New Swing

I have wanted to get Zander a swing for a long time, but haven't ever decided where we wanted to put it or what kind to get. I saw this one at Target the other day and it was less than $15. You do have to have a tree the right height to hang it from, but he has had a ball. These are some pictures of him learning to swing on it the first day with his buddies from next door.

Change

 

We have heard alot about change recently.

Change is not easy for me. I like routines in my life and so does Zander. Summers on the other hand is exactly opposite, he hates sameness.
My sisters blog yesterday was about family routines and it made me start thinking. Does my family have any? The one thing that kept coming to mind was Mickey's. Mickey's is a little hole in the wall restaurant that we have been going to for 28 years. We went to eat there every Saturday morning. The employees were like friends to us and it was normal for our family.
Things are changing. They have sold the restaurant to put up our 4th drug store. Why does our little town need 4 drugstores? We don't. There is no way that they can all be supported and I suspect that the small family owned one will fail first. Well, I digress. We took some pictures of the restaurant and our friends to remember. I wonder if Zander will even remember this when he grows up. They gave us a napkin holder to take home with us and I will remember the good times there every time I look at it.

Zander is 4 years old

I can't believe it? Where did the time go? We had a big weekend. On Saturday, we went to breakfast and then to Zander's soccer game. He did kick the ball 1 time when he was playing goalie. Then we picked up the cake and went home to take a quick nap. Next we went to the local gymnastics place for his party. It was so much fun. I was a little disappointed that no one from his school showed up. Including Zander there were only 5 kids. It turned out to be the perfect size group. They had so much fun and got some exercise at the same time. After the party we went to Zander's favorite Japanese restaurant. The Brady bunch and Zachary joined us. It was really good and Zander ate like he had a tape worm. It is worth the money to see him eat a good meal. We all went home and crashed.
Sunday was Zander's actual birthday. He chose cherry turnovers for breakfast. Then we gave him his other present. We had already given him a new fireman hat, coat and airtank complete with a firehose that sprays water. Today he received a firehouse and all of the furniture and little firepeople that go with it. He really enjoyed playing with it. Then it was time to go to the local firestation. I wasn't really sure if the firemen would like us just showing up, but they were all very nice. They treated Zander like a celebrity. He got to sit in the firetrucks, turn on the lights and wear the fire chief's hat. Of course when it was time to go he was very upset. Then it was time to meet CiCi and PaPa for lunch at the mexican restaurant. He ate all of his shrimp and then CiCi pulled out a bag of strawberries. He ate everyone of them and then they sang to him and brought him a mexican dessert. He ate every bit of it as well.
Next we went to Granny's and CiCi and PaPa brought his present. It was just what he wanted, Fire House Dog DVD. Of course as soon as we got home, he had to watch it. It will not be the last time. All in all, it was a great birthday. Happy birthday Zander B. Momma loves you.

Superbowl party

We had a great time at the Brady Bunch superbowl party. They had not had Christmas with some of the children there, so they exchanged gifts. One of the little girls got a make up kit. All of the boys went to play video games and the girls and Zander went to play spa. Ms. Lisa was playing with them. They put lotion on feet and polish on toes. I went to check on them and realized that Ms. Lisa was no longer playing. Zander is sitting on the carpet with a bottle of red polish open and spilled on his pants. There is just a puddle of polish on his jeans. I was able to get the pants off and into the trash before he got it all over the carpet. There were a couple of little dots, but nothing major, thank goodness. So now he has a big red line of polish all the way down his leg. Next I looked at his toes to find that one foot is red and the other sparkle brown. He also has blue sparkles all over him. It was time to put away the makeup!
Enjoy the pictures.

Ho, Ho, Ho

Last weekend, the Brady bunch invited us over to help eat left over Thanksgiving food. We had a great time as usual. The grown ups and Brady played Rook. That is a card game that I remember my parents playing with family and friends when I was a child.
Alana had just put up her Christmas decorations and all of the kids were getting in the Christmas spirit. Around bedtime, all of the little kids had on footy PJ's and Zander was running around with a Santa hat on. They were all so cute that I had to take some pictures. Have you ever tried to get 3 kids to stand still in front of the Christmas tree while you take a picture? Easier said than done. Anyway, they are cute pictures.