well. She even rode the Demon, which was her first upside down roller coaster. After a long 8 hours that was filled with fun, Matt and I were exhausted and sore. Once we got home, the kids showered and before I could get back to Evy's room to brush her hair she was passed out. SUCCESS! 

(super kids)

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(not exciting enough for these two)

(scooby!) 

(scrappy and scooby = happy kids) 

(pretending to be scared)

(matt says this is the scariest ride ever!)

(trying out chop sticks with chicken teriyaki)

Personal Pool Time

We headed to Hinkley for a quick swim before calling it a night and these kids had the pool all to themselves for about 35 minutes! They were singing, jumping, splashing and not bothering one person! 

(charlie diving)

(evy jumping in) 

Hiding from the Heat

Today, we decided to escape the heat with bowling and games! Nana and Pops took us all bowling and for lunch. The kids loved bowling and even scored in the 80's! Better than most of my scores! 

(charlie's lane)

(lego pac-man)

(poor pac-man)

Chip, Putt, Drive Challenge

Matt took Charlie to the Chip, Putt, Drive challenge today. It was Charlie's first time competing in any type of competition. The first round was driving and Charlie was not happy with the distance he hit the ball. But he did well putting and chipping (despite being frustrated with himself) and he finished 18th out of 29 kids in a 7-9 age group. Regardless of the outcome, I am sure he was the cutest golfer on the course. 

Happy Birthday America!

We spent the holiday weekend hosting friends and family at our house - it was the perfect 4th of July weekend! Unfortunately,  Evy ended up sick for the last half of the weekend, but after her 5-hour nap, she was wide awake so we still managed to catch the Park Ridge fireworks. Happy 4th of July! 

(the Dobry's in one place!)

(last ditch effort at a family photo)

(happy 4th from us to you!)

(these two are too cute)