Happy 5th Birthday Pickle!

The happenings of the day…Levi and Alice went to preschool, Nana took Carlos to feed the ducks and to have “noodles and meat” (their Tuesday tradition) and then Nana and Papa came to have dinner with us tonight.

After dinner and bath I took the big boys to the high school basketball game. They just love going and the action and treats they get. It’s been tough getting Carlos down to bed after he gets to excited.

Not much planned for tomorrow….going to playgroup then off to find some 7 WIDE shoes for baby Trey.

Here are the proofs from our pictures today…they turned out cute! I especially like the one of Levi and Carlos in their heart undies. They had fun getting pictures done, then going to Target to shop.

We’re heading to the ocean this weekend to see Dee’s side of the family…can’t believe it but Leila’s just about to turn 5 years old. Seems like just yesterday we were putting her hair in little fountain pigtails.

So here’s the question….I’m going to try to get the boy’s picture taken today (valentines picture at the Picture People). I’m planning to have them in jeans and polo shirts. Here’s the dilemma….what color polo shirts? I have 3 red, 2 white, 1 light blue and 1 pink. I was thinking…Valentine’s day is traditionally red, white, pink and then wondering if that was a good idea and if the boy in pink (probably Trey) is going to be ticked off later in life and have to go through tons of therapy that we can’t afford. It’s not the pink shirt thing, because they all love the pink shirt, it’s just if the others…oh hell, you get the idea.

I do have Tommy Hilfiger light blue, white and red polos that would match since they are all Tommy, but that doesn’t look very Valentines.

It’s a dilemma! Help!

We had a great family day today….got up, relaxed and had some breakfast and then got the boys ready. We hopped in the car and went to Silverdale to get their pictures taken. They did great and we got some really good pictures of them together and also each separate. Now we wait til they come back.

Next we took them out to eat at Applebee’s where we did a mystery shopper lunch. They were pretty good and totally dug having corn dogs and fries for lunch. Next was off to Home Depot (Dee was happy) where we picked up some odds and ends. Carlos had a total meltdown but I took him outside until he calmed down, then came back in and finished shopping. Last was home to nap.

We’re working hard on tidying up the house, getting a little spring cleaning done early. It’s nice not to live in clutter!

Yesterday was long…..it was the Island Invitational wrestling tournament and I worked the computers for (I think) the 10th year. I took Levi with me this year, all but Nana taking him to his friend’s birthday party part of the morning. He did pretty well and before the tournament started he wrestled with some of the Bainbridge coaches out on the mats. He LOVED it and kept asking the rest of the day if he could wrestle. He did get to wrestle a little more after the tournament was over. Maybe he’ll be a wrestler, we’ll see.

Today we’ve been lazy, just hanging out in our pjs and watching the Seahawks play. Sometimes you just have to have those days. It feels nice.