We have been talking up The Lochness Monster to Bryden all winter. When she was 3, she was tall enough to ride the Big Bad Wolf, but they took that ride down last summer, so there were no big roller coasters for her to ride. Lochness was next on the height list, she had to grow 2 inches since last summer to be able to ride it. Last week we went, and she was a 1/4 inch too short. Well, we fed her tons of veggies, and amazingly, this week, only 5 days later, she was tall enough! Well, it helped that she wore different sneakers that had a little more "heel" on them, but whatever! Soooo, she was excited and nervous, I was jumping up and down when they said she was tall enough, I told her we could just walk up and wait in line and then just walk through if she decided not to ride. Well, it wasn't busy, so we only had to wait two cars for our turn, but she decided right away she was going to ride...front seat and all! We are so proud of her, she has a tendency to not try things because she is scared and gets herself worked up (hence why she hasn't pierced her ears yet, even though she has decided several times she is ready!), but she didn't get worked up about it at all. She made the decision and that was that! I video taped her first ride on my cell phone, and nearly got kicked out of the park because they caught me on camera with my arm out of the harness holding a "loose object". But it would have been worth it anyway! She put her head forward each time we went upside down, so it kind of whipped back, but the next time she kept her head back and then it wasn't so jerky. There are some pics of Emmy enjoying the balloons and a flying something or other ride. I love the series shots on the balloons. She is like Jim, although fearless in every other aspect of her life, not a fan of any rides that move fast, she likes the slow ones. Bryden, like me, is very calculating and cautious in her everyday life, is a thrill seeker when it comes to rides. She has always loved the fast moving rides from when she was little! Funny the differences! Enjoy the pics and video (4th one down)!

Spring Daffodil's

Ummm...WOW!!! We have beautiful girls! There is a small patch of daffodils at the neighbors house so I took the girls down for some pics. Bryden was not at all into it at first, as you will see, there are some decent pics, but a fake smile. Then I got to Emmy, she had a great time, and was really trying her best to listen to what I wanted, but also wanting to do what she had in mind, and then both girls together, which never goes well at all, but what can I do! Then, Bryden got a second wind, and man was she ever working it, again, as you can see. I put a bunch of pics up for you to look at, cause she sent some whopper looks my way! Enjoy!

Date Night with Daddy

Jim asked Bryden out for a date tonight. He gave her a few options, and they settled on the Miss Mechanicsville pageant. They headed to Dave and Busters for dinner, well, apparently they had dessert first, then some games. They aren't home yet, but I am sure they had a blast, and I know Bryden enjoyed some special time with her Daddy! Enjoy the pics!

So Young...Yet It Begins

We had a great dinner with our neighbors the Reeds on Saturday night. We had some great food and watched The Karate Kid outside around a campfire. Our girls are making moves on the boys already...where are we headed???? Oh, and yes, Bryden and Alex are holding hands, and Emmy and Zach are doing who knows what behind the umbrella...Cute none-the-less!

Start of Spring

We had some great weather this weekend and we made it to the park for a little while. Emmy did not want to have anything to do with the camera, especially when I was trying to get a pic of both girls together, but there are some great shots of Bryden. We had a very late night the night before, and though we girls did take a 3 hour nap, yes, three hours, the little girls were still tired. Bryden got caught up watching a lot of the other kids and I caught her in a daze in several pics, but she is a "watcher", always has been, she enjoys observing other people, so I liked the shots of her that I got like that. Enjoy!

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