Murals by Christopher...Full Size - Any Location!

What a week! This past week we were gone every night. We were in Lafayette on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday for Chick-fil-A Grand Opening Events. Christopher does not like the cow. Well, it is actually more than him not liking the cow. He is terrified and traumatized of the Chick-fil-A cow mascot. He literally shakes in fear. Sunday night after the first event of the week, he kept saying even after we were home, "Mommy, no cows!". Before he went to bed, I had to do a cow check of the house. By the Grand Opening on Thursday, he was too scared to even go into Chick-fil-A. We would get to the exit on the interstate and he would start crying, "Mommy, no cows!!"

One afternoon when Christopher was suppose to be taking a nap, he was busy practicing for a possible career as a artist doing wall murals. I've attached a photo of his first wall drawing. He not only does walls, but also bed linens and furniture. You may also remember his try on ceramic tiles too! If not, see the "How 'bout Jakey" post. Christopher doesn't take naps anymore but he has to stay in his room for quiet time until we go and pick David up from school. I went to go and tell him it was time to go and get David and he was super proud of his artwork. I asked him who did it and he showed me everywhere that he drew (carpet, chair, ottoman, sheets, wall, train table, trains, etc...). I asked him where he got the marker and he went straight to his bookshelf and showed me the book that had a dry erase marker in it that was suppose to be used for writing in the special book.

In other mess making news, Jacob decided to pour the entire bag of Doritos mix out. I'm not sure how he was able to reach up in the cabinet to get the bag down. I have a good idea, but I'm not sure! :) ...David...

On Thursday, David had Grandparent's Day at school. Brad's parents were busy with the Chick-fil-A opening and my parents didn't attend either so David went with us to Lafayette. Since he missed school, I tried to make it a somewhat educational day. After performing his very important job of quality control of the Chick-fil-A playground, we went to the Children's Museum in Lafayette. The boys had a fun time. Their favorite part was the ambulance inside the museum. David and Christopher enjoyed playing in the back of the ambulance. While Jacob loved being the e driver. I've attached a picture of David performing CPR on Christopher.

Saturday morning was the AHA Heart Walk in Lake Charles. We went over and spent the night with my parents Friday night since the Heart Walk was early in the morning. It was not like the one in Baton Rouge. I think the boys had fun, but I was a little disappointed. It appeared as though they didn't know children are affected by heart disease too! I did meet one other Mom of a CHD child, she mentioned that they don't have any type of support groups or events for kids. I told her about our foundation...and that my friends, is another reason you should support http://www.lpcf.com/ :) We have started working on the annual tennis tournament fundraiser for LPCF. If you have an item that you'd like to donate for our silent auction or would like to be a sponsor, please let me know!! :) We appreciate everyone's help in making the fundraisers so successful. Last year we were one of the top fundraisers for Baton Rouge and had a lot of fun doing it!

David was super excited to hear that my dad got a four wheeler! The boys rode around the yard many times.

After the Heart Walk and visiting my Grandparents, Brad headed back to Lafayette to work. The boys and I headed out to Sam Houston State Park for a picnic with my mom and dad. Christopher kept running ahead and so my dad picked out a stick for him to hold one end and my dad to hold the other side. It worked for a while. Jacob on the other hand had to be held the entire time. He was heading straight for the water or the road. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had a good time being outside - even though we missed the LSU/Bama game! I like this picture of David, Christopher and my dad walking on the nature trail.