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The boys asked to go to Carrabba's while they were here and since they'll be leaving soon, tonight was the night. They each ordered the Pasta Carrabba (an alfredo-type dish with grilled chicken, mushrooms, and peas) but forgot to request that they leave out the latter two items. It was amusing to watch them each pick out every single piece of mushroom and every single pea!!
They had no problem, however, sharing and digging into a huge piece of chocolate something with brownies, mousse, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
We had fun. :)
As I've posted before, grandson Michael is enthralled with puzzles of all kinds. Not content to just work the puzzle, he wanted to know what makes it do what it does. Soooo, he took the whole thing apart, found out what makes it tick, and of course, put it all back together again! That's my boy! ;)
Michael has always been very good at solving puzzles... trick, mechanical, assembly, etc... so the Rubik's cube was right up his alley. After figuring out the regular 3x3 version, the 4x4 was only slightly more challenging. The kid is is a master puzzler!
As into sports as they get, the boys enjoy a little brotherly competition playing baseball on the Wii.
Michael was overwhelmed with a complete set of drums (better them than me!!)...
while Christopher was stunned with his very own Play Station 3!
Our half-way, drop-off point is just outside of Roanoke, VA in a Long John Silver's restaurant. We've made this trip some dozens of times over the years and "our" booth/seats are always there waiting for us!! I think we've only sat somewhere else maybe twice. Anyway, everyone was happy to see each other... it was good to see a little sibling love going on!... and the boys are back home in SC.
After a particularly windy thunderstorm, there were plenty of broken branches on the ground. Michael found one he deemed spear-worthy and Lew helped him make one. He plans on taking it back home with him... I'm sure my son and daughter-in-law will just looooove me!
While the family room is being worked on, the boys have been reduced to watching plain ol' dusty cable TV on their bedroom set, sans HBO or the recorded program feature. Life is soooo difficult!! *sigh* ;)
In addition to the $$ he earned yesterday, Michael picked another 70 oak seedlings today. At 5 cents a pop, he's making out like a little bandit in the 'job' Poppaw created for him. At this rate, Lew may wish he offered him a flat rate! ;)
Michael has become somewhat enthralled with "The Dangerous Book for Boys" and wanted to try some of what he was learning. He felt ever so cool when he was able to start a fire with a magnifying glass... just like the book said he could! ;)
In about a minute or so, we had smoke...
Added more fuel with a dry leaf and it was really smoking!
I'm told this critter's name is "Axonn" and he's brought along a few friends to keep him company. Haven't had the pleasure of making their acquaintance yet, but this guy has taken up residence on the kitchen table and guards us against any bad guys that might be lurking. ;)
My kid and his. Jim and Christy took off this am but we sure had a great couple of days. We laughed ourselves silly and just had a fun time. I expect the next few weeks with Christopher and Michael will be just as lively.
All the game-playing has apparently tuckered my little guy out. Michael catching a quick snooze after dinner tonight.
Grandsons Michael (11) and Christopher (14) along with Bananas, the monkey. We're already having a great time - they keep me laughing!
The boys asked to go to Carrabba's while they were here and since they'll be leaving soon, tonight was the night. They each ordered the Pasta Carrabba (an alfredo-type dish with grilled chicken, mushrooms, and peas) but forgot to request that they leave out the latter two items. It was amusing to watch them each pick out every single piece of mushroom and every single pea!! 
