By ErinG

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Camping

 Mom's, kids, and camping.  That was the original idea.  That Amy and I would take our four kids tent camping at Yogi Bear Campground in Williamsport, MD.  The idea changed a little when Amy was able to borrow her friends camper that had air conditioning.... THANK GOODNESS considering the temperature was in the high 90's the whole time with an overnight low of around 88 degrees!!!
 While the campground had everything that anyone could imagine... the kids liked the camper!!  Above you can see two of the three bunk sleeping areas and below you can see all of them enjoying Popsicles on the couch (aka - Erin's bed).
 Because of the heat, we knew we didn't want to cook over a fire so Amy ran to McDonalds to get dinner - a short 10 minute trip saved our sanity!!  We did try to roast some marshmellows but couldn't get the two pieces of wood to light (didn't want to burn any more then necessary because it was so stinking HOT).
Sitting around the pretend campfire!
 Luke and Cora ended up on the nice wide pull out couch because Luke kept falling out of his bed - when he sleeps he is ALL OVER THE PLACE and Cora coughed so much she made herself throw up.  Fun times for me - I think I slept around 30 minutes all night - on the 4 foot long mini couch!! :-)
 As I said, the campground had lots of stuff, stages with shows, playgrounds, arcade, mini-golf, hiking trails, hay rides, pool with slides and water fountains, and more.  We were only there for 22 hours but felt like we managed to get a lot of the activities in!!
The end of the kids dancing show!
 Here is a good idea, "Ok kids, go over and take a picture."  (Make sure to look directly into the sun and be sure to touch the seamy hot board with the edges of your faces!!)  **oops!!**
Please stare directly at the sun!!
 When the jump pillow wasn't on fire from the direct sunlight and heat from the sun, the kids did get to jump for a while - running back and forth and sliding everywhere!!
 To test out the waterslide we all went up and were planning on going down in this order Me, Cora, Luke, Carrie, Atlee, and Amy at the end.  An adult on each end to keep the kids safe.  I wasn't on the slide for 10 seconds before I started to panic, I just *knew* my kids would freak out at how fast the slide was and start to scream.  As soon as I got to the bottom I tried frantically waving to get their attention at the top to prevent anyone from riding down.... only to see Luke and Cora pop out of the slides with the biggest grins on their faces - BEGGING to go again!!!?!?!?
The kids LOVED the slide!!
 Luke and Cora loved the slide and wanted to keep going.  It was mommy who was nervous and made them stop ridding so often!!!
Luke, you are losing your pants!!
 The pool area MADE THE CAMPING TRIP!!!!  I have learned a big lesson about camping with kids in the heat... food needs to be cold, LOTS AND LOTS to drink, and there MUST BE a pool!!
I would love to try again when the weather is a little bit cooler... maybe even try some tent camping (on the air mattresses of course!!)

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Cora's Age

Luke's Age

Training

Distance for 2012. Goal 1000

Statistics of Growing Children

Aug 2012 - First day of Kindergarten for Cora was spent at the doctor instead of at school - PinkEye. Both kids: Cora 47" (3'11") 44lbs. Luke 46"(3'10") 43lbs.

Jan 2012

Cora and Luke turn into twins. BOTH are wearing size 13 shoes and weigh 40 pounds. Cora is 44 inches, Luke is 43 inches.

11/11/11

Cora: 4 years 5 months: 40 lbs; 44 inches

Luke: 3 years 3 months: 39 lbs; 42 inches

Mom: 36 years old: 150 lbs; 71.5 inches

Dad: 40 years old: 175 lbs; 74 inches


August 30, 2011

Luke's 3 year old well visit. Flu shot. 2nd Lead Test.

Stats:
Height: 42 inches (off the chart)
Weight: 38 pounds (90th percentile)

Speech: I will contact school to ask for testing. No rush, but speech class looks to be in his future.

August 10, 2011

New shoes for both kids:

Cora AND Luke: size 12!!!

May 22, 2011

Cora (4 years old): shoe size 11.5; height: 42 inches (92 percentile); weight: 38 pounds (72 percentile)

February 19, 2011

Cora (3 years 9 months) new shoes: size 11; height: 42 inches; weight: 35 pounds.

