Weekend Update

My nephew Tyler was in Orlando with the Arlington High School Band for a competition. My mom was one of the chaperones. So, we woke up early on Saturday and drove 2 hours to see him perform. They did a great job. I found out later that his band won first place!

After the performance the band had to wait around for several hours to watch the other performers before they could go to Disney. The band leader was nice enough to allow Tyler to go off with us for a couple of hours (my mom went too, of course). We went to Ikea and looked around and then we had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. We only spent about 4 hours together total but it was really nice to see them and definitely worth the drive.

After we dropped them off, Shawn, Addi, Carter and I went to Winterpark and did a little shopping. We had ice cream (Addi and Carter) and coffee (Shawn and I). Then we drove back to Jacksonville and went to dinner.

Today we had a few errands to run but spent most of the day at home. I wish the weekend was just a few days longer!

Soccer

Addison's soccer team. We only have 2 games left for the season...hopefully he will want to play next year!

Weekend Update

The flowers are beautiful. Pots are the only place that I plant flowers because I am terrible at watering them! Addison and I planted the flowers while Carter ate the dirt...

Addison had a late soccer game at 4:00. After the game we ran a few errands and then had Mexican at Peppers. It was delicious.

On Sunday we started changing the guest room into Carter's room. I know it is well over due but I enjoy having him close by at night (he sleeps in his bed in our room). Everything is in place and it is now a nursery...except his bed. Maybe next weekend???

Monsters vs Aliens!!!

Shawn picked up Addi early from school today. They had lunch at one of Addi's favorite places...Chick-fil-a. Then they went to see Monsters vs Aliens in 3D. Addi informed Shawn that he was going to sit in his own seat but ended up in Shawn's lap for the majority of the movie.

Being a week day and all, I had to work. But since we had a managment "retreat" at work that ended at noon, I GOT TO LEAVE EARLY! I felt like I had just won the lottery! Since Addi was with Shawn and it was Carter's nap time, I had no choice but to go home and...clean! Boring, I know. But it was nice to get some things done before the kids came home. After Shawn and Addi got home from the movie, we all went and picked up Carter from Nana's house and ran a few errands before having dinner at the Loop.

Then we went to Lowe's to buy flowers for me and Addison to plant on Saturday. Addi and I always pick them out and plant them by ourselves. We let Shawn go this time and he picked purple petunias. Gotta love a man that likes purple.

It was a great day for all!

Easter Weekend

Friday night we went to the tennis tournament with Karla and Mike. It was at Sawgrass so you could feel the ocean breeze. As the night went on it got cooler and cooler until we finally couldn't take it and left early. We went to dinner at Mitchell's. We had a great time. Karla is from Costa Rica so we talked about her country and our visit there a few years ago. Mike is from Cuba but has lived in the US since he was 4. We talked about the life over there and how he and his family are thankful to be in the US...a thing that I sometimes take for granted.

Saturday morning I took Addison and Carter to Chick-fil-a for breakfast. Later we met Shawn and Carolyn for the Easter Eggstravaganza at Chet's Creek. Addison "hunted" Easter eggs. They were in plain sight but he still enjoyed it (because they were filled with candy).

After the Easter egg hunt Addison played on the inflatables and played some games. We ate lunch and went home for a nap. It was a nice day, except that Carter was not feeling well...but that is another story (turns out he had an ear infection).

Easter was laid back. Addison and Carter both enjoyed their Easter baskets. I have been enjoying Addison's a little too much (I love jelly beans). We stayed home all day and spent time together. We had a nice non-traditional dinner of rib roast, augratin potatoes and greens.

So now I will put the baskets away until next year!

Addison's Night

Last night Shawn and I took Addison out for a special night. We wanted to spend some time with him doing something fun so we went to Adventure Landing. We did the go-carts first (sorry no pictures-Shawn was in charge of the camera and forgot to take any). Addison and I were in a double go-cart and Shawn drove his own. It was fun...Shawn broke the rules and gave us a couple of bumps out on the track.

We then played a round of minature golf. The weather was warm but there were very dark storm clouds looming overhead the entire time.

After golf we went to dinner at the beach. We ate at Sliders so that we could sit outside and relax. While waiting on dinner we talked, played "I spy" and snuggled (it was starting to get a little chilly). Addison is such a fun kid. I love to just sit around and talk to him...

Dinner was good but dessert was better. We walked down to Shelby's and enjoyed some ice cream before heading home. Addison was getting very sleepy which means he was starting to act a little goofy!

It was a great night but we all agreed we missed Carter very much. I couldn't wait to get home and see his sweet face. Of course, he was already fast asleep so I had to settle for his 2:45 AM waking that has occurred the last two nights. He wakes up ready to play and will not go down for over an hour later. Hopefully, he will be back to sleeping through the night tonight...wish me luck!!!

Big Boy

My sweet Carter now insists on feeding himself with the spoon...where does the time go? He will scream and cry until I give him the spoon. Then he feeds himself very efficiently for the first 30 seconds. After that it is an all out mess. He gets it in his hair, all over his face and clothes and even starts using his hand to get the food out.
Seeing the pride on his face makes it all worth it!