FaMiLY nIghT @ tHE pOoL!

Being the end of February, we were all starting to get a little cabin fever. Not to mention, #1 had started giving us some serious attitude and there was not much by way of harmony in the McAllister home.
Solution: Family night at the pool, of course!
Why we don't visit the city pool more often is beyond me. It's a perfect temperature and has two separate pools...one with a very shallow beach-like entrance and it's own little slide, the other deeper, larger pool with a big slide and diving board. Not to mention, on Monday nights it's only $1 per person for two whole hours of chlorine filled euphoria!
I think #4 was a fish in her first life because there is no where on earth she is happier than in a swimming pool!

Hubby has quite an affinity with a diving board. He really should have been an Olympic diver. Here's a shot of him doing a very boring dive.

A blurry shot of #1 doing a cannon ball.

Another blurry shot of #2 doing a 360 off the board.

All smiles, all night long.

#1 and 2, with #1's miraculous return to normalcy.

Daddy with #3 and 4.

And last, but not least, a little video of the boys going off the diving board...including #3's first time. Be patient...it takes him half an hour to finally shuffle to the end of the board! (and if you listen closely, you can hear #4 whimpering beside me)

Sluffing at Thanksgiving Point

While Hubby and the rest of his football staff headed to Vegas for their annual coaching clinic (or so I'm told!), the kids and I decided to take a mini-vacation of our own. Since Fridays are only half-days at our elementary school, we left Thursday night and headed to my parents house in order to be able to take full advantage of the day on Friday.
We did several things, including lunch with Grandma at the kids' favorite...IHOP; but the highlight was the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. The kids thoroughly enjoyed walking through the exhibits, playing in the water and digging for bones. We even got to see a 3D movie about Ocean Life. It was a great (and educational) way to sluff school!

I think this will be the look we go for with school pictures next year.

3D glasses flatter everyone, wouldn't you say?

My family of flies.

The boys right before the were swallowed up by a giant shark, of which #4 wanted NOTHING to do with.

Again you'll notice #4's absence. While she eventually warmed up to the exhibits and quit trembling, she still refused to pose with anything with teeth.

#2 running from the bronze doggie.

#3 going for a "TKO"

Digging in the sand was probably their favorite part of the day. I had a hard time prying them from this exhibit. They made dams, rivers, islands and caves, just to knock them all down again.

#4 really enjoyed the exhibits BEHIND glass safety cages.

This was one of the first pictures of the day. Can you just see #4 trembling in fear?

Still trembling, though trying to be brave.

All in all, it was a great way to play hooky. I can't wait till we can do it again!

Harlem Globetrotters

Way back when, on our 13th Anniversary, we took the kids to the Harlem Globetrotters. We were excited to have them come to our local events center and had to take advantage of the fun opportunity. All of the kids' friends (or a great deal of them, anyway) were there and since it wasn't very crowded, they were able to move seats and sit together. Here we have Yates (far end on the left), his brother Rowdee, their sister Hayzen, #4, Brodee, #2 and #3.
Is there any wonder why I love this man?

#1 and his friend Kycen decided to use their own money and buy tickets on the floor. They were hoping to get pulled into the show, although they had no such luck. Taylor, Kycen's brother sitting to the right of #1 did get pulled onto the court.