The Holidays are upon us! Zoe is completely in the spirit!!!

The spirit of the season.  Crazy people fighting over the latest Saturday morning door busters, parking in the back forty so you can wait in line at the check-outs and the once in a year drivers are out in full force trying to get their last minute shopping complete. None of this has at all phased Zoe.  She has her eyes locked and loaded on her pile of gifts.  She keeps reassuring us and herself that those are indeed her presents. Everyday, she asks if we are going to open up the presents today and when we say "no, not quite yet, she says tomorrow?" The good news is that we are so close and she is so excited. Zoe has had the opportunity to take holiday pictures twice. I was a little worried about dear old Santa!  The other night I asked her if she was going to sleep in her bedroom and she said "No I am scared!" Normally she says she is scared of monsters or rabbits, yes rabbits!  But this time she said she was scared of Santa.  So, I was scared that when she was to take pictures with Santa that it might not go so well.  That was not an issue. She had on her new dress and mom was their to make sure Santa was nothing but nice to out little girl. When Santa asked what she wanted for Christmas, she said "a new car"! Let's see how he manages that.

Th other day, I showed Zoe her gifts and she immediately counted her packages. Now she goes down each day to see if that number has changed.  I am not sure if she is scared one may walk off and leave or if the pile will grow. What she does not know is Santa should be bringing her a few more early Christmas morning. Zoe is a lucky girl because she also gets to celebrate Hanukkah which started tonight. So, she will get to open up her first gift tonight.

The other day, I got a chuckle out of a story Sonja shared with me. Zoe is definitely a momma's girl. Anytime she wants something she runs to her mom.  However, Sonja mentioned that Zoe was mad at her about something and said "Ba pa"daddy is fair, Nathaniel is fair but mommy is not fair!" So for once the boys won...

Much like all boys and girls at or around the age of four, this time of year is magical! We hope this is an exciting time for her as we are not sure whether she has had a christmas full of family, food, fun and most of all piles of presents! Should be fun for all of us!

Nathaniel is in the midst of finals. he is sweating his English grade. He teeters between an A and a B. He seems to have a good grasp of his other classes. Oh, if I could only have had the aptitude he has in math and science.  Wrestling is going well. He is wrestling JV and is 4-4.  Three if his 4 wins has been by pin. Not bad as a Freshman. When he started the wrestling season he was 129.  Now he is 123 and is 3 pounds away from his desired weight.  As soon as he gets their baseball season will be getting started and I now he cannot wait.

All is well here, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a warm and happy 2012! Stay warm!

We Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving with their family!

The Holidays take on a different meaning this year with all the changes that have occurred within our family. Personally, I wasn't quite in the same frame of mind or spirit as I have been in the past. We typically would do two Thanksgivings, one at Sonja's families house (usually Aunt Brenda's and Uncle Jack's) and one at my parents house. How things change. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.

Zoe had a great time when we celebrated Thanksgiving at home, it was a very simple menu...she ate turkey, loves mashed potatoes, corn and pie but wasn't overly crazy about the stuffing. I am sure it isn't the most eye appealing item on the plate...as she said it, "Bapa, I don't like it!" so I told not to eat it of she does not like it.

Here are a few holiday pictures we had taken of Zoe and Nathaniel....

Well this week we started looking for presents however this was the first time I purposely slept through Black Friday until all the craziness was over. I did go out and still found some great deals at many of the stores advertising their door busters. I found several really cool gifts for Zoe but am finding Nathaniel and Sonja to be more challenging.  Every time Zoe sees a wrapped (no matter where we are) gift she says, "A present for me?" If you remember, when we first met Zoe, she only had one very small backpack with a change a clothes and few pictures, a favorite book and that was about it. Zoe was well loved by a number of people who took care of her but she did not have much to call her own so this should be fun for her. Although she understands presents and knows how to open them up as demonstrated when she received so many nice gifts when we first brought her home. So she has some practice. It should be a lot of fun watching how she responds to all the traditions of the holidays. Can't wait.

Zoe achieved her first skills achievement ribbon in gymnastics. She successfully demonstrated loco motor skills, the tuck hang on the rings and three skills on the parallel bars.  We are so proud of her as she is learning/practicing with a number of other children who have been exposed to tumbling/gymnastics much earlier. Many adopted children are behind on their motor skills so its great to see that Zoe is catching up quickly and is enjoying gymnastics.  She also looks so dang cute in her gymnastics outfit (I want to call it a singlet but Sonja has to remind me they are leotards). 

