Days 4 -5 of vacation: Sept. 6 & 7 Labor Day Weekend

After Steve's reunion, we stayed in Kankakee, Illinois with family friends. They live right on the Kankakee River...so fun!

Here are Brooks, Reese and Sloane swinging all together! Eating pizza in the driveway after a long day of running, swinging, bubbles and sidewalk chalk! They needed a good bath that night...

Sloane with Daddy earlier that day....don't they look alike?

Reese...

Brooks riding on a car...

Drinking a Bloody Mary to start the day off right!

The day before, we took Brooks, Reese and Sloane to a farm with miniature horses, as well as chickens, ducks and goats. Aren't they stylin' in their shades?

Horses!

Horses LOVE carrots!

After the horses, we returned for a boat ride along the Kankakee River.

Here's Brooks helping Papa Ron drive the boat!

Our family...

Brooks...with Sloane in the background.

Us...

Reese, Sloane and Brooks trying to get their balance while the boat was moving...

Days 1- 3 of vacation: Sept. 3 - 5

Steve's 20 year high school reunion was the weekend of Labor Day. We decided to make this our family vacation and drove to Illinois with Brooks, Reese and Sloane.

Here we are on our way to the reunion! We stayed with some family friends of Steve's who graciously allowed us to drive their corvette to the event! :)
Steve thought he was so cool...he he he... These are the baby sitters while we went to the reunion. One for each child...thank goodness!

I saw this sign for Effingham, Illinois and had to get a picture....are you "effing" kidding me?

Steve's Fraternity house at The Univ. of Illinois.

Brooks, Sloane and Reese enjoying the rocking chairs outside of Cracker Barrel in Illinois. Our stop for dinner on day 1.

This is what a hotel room looks like with 3 pack n plays. Notice Reese still sleeping in the bottom corner...

Hickey Trio flips!

OK, so I am WAY behind on posts and we just returned from our family vacation road trip to the Chicago area. Just before we left, Brooks, Reese and Sloane were showing their gymnastics...or maybe yoga skills!
They were telling me "Mommy, I am upside down!" I love this! I will work on the vacation pictures and posts soon. We were gone for 10 days so I may need to write several posts....stayed tuned!

First day of preschool!!

Well, this year Mommy and the trio went off to their first day of school.
Today was my first day teaching in the 3 year old's class at the preschool.
I have not worked (for money that is) since I gave birth to the trio on January 10, 2007!

Needless to say, we just made it on time. I was able to capture one picture before sending them off to their classroom and starting the day with my students.

This year, they were able to carry their own lunch bags......they are so big!

Sunday lunch and bath time!

Sunday after church, our Sunday School class decided to go to lunch...with all of our children! We were a sight! We ate at Babe's in downtown Carrollton.

Here is Sloane helping the girl at the cash register. Her name was Britney...super sweet girl. She held Sloane for a long time! Reese sitting on the stool outside...

Brooks and Reese are making a "Sloane Sandwich!"

Sloane hugging Brooks...

Sloane and Reese on the stools outside....

That night we dressed the trio in their bath robes...

Reese striking a pose in Mommy's closet...

Sloane...

Brooks showing his muscles! Notice the small toy soldiers in his hands....he is obsessed with small toys!!

A couple of end of summer play dates

Last week, we hosted a play date in our backyard and attended a play date at a public park.
Here is Reese with one of my twin mom friends, Luisa. She is cutting up an apple for Reese..... Some twin friends: Sydney and Madison!

Brooks looking over Baby Alexander. He has twin brothers who came over to play.

Here they are: Mason and Dax.....I have no clue who is who! :)

Reese and Brooks at the "Hickey Resort".

Sloane and her beads!

Brooks on the slide....

The park play date was hosted by a local group: www.momsoutloud.com

We had FREE snow cones!

Sloane loved it!

So did Brooks!!

Reese did not want hers....but seems to be thinking about her decision in this picture...

Yummy! Notice Reese...no snow cone! Isn't she crazy? :)

Sloane playing at the park...

Reese....

Brooks going down the slide! One of his favorite things to do...other than swing and bounce!

Our transportation that day...

A day at the Dallas Children's Museum

What an awesome family day we had at the Dallas Children's Museum! There were so many things to see and do....
Brooks, Reese and Sloane were entertained for almost 3 hours!

Here they are playing with a machine that gives off different sound pitches and speeds. At one point, they were all jumping up and down and giggling. Fun in the water table!

Milking a cow! Sloane has her hand on an utter!!

Riding the John Deer "tractors"

Chickens!

Sloane climbing the wall!!

Looking at fish, spiders and snakes!

Brooks found a fish!

Brooks...future firefighter!

Sloane and Reese are driving the fire truck! All 3 of them are obsessed with fire trucks. We live down the street from a fire station and every time they hear a siren....they will say "Listen...fire truck!"

Bears!! And a moose!

The museum was a wonderful experience. Brooks, Reese and Sloane were so excited and curious...we will be making another trip very soon!