The weather has been absolutely beautiful, so we decided to head to the coast today. Colm had gotten a metal detector, a new kite and a game that was perfect for the beach, so that was another great reason to head westward today.
We had a great time…the weather was perfect and we had a great day together as a family.
Liam had his own little cheering section at his ballgame this weekend. My friend Christie came to visit as did our friend Kathy, plus Kathy’s two little ones. This is Jordan sitting on my lap. This was his first ballgame ever and he was very enthusiastic…lots of clapping was going on.
As I was leaving the boys’ school on Friday I noticed, out of the corner of my eye, a rooster that was walking dangerously close to the side of the road. So I swung my car around and walked behind the rooster until he got back closer to the enclosure I had noticed someone had set up for him across from the school. I called the school and let them know about the rooster and they knew a teacher had been doing a lesson with the students and they’d call him and let him know his rooster was out. I sat with that stupid rooster for FOURTY MINUTES and no one came out. I finally called back and they told me the teacher had said that his chickens know not to go in the road. Seriously?
Colm has been going to occupational therapy for about a month now to help him with letter formation, letter spacing and just fine motor skills in general. He LOVES it! This picture alone should be explanation enough for why he things it’s awesome.
So thankful to have this kid back home, safe, sound and under our roof.
So thankful that he had the MOST AMAZING TIME EVER at outdoor school.
So thankful that he will still talk to me and tell me everything that happened while he was away.
So thankful I packed sunscreen for him.
So thankful for our wonderful school community that made this experience happen for him and his classmates.
So thankful that he had the maturity to sleep away from home for two nights.
So thankful I didn’t cry when I went to pick him up because I almost did I was so happy to see him.
Colm has been talking about going to his favorite Japanese steakhouse for months! He knew that was where he wanted to go for his birthday, the only hiccup was that Liam was going to be at Outdoor School over Colm’s birthday and Colm was really struggling with his brother gone. Problem solved. Our usual family birthday dinner turned into a family birthday dinner minus Liam, plus Colm’s best friend. It was a great night out with our bellies full of Japanese food and a trip to Dairy Queen for some frozen yumminess afterwards.
Post-apocolyptic…that’s about all I’ve gotten from it so far.
Colm had a great time with a whole tableful of his friends jumping on trampolines, eating pizza and celebrating with some birthday cake. (And yes, one kid did puke, jumping…cake…pizza…jumping…not exactly the best idea.)