Nathaniel has hung-up his football cleats for the year and is in the second week of wrestling practice. It has been long and grueling practices.  He comes home from practices both tired and gripey. Ever so often I ask him if he still likes it and he says he does. Nathaniel hopes to wrestle at 120 pounds this season as a Freshman in high school. We already know he will wrestle JV which will be a great challenge for him, he may also get a chance to wrestle varsity but personally I think he needs at least a year in Freshman/JV wrestling before he wrestles juniors and seniors.  He has to lose another six pounds or so...we are waiting to see what weight class he ends up wrestling at! Nathaniel did great at school his first semester with one B and the rest A's.  His grandfather would have been very proud of him.

Nathaniels High School sponsored a trip to Washington DC.  He went to the Holocaust Museum, Smithsonian and all the different monuments/memorials including the Washington/Lincoln memorials, Korean, Vietnam, WWII/WWI  and the newly erected Martin Luther King Jr. monuments. He went with 35 other freshman classmates and said he had a great time. Very enlightening.  I am glad his school has sponsored these events.  Really adds to the educational experience.

Sonja is now in the midst of retail hell! She now has expanded hours and days.  We will hardly see her until the Christmas shopping season is over. So, I may have two gripey people on my hands (Sonja and Nathaniel).  All is well otherwise.  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

Trick or Treat, Halloween is right around the corner!!!

Well, Zoe’s soccer season is now over.  She had a really nice coach who really made every effort to include Zoe and make her feel a part of the team. In this league, at this age they do not record winners or losers or keep count of the score.  However, I think most of the parents did. The goal was to teach the very basics of soccer and to have fun.  Zoe had a great time playing soccer, not sure she understood exactly what was happening but she sure had fun running with the pack and if the ball came near to kick it. Which she tried to do while trying to maintain her balance which was difficult at times.  Needless to say, there were a few times when she missed the ball and found herself laying on her back thinking…”what just happened?” She always had a smile on her face and constantly looked back at her mom and dad to make sure we were watching. So, her first season of soccer is over and she has her first trophy which she could hardly wait to show Nathaniel.

Zoe continues to go to gymnastics and really enjoys going.  She has a Halloween Spooktacular this week which should be a lot of fun for her. It is clear Zoe’s dexterity is a little behind but she is eager to learn and every time I look around she is waiting for us before she attempts her next back bend. Which she can hold for about 10 seconds.  This is a huge feat when looking back to when she first started. So Zoe is having a great time.

I have begun to notice how rapidly she is picking up words now. She is now stringing a number of small sentences together and some of her favorite sayings now are “Oh man!, What’s you doing?, You are so funny!, Is that for me? What did you say? Where’s mommy? “She has others but those came to mind almost immediately.

Halloween should be quite interesting, as Zoe gets scared when we go to the Halloween section and see’s the scary costumes.  She will almost immediately cry if she sees something scary. Zoe seemed to want to get a princess costume for Halloween. In the last moment she changed her mind and she is now going as a bumble bee. I have enclosed a few pictures of her in her Halloween costume. Sonja is traveling so I will take her around to get some treats.  Should be a lot of fun.

Nathaniel’s mid-terms are over and football has come to an end.  We went to parent teachers conferences the other day and we received every good comments on Nathaniel from all his teachers. He made the Dean’s list and his parents are very proud of his efforts. We were so used to middle school when you had a designated time to meet with the teachers; I guess high school is different.  It was somewhat a free for all and you had to stand in lines for all the teachers you wanted to visit with.  I think it took me a little over two hours to meet with all his teachers. It was crazy! Now that football is over, wrestling season begins.  Nathaniel is now going to wrestling practice on Sundays and Thursdays at the high school.  So, as soon as we finish one sport the next sport starts up almost immediately.  Hopefully he will make the team, we should know in a couple of weeks.

So, at the moment all is well…thanks for checking in! Oh…have a Happy Halloween!!!

Zoe just loves this costume!

Zoe is ready now she has her trick or treat bucket!

Zoe is holding her first soccer trophy.  I have a feeling she will be holding a few more before she is done

Zoe's trophy...woo hoo!

Isn't this just a darling picture of her!!!!

I am sorry, no she is not for sale...

