I always feel like I am trying to catch up now, it doesn’t seem like a week since the last post.
Tuesday, Brendan had an Echo. We see the doctor for the results this coming Tuesday.
Wednesday, the boys both came down with another little cold. It has been minor but it makes for some long nights with little sleep.
Thursday, I had a little surgery to remove a couple of benign cysts from my scalp. A few stitches and a sore head later, all is well.
Friday, the boys were doing better so they met their friend Landon at this mega-park called Playtopia. I didn’t take a camera, I had too much else to manage. I actually lost Trevor for a few minutes. Brendan fell down and I went to tend to him and lost sight of his brother in the giant play structures.
A few panicked moments passed before he turned up. He wasn’t far, just hidden in a school bus climbing thing. I hate that feeling! Bill was at the dentist.
Yesterday, Beth and Steve arrived from frozen Illinois and we had a cookout in 70 degree weather. Bill and I are fighting off the cold.
Today, we had a day all to ourselves with no appointments, no guests, no work, no plans. We decided to introduce the boys to a very old hobby of ours – geocaching!
We bought an updated GPS unit and connected it to our account at geocaching.com so that we could start hunting. We got on our bikes and rode down the canal where the map said that we could find two caches.
Brendan rode in the kid seat on my bike, but Trevor rode himself. He did 2.6 miles all total! We are getting close to a find here.
Spotted it!
Small mint container – a log to sign. We left Robin as a prize for the next hunter.
Trevor wanted to throw pine cones in to the water.
Next site – Some construction going on here.
Found it!
This one had a log and a few other items. Trevor pulled out a little snowmobile dude and we put in a Joker figure.
Awesome weather!
As if the ride was not enough, the boys really wanted to go to a playground. We tried another one that we have never been to before.
The digger was too big and heavy for Trevor to manage
Unless he had help
Tube slide!
Different technique
Somehow we convinced Brendan to go “on his face”
We have a big family reunion-style party to look forward to tomorrow. Trevor keeps asking “Can Daddy’s friends come back?” Beth and Steve give them a lot of attention. 🙂
Brendan looks so grown up with his new haircut! I hope his test results on Tuesday bring some answers to when things will happen for Brendan this year.
You sure do have lots of playgrounds in your area to check out! I also hate that feeling when you can’t see where the kids are…very scary! It’s sad that we need to feel that way because of all the weirdos in the world.
Have fun at your family party tomorrow! Say hi to everyone for me!
Hugs and kisses to all,
Gramma xoxoxoxo
great pics so enjoyed them. Seeing the boys smiling so much warms my heart more than you will ever know. Brendan does look great in his new do. Such cuties.
Just before sitting down to the computer for my daily check of the blogs and bulletin boards, I looked out the window and saw we had another lite dusting of snow.
The pictures here were a welcome relief 🙂
Great to see the boys having “fun in the sun”.
Good afternoon from the “snowtropolis” East Coast!! You had me at geocaching….what fun!!!!!! One for our bucket list!! Good luck to Brendan..hoping his echo was clear and supplies the answers you need!! Just love the pictures of the boys happy and playing!! We too also hate that feeling when a child appears to be missing…happens to all of us during our lives. Happy that Trevor was just having fun enjoying the playground and all is well. Big hugs, love and prayers!! 🙂