Sunday at the Park-LOTS of Pictures

This afternoon our church held a dinner at a park just south of us. The playground was awesome…

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With lots to play on with our friends even Zach’s size friends.

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Next we rode the Carousal… Zach was not so much a fan….

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Zach liked the train ride much better…

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Finally we had dinner….

photo (6)Honestly this was one of the best Sunday afternoon we have spent in a long time!

 

Birthday, Boys, Bike and Bubbles

Today we celebrated Zach’s birthday. One of the huge events is choosing a place to eat, Zach chose Cracker Barrel.

cracker barrelAfter a much needed nap, we went out to play with Zach’s new gifts; a bicycle and helmet, sidewalk chalk and bubble gun. He also got some new pool toys for next year.

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Learning to pedal

Learning to pedal

Next up was the cake, he had requested an alligator cake so that is exactly what he got!

Repurpose

One of the major ways we save money is by repurposing as much as we can. Today, Matt and Z had their second day home alone. Of course they would work on a cool project. This scooter was a hand me down from my niece several years ago. Lily used it but has now outgrown it. After a little work and some paint it can now be use for at least a year by Zach.

All Good Things Must Come to A End!

I am sitting here the final night of vacation, it is cloudy so I can’t seen the ocean. But the sound of the waves are calming…I wish I could sit here every night and listen to them!  Here are some group pictures, minus Amanda for most because she left this morning before we could take them!

Monday Vacation

photoWe  finished up today by eating at PF Changs which was my birthday dinner.  As we were walking out the kids ask if they could have their picture made with the horse. Matt told me that the waitress had commented that ours were the best behavior children she had ever waited on!  Wow does that make a Mom feel good!photo (4)This is a sign that is hanging in the condo, today it said it all. We only got around 2 hours on the beach early this morning, but we are still have an awesome time.photo (2)This was the sky this morning right before we went for a walk on the beach to find some seashells.

photo (3)However this is what our sky looked like most of the rest of the day. This is also the view from the front of the condo.