Zoe got the opportunity to participate in her first garage sale experience. She helped her mother select, price and display items and talk to both recreational and hard core garage sale customers. My gosh, you get to meet all kinds. We had a pair of older ladies who wanted to look at your things the night before as they were not going to make it the day of the sale as well as one guy who arrived about an hour before the first day of the sale. Unfortunately, we did not give either one an early preview. The sale went well and we sold a number of items which was the goal. You just do not realize how much stuff you have until you have a garage sale. I was amazed by some of the items that people bought!  Right after the close of the sale I made a number of trips to the Goodwill donating a number of items that did not sell.

Some good news on the government paperwork front. We received Zoe's Social Security number and card. I must say I was pleasantly surprised how easy that was to get completed. I may have waited in line at the Social Security office for 10 minutes to apply for her card. they were both automated and efficient.  We received her card within a week of the application. Wow, that was fast.

Zoe had her third soccer game which they won 6-0.  She actually scored a goal with the help of her teammate who kicked the ball a couple of feet in front of the goal and let her kick  the ball into the net.  She was so excited. In gymnastics she is practicing her back bends, somersaults and some dexterity skills. She gets tested this week for a potential ribbon if she can display all the skills they have been learning in her gymnastics classes. She seems to like gymnastics as she practices her back bends at home.  The funniest part is when she is done she looks at Sonja and I and says "now you do it!" We just look at her and laugh.

I had some real gee whiz moments this past week. When Zoe was at Soccer I had forgot the wet wipes. At half time she sneezed and I had nothing to wipe her noes and face, as it was a mess. So, what do you do, I used my hand and then used the grass to clean my hand. Not the most efficient approach but sometimes you have to improvise. I also went in for a haircut last week and at the end the stylist asked if I wanted my eyebrows trimmed. Hmm..I have never been asked that before...may have bruised my ego a bit.

Nathaniel is also having a good end of summer beginning of fall.  Football and band is keeping him really busy. He is really becoming acclimated to the new school and has made a number of friends.  My gosh, his friends on facebook has doubled in less than 2 months. I actually borrowed the picture below from one of his facebook friends from school. They went to their first spook house over the weekend. Nathaniel said it was fun...but not really scary and a few bad actors.  But they still had fun.

Nathaniel and friends at one of the spook houses

So all is well...

Ole, ole, ole, ole....soccer or Futbol begins...once again

How quickly we (I) forget....now I remember saying to myself when Nathaniel's soccer days were over that I too was hanging up my soccer cleats. He was 11-12 years old at the time and wanted to concentrate more heavily on baseball and wrestling.  Now, I never played soccer competitively or recreationally so my knowledge and interest is not at the speed of other parents. Quite honestly, although it is always fun tp watch and root on your children's activities I was never a big fan of soccer.  Then again, I do not remember kids playing to much soccer when I was growing up in Arkansas.  We were mostly interested in baseball, football and basketball.  Now, let's fast forward to 2011.  How freaking cute is Zoe in her little soccer outfit. It brought me back to 2002 when my son Nathaniel was in his orange and black soccer outfit.  With his red hair, he looked like the "Great Pumpkin". How quickly you forget about those times....and how much Nathaniel enjoyed playing and waiting until after the game for his little juice box and snack.  Gosh, that was one of his big highlights for the week.He lived for the treats after the soccer match. Zoe shows that same excitement.

So, this week Zoe had her first practice and game. She picks up on things very quickly. Although she may not always understand what the coach and players are saying but she is keen in watching and trying to duplicate what others are doing.

Her team the Locusts had a match against the Dragonflies. Three v.s. three on a very small soccer field. I bet it looked very large to them though.  Zoe got to play quite a bit.  Not once did she try to pick up the ball.  She likes to run,but I am not sure she always knew why they were running during the soccer match.  There was one time when she went past the net and kept kicking the ball....who cares about that big old net anyways. Hey Zoe..the team needs the ball. It was too cute.  She did kick the ball several times but unfortunately she did not score a goal.  Although no one was keeping score...but her dad...the two teams tied at 3-3. I think the most important part of the day was that Zoe was having a great time and was enjoying being around other boys and girls her age.

As I mentioned earlier Zoe is also taking gymnastics classes.  Her mom bought her a new outfit which she wore for her second practice. She looks like a little princess, but do not let her fool you she can be a pistol when she wants to be.  She did very much like her new outfit, Sonja said she focused much of her attention on her hew outfit and was distracted during practice.  When she did focus, she loved doing somersaults.  Sonja said she was actually quite good at that. So Zoe had a great week...she is now participating in a number of activities and still makes time to watch Nick Jr. on cable.

