3...2...1....Blast Off to a Busy Week

The past week has been busy and VERY fun for us! Last Wednesday, Dawson's friend Connor got to come over to play. They had a great time, and played together really well. Their favorite things to play with were the toy vacuum cleaner and recycling truck. I got some really sweet pictures of the two playing together.

Then on Saturday evening John had his work picnic at the Space and Rocket Center, and we all had a great time! Dawson loved looking at the tall rockets everywhere and playing in the kids area. Of course, he loved all the attention he was getting from John's co-workers as well! Dawson was so tired on the way home that he was just being REALLY silly in the backseat.

On Sunday we went to church. That evening our friends, Eric and Heather, had us over to cookout. We had a feast, and we all had a great time. Dawson got to play with his friend, Jack (22 months) while we were there. Their favorite thing to do together was watch their Dad's out the window grilling.

On Monday morning John had Eric help him finish our shelving project in the playroom closet. John and I did almost all of it ourselves, but the last few shelves were getting difficult with Dawson "helping" and not being able to do work on it while he was sleeping since the drill woke him. I am SO SO happy to have this project completed, and now we can store toys in the playroom closet so they're not all lined up around the playroom! I'm very pleased with the closet now! While Eric helped John complete the project Dawson got another opportunity to play with his friend Jack, and they enjoyed each other's company again!

The past week has been a lot of fun with our friends, and we're looking forward to all the fun in the coming weeks as we prepare for our beach trip!

Enjoy the pictures below...

Above: Dawson at John's work picnic at the Space and Rocket Center.

He's supposed to be in the astronaut suit! :)

Above: Dawson and Jack in the wagon!

They were having a great time until I stopped pulling the wagon

to take this picture. They wanted to GO!


Above: More wagon fun.

Above: Dawson and his friend Jack watching the

grillers (their dads)!

Above: Dawson looking sleepy in the backseat

after all the fun he had at the Space and Rocket Center.

Above: Dawson being silly in the backseat.

Above: The rocket up close.

Above: Dawson and I in the astronaut suit.

Above: Dawson playing in the "Mars Play Area"

at the Space and Rocket Center. (If you can't see

it, his shirt says "S is for Spaceship!")

Above: More fun on Mars.

Above: A slide on Mars?! Who knew!

Above: Dawson with Daddy playing.

Above: Climbing up all by himself.

Above: More Mars fun!

Above: Playing...

Above: Dawson and Connor playing with the

recycling truck.

Above: More playing...

Above: Dawson playing with his Weebles

van.

Above: Dawson playing with a hat.

Above: Dawson wanted Connor to enjoy

the hat too!