Wrestling Gone Wrong

Jason and Gavin were wrestling last night in the floor, and Gavin head-butted Jason with his teeth when his did his "fruit snack bomb" move (as gavin calls it). Jason had 2 little slits in his forehead where Gavin's teeth landed. Gavin was crying because it hurt his teeth. He calmed down after a few minutes. But when he looked at Jason's head bleeding...oh.my.word. You would have thought the child was dying! He screamed and cried even louder! He didn't like seeing blood on Jason's forehead. So traumatic! But after we put neosporin on it and a Transformers band-aid, everything was ok. [Of course, all I could do was laugh and take pictures.]

For a Good Cause

Tuesday night, we went to Wild Wings in Spartanburg for the Ladies of the 80's Retro Man Pageant. A lady I know had preemie boys several years ago and March of Dimes helped her through it. This was her way of supporting and raising money for the March of Dimes. Tickets to "get in" were $5. There were 8 contestants; 2 of them were a little too familiar and a little too comfortable with strutting their feminine stuff...if you know what I mean. We had a great time and laughed all night long.

Jellybean Math

Once a teacher, always a teacher...I guess.

I did a sorting and graphing activity with Gavin and Karis with jellybeans. Sorting was good for Gavin, but of course his attention didn't last long enough to color all the boxes in on the graph. He did a few.

Christian Cartoon Strip

Dad sent me an email with these cartoons in them. It's nice to read some clean humor every now and then.

Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella sandwich on ciabatta bread from Cupcake Creations

...All I can say is "YUM!"

Was I really crazy enough to give Gavin Fun Dip?? Good till the last lick

Gavin loves Jason so much.

Mom bought me a bathing suit for my birthday.

While we were in the dressing room, Gavin felt the need to try some on too.

Cupcake Creations

Kelli and I have discovered the best little hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop...Cupcake Creations. It's main focus, of course, is cakes and cupcakes. But they serve lunch there too. Our friend, Sandie Scott is a waitress there.

The Creation Club (Kelli's favorite) Pimiento Cheese (made with several different cheeses,

melted cheese on top, and a slice of tomato)

Along with the various sandwiches, they also serve different salads, wraps, and quiche. The sandwich plates come with a side item (fruit cup, potato salad, or pasta salad), peach tea, and 2 mini-cupcakes. My meal was $6-7 for all of that.

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The cupcakes change with the season. Some flavors include, Oreo, Hersheys chocolate chip, red velvet with chocolate chips in the bottom, lemon, white with festive sprinkles, and my favorite...praline pecan! Mmmm, delish!

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Cupcake Creations is located on Highway 9 - the older side of Highway 9 near Spartanburg. To get there, we take I-85 to Pine Street. We get off on the exit that combines Hwy 9 and Whitney Road. Turn left onto Hwy 9. Cupcake Creations is a small house right beside McRey's Lighting on the right hand side of the road. If you're on Asheville Highway, take California Avenue to Hwy 9, then turn right at the red light. It'll be on the left soon after you turn.

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You can also be their friend on Facebook. Each week they give a secret word. If you go eat there, say the secret word to them and you'll receive a free regular size cupcake.

Our Day at the Park

Natalie, our friend Mandy, and I took our kids to Cleveland Park today. The weather was so beautiful. The kids enjoyed playing on the playground together.

Mr. Isaac

This Stinker Boy...

Miss Emma

Mandy & Nolan

Before we left, we rode the train. We were the second group to ride. When we first got there, the kids got so excited because they saw the man working on the train and cleaning it up. He came out and said that he was going to give it a test run, and then people could ride it. We let the first group go before us because there were so many people piling in to ride it. The man told everyone that we were lucky because we were riding the refurbished original train from when the park first opened. We went slow on the first lap, but the conductor put the pedal to the metal on the second lap...seriously...like, super fast. Mandy described it as a roller coaster ride. I've never in my life seen or ridden that train going so fast. The accident happened right after we left the park. Thank God we didn't stay longer.