Zoe in her new gymnastics outfit!

Zoe's new soccer team (Bellevue Soccer Club)

Zoe dribbling the ball between the cones

The two teams (Dragonflies/Locusts) congratulate each other after the soccer match

As for Nathaniel, he has now started Jazz band and his school marching band recently went to march and play at the Nebraska Applejack festival this weekend. This past Friday, he met up with a number of his football buddies and they got dressed up for their first homecoming dance. I asked him if he danced and he said, "naw, just hung with my friends" Finally, his baseball team was able to sneak in one game before the rains came. So, this was a fun week for Nathaniel as well.

Nathaniel before the homecoming dance!

Anyhow, all is good here. Sonja and I are still going over to my parents house and sorting items for donation, trash or garage sale. It is a slow process but we continue to make progress. That's it for now. Hope you all have a great week!!!

Well it's official

Sonja and I received an official document from the U.S. Government indicating Zoe is now officially a United States citizen.  How exciting is that! Much more exciting for Sonja and I as it makes no difference to Zoe today.  Woo hoo…

This is a big week for Zoe.  She went to her first gymnastics class at the Kids Body Shop in Papillion on Tuesday evening. They will be introducing back bends, the parallel bars and dismounts. I was completely surprised that they would introduce so much so early.  But what do I know.  Sonja said at first she was reluctant to participate but soon the instructors were able to get her out there.  Of course, the only issue is the language barrier and the instructors at times had difficulty getting her attention but for the most part she was active and appeared to have a great time. So, neither Sonja or I have any experience with gymnastic, so you may be wondering why we enrolled her.  Zoe is very energetic, high energy level and very flexible so we thought it would make sense to introduce her to gymnastics to see if she likes it. So, the jury is out and we will see if she likes the kids, instructors and the activity.  More to come.

Zoe's first day of gymnastics

Zoe on the parallel bars

Zoe having fun in the stands at a fall baseball game

Tomorrow, Zoe will begin practicing soccer with her new team…the Locusts! The Locusts…interesting team name…what happened to names like the force, the flames, intimidators, etc.  This past weekend I took Zoe to Dick’s sporting goods to pick up some cleats.  Black cleats with pink accents…I am just a little out of my comfort zone but I went with it and Zoe was so excited. In fact, when I told her to put her shoes on for school this morning she went to put on her cleats…Good news. She likes the shoes… I guess I am going to have to adjust…if Zoe shows an interest in soccer her older brother and her cousin Hallie who is quite the soccer player might be willing to teach her a thing or two since her mom and dad didn’t play soccer either. Also, maybe we can coax jack, her uncle to help coach her from time to time…   So, hopefully by getting her into a couple of different activities we will figure out which ones she likes and seems to gravitate towards. We will let you know how that goes.  Nathaniel has brought her outside to kick the ball and she still wants to pick it up and run with it….

As far as her language goes…she continues to make great strides.  Her English vocabulary continues to grow and her understanding of what others say completely amazes me.  She is quite astute and is a sponge. I am just amazed with her ability to learn.

I wanted to send out a note to Kathy & Dean Kampschneider for the presents she dropped off to Zoe last week.  Zoe loved them. Not only does she like opening up presents but she kept saying for Zoe, for Zoe. Thank you so much for thinking of her. The globe with the maze puzzle inside has been a particular favorite as I have seen Nathaniel and Sonja also playing with it on occassion.  Very cool gifts.

Finally, an update on Nathaniel.  He is still alive. For the past few weeks I have brought him to a large parking lot and let him drive my car.  Oh my….I guess I never realized how stressful that can be! However he is doing well even though his father is a complete wreck.  Another reason to appreciate your parents and their patience when they were teaching us. So that’s it for now. Thanks for dropping by!!!

What are the odd's that both of us have to travel for work at the same time!!

About two weeks ago, Sonja and I learned we were both going to have to travel for work the same week.  Actually, we had the same day of departure, same airline just different destinations. It's funny because Sonja rarely travels and when she does it seems we are both scheduled to travel at the same time. How weird is that. So far, we have found away to balance it all. So the question was, who is going to watch Zoe and Nathaniel while we were away traveling this week.  Fortunately, my trip was just an overnight trip to Atlanta while Sonja was traveling to Cleveland for four days. Call in the Grandparents.  Sonja's parents (Jerry & Judy) were awesome.  A special "thank you" to Jerry and Judy for taking time out of their busy schedule to come to Bellevue from Lincoln and stay overnight and watch them both.  Both Zoe and Nataniel enjoyed spending time with their grandparents.


