Birthday Weekend Coming to an End

I feel like we have been celebrating Brooks' 6th birthday for a solid week! I don't remember having so much attention placed on birthdays when I was younger, but maybe I just have a bad memory- who knows? We had family over tonight for his birthday, so I think now, we are finally done celebrating! Brooks had wanted an Ironman cake for awhile, and Ryan volunteered to take care of that. Well those of you who know Ryan, know that there is going to be an unexpected twist with anything he is in charge of. He kept the cake a surprise all day and wouldn't even let me see what he had bought. He ended up getting a regular cake (then coming home- got bitched at that he was supposed to get an Ironman cake, went back to the store and came home with his big secret). He got a big 'ole Ironman and plunked it on the cake. Brooks was thrilled and has been playing with it all night. Leave it to Ryan to be funny and have a better idea than me.

Can you see where Ironman "stepped" on the cake?????? haha

We were supposed to go to Four Winds Casino this weekend after Cobe's game on Saturday, but that plan got thrown off for multiple reasons. So we hit Chuck E Cheese's AGAIN- 2nd day in a row! The kids loved it though. We also went to the mall after lunch and bummed around there awhile. Then today my dad, Ryan and Cobe went to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop. So the kids all got to have a fun-filled weekend.

Cobe's game was not a good one. They lost and did not play their best. I said on the way home, "Cobe, that wasn't your team's best game, huh?" And he said, "Mom, I didn't play well at all!" He probably had his worst game ever- just didn't make any great plays, and he was well aware of that fact! He doesn't get too upset about those things though, which is good I guess. He was onto to winning tickets and playing games about 2 seconds after leaving the game! The last season of soccer starts next week- his team plays for 3 seasons in a row. Then we're on to baseball....

My mom and dad fly home tomorrow. We'll have a busy morning getting them to the airport, and Brooks and Sadie have motor movement at the same time, so Ryan and I will have to split up to get everyone where they need to be. It has been fun having them here. We'll get to see them again in 6 short weeks----- SPRING BREAK is right around the corner!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!

Once spring break hits, my job might as well be done for the year. That 7-8 weeks of school after spring break vanishes each year right before my eyes. I have SO enjoyed working in the mornings. It has been super nice to be done for the day at 9:50, so I hope it works out that I can keep that schedule next year. I really feel spoiled to have a job that I absolutely love, and still get to spend most of the day home with my own kids. Next year I might get bored with Brooks and Cobe being at school all day everyday, but I'm sure Sadie and I will find things to keep ourselves busy. ;-)

I have already started looking forward to summer and pool days, but I have not had fun having to plan the summer for my kids' activities in February! I get annoyed having to plan this far ahead for camps, lessons, sports, vacations, etc. It seems like I have to plan my entire summer week for week just to make sure we fit everything in. Cobe and some of his buddies are going to Camp Geneva, Brooks wants to go to Camp Geneva (which I am skeptical about at this point), Cobe and Brooks will have baseball through the middle of June and Cobe will have football starting up the beginning of August, we have 2 trips planned, plus Brooks and Sadie both want to do gymnastics. Sometimes I feel like just saying, NOPE, we are going to do nothing this summer. But then I fear boredom may set in. Hmmm.... what to do, what to do! I stress myself out way too much worrying about it all- in the long run, it probably won't matter if we don't do gymnastics and if Brooks waits one more year before going to camp.

Okay- I am in the middle of a really good novel, so I am going to stop rambling and go read! Have a great week!