Our Week

Aunt Julie's birthday was on Yom Kippur, so we celebrated on Wednesday night.  Connor was so excited for the "birthday party" that he didn't want to play until after birthday cake!

My favorite piece of Connor's journal this week was his picture of him playing on the computer.  Aww!

 Miss Caylee with her super-sized drink at Corner Bakery on Friday.  Just ice, but she's a pro with the straw!

Birthday Celebrations

We had our annual birthday celebration for Grammy, Grandpa & Uncle Sam at the restaurant where Uncle Sam works.  We've been dying to try the giant pretzels and Caylee's face lit up when she saw them!

Connor and I got to take a tour of the kitchen (and new restaurant in the back) which was pretty cool to see.  He played "restaurant" for a few minutes!

Happy Birthday!

Our Weekend

Everyone met at Steak & Shake for a fun dinner out.  The waitress gave us little red cars to put together while we waited for our food and the kids had a great time decorating & playing with them.

I love this photo!  I showed her how to "drive" her car!

On Saturday morning, we got up extra early (thanks Connor), so we ran to McDonalds for a special breakfast and then headed to basketball class.  While he still needs work with dribbling, Connor impressed us with his rebounding skills.  He took it so seriously that he was wrestling the ball to the floor to get it before anyone else did.  He was actually the only kid who paid any attention to the ball right after it went into the net!

This photo is so great because it reminds me of all the photos of Daddy playing as a kid.

The kids got to play their first "game" for just a few minutes.  He got the ball once, didn't dribble, but he ran to the basket and tried to shoot!

After class, we played at the park and then headed to Jack's 4th birthday party!

Jack's cars were a huge hit, so they all took turns driving around in circles on the driveway.

Umm, no. That didn't last long.

Seriously.  The lace leggings and zebra print looked so cute!  Too bad she ripped a hole in her leggings during the party!

St. Joseph - Day 2

You know you're tired when you pass out like this...

(and that was just after breakfast!)

After a little nap for Caylee, we headed to downtown St. Joseph to walk around.  Connor and I loved the giant ducks that they had around the city, so I thought it might be fun to take pictures next to the cute ones.

Minion duck!

We stopped for a snack at a candy shop and they had these colorful chairs outside for us to hang out in!

At lunch, we ate at a sandwich shop, and the owner invited Connor to come in the back to watch the bagels in the special oven.  It was actually pretty interesting to see how they bake them.  I had no idea!

The Captain America duck was our bribe to get him to finish his lunch!

After a good nap (and a trip to Walgreens for my allergic reaction), we drove to Silver Beach to the carousel and boardwalk.  Connor begged all day to ride the horse on the carousel, but once we got there, he was too scared to go.  I bought the ticket already, so I took Caylee!

First time for everything!

I took her off the horse about halfway through and just held her the rest of the time!

We stopped at the Fun House mirrors and Connor loved them!

The rocking chairs around the carousel reminded me of photos of my vacations as a kid, so I wanted to make sure we got pictures of my kids in them.

They didn't work out as planned, but still cute!

More ducky pics!

Connor thought this looked like Super Man and he didn't understand the phone booth thing, but whatever...

After a yummy dinner at a restaurant downtown, we took a long walk down the pier to see the lighthouses and boats.

Kisses for Mama!

He was so happy :)