I woke up to Jon refusing to let me get a cup of coffee. Before I knew it I had all three kids on top of me and Wylie was "gluing" me to the couch, gluing my mouth shut and taking my glasses away. Ahhh, what a perfect start to the day :-) I soon realized that it really was for my own good when Jeremy walked in the door with Community Coffee lattes. They were YumO! Once I was able to wake up properly and get three kids and myself dressed and ready to go we headed out to a National "Forest" (swamp lands) in hopes to see some big bugs and alligators. The weather was surprisingly nice due to a rain storm that blew through earlier in the morning. We didn't end up seeing any alligators, but there were plenty of spiders, lizards, frogs and dragon flies to keep the kids entertained. We saw both a frog and spider having a breakfast feast and a large black grasshopper looking thing just waiting to make it's move. Mom would have been quite upset and the number of plant and animal pics I took vs the number of kid pics, but it was all so cool. Lunch was at The Rivershack. Jon and I had seen it on TV a few years ago, got Jaimie and Jeremy a gift certificate and they've been hooked since. It's a little dive bar that looks non-descript from the outside, but inside there are bar stools that look like legs and butts and they are the home of the "ugly ashtray". Their chef does daily specials for lunch and that is what Jaimie and Jeremy swear by. The three adults got Turtle Soup and Buttermilk Crusted Pork Chops. We got sides of fried shrimp, fried pickles, and sweet potato fries for the kids to share. We were almost done with the meal when downpour hit. Thankfully there was an umbrella over us to protect all of the yummy food while we scrambled to get kids in the car, pay the bill and get to-go boxes. We came home for nap, but had no luck with Cade since he slept from the swamp to the restaurant.
Jon got a call from David Douglas and his job is safe for next year WHOOOO HOOOOO!!! There is much relief in this safety net. I tried to talk Cade into watching Muppets in Space with me, but instead he decided to terrorize the house. He really doesn't mean to make such noise and be so hard and rough with everything-he just is.
After Jaimie got home we planned on going to a seafood place for dinner. Unfortunately it's closed for vacation. Instead we went to a grocery store to get shrimp, went to the drive thru daiquiri place for drinks and then to a pastry shop for a strawberry shortcake cake. Cade saw the dog eating a bone after dinner, so he had to as well. He is so boy. Wylie played her cards right. She swore that she really wanted a Popsicle and not a piece of cake, so she ate her Popsicle and then ate some of the cake from Jon and me. Cade went down pretty easy tonight-YEA! Allie gave Wylie a Hannah Montana night light and Wylie decided to give bed time alone another go. It took until 10:00 and many get ups for various reasons, but she did it without crying!!! What a big girl!!!
Shout out:
-Alli for giving Wylie what she's been missing all along! Now she can be a big girl like her other cousins!!!!
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