Weekend

James isn't working on Sundays for a while, and we have really been able to take advantage by going out and having fun! My Mom also came this week for a few days, and that was really nice. She is officially "Grandma from Virginia" now and James' Mom is "Grandma from Hickory." Evan was wondering why both Grandmas couldn't be here at the same time. Obviously he doesn't understand SPACE. If it ever does happen, we could call it "Grandmafest 200_"

Grandma protects Drew from the overhanging trees of which Drew has suddenly become quite wary.



Today we went down to Groundspark downtown. It was really neat to see all the talented chalk artists.





My two favorites:





Evan asked what this was and I said, "Um.....a bat." A lady next to me told me it was a pregnant chihuahua and the artist is pretty famous for them. It was the only drawing under a tent...





Evan's favorite:







Evan thought this one looked like Lucy getting into trouble. He kept asking if she was taking his toys or a dog toy in this picture. Then he asked if we could go to the dog toy store and get Lucy a new dog toy.





Afterwards we went to brunch or "second breakfast" according to Evan. It is at an Irish Pub I really love and we all enjoyed it.



We decided to drive over to the State Fairgrounds and check out the flea market and we had a lot of fun walking around looking at all the wares. Drew is on my back.

First Day of Preschool '08 and my "special" child.

This was actually Evan's 2nd day of preschool, but I forgot my camera the first day, so we will just play pretend.



Miss Paige always greets them like this, with a big hug. Evan gives the "no contact" hug where he gets close and leans away. He will be hugging her by the end of the year though.



Hang up the back pack.



Miss Kate tells Evan to wave bye bye! Off he goes!



Drew and I usually go right to the park before errands.











Swish the water around.



Throw some mulch in it.



Swish that mixture around.



Slide through it.



Dale stopped by with Jhett the other day. He is 7 months old now and getting so cute!



Drew giving Jhett raspberries on his leg.



Drew having a blast at Ryan's birthday party at Pump it Up.



Evan doesn't care for bounce houses of any sort, so he ran around the floor.



The other day I made Korean Beef lettuce wraps with kimchi. (I didn't make the kimchi) and Drew decided to try to eat his entire dinner with one chop stick. It was slow going.



We all know that Drew is special. But, don't judge by these photos, I don't mean that "special." He just likes to accessorize. He brings us things all the time he wants to wear.



Even in the shower.



Finally, I would like to share a personal family loss with you. Grandpa Valentine, who forever had flowers and chocolates in his hand for everyone, wandered away, and we don't know how, but he got to close to the water. The discovery was quite shocking, but we are dealing with it day by day.