Landon turns **5**

I can't believe my baby turns 5 today! Happy Birthday to our sweet, energetic and cute little red head!! Such a blessing, we love you Landon!!

We celebrated his 5th birthday at TGIFridays on Saturday with Uncle Kyle, Aunt Jill and cousin Ally. On Sunday morning we had a birthday party with his friends. His friend Brady Hollis was turning 4 the next day so Landon and him had a Pirate party together at Wynford Playbarn. Aunt Katy and Uncle Clark came to celebrate too! Today (his actual birthday) I brought cupcakes for his class and then we celebrated at home. Chef Ian at the school made cute little cupcakes with "5 pence" chocolate coins on top. He enjoyed all of the wonderful birthday gifts sent from Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles back home. What a great birthday weekend!!

Visit to Slains Castle

On Thursday the AWA Explorers took a hike to see Slains Castle and Bullers of Buchan by Cruden Bay (about a 45 minute drive away). This coastal hike/walk passed the impressive ruins of Slains Castle, the inspiration for Dracula, and reached the Bullers of Buchan, a massive blow hole with several natural arches. It was a rough coast path, muddy in places with steep, unprotected cliffs. We completed the hike in about 3 hours, despite the cold and wind (BRRR!) The cliffs and ruins were very impressive! I had a great time with this group of ladies!!

Swimming Fun & Sitting in a Real Race Car!!

This past weekend our friends, the Cutlers, invited us over for a swim and to see Melanie's Dad's car collection. Thanks to Melanie, Tristan and Sebastian, we had a blast! Sebastian, Brantley, Brady, Trent and Landon really enjoyed the many hours in the pool playing and us adults had a great time catching up. After swimming we saw the car collection and Trent and Landon were so excited to sit in a real race car. Landon says it was like the real Francesco Bernoulli. What a fun afternoon!!