weekend fun

This past weekend Brent left on Thursday to go on a "work vacation" as Colin called it.  Jet skis, kayak, boating, fishing, 8 hours of sleep... must've been hard for Brent to leave us.  haha! But he had to go for work - tough job huh?  He had a great time and even though we wish we couldve gone too I'm glad he could get away and relax.  Brent told Colin he was the man of the house and to help mommy when he was gone.  Well Colin loved that fact and changed it to "king of the house man" and he was very excited about getting some new priviledges that the "king of the house man" would get.  Colin even told a woman at the grocery store that he was the man of the house since daddy was gone now and she almost stared to cry thinking Daddy was gone until i told her he was just gone for work. 

But after one night without Brent we packed up our stuff and headed to Ant Ant's house.  Here the boys are checking out her work. Colin loved it. He even got his own set of blueprints that he just loves and is very proud of. 

When we got home sunday night colin was in his room moving furniture around.  When I asked him what he was doing he told me he needed to make it like Ant Ant's work.  So we spent an hour rearranging furniture. 

Reading over his blueprints

Then we grabbed dinner and headed over to Maymont.  A really fun park.  The kids had a blast.

It was so hot.  The kids were glad to get back into the air conditioned car to drive to Ant Ants house.  On the 15 minute drive over Joel puked in the back seat which caused Colin to start too.  I gave Colin a towel to hold but as he proudly told Ant Ant when he got out of the car, "joel puked more than me!"  Got Joel cleaned up and then Colin spent the next 30 minutes puking in Ant Ants bathroom.  haha I'm sure Sarah loved having us there at the point.  I think it was the heat since after they did they were both fine.  Colin also had chocolate milk for dinner and being so hot that might have made him sick.  Who knows about joel. 

Before Colin's birthday he would always tell me he wanted a pirate birthday, a dinosaur birthdya and an underwater birthday party.  We had the pirate birthday before his birthday, an on his actual birthday he had his dinosaur birthday so this weekend we celebrated his underwater birthday.  Sarah had decorated her dinning room and Colin turned the corner and was amazed.  "Ant Ant did all this for me?" I hope he's always so grateful for even the little things as he grows up. he still talks abut how Ant Ant decorated her apt just for him.

We spent time in Ant Ant's pool where colin took his water wings off and went underwater to swim to me a few times. 

And fed the geese

Saw a snake swimming toward us

Colin and his Ant Ant

We had a great time! Joel loved to go over to Ant Ant and smother her in slobbery kisses.  It was his favorite thing to do.  Thanks Ant Ant for letting us come destroy your apartment :)  Colin is excited to go visit Ant Ant by himself soon but on the way home said he didnt want Daddy going on a work vacation anytime soon.