Science Center and NHL game for

After a day of recovering from the drive and getting settled in, we start the week in Nashville with an action-packed day!  We head off to the science center with Wystan, Trefor and families.  Trying out the wind tunnel-Conor does not like it at all, so he comes out and Lotta goes in.  I think you can see how she feels about it.

 

 The kids had the most fun this exhibit.  They pull up a parachute guy and then let him go.  They were just fascinated.

 James is waiting on his turn for the flight simulator.

 Always a favorite!

 Taking a little break.

 Inside the dinosaur world.

 The "intestines" that fart when you come out is a huge hit!

 Trefor and Korrina battle in a game of mind ball.

 The Doctors Dean

 After going home for lunch and a nap, we head out to downtown Nashville for a Predators game.

 Of course, you have to have snacks!

 Charlotta with her best friend, Byron!  She loves loves him.

Arrival in Nashville

It took us 13 hours and 2 minutes and we have arrived in Nashville.  We were in the door five minutes and Charlotta and Lena were already best friends and playing dress-up.  These two will have a lot of fun together and cause their parents a lot of trouble!

Sick Days

 

Skylar has been sick for the past two days and has missed school.  Here she is trying to smile for me, but she really feels bad.  Hopefully this passes quickly since we leave for Thanksgiving on Saturday.  So, what does Charlotta do to pass the time while Mama is taking care of a sickie?  Swim, of course!  This girl loves the water!

Girls night out

Skylar has been a bit down lately.  She is really struggling in her swimming this year and we are not quite sure why.  I think it is because her body is changing and she has to learn how to swim with hips, but she doesn't care.  She just wants to swim fast like she did before (and all her friends are)!  So to give her a little pick me up, we had a girls night out.  We went to see the movie "Thor" in 3-D.  It was actually really good and we had a good time!

Date Night

JT and I had an opportunity to go to dinner in Des Moines to celebrate Governor Brandstad birthday.  However, I had a swim meet that day, so in order to make it, Jim (JT's dad) chartered a flight for all of us to get down there.  I have to say, two hours in a plane sure beats 10 hours in a car!  We had a really nice night!

Always outside

Lotta loves being outside and nothing is going to stop her from playing.  Good snowfall last night makes for a lot of fun!

Dog Lover

She loves dogs, just loves them!  Piper keeps her entertained while she is missing her brothers and sisters at school.