A lovely weekend in March…

There was this one weekend when I felt like I was a character in the book “If you Give a Mouse a Cookie”.  In this book one thing leads to another, which leads to another, etc. 

One Saturday in March we woke up to beautiful weather.  Since it was so nice out we thought we should take the kids to the park.  We went to one of our favorite parks in St. Augustine.  We rode the carousel, played on the slides and swings, and enjoyed our morning.

We were having such a nice day that we didn’t want it to end.  We decided to visit the Fort, since we were nearby and it was such a great day to be outdoors. 

On our way home we got a call from Aunt Linda and Uncle Paddy saying they were near our neighborhood.  So they came by and we spent the afternoon together.  I told them about our day and Aunt Linda invited us to come take a tour of her ship.  So, after church the next day…

Jack wanted to sleep in Aunt Linda’s bunk.

Captain Jack, Captain Lucy

Jack kept turning around to wave goodbye.  He didn’t want to leave.

If you take a kid to visit Aunt Linda’s ship, he will definitely fall asleep before you leave the parking lot.

Thank you, Aunt Linda!!!

Celebrating Mimi

Mom’s birthday is kind of a big deal to us. We have been so blessed to have Mom’s help with the kids while Mike and I work.  Mom’s retirement just happened to coincide with Jack being born.  She has given us two days a week of free child care for almost four years.  There are so many positives.  Here are just a few… 1. Both of my children have an amazing relationship with Mimi.  She knows what they like to eat, when they nap, some of their likes and dislikes, and they know her.  2.  Poppie gets extra time with the grandchildren.  Mimi and Poppie sometimes take shifts or tag team grandparenting duties on our two days a week.  3.  Family dinners- we have started doing dinner at the Goodman house at least once a month… Uncle Josh makes an appearance, too.  4. Mimi loves to organize.  This year since Jack has been in preschool Mimi hasn’t spent much time at our house.  However, when she does I usually come home to an organized closet, laundry room, kitchen, bathroom, or (insert some annoying, typically unorganized space here). 5. We have to take less sick days.  We are fortunate that we have my parents and Mike’s parents willing and available to help when there is a sick child and we can’t go to our daycare.  6. Jack and Lucy LOVE going.  There are no rough mornings or fighting with Jack (who is NOT a morning person) when it is a Mimi & Poppie’s day.  We are eternally grateful to my parents for their help with our two little blessings.  So when Mimi’s birthday comes around we really try to show our appreciation. 

This year we had a nice family dinner in honor of Mimi.  Of course we had to have her favorite… SUSHI!  We had a nice big table in a secluded area of the restaurant.  Lucy roamed from loved on to loved one.  Jack enjoyed sitting in between his grandparents.  Uncle Josh showed off his beard.

We had fried bananas for dessert… I didn’t get a before picture…but they were yummy!

After dinner we went back to the house for some playtime and snuggles.

It was a wonderful night.  We love our Mimi so much!