Luke (2 years 7 months)

new shoes: size 10.5 (2x wide); height: 39.5 inches; weight: 34 pounds.

September 12, 2010

Cora (3 years 3 months) gets new shoes: Size 10.5

Luke (2 years 1 month) same size as before: Size 9

August 18, 2010

Luke's 2 year appointment:

No shots. Everything looks great. Doctor says all is well and our only concern is the temper tantrums that seem to be occurring more often.

Weight: 31 pounds (60th percentile)

Height: 38" (off the charts) {. . .if you double his two year height and "predict" his adult height Luke will be 6'4" tall!!]


June 11, 2010

Cora's 3 year appointment:

She started to get nervous when I told her about the appointment but I was very firm and told her not to cry and that she was going to be brave. Both the nurse and two doctors (one was an intern) said she is in great health, size and weight. They all also commented on her "advanced verbal skills." (I secretly wondered if they were saying that she NEVER stops talking?!) We will make a dentist appointment soon and probably start fluoride pills or treatments since we are on well water.

Weight: 34 pounds(75 percentile)

Height: 42 inches (off charts - about 115 percentile)

Currently wearing 4T dresses, 3T/4T shirts & shorts

March 9, 2010

Luke (19 months) had his 18 month appointment.

Weight: 28 pounds (75th percentile)

Height: 35.5" (off chart ;-)

Immunizations as scheduled - handled it well. Issues with a limp - will see specialist - hopefully will turn up nothing!

February 3, 2010

Luke (18 months) got new shoes - size 9XW!! (XW = extra wide)

Luke weighs 28 pounds - he was weighed at his sick visit on Jan 28, 2010.

Cora (2yr 8months) got new shoes - size 10!

December 2, 2009

Luke (16 months) had his 15 month check up.

Height: 34.5 inches (110 percentile - off the chart)

Weight: 27 pounds (75 percentile)

Another vaccine was given but we declined the flu vaccine. Dave and I discussed it and we are watchful of the flu but not worried. . . we are comfortable with the major vaccines but don't necessarily want to add two more (regular flu and H1N1) to the shots schedule.

November 2, 2009

Luke (15 months) got new shoes - size 8!!

He wears 18-24 month clothing.

Cora (2.5 years) didn't need a new size yet - size 9!!

Cora is in 3t pants and 3t or 4t shirts.

August 27, 2009:

Luke (almost 13 months) had his one year check up.

Height: 33.25 inches

Weight: 26 pounds

He received his shots/vaccines and handled them like a big boy. . . but his lead test was torture!! He screamed and had a tough time with it.

August 15, 2009:

Luke (12.5 months) got new shoes - size 7!!!! (The lady at the Stride Rite who has owned the store for 30 years said, "I have not sold many shoes this size for a kid this young.")

August 10, 2009:

Cora (age 26.5 months) got new shoes - size 9.

July 24, 2009:

Luke was grabbing his hears a lot so we decided to take him to the doctor to double check to see if he had an ear infection. Also, Cora has a mysterious rash that needed a doctor's quick glance. Turns out Luke has a small ear infection and Cora has just a basic children's rash - allergic to something she touched and it will eventually go away.

Luke: 25 pounds 3 ounces

Cora: 29 pounds

June 1, 2009:

Luke's "9 month" appointment (he is 10 months old but we wanted to schedule Cora and Luke for the same day):

He did great!! No tears - No problem!!

Weight: 21 pounds 6 ounces

Height: 32.75 inches

Currently wearing size 18-24 month summer clothes, sometimes fitting into 12-18 month.

Cora's "2 year" appointment:

She cried as soon as she got into the parking lot and didn't stop until about 30 minutes later - crying isn't a good description for the screaming and yelling that came from her little body! Cora finally calmed down to be examined by the doctor - all is looking great! She did get one shot . . .and she cried again. . . but when the nurse took the needle out she said, "No more hurt!" So she did get a few points for bravery at the end!!

weight: 26 pounds

height: 37 inches

Currently wearing 3T dresses, shorts (for length) and 2T shirts.