Now for my second concern, this was the first time both Sonja and I have left Zoe.  We were not sure has she was going to respond.  However, Zoe managed through it just fine.  I thinks she now knows that we have no intention in leaving her or letting her go.  It is also nice to see both Nathaniel and Zoe getting along well. At the restuarant, Nathaniel played one of those coin operated cranes that tries to pick up stuffed animals. Well he won three stuffed animals and gave two of them to Zoe and one to his grandparents. It was his own idea and not prompted by his mother or father.  How cool is that! I know Zoe misses Sonja because she continues to ask for Mommy.  I just tell her she is at work but will be coming home soon.


Nathaniel just started high school and really likes it at Gross.  He is meeting a number of kids and has found a few he likes to hang out with. His first football game is next Thursday and they have him at safety and wide receiver. He seems to enjoy quite a bit it but football definitely takes a back seat to baseball and wrestling. Nataniel also seems to like all his classes and is already learning to march for the band. In a couple of years he may have the opportunity to play football and then at half time march with the band...wouldn't that be cool. I think he may find he is being challenged in his Theology class...he may have to reach out to his cousins as some of the assignments are specific to Catholicism and his parents have no clue how to help him on some of the questions.  However he is eager to learn and it should be interesting learning the different world religions.  So, cross your fingers that he continues to enjoy his high school experience.

Zoe in front of her daycare..she has a great time there

Zoe is also going to day care/preschool. She looks forward to going and every morning runs up to the teacher and gives her a big hug.  That is a good sign.  She comes home most days with artwork and continues to pick-up more words and we are now starting to make out some of the words.  How exciting. Zoe has made herself at home and is just fun to watch her as she learns new things. I know she will be excited to see her mom who arrives home later tonight. An update from posts a few months back, when Zoe first arrived at our home she was terrified of our two dogs. She would jump on a couch and watch both dogs to make sure they did not get close to her.  If they did she would try to kick them and she would make this sound warning them to go away. Well now she is tolerant of them.  She has no problem walking around them and she will even pet them from time to time. So we can breathe just a  little easier now that she seems to be OK when she is around the dogs.  Phew!!!


 So, for now...all is well. Thanks for dropping by.

Summer Time....is almost over!!!

It appears summer is all but coming to an end.  In the past week Sonja has gone back to work and Zoe is now going to day care/preschool.  She absolutely loves it. There a number of other 4 year olds that she gets to play with on a daily basis, they get to a lot of fun art projects and they have a structured preschool which is really helping her learn new words. Today when I dropped her off we went into the room of 4 year old and she immediately wrapped her arms around her teacher. It is fun to watch her as she continues to adjust to her new environment. 

Zoe as the Masked Crusader

Zoe's art project at school (cape, belt and mask)

Zoe was so proud of her super hero costume

When she is around the house, Zoe loves to color, watch TV, sing and run around the house. She likes barbeque, sweet corn, mac-n-cheese and tuna fish.  She also now likes cold milk! We have also learned she does not like pickles. Zoe particularly likes to look at herself in the mirror.  Sometimes she will look at herself for 4-5 minutes making silly faces, she also likes to walk by mirrors and look at herself as she walks by. She no longer shows any fear of Abbey and Bear our two dogs and likes to wrestle with her brother. She still is having problems sleeping.  As she continues to wake up in the middle of the night and begins to cry. We are hoping as she continues to adjust that this behavior will fade away.  So, all is going well…much better than we had ever anticipated.

In the next few weeks Zoe should begin playing soccer and gymnastics. She seems to enjoy being active so we are keeping our fingers crossed that she has fun. Going through sports with a girl should be a lot of fun.  I know Sonja cannot wait to get her some pink cleats.  Really….pink cleats…so I will need to adjust.

Nathaniel starts high school (9^th grade) next week. Football practice started last Monday afternoon and they are already in full pads going through all the various hitting drills. Compared to many of the boys, he is sooo small compared to many of the other boys. Last three days that had band camp at school.  Nathaniel plays the trombone and is learning to March. He seems to enjoy it and both Sonja and I like the fact he is doing something outside of the sports arena.  Finally, he starts fall baseball next week which should be fun.  Fall baseball is much more relaxed and allows him to pay other positions and work on parts of the game he wants to focus in on.  Nathaniel is a switch hitter, so he likes to focus on his left side during the fall.  Oh, I forgot to mention that I let Nathaniel drive my car the other day.  Needless to say I was a nervous wreck. I felt I had just time traveled back to when my father was teaching me to drive a stick. Now I understand!!! Nathaniel likes to punch the gas and slam on the breaks. Like he is playing an x-box video game. My neck still hurts.  The great part of teaching Nathaniel is knowing that I know he has my life in his hands…how scary is that!!!!

