1st Grade

Today is Rosty's first day of 1st grade.

My 1st Grader

Funny Face

Tweetsie Railroad 2010

Well, we made our annual trip to Tweetsie Railroad this year. We began this tradition in 2005. This year was a different year for a few reasons. This has always been a trip my parents do for the kids and we have always gone when Thomas the Tank Engine has been there. This year we went on a non-Thomas week. It was great!!! There wasn't a lot of people and Thomas items to buy weren't everywhere that you looked. The train ride actually had a "showdown" between the cowboys and the Indians where the Thomas train ride is very family friendly. Another difference was that Lee went with us this year(yeah!). In the past he has had to stay at the farm but we went on a Monday this year instead of a Friday. The last thing that really stands out about our trip is that Rosty was not able to ride a lot of the "kiddy" rides because he was too tall. So we have probably come to the end of an era of going to Tweetsie Railroad. Who knows what fun and exciting place Grandma will find for us to go next year!

The Menius family in jail

Lee & Charlie




Grandma & Rosty

Captain Charlie

Rosty

Charlie & Lee on the chair lift

(For those of you that know me well yes, I was on the chair lift behind them holding on for dear life. I rode with my daddy because I knew he wouldn't let me fall off!!)

Playground at Tweetise that has a small zip line

Charlie

Rosty

A Birthday Tradition

We always take the boys to "Mexico" for their birthdays. They love to wear the Mexican sombrero and have the waiters sing to them!

Here is Juan attempting to put the whipped cream on Charlie's nose.

The birthday boy.

When I told the boys I wanted a picture of both of them in the hats....this is what i got.