MLK Weekend

We had a 4 day weekend and while Saturday and Sunday were filled with family,

 Monday and Tuesday were filled with friends!

On Monday, we went to Kara's new home for a visit.  

In the afternoon, we took all the kids to Cinebarre for dinner and a movie.

 The boys won't admit enjoying Frozen because of all the princesses, 

but everyone had a great time!

On Tuesday, we met up with some classmates at Plaza Fiesta.
The boys climbed, slid and jumped for a solid 2 hours.

Sully's Sleepover

Earlier in the week, before bedtime, 

Sully marched into his big brothers' room and said, 

"Hey Guys, you want to come to a Sleepover in my Room?"

That's right, Sully wanted to have his first sleepover, and the boys were in!

After school on Friday, Sully and I went to the store to pick out snacks for his big night. We rolled out 3 sleeping bags, set out the snacks, put on "The Incredibles", and the boys settled down for the big night.  Sully was so happy!

 There were tons of giggles and silliness coming from Sullivan's room.

After the movie was over, the boys were reading with their Flashlight Friends.   We could hear Patrick and Finn taking turns reading stories to Sullivan.  Such great big brothers.

The boys were up very late, but it was worth it.  

Gill caught this picture of our boys, finally asleep and all cuddled together. 

A WHEELY Fun Day

After weeks of preparation, the day was here...

The CubScout Pinewood Derby Race!

Patrick's Fast Fireball

 Finnegan's Big Crusher

Our boys were ready to race!

 

The races started and the competition was fierce

 The first few heats were tough

and then... Finnegan won a heat!  

He received a ribbon and was smiling from ear to ear

The next heat had big competition - but that didn't stop Patrick from winning!!

The boys had a great cheering squad

 Sully was so proud of his brothers and even had his own car 

that he made with Daddy to enter in the sibling races - 

The Sticky Green Apple Launcher

  Not only did Sully race with the siblings - he won!

We celebrated with a great lunch with Nannie and Pop Pop

 and really sweet treats!

  To top off the great day, Gill took all 3 boys to Monster Jam with the Callow Boys.

Chris was generous enough to get all 6 boys (and 2 dads) tickets to the suite.  The kids got to go to the pit and see the trucks up close, before going up to the suite and watching the trucks while eating yummy food.

 Finn was in full Monster Jam spirit - complete with a "Grave Digger" Face.

What a day!

Football Spirit

All our schools called for Panthers Pride today, 

as the Carolina Panthers have a big game this weekend.

Patrick wore a football shirt, Finn had me paint on his face, 

and I put a Panther on Gill's face for Hawk Dads.

However, the family member with the most Panthers Spirit was Sullivan!

Wearing Panthers Blue Skinny Jeans, a blue and black shirt and black cowboy boots - 

the kid had spirit!

 The entire preschool was given pom-poms, pizza and football-shaped brownies.

Our Karate Kid

Hi-Ya!  

Patrick has started studying Karate once a week after school.

Our sweet boy has some tough karate moves, 

and he's only been going for 6 weeks.

Patrick has already earned a certificate for his hard work.

Keep up the great work, Patrick - we are so proud!

Discovery Place Kids

Yesterday, I took the boys up to Discovery Place Kids for the afternoon.

We spent the most of our time building race cars and racing down the track.

 The boys couldn't resist the water table, or getting soaking wet,

 and joined in for dance party on stage before we left.

Happy New Year!

New Years Eve was spent cuddled up on the couch, just the five of us, with lots of popcorn and a good family movie.  The boys went to bed realatively early and Gill and I just barely made it til midnight!

 New Years Day was celebrated with Nannie and PopPop.

Dad took the boys golfing and Mom made a delicious dinner.  

The day was filled with lots of silliness, a great way to start the year!

Happy 2014!