I Want to Live at Kings Island.

After getting our passes here in Indiana, the Nurkiewicz's headed southeast to a land down under they call, "Kings Island". Met up with Mo, Maddy, Bill and Judy and started off at the Haunted Castle in the Nick side of the park. Then it was off to the Fairly Odd Coaster and the Helicopters you have to wait in line for 30 minutes so you can view the land for 5. The Giggle Coaster was the fun ride for the group and I watched with glee as the other adults rode the coasters and I hung out with a crowd that I could truly related to....Mo, Zach and Katie. We had a blast with the bumper cars and back to the giggle coaster. We ended the day with cotton candy and a giant fried elephant ear for Mad. The country show we took in at the former German place was foot stomping and the pizza we ate there was colon stomping. As we left the park, Zach asked if we could move there and live a life in the park. Little does he know we already do.

Happy 4th to Zach and America!

Another Rainy Indiana 4th of July at the Nurks...

Sideways pic of Zach blowing out his candles. He had a custom Vanila and M&M cake for his birthday from Maggie Moos. Very yummy!!!

Katie all ready for the fireworks at 4 pm. She has her glow necklace on and her loot she won from the carnival around the corner. For the remainder of the day we stayed in the patio due to the monsoon rain. Had a great time and even had my annual 4th of July Corona with Mr. Nurk as he cooked up some awesome steaks for us.

Happy 4th!

peace

Nurk vs Nurki

Here is Zach losing his hat in the snowball battle. He was pretty set on staying behind the melted snow fort they built prior to the battle.

Dad takes a moment to teach the fine art of snowball making.

"Look Mom! I am flying!"

Happy to get a snowball over the wall and hitting his target...Dad.

Dad strikes back. Notice his form....

The snow was great here. We were able to get over to the new hill across the street and then over to a new sledding spot that someone tipped us off on. Zach and Katie could of stayed much longer but the no naps we are taking with the Zman ended our fun at about an hour into the sledding. Then it was back home for some more fort building and trying not to play in Meg's pee. :) But this always offers a very valuable life lesson for the Nurki. Yellow snow is bad.

Stay warm and make the best of what is around you.

What We are Thankful For

Here are the Nurkiewicz boys playing over at Dave and Jen's this fine Thanksgiving. I only have one shot left on my cell phone and this is what I captured. What was gratifying was to watch the laughter these two were sharing. Lots of fun to put the gears together then knock them down. Katie was great and keeping the boys in line (thanks to Maddie for the training) and even picked up Sam a time or two to keep them all herded in the Family Room. We did have some football on in the background which will make the Holman side happy.

The food was incredible! Dave and Jen are amazing cooks with all the dishes that they made. We were so lucky for such an incredible meal. The best part was the ziploc bags that Grandpa Ken helped invent so we could take home some of the leftovers. Yeah- no cooking for the next few days! Thank you!

Now the part of our thankfulness I most want to leave you with on this blog. My kids each got to share what they were thankful for at their schools this year. This is what they said on their turkey artwork that was sent home:

Katie is thankful for Mom and Dad, the Earth, God, Food, and Horses.

Zach is thankful for his sister, Katie.

I am thankful for anyone who may be reading this blog. Happy Thanksgiving!

Peace, Love and Happiness....

Tuesday was Mickey Mouse Day at school. Katie got to wear Zach's shirt and her mouse ears from an old Halloween costume to school. The smiles reflect the harmony I am seeing lately with these two as they sit together for more things now. Katie has been trying to read more to him and he is enjoying the playtime they have in the basement lately. The tent was the "kids club" and no adults allowed. Get this.... tell Uncle Dave/Bill that the monster in the basement bathroom has been replaced by a dragon that won't let Zach go pee. Or at least that is the excuse he gives me when I remind him to take care of this bodily function. At school he played the leper in the church play that thanked Jesus for healing him. He was the youngest one up there with the 4 and 5 yr olds. His teacher said he was very comfortable up there. Could we have another inspiring actor in the family? Only time will tell.

This week will have a different start as Katie got the infamous stomach flu that reeked havoc on her last night. Jeff is pretty good with handling that aspect of parenting. My bets at this time of posting is that she will be home with me tomorrow. I am sure Zach will not be too far behind since he is sharing tent space with Katie as I type this.

So much for the Nurkiewicz harmony I am seeing.....

Peace.