Happy 13th birthday to our kind-hearted, rhino-loving, MMA-fighting son Elliott!
It’s our first day in Florida for spring break. Jordan and Conor did an awesome job decorating. I made hostess-like cupcakes from scratch with some help from Elliott. And he hit up the beach, downtown, and the pool.
Some funny presents hits — an AI-generated photo of Elliott riding a rhino (jira and alex) and a coffee mug that says teenage dirtbag (Jordan)
G and G are watching C and El while Jordan surprised me with a wellness weekend at Kohler! It’s great so far. And look at this sweet text I got from C-man tonight!
Hi mom, I really miss you. I am reading narwhal and jelly. And I have narwhal and jelly the stuffy’s by me. PS you’re the best mommy in the world I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy. I love mommy.
Conor made his own recipe today and wanted to share!!!
I have to admit, I was surprised to find an “Athlete of the Month” certificate in Conor’s folder a week or two ago. He’s never that excited about doing sports — we require him to do one activity a season. And he talks a lot more about art class than PE. My only inkling that he might be good at PE — or at least trying hard — was that his classmates’ “happy birthday letters” to Conor talked about how he is a fast runner in PE.
His chart says that his favorite PE game is battleship and that outside of school, he likes to hug mom. I asked him what else we could put on there… he wrote tenes (tennis).
We are in Orlando — another post to come. But today was C-man’s and mom’s 10.5 hour date day while everyone else went to the new universal theme park!
what did we do?
1. Good morning cuddle
2. Morning work out and YouTube watching
3. Buffet breakfast including donuts and cinnamon buns plus playing cards
4. Wrestle-tickle mania followed by reading in a cozy nook
5. Science center including chemistry show and laser wood cutting
6. Arcade highlight is Mario cart
7. Dinner plus cards again!
All the boys in the house got to host a holiday party. Jordan last week (really it was couples and it was fancy)
Elliott with gift exchange and movie last night.
Conor and some friends from his Ravens football team this morning. We played musical chairs, pin the carrot on the snowman, the box game, and different presenting unwrapping games. I only let this group stay for 90 minutes. And I’m wiped!
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So much love and excitement!!!
we missed her!
