Spring Break Road Trip

Family pic on the Carnathan's dock

Sweet little Connor-man, 3 1/2 years old

Good buddies, Weston and Noah

My Westie-boo, 5 1/2 years old

 

 

Will and me

Connor driving Atlin in the John Deere

Connor, so full of mischief!

Sweet Evie is too!

Precious pic of the kids

Posing with the fire hats and badges we made

At Sea World, with the penguin

Waiting on a show to start

James and Daddy waiting to see Shamu

Sweet Baby James, 6 months old

Waiting to see the killer whales

Evie gazing in awe

Weston playing at Ormond Beach

James relaxing at the beach

Weston happy as can be

Connor running on the sand

Brothers working together

Connor hitting and throwing a ball

View from the beach house

Only footsteps to the beach

Precious beach house Abby's parents let us borrow for a few days

Carnathan and Parrott kids running together on the beach

The exciting announcement photo

Hilarious pic of Brent

Me and Abs

My favorite pic of Evie and Connor

For Spring Break this year, we traveled to the Orlando area to visit our friends, the Carnathans.  We stayed a whole week, and had a lot of fun.  While we were there, we celebrated Noah's 5th birthday with a family cookout.  There was plenty of entertainment for the kids in the country.  The boys picked oranges from the trees in the backyard.  They climbed trees, ate picnic lunches and chocolate chip cookies, pretended to be firemen, went on trailer rides, and played wildly with big sticks like they were swords and guns.  James experienced a few firsts: we took a trip to Sea World, and then spent a few days in Ormond Beach.  Weston became hooked on DVD episodes of Flipper that the Blairs had in their beach house.  We all left there wanting to move to Florida, so we could enjoy warm weather and our sweet friends year round. 

Mardi Gras at the Beach

Weston and Connor playing in the sand together

Cookie time

So happy

Leaning together and making "Aaaaaah" noises

Connor on the putting green

Weston playing putt putt

Enjoying a ride on a dinosaur

Waiting on a parade

Separating beads into two piles

Napping after a fun week at the beach

During the first week of March, Mimi and Grandy took Weston and Connor to their first Mardi Gras at Orange Beach.  The boys had a blast!  Our house was eerily quiet for five whole days.  James got some good quality time with both parents.  Weston and Connor went to the zoo, played putt putt, rode rides, ate ice cream, and went to several parades.  Connor got a hole in one on the golf course.  The boys brought home a collection of beads, stuffed animals, and moon pies.  Now, Weston's new favorite food is "fried shrimp from the Doc's".  He is still talking about it.  The boys' favorite memory from the trip was when a goose from the Gulf Shores Zoo poked his head through his pen and bit Mimi on the knee!  They thought that was so funny.  Poor Mimi!  

100 Days Smarter

100 days of Kindergarten

Weston's "100 days" project

Weston counting out worms by 5's and 10's to 100

Teamwork!

Proud of his project

Connor just being his silly little self

All dressed up like an old man for school

Adjusting his suspenders

His daddy also attended the celebration

One of his teachers dressed up, orthopedic shoes and all

In February, Weston celebrated 100 days of Kindergarten.  Each kindergartener had to do a project using 100 items.  We made "Kindergarten Bait" using gummy worms and crushed Oreo cookies.  It became a family project, because Connor wanted to participate.  We counted out the worms, in tally mark fashion, on a cookie sheet.  For the 100th day, Weston and his class dressed as if they were 100.  I sprayed his hair gray and got some small glasses.  He borrowed a cane that was my great-granddad's.  He also borrowed Will's suspenders from his Air Force "mess dress" uniform.  One of his teachers, Mrs. Kathy Ferris, was dressed up and walking around complaining about her "Osteoferocious"!  It was so funny.  Will was able to stop by the class before heading to work.  It was a great day and such a fun memory for our little Weston.