Well, if last week was about Little Brother and focusing on getting him settled into school, it's only fair that this weekend was all about Big Brother!
This weekend was chock full from Friday 7:45 am all the way through Sunday 9pm! Here's a quick recap...
Friday: I finally was chosen to chaperone a Field Trip with Big Brother's class! However, that meant I needed ALL day child care for the little guy! I have only one friend with little ones left at home all day and she graciously took him for me ALL day! He had a blast and continues to remind me that, "Colleen is my favorite Mommy. She was so nice to me and let me drive her car!" I'm not sure I'll never top that one!
That allowed me to ride on the bus and attend the field trip to a nearby river and park area, where we collected bugs, water "creatures" and other things from the pond and river. After lunch, we did a nature walk to discover nature using all our senses. It was a great field trip and since we were outside and searching for nasty critters, the kids were all awesome!
This is a shot of the kids crossing the river and one of the many crawdads we captured (and later released) in the river!
Saturday: Big Brother finished baseball and moved on to Flag Football! It's been fun to see him join different sports teams and learn new games. He likes football so far, but says it's a lot of running!
We finished the night off with a birthday dinner at Red Robin. He got to choose his restaurant and that was #1 since they sing Happy Birthday! Photos from this are stuck on Daddy's iPhone!
Sunday: This was the day he's been crossing the days off his calendar for! Finally it was his 7th Birthday!!! Lots more details to come, but here's a little sneak peak at the fun that we had throughout the day.
We have a birthday tradition of covering the boys' doors in wrapping paper while they sleep. This was the first year we "wrapped him" in his room and he had to bust out. He thought it was extra fun! (And yes, that is a Santa night light in the middle of September! It's better than leaving the Christmas lights on the outside of the house all year!) He had a ton of great gifts to open and enjoy until his party in the afternoon.
We did a Lego Baseball party at the local Batting Cages. Many more details to come, but as you can see, fun was had by all!
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