Nature Museum, Baseball and Carowinds~ May 25th to May 31st 2012


A very good friend of mine, Janet Barringer, asked me to make a cake for her daughters bridal shower.  It turned out nice and I had a great time at the shower. 


This is a sweet card AJ made for me for Mother's day.



Aaron bought us season passes to Carowinds Amusement Park.  We  went as a family and had a great time.  AJ loves the big roller coasters and Audrey loves all the rides she can ride in Planet Snoopy.  We also like to go to the water park located in the park. It has some big and little water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river and several pools to play in.  Its nice to go for just a few hours at a time.












We love the Nature Museum here in Charlotte.  This time we went with Karen and her 2 kids Jackson and Kayla, and we also took Rylee with us.  Kayla and Rylee are Audrey's best friends.  They had lots of fun together with just a few drama sessions. The little eggs above are hatching and the little birds are so precious. In the picture below the chicks are just a few days old.  AJ thought they were the cutest things ever, he loves all animals as babies. The girls especially loved the outdoor activities this time.  The sand box, little houses, wood blocks and climbing on benches was a highlight for them.















Baseball playoffs?!? I didn't know there were playoffs in machine pitch.  The season went on 3 weeks longer than I originally planned for, but the boys kept winning and having fun.  Audrey played in the sand/dirt as usually and cleaned the benches and AJ with wet wipes during the games. AJ loves to run around all the bases with his teammates after the game. When they get to the home plate they slide and get real dirty.  They the coach has a post-game chat with them and snacks afterwards. Fun times! 










Just a few pictures of AJ enjoying himself at the YMCA pool.




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