Dinosaurs!!

Tyler had another therapy appointment this morning, which means that once again, he could not go to school.....so, I decided to pick up my student passes to the Explorium and we spent 2 1/2 hours exploring the dinosaurs, the human body, a chemical lab, and all the other cool stuff in the back wing. We had a blast! He made a comment that he wished Jeffrey could go with us, so in good girlfriend fashion...the three of us are going back after school one day next week! Here are some of the pictures.....there is one that actually spits water at you when you walk by, and Tyler got hit by him! : )

I can't wait to go back!!

and we danced.....

Last night, Jeffrey and I attended the Lashe's Mardi Gras Ball and we had the best time! It was his first time going and, well, I am a seasoned vetern.. ha ha! He looked so handsome in his tails!

When I walked into the room, all dressed up, he literally gasped and said "wow"! : ) I wish we would have had someone at the hotel take a picture of us, before the winds got to me and my hair! His mom wanted to see us dressed up, so we high tailed it to West Mobile and she took a few of these pix for us. She then told me, how perfect her son and I are together and gave me her official blessing!

We finally made it back downtown to watch my best friend Ashley in the parade; however, it was too cold for us to stand in, so, we waited inside the Civic Center for almost two hours with another couple in our group until the ball started. They had an 80's cover band from Birmingham playing in the main ballroom, and we danced the night away jamming to old schooll music. I think their name was something like Fly Away River, well I know it had River in it...lol! One of the guitar players looked like Bret Micheals and another one looked like one of the WWE All Stars......but they were awesome.

Finally some pictures...

Friday night date night! We went to see Dear John, and I cried practically the whole time. The movie was so good and I highly recommend that you see it (with a box of tissues). So we finally had some pictures of us taken before we left...here are a few of the good ones!

The race is on...

On Sunday, the 31st, we spent an afternoon watching Tyler and fellow scouts race in the Pinewood Derby. Jeffrey and I had the most fun watching him. Right before Christmas, Tyler's teacher, Mr. Clay called me and asked if he could help Tyler build his race car. As a former scout, he took home the gold every year in the Derby; therefore, I could not say no! Tyler was so excited to get started and stayed after school a few times to work on the car. By the time they were finished, he had a black race car with orange and red flames on it...looks pretty cool! While we were there, we were told that one parent had to accompany their scout to the race line....I was promptly informed that I could take pictures, because he wanted Jeffrey up there with him! Jeffrey was thrilled to be up there and I enjoyed seeing them bond. The first set of races, Tyler had to race against his age group....and he placed 1st and won a medal. After all teh age groups raced and named their 1st place winners, he had to race against those boys and wound up winning the whole derby!!! We were all so excited, and the look on Mr. Clays face was priceless! Here are my boys...

these are the boys in his den that he had to race against to get the medal...Jeff was checking things out... : )

Tyler and his 1st place medal for winning the first half!

Tyler showing off his trophy and medal with Mr. Clay! We are all so proud! Way to go Tyler!! Next up, Tyler will have to defend his title in the county wide race!