Patrick's 36th Birthday

We went out to breakfast for Patrick's birthday . . .  then I spent the rest of the day detailing my car.  Not too exciting for Patrick but my car looked so much better!  Aw, the joys of being grown ups.

Family

It's always fun to go visit Grandma and Grandpa's house but it is even more fun when we get all the aunts, uncles, and cousins involved :)

I love this shot of Shannon, Nate, and Zach . . .

This picture quality is terrible in the next shot but it is so nice to see all the boys around the table I just had to include it.

 



Breakfast at the track

It's become a much-loved annual tradition . . . we stop at The Bread Basket for some egg sandwiches and go sit in the bleachers to eat and watch the horses warm up.  This year certainly didn't disappoint.



Big Truck Day!

The Children's Museum has this event every year . . . they get a bunch of trucks to come to the Maple Ave School parking lot.  The kids love it!!  They get to climb into all the trucks and (most importantly) honk the horns.  Seriously one of the best ideas for a fundraiser ever! 

This year had the added excitement of a helicopter landing in the middle of the event . . . and blowing tents and papers everywhere!  Glad we weren't near when it landed.



Shark tooth

First, Allie introduced us to febrile seizures.  While they're relatively common and not hazardous, they are downright scary for a parent (especially when you don't yet know they are common and not hazardous!) and fortunately she outgrew that phase without issue. 

Well, now she brings us . . . shark teeth!  Again, a relatively common occurance where the grown up teeth take the path of least resistance and pop up *behind* the baby teeth.  Really?!?!?  Live and learn.



Nate turns 4!!

I know, I can hardly believe it myself. 

And when the birthday boy picks his favorite meal for dinner, we get sandwiches for dinner!  Nate loves his peanut butter and jelly and Allie always goes for ham and cheese.  Day.after.day.  Whatever makes 'em happy!



 

(And yes, I reused the cool bag that Kelsie and Lauren made for him for his birthday)

Cousin fun

It is so fun to watch the cousins play . . .