Got up this morning with Reiley and we went downstairs to have breakfast. While we were eating our Cheerios, I just happened to ask her if she had any dreams, expecting her to say no. She looked up at me with a crooked smile and emphatically said “Yes!” And it was a hilarious one. She was in the snow, and there were snow worms chasing her. She said they weren’t too big, and reminded her of icicles. She was outside and it was snowing, and saw something white with spots that was shaped like a jaguar. She saw giraffes as well. She ate some snow, “but it was WARM!” Then it seemed like she was inside, on a couch, and the snow worms were still following her, jumping onto a couch pillow she held. She said she wasn’t that scared of them, they couldn’t bite her, they just kept FOLLOWING her!

She asked me if I had had a dream. The only bit I could remember was Wren and Reiley playing on a dirty beach, and trying to get a bunch of people organized to get to the same place in three different cars, but no one was communicating so I knew we’d all get lost.

We concluded that brains sure get all kooky while you are sleeping. :P

The town of Holly Springs hosted a Septemberfest festival that we all went to today. The kids had a good time riding on the inflatable rides, climbing the rock wall, and eating snow cones.

The family had a great time at King’s Dominion last weekend. The best part of the park is that there is a huge amount of stuff targeted towards younger kids. The Taxi rollercoaster is the perfect coaster to get kids started – so we went on it half a dozen times! There were dozens of other rides, too, that were just right for the kids. And the water park provided the perfect cooldown.

At one point, we ventured out of Kidsville, as Reiley bravely agreed to try the log flume. She was quite scared as it approached the final peak… and then the ride broke down! She was so relieved. As a courtesy they gave us an “exit pass” that allows you to skip the line on a ride of your choice. So I got to use it on the “Volcano”, 30 seconds (if that!) of pure adrenaline surge. We finally made it home after midnight, exhausted!

Reiley is taking a drama class this week. The first class, yesterday, included an improvisational painting scene she came up with, after being given a stick for a prop. Cool! More to come…

Andrea, Grammy and the girls are off to St. Louis for her cousin’s wedding. I will fly out to join them on the weekend. Should be a blast to finally meet all her family! But how will I remember all the names? Oh, just reference the handy dandy family tree Andrea drew for the girls! Now if only I was as good as they are at memorizing it all…