Lunch...

I was able to work from home today and was actually available to make lunch for these guys! They have been eating sandwiches and cereal for lunch all summer, so I felt like some homemade macaroni and cheese was necessary!

 

Celebration!

The birthday celebration continued into Saturday! 

Birthday Weekend!

We went to Bettendorf today to spend the weekend celebrating all the July birthdays! On Friday, everyone enjoyed outdoor and indoor games and relaxed at what we still call "the new house!" This was our first experience with everyone staying at Nana and Gramps' house since they moved. 

 

Happy Birthday!

Hard to believe but Conner and Ben are 19 years old today!!! We went out to Pregame for dinner and the guys opened presents after that. We followed that up with some ice cream lasagna. Happiest of birthdays to our two amazing sons!

Race...

 The guys made it to a race tonight in Vinton!

First Birthday Dinner!

I don't know how it is possible that these two will be 19 years old very soon, but it is happening! We went out for a birthday dinner tonight. Ben chose Frydae for some street fries and ice cream! Conner was happy with his root beer float and Ben got a Brookie with ice cream! 

 

Friday Fun Day!

I was pretty excited this week to have an extra day off work today, so I told the boys they could choose a couple of activities. Ben wanted to go to Best Buy and research good gaming computers, so we did that. He asked some questions and got a better idea of what he wants to save his money for. Both Ben and Conner wanted to go to Spare Time for bowling and games. We had a great time bowling and they loved playing some arcade games. We had a late lunch after all the fun. It was really wonderful spending time with my two adult sons. I have been missing spending time with them and I enjoyed seeing them out in the community interacting with people, making decisions, laughing, and having productive conversations. It was one of those moments where I could breathe and think that despite all the obstacles, my guys are going to be all right! It was the best way to spend a day!