Poor Nathan

There's nothing like seeing my red light glowing on my phone at work. I dread it actually. It's either an unhappy parent or Nathan's school. This time it was Nathan's school . He was trying to help a friend up a ladder on the playground and lost his footing. His mouth bumped the bar and he chipped a tooth. He said that it hurt but I think it just startled him. He was able to have lunch and suck his thumb during rest time. So we have a dentist appointment on Monday just to have it checked out. Poor little guy. We are so thankful it wasn't worse.

Playing Hookie

After my dentist appointment today I decided to pick Thomas up early from school and go strawberry picking. He was so excited and very surprised that he was going home early. We got to Pappy's Patch and there was hardy anyone there. We couldn't believe how many strawberries were ripe and ready for picking. I kept Thomas telling to stop picking so many but his response was, "but mom there are just so many!"Well, 12 pounds later we left. They are all cut and ready for strawberry shortcakes and smoothies. What a great way to spend some quality time together.

Happy Birthday,Ken!

We were excited to help Daddy celebrate his 37th birthday! The boys helped make him a "sweets" cake using Mountain Dew and candy bars. We ate a yummy dinner of his choice and then enjoyed carrot cake with magic candles! The best part was hearing the boys sing to him randomly throughout the night! It was so cute!

Monster Truck Fun

Ken and I took the boys to the Monster Truck show at the Citrus Bowl. A mom from my school asked us back in November if we'd like to order tickets and she was able to get us great seats! We got "pit passes"and got to see the trucks up close and meet the drivers. We even saw a girl get shot out of a cannon. We went back to our vans and tailgated and the kids had fun playing football together. We were in the lower bowl in about the tenth row! The boys loved it and Nathan is talking about it! In fact, we have to keep showing him monster truck you tube clips! It was a fun night for us and we're already looking forward to next year!

Pappy's Patch

After getting a late start, I took the boys to Pappy's Patch to pick some strawberries. It was super crowded. We didn't pick as many as I hoped but at least we got lots! Thomas was obsessed with finding ladybugs and Nathan loved looking at the rotten strawberries. We can't wait to go back and get more !

Fun at the zoo!

As a special way to end our winter break the boys and I headed to the zoo. It was a nice cool morning do the animals were very active in their cages. We got to see the new otter exhibit which Nathan loved!! He wanted to hug him and take him home. We ended the trip with a nice picnic lunch watching the kids on the zip lines. Hopefully the next time we go it will be warm enough to splash.

Happy Half Birthday, Thomas!

Today Thomas is seven and a half!! We celebrated by going bowling. Both boys got strikes and spares. They could have stayed all day if I let them. Nana and papa sent Thomas a special birthday card. The card was full of birthday stickers cut in half and inside was $7.50! It was perfect ( and clever!) It's crazy to think that Thomas is closer to bring 8 years old!