OFF TO THE ZOO..... AND THEN SKATING

Cassie and I (well mostly me since it was a secret) decided since it was such a beautiful fall day we were going to the zoo, the Henry Vilas Zoo.

http://www.vilaszoo.org/ this is a FREE Zoo in Madison.... and it's great. All of the buildings were open except for the concessions and the the new carousal. Cassie saw Rhino, giraffe, bears, lions, monkeys, alligator...... the list goes on and on. she also was able to play on the new Tree House slide and climber. We had a really fun day..... of course she had to tell Caleb and Catlin all about it as soon as they got home from school..... even though they are 11 & 12 they were less than pleased that we decided to do something without them, Cassie didn't seem to mind at all and just went on talking about her day to anyone who would or wouldn't listen.

After out fun filled day at the zoo Cassie had ice skating... her teachers are very pleased with how she is doing and think that she will move up to the next class in a few more sessions. She can now get up herself when she falls, she can turn in a circle, she can march on the ice, she just needs to work on her glide and then she will be good to go!

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!!!!

We had a pretty fun/busy weekend.....The kids went Trick or Treating on Friday. Caleb had hockey practice first and then decided he didn't want to come with his mom and sisters so he opted to go with friends. (WHY?) Catlin had a friend come with her and Cassie. I thought for sure that Cassie would be scared, because everything has been TOOOOO SCARY lately, but she had a great time once she realized people were just going to GIVE her Candy!

Before the Trick or Treating the Girls and I went with another friend to Bounce U...http://www.bounceu.com/?gclid=CMjhz46y2ZYCFQukHgodGxa42w(Caleb opted to stay home and sleep) WHY? We had a really good time. I raced Catlin and her friend Taylor through the obstacle course and WON!!!! I was really sore after that, but i couldn't let them beat me.

We had a weekend filled with soccer and hockey again. Catlin's team skated between periods at the Women's Wisconsin Badger hockey game and then she had her own game later that day, and the next. Caleb also played 2 games this weekend.... their game on Sunday was against Rockford, IL..... very rough, but so far Caleb has only gotten 1 penalty this season and it was just a coincidental penalty.

Well Cassie is calling (yelling) so I'd better go because if I don't you should see the things she does.... yes i have pictures of the last time and i will post them soon!