Great Wolf Lodge-Part 2 At the Traverse City Mall

We went to the Grand Traverse Mall Saturday night to eat dinner and look around. The boys each got a Webkins and I got Cobe a pair of jeans and a coat from Children's Place that was 50% of the sale price- good deals. We went to the food court for dinner and Brooks and Sadie rode the merry-go-round. They had a playspace as well, so I took pictures of the kids in that.

Cobe in the play area.
Sadie in part of the tree slide.
Brooks hiding in the log.
Sadie was thrilled with the carousel. She acted so excited every time she went around and saw me.

My Wonderful Husband

I got the nicest SURPRISE gift from my hubby today. He ran out this morning "to get a watch battery" for his watch, and came home with a ring and jewelry box for me. I was so shocked! It is a gorgeous ring- it actually matches my engagement ring. The design of the ring is the exact same as the band on my diamond. The ring has a pearl in it. I love it! The jewelry box is awesome as well- it will be great for travel. He also wrote me a very nice note thanking me for being supportive of his career. I have some pictures below- unfortunately, I have to have the ring re-sized before I can wear it.

He had also finished the laundry and put the sheets back on our bed and Cobe's bed which to me is the worst job in the world (Cobe' s bed is a top bunk and ultra hard to get the sheets back on), so he wins lots of praise for that as well. He is great at doing chores around the house and cleaning, so I have a lot to be thankful for!




And to make the day a complete success- my camera ALREADY came today!!!! Amazon said it wouldn't even be shipped until Jan. 28th, but it was here when I got home from work. I am nervous because I don't like learning new gadgets, but super excited too to start figuring things out (with the help of my GREAT friend Lynette! :-) ) I wish I could take it on our trip tomorrow, but I will take my old camera since we'll be around water and since I don't know how to use it yet.

And another great day because Cobe is feeling well enough for us to go on our trip tomorrow! I wouldn't say he is 100%, but his headache, achiness, and dizziness are gone. He feels much better! Yay!
Tonight we are going to Skiles for pizza- topping off a wonderful day with a yummy dinner! What more could a girl ask for? :-)

Home again- but not for a snow day

How disappointed was I when I turned on the TV at 6:30 to find every single surrounding school district closed, but not Zeeland. I was sure we'd get a snow day today. I woke Cobe up at 7:45, and he said his legs hurt. Then he started complaining about feeling like he was going to throw up. He never pretends to be sick, so I guess I should have believed him, but I kept encouraging him to get up, get ready, eat breakfast, etc. He tried. I finally gave in and said he could go to school late. I felt his head around 9:30 or 10:00, and he definitely had a fever. I just gave him Motrin about 30 minutes ago because he is achy and has a headache. Poor guy! So I called in sick, and Lisa is going to sub for me. It is so nice not to have to rush in and leave sub plans- she is always willing to sub for me, and she is such a good sub that she doesn't need me to leave plans. I just told her what to do over the phone, and she is good to go. Cobe has been really clingy though ( SO unlike him!) and wants me to stay with him in the bed. I refuse to do that- memories of my recent illness keep flashing before my eyes, so I do not want to get what he has. I hope it is short-lived whatever he has. He'll be going to the Dr. in the morning if he is still sick because we are supposed to go to Great Wolf Lodge on Saturday. I would hate to have to postpone our trip again. I hope he gets well soon and that nobody else gets it. Off to take care of the patient.

P.S. I almost forgot. I used my Christmas money last night to make a big purchase. I bought this camera, and I can't wait for it to get here!!!!!!!

BOO! No snow day today

I never realized as a kid that teachers would want snow days more than kids. Now I do. We didn't get any new snow (or very little) overnight, so off to school we go today. We are supposed to get more again tonight, so maybe, just maybe, we'll luck up again for tomorrow and get to stay home.

We had a blast on our snow day. Brooks got invited to his buddy Evan's house so he was there from 10:30-2:30. Chase came over to our house to play with Cobe during that time. They played video games for the majority of the time and went outside for a short time to play. Sadie had a ball just being Sadie and getting to wear whatever she wanted and clunk around in her tap shoes and her dress up shoes. She hauled around her purses and her babies.

At 3:30, we met Boeves, Bells, and Overzets at Crazy Bounce for an hour play session. We took Chase with us and left Sadie home with Ryan. I really regret not taking Sadie. There was no one there, and she would have had a blast. Oh well- lesson learned. I am going to take her soon to make up for my guilt. I thought the place would be packed due to no school in the area, and it would have been hard for me to keep up with her. But that was not the case at all. We had the place almost to ourselves.

We came home, ate a yummy dinner (main dish provided by Lisa) and headed off to Target. Cobe wanted to use his gift cards he had gotten from Jen and Nana. He ended up getting a Playstation 2 game (FIFA 08 Soccer) that was on sale, so he still has $15 on my mom's left to use for a Webkins. He is going to get that today. He got a Webkins from Aliyah and Maya yesterday for his birthday- the tree frog that he has REALLY been wanting. Thanks girls!

All-in-all, a really fun surprise day off. Hope I can blog soon about what fun things we did on our snow day off on Thursday. Wish me luck! "-)

YAY

SNOW DAY!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!

Bathtime Fun

Sadie LOVES to play in the bathtub. She likes to take a doll in there and wash her doll. She would stay in the tub all night if we let her. Her latest is taking a shower. After she was done playing in the tub, she begged to take a shower.

We had some disappointed people at our house last night that the Packers lost! So close too! But according to Ryan, they played horribly. And according to Cobe, they played like "Dumbos." I ended up watching a movie (Jungle Book) with Brooks because he wasn't into the game.

The weather here is not so great and getting worse. PRAY FOR A SNOW DAY tomorrow!!!! I would love to stay snuggled in bed! :-)

Cobe's Real Birthday

Cobe ended up doing some fun stuff on his birthday yesterday. He had a soccer game in the morning, which they won 6-2, and he scored one of the goals. Then his friend Chase came over and played for awhile until Chase's parents came and picked them up for the Chix-Dux freshman b-ball game. After he got home from that, Justin and Jake came over to spend the night. Landon, Dimitri and Lynette came over for awhile as well. So all-in-all, a pretty spectacular birthday! I wanted to get pictures of other events as well throughout the weekend, but I didn't take any more pictures than these. We stayed home all day today pretty much snowed in. I am sure we'll still have school tomorrow, but the roads are still pretty covered, and I haven't heard the plows out. It is supposed to snow continuously all week, so I am hoping for at least a delay out of the week. :-)


Chase and Cobe are pretty goofy together!
Can you tell?
And Sadie was enthralled with Chase. She wouldn't leave him alone. I am starting to notice a pattern with her and older boys.... trouble!

We are going to have a family Packers night tonight. I am having fried green beans, honey BBQ wings, pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, apples with dip, and cheese and crackers to eat for the 6:30 game. The boys are super excited to watch the game. A good cold, snowy night to stay inside for the game with yummy appetizers.