The Weeks Add Up

Every weekend this month was packed with activity.  

Week 1 Titus' Birthday!  (click for details)

Week 2 Boys had an English Country Dance- The boy's theme was "beach bums" this time.

Week 3 was Holly's Birthday and a trip to the Greensboro Science Center, and of course dinner at Wicked Burger again (YUMMM).

Week 4 Titus and Jared had a TKD tournament in Charlotte Saturday.....Jared placed 2nd in Poomsae, Titus got 1st in Sparing by disqualification.  The kid did some dirty kicks and hurt his leg but we were so proud of Titus for still competing later with his Demo team even though his leg was really sore.  It's a good thing he did since he's a key part of the team and they ended up placing 1st!

and Grandma Mary's Birthday on Sunday.

Then of course we had everything happening during the week.  Like helping Miss Berta unload all her creative supplies and finding the first batch of crawdads in the creek.

All this activity helped us get rested for the beginning of baseball season next month..... not really but it all sure was fun!  Though I do think the dogs speak for us all.

T is for Titus

Titus said he had a great birthday week.  As is tradition, he got to pick the daily meals and movies for the week.  On Thursday, we also had his best friend over for a playdate (Amber and I had ours over as well as a bonus).  Then on his actual birthday we pelted him with play balls at breakfast and gave him his presents.  Since he had tried to make pasta by hand the other day, we decided the best thing to get him was a pasta maker, drying rack and some extra attachments.  Amber and Titus went straight to work and boy is his pasta awesome, his ravioli is even better.  The bonus is he's making it with our spelt flour so we can all eat it.

Later that evening Mary and Frank came by to celebrate and eat some spice cake, which finished out his birthday perfectly. 

But his birthday week wasn't over yet..... The Mc-Family came for a final celebration and the unveiling of Lance's gift they had put together the day before - Two Potato Guns.  Titus didn't know the Mc-Family was coming for the guns or the special desert; roasting marshmallows around the new fire pit.  Titus had wanted to do this for so long but it was raining on his birthday so we postponed the surprise to today.  

The Potato Guns were a lot more powerful than I think the kids expected.  It was quite a hoot to watch the potatoes fly high into the forest. 

Titus likes things that go fast.  He loves fast cars and especially aviation.  He currently wants most to learn to fly, be a aviation mechanic and maybe a chef as well.  He's extremely smart and mechanically inclined, I have no doubt he'll be a success at anything he decides he really wants to do.  He is also very athletic and keeps improving with TKD and baseball.  However, what matters most is his character.  As parents could not be more pleased than to be able to say that his character improves each year as well.  We love you very much Titus and can't wait to see what blessings are in your future.