The missing tooth

The kids I were just sitting in the office talking and all of a sudden Nathan walked up to me with his fingers in his mouth. He said he had a loose tooth. And in a matter of a few minutes he was holding it in his hands. Looking at his face it is the bottom left side. He was so proud of losing his 3rd tooth that he wanted to take a picture and put it on the blog! Way to go Nathan!

Playing with Papa and Grandma

Since I had only one of the kids with me the grandparents were able to spend a lot of time and spoil Nathan over the weekend. Besides, taking him to the movies, the zoo and the ice cream shop, every night we would play a game of hangman. Nathan and I were team against grandma and Papa. We had many laughs especially the night that they choose the word FLORIDA and misspelled it two times! It was fun to hear everyone laugh so hard! Thank you Grandma Candy and Papa Dan for such a fun weekend!

The Red Race Car

What's under here mom?
A Red Race Car!


And off they go. Nathan was so excited to discover that Papa Dan has a red race car in his garage. Nathan was jumping up and down he was so excited to ride in the red race car. I told Nathan that some day he could buy Papa Dan's race car from him and then take Papa Dan for rides. He thought that was funny!

Papa's Special Dessert

So we went out to eat at a salad buffet. Of course they have an ice cream bar and of course Papa Dan and Nathan discovered some treats. When they got back to the table they both had huge smiles on their plates and were so proud to show us their HUGE plate of desserts! It was like a dream come true for a kid and for Papa Dan, who loves dessert! I am not sure who enjoyed it more..Papa or Nathan.

My Nephew and Niece

I was able to spend time with my sister in law Joni, my nephew Lucas and my niece Addison when we were in MN. My mother in law joined us along with my parents for the afternoon and dinner. Lucas is 2 yrs old and is tons of fun. Nathan, Lucas and I had fun jumping on his bed, dancing and playing with all his toys in his room. Addison will be one in October, is so laid back and cute! She showed us how she can roll all over and eat like a big girl. It was wonderful to finally meet my niece and we all cannot wait until they come to visit us in July.

Noel and Papa John in Chicago

Hot Dogs and rain at the White Soxs and Twins game. They had to wear garbage bags and it was cold and windy. But Noel enjoyed his "guy time" at the game and the Twins ended up winning!
Both Noel and Grandpa said it was a great weekend.

Away he goes!

Waving good bye was a little difficult but my step father was so sweet. He put his arm around my shoulders and told me that he thought a "Caribou" was in order. He knows that Caribou Coffee is my favorite coffee shop. So off he and I and Little Nathan went to start our weekend together.

More Train Pictures

The Amtrack coming in. This was the train they attached onto to go to Chicago.

NOel giving me the thumbs up as he is getting ready to ride away.

The Gritty Palace

Here are the boys standing next to the rail car. This rail car attaches to the Amtrak and is the last car. It is so much fun to travel. Noel and my father and his friends left on Friday am for the guys trip to Chicago. There they went out to eat, to a Twins/Cubs baseball game and to the flea market. Noel enjoyed being the only grandchild with his Papa and he LOVES trains as much as his Papa. Thank you Papa John for taking Noel on this special train weekend to Chicago! The following pictures are ones I was able to take before they left.

Our Trip to Minnesota

The boys and I took a trip to Minnesota last weekend. Noel was invited to take the train down to Chicago with Papa John and Little Nathan spent the weekend with Grandma Candy and Papa Dan. This was us on the airplane. Baby Stitch is the favorite stuffed animal for all of the kids. He has been on many adventures and this was one of them. Nathan insisted that he wanted his picture taken on the plane!

Amanda & Devin

Our friends Amanda and Devin drove down from Memphis to celebrate Devin's 9th birthday. We spent our time swimming in the pool, going to the beach and on Devin's birthday we went to Magic Kingdom. The two of them have never been to Disney World so it was a treat for us to be with them on their first visit and on Devin's birthday. We had a wonderful time and were at Disney for 13 hours! I heard Devin saying the next day that he had the "best birthday ever!" This was our first non family friend guest and it was a blast for all of us. We hope to have them back soon!