Busch Gardens

Today was, as Alex would say "the best day ever!" We took the boys to Busch Gardens for the first time and we had SO MUCH FUN!! Alex braved his first roller coaster ride on the Big Bad Wolf. He said he wasn't expecting it to go as fast as it did, but he came off of the ride all smiles. Caleb wanted to ride too, but we told him he was still a few years away. The boys rode everything they were tall enough to go on and ate ice cream cones that were HUGE. What could be better than that? We discovered that Caleb is not fond of 3D movies when we took them to the 3D pirate movie. He screamed every time something lunged out of the screen, but refused to take the glasses off. That's three year old logic for you. He also kept asking when the pirates were going to shoot us. So...our next trip to Busch Gardens will probably not include anything involving pirates or 3D. Anyway, this entry is taking me forever to post because Desperate Housewives is on and I keep returning to the computer during commercials, so I'm going to return to see what's happening over on Wisteria Lane. Bye for now!

Going to the Zoo

Today we went to the Norfolk Zoo. It was a perfect day with perfect weather. They had so much going on there with face painting, scavenger hunts, and some of the animals out of their cages so we could pet them (including a HUGE python just slithering around the grass). That one freaked me out just a little. The boys had a blast! And of course they had to growl at everyone once they had their faces painted like tigers.

Where there's smoke....there's Caleb

Another excitement filled evening for the Weissingers, courtesy of Caleb. I'm in the kitchen cooking for some friends who came over for dinner last night. I thought I would impress them with homemade cheese garlic biscuits like they have at Red Lobster. So, I preheat the oven and busy myself making the biscuits while Andy is cooking on the grill and the boys play outside. Andy comes in a few minutes later and ask me where all the smoke is coming from. What smoke, I said. I look up from my biscuits and discover that, indeed, I am standing in the middle of a smoke filled kitchen (hadn't even noticed), and not only that, but the entire house begins filling with smoke and the alarms go off. How can this be when I haven't even put the biscuits in the oven yet?! We open the oven door to find a pair of crispy fried super smoking oven mitts. Andy and I look at each other and think the same thing at the same time - Caleb. Our little arsonist wannabe walks in just then and confirms that yes, he was cooking in the oven earlier that day. So, as perfect timing would have it, our friends arrive about 2 minutes later to a smoke filled, fly filled (from having all the doors and windows open), alarm screaming house. Doesn't that just make you all wanna come over for dinner? :) Now Caleb is telling people that he tried to burn our house down. Anyway, we decided not to do any cooking today and eat out instead. We figured Caleb needed the day off from cooking.

Back to School Splash Bash

This past Saturday was the Back to School Splash Bash at our church. The boys had so much fun playing games, riding rides, and going down the water slide. Not to mention all the snowcones, popcorn, hot dogs, chips, and candy they could eat! We are on quite the sugar high at our house right now. Caleb held up the line at the water slide for quite a while trying to make it up to the top. I don't remember how many times he slid down the ladder part trying to make it up. Big brother to the rescue! He finally got up to the top with Alex's help. It was an awesome day with family and friends. We feel so blessed to be at a church that has such wonderful events like this for our family.

Time to Start Preschool!

The big day finally arrived - Caleb's first day of preschool! He has been so excited about this all summer long, then when it was time to start we had to drag him into his classroom crying. After I finished crying myself out in the lobby, I went back to his class to sneak a peek and he was perfectly fine and enjoying himself and all the wonderful toys. So, I went home childless to a perfectly quiet house. Wow! I haven't experienced that kind of quiet in over 6 years. I think Caleb and I both will really love preschool.

Alex's First Day of School

August 29 was Alex's first day of first grade. I can't believe how old he's getting! He loved every minute, but his favorite parts of the day were lunch, recess, and snack time. What a surprise. He's still getting used to having more homework than in kindergarten, but other than that first grade is a blast!