First sleep over

This past weekend, the boys had their first "friend" sleep over. I decided that I could be brave and allow another child spend the night with my spirited two. I arranged to pick up Josiah before I got the boys from school (as a surprise) and they were thrilled to see their buddy at school. We came home and they played Star Wars with all of their dress up items and light sabers. Then they rode bikes and ran around outside. I was hoping they would get rid of some of their energy, but evidently, fresh air can have the opposite effect on three boys! We ate pizza for supper and then watched the first Star Wars. The boys were beyond excited about watching Episode 1. I finally put them to bed at 9. Garrett quickly fell asleep (my plan was working, I thought). But at 11 when I went to check on the supposedly sleeping lads, Hunter and Josiah were still talking. They were just so excited. They were not quite as excited when Garrett decided they should all be up at 6:30! Saturday morning I made the boys pancakes and made them go outside again to play. It was supposed to rain, so I wanted to cease the opportunity to be outside. Much bike riding and running was done, and by noon, my boys were really tired. But would they concede and take a nap??? Not a chance! Lack of sleep aside, they had a wonderful time without a doubt!

What a week for Garrett!

Last week, Brian and I had the opportunity to go with Garrett's kindergarten class to an apple orchard in Bedford. The children had so much fun picking apples. I couldn't recall a time when I had picked apples before, so unless I have poor recollection, this was my first time picking apples too! Garrett was very careful selecting just the right apples. He wanted to pick mostly granny smith apples, because they are his favorite. He picked me a purple apple, since I love purple. He picked Hunter a yellow apple because he was sure Hunter would like to try it. The purple apple was delicious, and I have no idea what type it was. I wish I did, because I would definitely buy them again. Hunter had no interest in trying a yellow apple, so perhaps I will have to eat it. The children got to see where they store the apples, and everyone got to eat an apple from the cold storage. We sampled some cider, and we liked the cherry apple cider the best. After the apple orchard, we took all the children to Liberty Lake Park in Bedford to eat and play. The children had a wonderful time!Friday, when I picked the boys up from school, Garrett came running to the car holding an envelope. He shouted, "I lost my tooth jumping up and down in music." I asked if he had been wiggling it while jumping and he said, "Nope, it just fell out into my lip." Since the tooth fairy doesn't visit our house, he traded his tooth for ice cream! Garrett has another wiggly tooth, so we shall see how quickly it decides to come out!