Man oh man, when it rains it pours! The last few days have been all hustle and bustle.  Last Thursday Mamaw Lolli arrived after a 5 hour delay. We headed over to get Xavier from daycare. He immediately ran up to her and gave her a hug… We had soccer practice later that evening and Xavier (and daddy) really enjoyed the HUGE play area they built across the street from the soccer fields.

Friday I spent most of the day applying for jobs and doing multiple errands. For dinner we were all awarded with Geno’s FAMOUS spaghetti! Xavier helped cook it of course…

Saturday Geno and I headed to Raleigh to enjoy a nice afternoon and evening free of kids.  There was a sushi restaurant we had wanted to try for quite some time.  We headed to the movies first and watched Leatherheads. It was a great movie, we really enjoyed it.  Afterwards we headed to Mura, a japanese fusion restaurant. The wait time wasn’t to bad and the atmosphere, though bustling with prom goers was quite relaxing. It was BY FAR the best dinner we have had for a while. After all the time wanting sushi I ended up having Ramu Miso (lamp chops). Geno had the Surf & Turf Rolls. The appetizer we had was Tori Katsu. It MELTED in my mouth! Afterwards we decided to forgo the dessert there and just walk over to Ben & Jerry’s.  It was a really enjoyable evening and I’m very thankful that mamaw allowed us the get away time.

Sunday we took it a little easy. We had breakfast/lunch at Golden Corral. On the way to Golden Corral we had a REALLY close call being side swiped by a SUV that ran a read light (and when I say ran I mean we were already in the middle of the intersection). He missed us by less then 6 inches.  We ended up pulling up right next to him and Geno made him roll his window down. He confronted the guy about running the light and almost causing a serious injury. Geno was FURIOUS. The guy apologized and looked sincere.  As we were headed into the Golden Corral we noticed the suv circle a couple time - probably trying to decide if he should reiterate that he was sorry.  Needless to say we are ok, I was a little shaken up though since he would have hit the passenger side.  After Golden Corral we did a little running around for last minute gifts for Xavier.

Monday was rather uneventful in the morning. We ate a late lunch at Kyoto’s and planned on having a birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  Well, things didn’t go as planned. We didn’t leave for Texas Roadhouse until a little after 6pm. Now looking back we really should have had a lunch celebration. I told the waitress that it was Xavier’s birthday and she said she would round up the troops. Little did I know she meant RIGHT THEN!  Not even 5 minutes later - while we are enjoying an appetizer - here they come. I was SOOOOOOOO disappointed. Well, from there it was sortof downhill. Xavier hadn’t had a nap and by the time the entrees made it to our table he was on the brink of a meltdown. He was able to eat most of his broccoli and Geno’s then it was time to head towards the car.

 
 
After arriving home he got his second wind and was ready to open his presents. Mamaw bought him a Spiderman scooter, a writing mat, a train & car. Aunt Felicity bought him a plastic tball set and boy did he have fun with that today! We bought him a ton of $1 Spider-man stuff from Target (the headband was one of the buys).  Afterwards we sang happy birthday and then off to bed - he slept like a rock last night!

This morning Xavier and Derrick had their checkups. Derrick’s was supposed to be last November but I forgot. They both got the chicken pox shot. I’m sure Derrick had it when he was one but I can’t for the life of me remember so we went ahead and gave it to him again. Derrick is 5′5” and 110lbs (94% for height and 76% for weight). Xavier is 39inches and weighs a little over 37lbs (83% for height and 91% for weight). Both boys have 20/20 vision and are where they should be for their age. YIPPIE!

Then a few hours later it was time to take mamaw back to the airport. Xavier cried when she left and we were able to divert his attention enough that he stopped.

Ok, I should probably stop this post as it’s gotten REALLY long. We are off to the beach in a day or so. I will try to make a quick update before we leave…if not…see you soon!!!!