Bible camp bust

We signed Hayden up for a bible camp down the street.  He gladly went the first day although this picture doesn't show it. Ha ha

Amelia cried because she couldn't go with her Hayden.


On the 2nd day Hayden couldn't go because mike and I were busy so he was at his cousins house. They don't drive.

The third day mike took him and he was fine. They did a slip n slide.

Thursday he refused to go in with out me. He clung to me and screamed and cried. I tried to leave but the counselor  wouldn't take him or stop him from following me. I tried several times. He even got to see all of the cool things he would do that day. Like marshmallow battles and working with cement. Still wouldn't go.

But he screamed and cried when we left. Full tantrum for what seemed like forever.

Friday was the carnival. I asked ahead of time if he would go with his class with out me. He would never say yes. So we didn't go and he was upset.

The Flood

So our basement flooded.  We got a ton of rain and the water was pouring down our back hill to the drain.  It was just too much for the drain so water started bypassing it and hitting the house.  We did not realize that an old chimney hole has become unsealed.  So, instead of water seeping into the walls in the laundry room, it was pouring out of a hole around the size of amelia's head!  The laundry room and bathroom got flooded and our carpet in the entry room was ruined.  Also our extra mattress that I was saving for Amelia got ruined.  Some other things got wet that we dried out.


Here are some pictures:
The water coming down the hill...


the waterfall in the woods: 

hitting the house...


water on one side of house...

water coming down our path...


We also had some problems with water and our driveway.  A tiny stream (if you can call it that) goes under the driveway.  It became too much water and started flooding both sides of the yards (not ours).  It got really full also because they are building roads across the street and up the hill.  So water was pouring down their road like a waterfall into our neighbors yard.



It filled so high that it went over the driveway!

A closer look:

Luckily for  Carnegie water didn't go above this bridge this time.

So now we are cleaning.  The play room carpet got wet but we were able to get it dry and saved it with a  rug cleaner, huge fans from Mike's work, and a dehumidifier.


The laundry room is clean and organized now.  Hayden helped with that.


We ripped the carpet out of the front room and repainted. We put tile in.  Thanks Tim for helping.  $2000 to install is crazy.  Especially when the tile is only $500.

The play room has been full of furniture and other things until the basement is done.   That is no fun.


After several weeks, Here is our finished room.  Now I want new  furniture for it.  Ha ha.

Idlewild

We went to Idlewild Park with some friends on a Friday.

We packed a picnic lunch and arrived early.  We ate yummy food from Grandma Barb.


Afterwards we headed to Story Book Forest.  The kids enjoyed running around seeing everything.



It was Christmas in July so Santa was there.  Amelia did not like him!!!


It was also Avengers Week.  We got to meet Spider Man and the Hulk.
 
Amelia hated the hulk and would not meet  him.

So Hayden met him by himself.


Then later we met Captain America and Thor.


We even happened to meet Thomas.
 

The kids enjoyed all of the kiddie land rides.

Amelia sprinted to this pink bumper car.  And screamed at a girl who came near it.  You have to push the gas down and steer so Amelia crashed into the wall and was stuck the entire time.  When the ride stopped she screamed and sobbed that she wanted to drive.  She was so upset.


they also liked some of the big rides like the roller coaster


and this scrambler ride that made me a little sick. 

They also loved the Soak zone.

Our friends rented a cabanna which was really nice.


The water was cold but the kids still played there for a long time.

We got treats of giant cookies (for Amelia) and an ice cream cone for Hayden.  And a funnel cake for me.  We stopped to get potato patch fries on our way out but they were closed.  Ugh!


And lastly we got this awesome western picture of the cousins.  It will go nicely with our others.  
 

 We had a great time.  I wish it was a little closer. We would go more often if it was.

Here are the rest of the pics