Park hopping day!

So, when I was younger we had this awesome neighbor that would pack as many kids as she could into her van and off we would go! She used to tell us that the car decided where we were going and would take us to multiple parks in one day! So after a very long, busy and frustrating 2010 I realized this would be a great time to escape the world with the kids. We packed a lunch and got to visit 4 parks. I expected my kids to fall asleep on the way home because we played so long in the hot sun but they were wide a wake and begging for more! Mary Keller was such an awesome neighborhood mom to have I am so grateful for all the times she has been there for me and my family. So thanks Mary for so many great memories! Here are a few pictures of our fun day!

Watching my children play today :)

My children are walking through the yard on safari searching for birds. Jayden has a book about birds in your backyard and they have crackers to give the birds so they can get close enough to identify them and add it to the list that they've seen. There adventure has taken a turn to a stray cat now that has found it's way into our yard and is following them around. They would like to feed him and keep him......... Someday, but we are not ready for a pet just yet.

Atlanta History Museum

Saturday Jayden and I spent the day together. The Atlanta History Center was free for face book fans Saturday so that made the day better for me! The weather was beautiful so we were able to explore the gardens as well as the Tullie Smith farm and the Swan house. Jayden loves to play in the Olympic Game room and explore the civil war exhibit.

March 24th park day!

The weather was gorgeous on Jayden's birthday and after a long morning at a doctors appointment for Juli (you can see the update on her page www.caringbridge.org/visit/hennequant ) we picked up lunch and headed to the park. Jayden chose his favorite Wendy's and we enjoyed our lunch outside at Kidztock. The kids played for a few hours and wen we got home there was a package on the porch from Grandma Jareski with a big dinosaur in it and has been carrying it everywhere we go since. The clothes he is wearing is from Grandma Hennequant and she also sent him money to buy a dinosaur but he decided to save it for vacation in the fall. He takes after Daddy when it comes to money! I am no good at saving and would have been browsing the toy isle as soon as I got it! lol After all the fun he enjoyed some video games (a special treat lately) while Juli and I took a walk. She walked almost a 1/2 mile to the park down the street from us! I was amazed her little legs made it all the way, of course I had to carry her home.... Justin has been hard at work on the back yard lately. He is slowly chopping away at the brush trying to give us more space to enjoy. We plan to get a number of pine trees cut again soon. I hate getting rid of trees for so many reasons but we are at risk of them falling on ours or other homes.

Happy Birthday Jayden!

I can't believe I have a 5 year old! Where did my baby go? I was telling him this afternoon what I was doing exactly 5 years ago and he told me not to tell anyone that story! He's embarrassed by me already. We had a great day after we finished with Juli's doctors appointment we picked up some lunch at Wendy's and then hit the park for a few hours. The weather was great. Afterward we played dinosaurs while watching a dinosaur movie. He chose dinner, peanut butter and jelly and then enjoyed some yummy brownies before bed. It was a good day. I tried to get a picture of him at the playground but the boy moves WAY to fast! I'll have to check and see if any of them come out before I start uploading.

Jayden's 5th birthday party

Here are some pictures from Jayden's birthday party! We had a great day and the weather was beautiful. The kids loved the pinata and the egg hunt the most. Jayden was very excited about his gifts especially the dinosaur ones! Jayden decided on a cookie cake and decorated it himself with dinosaurs and other animals that lived with them.

Children's Museum while cousin Brook visited

Jayden being silly a few weekends ago.
His favorite museum in Atlanta is the Fernbank History Museum, we usually go at least once a month. We also went to the Children's Museum while Brook was here to check out Cyber Chase. One of our least favorite traveling exhibits so far!