A Visit From Old Friends

This weekend we were lucky enough to get a visit from some of our Alaska friends! The DiMarco's came over to play! Amy grew up here in Enterprise and they were here for a few days on their way to the beach. It was so fun to catch up and let the boys play. Well, I guess "catch up" isn't exactly what we did. We've stayed "in touch" reading each others blogs! I love those friends that you can just pick back up with.

Nolen and Adam are less than a month apart in age. Alden is five months younger than Max. The boys warmed up to each other again and had a good time playing. We even busted out the Wii at the end of the evening.

Thanks for stopping to visit us guys! We had a lot of fun!

the boys playing together in Alaska

Soccer Camp

 
 
 

Swimming

We had a great weekend...it was the first time in awhile that Edward wasn't out of town and didn't have school work to do. We spent a lot of quality time together and it was great. On Saturday we cooked a big breakfast (complete with fresh eggs I bought at the farmer's market - a little too fresh, two of them were red inside!), we found and played with a turtle I found in the street. His shell was about 8 inches across. Edward put him in the backyard but we haven't seen him since. And we went to the pool at Fort Rucker. We spent a lot of time there last summer and it was nice to go back. The boys had fun and spent some time without their water wings. Max liked going under the water but of course Nolen didn't because the water got in his eyes. When will he grow out of that???

Water Fun

This post is a mish mash of the last week of playing outside...

Here are a few videos of the boys playing in the front yard. We got a slip n slide for Nolen's birthday -thanks Nana! I LOVE it! Max thinks its cool...Nolen is kind of a chicken. Check out the video.



We also found a lizard outside and the boys enjoyed playing with him. I promise I didn't let it go on for too long before we let him go. It was just funny to hear them laugh so hard! Please don't send PETA after me.



And finally, the boys were playing in the pool on Friday while I cleaned up the garage a little and did some weeding and even some edging. I was still finishing up when they wanted to get out of the pool so I wrapped each one in a towel and sent them inside to take off their swimsuits and put on dry clothes. This is how I found Max when I came inside about 15 minutes later. At least he got his wet bathing suit off!

Byrd Nest Party

Last week the boys had their end of the year party at the big park in town. The preschool did a great job organizing everything. There were snacks and drinks and it was early enough in the day that it wasn't too hot. The teachers asked that all of the kids wear their green field trip shirts. Well, after our field trip to the strawberry patch I knew I had to do something to help me find my own green monsters. When there are 30 kids running around in green shirts, it is almost impossible to keep track of two of them! So they wore their Mario hats! It was perfect! I could spot them from across the playground!

Look at that cool kid with his hat on backwards!

Last Day of Preschool and Graduation!

The boys had a great year at the Byrd's Nest preschool. We met some wonderful friends and both boys loved their teachers. We'll miss ya'll next year!



The boys ready for their last day of school!

The elaborate cake at graduation...its all fondant icing and it was quite large!

From left to right: Sue Byrd (owner), Miss Tracy (Nolen's primary teacher) and Miss Hannah (the other 4-year-old teacher).

Nolen hugging Miss Hannah :-)

This is the quilt that the teachers had made for Sue Byrd. It was a really neat idea! Each square is a picture made out of each child's handprint! Nolen's is the frog in the middle. What a great idea!

Some of the graduates on stage in the caps and gowns. The graduation ceremony was quite elaborate for a preschool! They gave each child a diploma, a memory book, a gift at the park the next day, two books, a magnet for the car...it was like one of those birthday parties that is over the top! They are a very sweet group of ladies. We were lucky that such a great preschool was so close to our house!