Busy weekend of tax deadlines, bike ride and friends

This is probably the busy weekend of the year for our family besides the holidays.  This year, the April 15th tax deadline and the MS 150 bike ride fell on the same weekend.  Daddy left the house Saturday morning at 4am to open the shop and get ready for the riders to start their ride.  After the ride started, Collin and I met the shop guys and Daddy for our annual breakfast at Denny's.  He was confused when we arrived saying "this is not Saige's house" because he knew that he was spending the day with Saige and Linden.  I told him we were eating breakfast and then headed to Saige's house.

Collin must be on a growth spurt because ate great for dinner the night before, and had the most for breakfast in a long time.  Not only did he eat most of MY pancakes (see the picture) while he was waiting for his food, he also at his pancake and some of my eggs. 

We headed to Saige's house after breakfast.  I was dropping him off for the day and to spend the night because 1) Daddy and I had to work most of the day and 2) the neighbors were having a party that night with more than 30 couples and a live band.  We wanted Collin to be able to sleep that night.  While I was at work, Collin and the girls (Saige and Linden) hunted for Easter eggs in the backyard to practice for next weekend.  After the hunt, they each got to eat a chocolate bunny.  Ms. Kristen was great and sent me pictures throughout the day so I would not miss Collin too much.  Here they are eating the chocolate:

I met the Collin and the Jurek family at their gym.  While Ms. Kristen and I swam laps (300 meters is all I could eek out), the kids played in the kid zone.  We then all swam in the family pool for over an hour.  Collin did not want to swim or jump in the water.  He did like walking from the shallow end to the deeper end until he could barely keep his head out of water....and then turned around to go it again.  We cleaned up, left there and met at Luby's for dinner.  Collin shares some of Saige's "oprah" (okra) and had most of his chicken and some fries. 

After dinner, I ran some errands Collin-free and then met Daddy at the house.  The party next door was in full swing and really loud.  We thought we would go over there, but ended up having date night at the house watching a rented movie.  We slept in the spare bedroom because of the live music next door and moved to our room about 3am.

Sunday morning, we picked Collin up by 7:45am because we really missed him.  The house was WAY too quiet without him there.  We went to breakfast and he ate his entire bagel and strawberry cream cheese.  He has NEVER had more than 3 bites of his bagel when we have gone before.  The eating streak continues.  We came home and hung out outside because the weather was so nice.  Collin played in the sandbox while I read my magazines I was WAY behind on.  We also rode our bikes.  Collin is so fast now and does a great job at turning while maintaining his speed.  He wanted to go back inside because he was cold.  The weather was colder for this time of year.  We left for the club shortly after that for me to swim (made it 600 meters)  while he watched Dora the Explorer in the kid's area.  We got groceries after that and then had lunch.  Collin had several crackers, cheese slices, circle meat, three plums and most of his yogurt drink.  I am not sure where he is putting it.  HE and Daddy then took a nap to get ready for the Jureks to come over and swim.

The daddies and kids swam while the mommies sat in the shade catching up.  Collin did actually put his face in the water a few times while he does not normally do.  Maybe he is ready for swim lessons again.  They swam for over an hour until it was time for dinner.  After dinner, we at the cupcakes that Collin picked out.  He has been asking about his birthday party for the last two weeks even though it's over 4 months away.  He does not understand time and thinks it's the next day after asking just the day before.  He saw cupcakes at the grocery store and said "I want to bring these so my friends can have them when they come over for my party".  They were bunny cupcakes so we did end up getting them.  The kids....and adults....enjoyed them.  They played outside after dinner for another 30 minutes before it was time for them to leave. 

The "kids" all enjoying the weather and the heated pool.

After the Jureks left, Collin dyed some eggs to get ready for the week...and for him to do something that would calm him down from the busy weekend and day.  I was so proud of him handling the eggs, moving them from one container of dye to another as he wished, and putting stickers on the eggs.  He had a great time.....and it did work to calm him down.  Didn't he do a great job?