Screen on the Green 2010

Tonight was the first Screen on the Green at the Carriage Crossing
mall. The movie was "Up!" and the weather was perfect (not too warm
with a nice breeze). We met up with Joe and Mary Lynn and their
kids. Our boys are over at the fountain playing with bubbles.

Hibachi? Youbetcha!

After the B&N book fair event, we (Beth and I) decided to head across the parking lot to Stix for dinner. The boys were not thrilled and almost reached critical meltdown mass on the way in. They are ok with Chinese food, but not sushi and somehow know we are at a Japanese restaurant the minute we walk in (could it be the sushi counter that gives it away?).

Anyway, as you can tell from the video below, it was a miserable experience for all! Actually, Carter ate his entire steak serving, half of his brother's, and a good portion of my chicken. Plus he ate some vegetables AND even dipped his broccoli in one of the sauces! We expect him to grow a foot within the next few days. He told both the chef and waitress that this was the best restaurant EVER! I asked if it was even better than McDonald's and both boys said "YES!". Erek has declared that we need to eat there every night from now on. Maybe, if service was a little better -- it took forever to get our check once we were done.

Guess who graduated from Kindergarten?

Who?



EREK DID!!!


Having lunch w/ Daddy at Chik-Fil-A after Three Piggy Opera (Kindergarten graduation program).

Carter the Entrepreneur

Carter is now marketing the world's first Snuggie just for dogs! Here he took a picture of HRH Lulu modeling his creation:

Safety First!

Erek has determined that in addition to the booster seat and seat belt, safety glasses must be worn at all times the car is in motion (nevermind that he HATES wearing them for their original purpose - Home Depot kids workshops):

First Day of Spring 2010!

Saturday was the first day of Spring 2010! That means FREE ices at Rita's!!! The boys had Cherry, Mom had "Peeps" flavor (yes, the Easter candy), and Dad had Florida Orange. The weather was incredible -- sunnny and 70 degrees!!!! (only to be followed by a very rainy and cold Sunday)



After Rita's, we picked up Lulu (our chocolate Lab) and took a hike along the Wolf River. The boys spotted this tree that looked like a number 4!

Carter's trip to the ER

This morning shortly after midnight, we woke up to Carter in tears screaming that his belly hurt. Vomiting started a few minutes later and the pain seemed to be getting much worse. Fearing appendicitis, Dad rushed him to the ER (which thankfully is now only a couple of miles away). They checked him in, drew blood, and started an IV. Although his belly was very tender, his bloodwork and further exam ruled out an acute appendicitis attack. Nausea medicine and a bag of IV fluids made a world of difference. A couple of hours later we were headed home (after a stop to the 24 hour Walgreens, which thankfully (again) is even closer to our house than the ER). The doctor feels it was a case of the nasty stomach bug going around, but it could still be the early stages of appendicitis. We are to keep him on close observation for the next 36 hours.

Just arrived in the ER and had blood drawn and IV started:


Feeling much better a few hours later: