Happy Birthday Daddy!

Dad

He finally caught up and we are the same age again, two weeks is a long time for him to joke about calling me an older woman. On Thursday, Adrian and I took him out for a late lunch all the way to BWW because we've brought it home a few times and been disappointed with it getting cold over the 30-minute drive. Claire and Shay also claimed making him a birthday dinner when they went to bed on Wednesday and their plan was a peanut butter and Nutella sandwich with chocolate chips inside! Once it was made and on the plate, they thought about the healthy food and added carrots and a cheese stick. We had a few presents he got to open right before eating and most of them have to do with grilling so he can make more yummy food! We did a big grill day on Saturday where everything on the table was grilled; steak, salmon, mushrooms cherry tomato kabobs, corn, and asparagus. If only the girls would appreciate a delicious meal like that we would feel good about doing it, instead, they fight even trying it and we are left to enjoy it with our guest who came for the weekend to hang with Chris.

Kids

His first tooth came in on Thursday and Chris is calling it a birthday gift from Adrian. I'm now stepping up my feeding game with more types of food and seeing if he can grab them himself. He has been a little more fussy and not wanting to be put down, but that might be because he feels more alone with an empty house. Claire is enjoying school and making friends and we went to the store to spend her birthday money which she did in one trip! A new backpack and also a Bluey beach set was her choice and it was hard for her to not get Shay something when I said the expensive toy was going to take up all her money. I love that she wanted to make Shay happy too, but that's why we went to DI afterwards and they spent their allowance money. Shay has had some more behavioral problems that I got a call from the school about and we are working hard to find solutions to, but she will tell us she still likes school. I have noticed she often comes home with part of her lunch still in the lunch box so I might give her a little less so she has time to eat her carrots, the thing I want her to eat most!