Nathaniel trying on his Gross High School Football Helmet

Zoe goes to Branson Missouri and Silver Dollar City. Fun for all!!!!



Last week we drove down to Branson Missouri to take Nathaniel to the Sho-Me baseball park and go the Silver Dollar City. Due to the recent flooding on the Missouri River, due to all of the detours, it is about a 7 hour drive.  however, we stayed in Kansas City the first night to watch the Kansas City Royals play against the Tampa Rays. Sonja would be the first to add that they won the game. Then we drove the rest of the way to Branson.

Nathaniel has gone to this camp for the past four years, they stay in dorms and all they do all day is practice baseball and then play a game  in the evening, each night. Nathaniel's team won 3 of the 4 games.  He had a great series as no one scored on him when he pitched and his on base percent was at around .750.  But the great thing about this camp is all the boys he gets to hang with.  They all love baseball so it is a great camp for him.

Nathaniel at Sho-Me Baseball Camp

While he was at camp, Zoe, Sonja and I shopped...oh...boy! And boy did we shop.  Sonja made sure we hit the two large outlets malls, the down town mall and a number of stores in between. Zoe and Nathaniel both scored big. We also went to a movie and then caught Nathaniel games in the evening while he was at camp. The camp is a closed campus. so that is the only time parents are allowed on the camp site. Very secure.

Probably the funnest part was going to Silver Dollar City, an amusement park.  Both Zoe and Nathaniel had a great time. As you can see by the pictures below...It was a great experience for Zoe.  She enjoyed all the rides....she is much like Nathaniel in that they are both dare devils. Zoe waved from all the rides and really had a great time. We had only one mishap.  There is an exhibit at the toy area hat has a animatronic dinosaur. I took a picture of it, I believe it is the last picture.  Well, as we got close, Zoe instantly started crying so we backed away.  I petted the dinosaur to show her it would not harm her but she wanted nothing to do with it. Oh, well...

I was just talking with Sonja and we are both amazed with how quickly Zoe is picking up English. She is now saying simple phrases that she hears "Oh my gosh, just a minutes, Nathaniel did it...etc." Just amazing. She no longer has any issues with the two dogs and she loves watching TV.  She likes Ne hao Kailyn and Dora. So, for the most part everything is going well.  Zoe is adapting and is learning quickly. Sonja has enrolled her into a couple of sporting activities for the fall and starts preschool next week at a local child care center close to home. Sonja returns to work tomorrow so cross your fingers all goes well.

Zoe's older cousin Hallie is in Norway playing in a 16U soccer tournament and we wish her well. Her dad Jack helped to arrange the trip and is thier rooting them on. They won their first game against team from Noway 2-0. Awesome.  Maybe we can have Hallie teach Zoe a few moves as Zoe starts soccer in the fall. We are following the team on facebook (Magpies 16U). 

Anyhow...all is well....we made it home in one piece. . I will let you know how Sonja's return to work is as well as Zoe's first week or so at day preschool/daycare. Should be an interesting week. Thanks for dropping by...

A outlet mall spaceship ride...Zoe loved it!

Zoe on the swings at Silver Dollar City

Sonja, Nathaniel and Zoe

Zoe at the hotel with stickers all over her

Zoe and Nathaniel on the Frog ride. She loved this ride.

Zoe on the carousel and Silver Dollar City

Zoe wasn't too sure about Tom and Jerry

Zoe taking a quick break at one of the gift shops in Branson.

Zoe on the ladybug ride....it was a hot day out.

Zoe and Mom on the Spanish Galleon Ride.

Zoe and Mom on the elephant ride.

Zoe at one of the gift shops in Silver Dollar City

Zoe striking a pose, isn't she adorable

Zoe outside the Osceola Cheese Store in Osceola Missouri

Zoe and Mom...wasn't to crazy about the mouse.



Nathaniel and Zoe having fun at Silver Dollar City



Zoe on the caterpillar ride

Zoe met her match...she did not like the Dino in front of the toy store