Splashing Birthday Celebration

Saturday we took Logan and his buddy to Coco Key Water Park to celebrate his birthday.  It was nice to be able to set them free and say "HAVE FUN" but I didn't meet up with them often to get photos so you'll have to make do with the few ones I could snap.

11th Birthday Surprise

For MANY MANY years Logan has asked for the same thing for his birthday.  A gas powered 4wheeler.  And for MANY MANY years Eric and I have been telling him he's not old enough.  This year Eric and I decided he is old enough for a junior version.  Can you tell by this kids face that he is happy with his birthday surprise?

 Too bad he was born in February!  This year it was C.O.L.D.!!!!!

 We took him out to his grandparents woods to ride the trails and Eric borrowed their 4wheeler to follow Logan.

 Back inside to warm up we enjoyed some pre-dinner birthday cake.
Dessert before dinner.  Now you KNOW it's a special day!

He went back out to ride some more before it got too dark then we headed to his dinner restaurant of choice....

PIZZA STREET!

First Day as an 11 Year-old!

Many more great things to come today, but so far Amanda and I woke up the birthday boy with cinnamon rolls in bed, baked a pound of bacon as a surprise, and had a birthday morning photo shoot.

 I think it's still a little too early.  His eyes look very puffy!  : )

 I also found the time to wash the dogs this morning but Logan wanted to include Casey in this photo shoot.  Wet dog or not!

Date Night!

My Mom offered to take the kids for the night to give Eric and me a date night.  We decided to spend our time on a project.  I've been loosing things behind the washer/dryer for a while and I asked Eric to help me solve the problem.  

After a quick shopping trip, we (mostly Eric) set to work!

 FINISHED!  It was a fast fix-it project that will make chores a little more bearable.

 THANKS HONEY!

The floor replacement and cabinet painting are still on our to-do list but that won't be for a while yet.

Painting Party

Here is yet another "better late than never" post.  These photos were lost in the depths of my phone file and forgotten until now.

 Amanda was invited to attend a friend's birthday party where they all created a master piece.

 It was LOUD, EXCITING, and FUN!

 They painted the picture in stages and enjoyed drinks and snacks while each stage dried.

 I was amazed that the talent we had in this group.

 I'm not sure I could have done this nice a job!

Good Timing for a Sick Day

Logan was sent home from school yesterday with a fever.  He laid on the couch all evening feeling poorly and went to bed early.  This morning he woke up feeling great!  No fever or other symptoms but he has to be fever free for 24 hours before going back to school so he stayed home with me anyway.  Since today is a rare 71 degrees we decided to break out the hammock and enjoy the wonderful weather.  Not a bad day to be sick, I say!

Mother Son Date Night

Since Eric and Amanda were out enjoying the evening, Logan and I decided to follow suit.  I took him to the Sports Show downtown and we both had a blast!  We climbed in EVERY boat, visited EVERY vendor booth, and watched EVERY show scheduled!  Our favorite was the Dock Dogs competition.  We may have to enter our furry monkeys next year to see how they measure up jumping off docks to catch their toys.  I think they would DIG IT!

I only snapped a few photos of the event and most were blurry.  I wish I had thought to take a photo of Logan in the giant yacht.  It was ONLY $600,000!  Logan thought we could sell our house and live on the boat but I burst his bubble when I told him we would have to sell our neighbors' houses' too and that would be a tight squeeze.

 Here Logan is hugging this suped-up camo golf cart.