Cake and flowers

We have lots of adventures to update you about...

Have you been to Choo Choo Bob's (http://www.grandtrains.com/)?? If you have a child who is even remotely interested in trains, I suggest you check it out. The front of the store is filled with an elaborate display of electric trains, while the back of the store has six (yes, six!) train tables filled with different Thomas the train set-ups for the kids to play with. And the best part - benches for the parents to sit and relax while their kids play! Zach and I went last week with some friends and the kids spent about an hour and a half playing while we moms got to catch up. Fun for all ages!

Scott and I competed in another bonspiel this past weekend. We did relatively well, although in our fourth game on Saturday we collapsed. We blamed fatigue, until Scott pointed out that wasn't really a valid excuse considering our opponents had also curled all day, and they were at least twice our age (literally). I do have to point out they were not at the club dancing until after midnight as we were... is that a valid excuse? Oh well, we had a good time playing with our friends Rueben and Tara for the first time. A big thanks to the Kunnicks for watching Zach for us - he didn't miss us at all!

Sunday Zach got to attend a birthday party - which I think he views as a chance to eat cake. He is definitely his father's son when it comes to cake. We were celebrating our friend Caitlin's birthday - happy "golden" 4th Caitlin!

Zach and I went to the flower show at the downtown Macy's this week, with our friends Liz and Sawyer (1). We participated in a tour and lunch organized for at-home moms and their kids, to provide opportunities to do things you might not normally be able to do with a baby or toddler in tow. I think both Zach and Sawyer would have appreciated the flowers a bit more if it wasn't so crowded, although as you can see below, Zach took a moment to smell the flowers. The boys enjoyed the lunch however, especially the older kids chasing each other through the room. We did our best to take advantage of the photo op, but it wasn't easy, as these boys were ready to be on the move.