CAYDEN COOKING WITH MIKE'S INSTRUCTION

So Cayden made a lot of the meal ..which was sausage and whatever else is in  the pasta also with spinach and it was so good.  Mike makes the best sausage pasta.  Cayden also decided on what he was going to make for desert with what we had available in the house. He decided to go with a frozen pound cake we had in the freezer and then use my very very special peppermint ice cream by Dreyers (which is a seasonal one and I am protective of it, lol)...  He lined the bowl on all sides with very thin slices of pound cake with peppermint ice cream in the middle of it. 

He cooked the sausage and Mike showed him the seasonings and then he mixed in the pasta along with the spinach.  We also had Red Lobster Rolls with it. 

This was Thursday night - the night before we then saw Mac and Jake for our day out.

My only contribution was to be the photographer and set a somewhat festive table (smirk)...I tried...with what I had available also.

YESTERDAY'S TRIP OUT TO VICTORIA GARDENS

They had ice cream and a trip over to Punch Bowl Social where they were going to bowl but the alleys were closed down because they were fixing something.  Instead we all played this fun shuffleboard game which I must say, I think Cayden sneaks out at night and practices because he's pretty good at this. 

Then a few more games and we ended up with them doing the large Jenga before we left to meet Seth and Annika.  A lot of photos of the back of them because I'm always following to make sure we don't lose any of them.

PUNCH BOWL SOCIAL

A fun place to take the kids.  They have bowling, games, more adult games, a bar and quieter than say, Dave and Busters.  When we were there it was calm and peaceful.  I imagine on a weekend it gets pretty busy.

this is the area where people play Jenga or hang out on couches by the fire.

MORE WALL JUMPING

Lots more photos will come later.  I didn't get my usual jumping photos but the wall jumps were okay.  It's amazing how kids can have fun anywhere.

CAYDEN AND HIS COUSINS HAVING FUN

One of the places we ended up for quite awhile was hanging out at Victoria Gardens for desert - after they had lunch at Richie's Diner.  We discovered a place called Punchbowl Social where we let them bowl for awhile.  Loved having Cayden join us this time while the cousins were down.

AND MORE RECEPTION - YES I TOOK A LOT OF PHOTOS