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Yesterday, Master Hayden requested to go bike riding for his birthday! So off we went to the school so they could have lots of room to ride. Rick and I thought Hunter might be ready to try riding without training wheels. We figured it would take quite a bit of time before he got the hang of it. Boy were we wrong! Hunter mastered (on his own ) riding his bike with no training wheels. We are so proud of him. Hayden had a ball playing in the puddles and riding his new Speed Racer bike.

The Texans Invaded!!

Yes, Mimi and Pop-Pop arrived with lots of hugs and kisses. But unfortunately they came without luggage. (Just for a little while, we got to make a trip to the airport to pick it up) We had a fabulous visit and as usual, it was so hard to see them go!! Hayden wanted to go home with them as long as he could take Lucy with him.



We were very busy while Mimi and Pop-Pop visited. On Wednesday we went to the Alligator Farm. We saw every kind of alligator known to man. Then we headed to the outlets. That night we found a really great Cuban restaurant that is now at the top of our favorite restaurant list. The boys also had a slumber party at the hotel with their grandparents.



On Thursday, we went to the book fair and to the park. Pop-Pop was great pushing all the kids on the swings. Even those he was not related to. We called it an early night so that everyone could get rest for the big day tomorrow.



Friday, we went to see Hunter at school for lunch. You would never believe how loud it is in that cafeteria? Took Mimi and Pop-Pop to Dave and Busters. Mimi got challenged to a game of horse racing. Hayden had his birthday party that night at the baseball field.

Saturday came so quickly! Off the grandparents went back to Texas. The Laneys were depressed for days with Grandparent Withdrawal. We are looking forward to their next visit and praying that soon they will be a bit closer to us.

Weekend...

Did someone ever say that it would be boring with 2 boys running around? NEVER!!

We had a great weekend. Saturday we went to a friend's home in Keystone and had a bar-b-que. They have five acres and the boys had a blast. They swam, dug in dirt, caught bugs and catapillars, went on golf cart rides. But the highlight of the day was when they said the cows were coming!! Cows, what cows? Their property backs up to a dairy farm. The diary farm let the cows out and Hayden went crazy. Not only does that boy love animals but cows are usually at the top of the list. We tried to feed them grass but we were not very successful. Hayden said next time we need to bring hay with us.

Sunday was Mothers Day. We all had a great day. The boys painted ceramic figurines for me. Rick took them to buy me a beautiful necklace. (Who-hoo gotta love jewelry!) Mom bought me a Coach keychain (another of my favorite things). Rick got to go to the TPC golf tournament for the day. So my mom, Allison, the boys and I spent the day together.

Now, Monday came with lots of excitement. We are awaiting for our grandparents to arrive tomorrow but the biggest excitement was the fact that someone cut Hayden's hair. He said Hunter did it. Hunter said, "No way it wasn't me". So finally, after asking a bijillion times, Hayden admitted it was him. He is only three and will have to have a comb over until it grows out. Why do kids always do that right before a big event? I will be out looking for a baseball hat for him to wear to his birthday party on Friday night.

Some things are not for everyone!

I was so excited to see one of Hayden's favorite books presented as a play here in Jax. So we made plans to go and see "If you give a mouse a cookie" today. I told Hayden we were going to a play. He seemed excited. We got there and it was general admission. They sat us in the third row. Wow, how excited was I? The play was a few minutes late getting started. Hayden looked at the balcony and said to me. "Mom, is that where the playground is? Is that where I can play?" I knew I was in trouble. I explained that this kind of play was like watching a book. He made it thru most of the performance and then nature called. We were getting ready to leave the restroom and go back to our seats for the last 10 minutes of the show. Hayden looked at me with those big brown eyes and said, Can I go home and play basketball now? Off we went to our house to play basketball. Some things we like and others we don't.

Note to self: Sports is Hayden's thing!! Take it easy the rest will come.