Nice weekend

So last weekend (yes I am aware I am 7 days late posting this!) I managed to swap working Sunday and getting off Friday in effort to celebrate my older/oldest... (which is proper english I don't know!?) brother's 27th birthday!
First the kid's had their first week of Soccer at the YMCA in the morning. So I picked up dad and we took the munchkins to soccer. They both started off shy and slow, but Tony quickly got into the game. Jayna reluctantly played for about the first half, but then lost interest to the point where she took off her soccer shoes, socks, and shin guards! But, they did when their first game- Tony even scored once and Jayna got to be goalie too!








Then we took my dad home and picked up my younger sister Karlee and headed to meet Zac in Roanoke! We took the kids' to the Mill Mountain Zoo. No offense but I was less than impressed. It was small, not many animals, mostly a bunch of birds... their Tiger died in 06' and she was replaced by a Tiger statue and a small playground... um!? The kids' did enjoy the train around the zoo... but it is sad when the zoo is so small you have to take two laps. Oh well new experiences and knowledge gained not to return, it's not really worth the admission price!




Since we were already on Mill Mountain area we figured we better visit the Star since we had never been there... I mean common who goes to the Star City and doesn't see the star!? Sure it was nothing spectacular, but we had to make sure it was real! The view is pretty nice though, if you are a scenic type person, unlike me!





Then we went to Tanglewood Mall to find some lunch! I also got Zac his birthday gift- a Willie Parker Pittsburg Steelers Football Figure dude. Karlee got Subway, Zac got Pizza dn the kids and I got Chic-Fil-a! I have wanted to take Jayna to a build a bear store for almost a year now, but since 1. she is never with me on those rare occassions I go to Roanoke and 2. I am NEVER at a mall when I go to Roanoke it has never happened. So today was our lucky day! We went to build a bear and I put the kids on a strict budget! They could build one CHEAP animal. Jayna picked the puppy while Tony picked a bear. The stuffed their animal, made a wish on a heart they put in their animal, "Washed" their animal.... more like a blow dryer, Dressed their animals, and then named their animals. Jayna is now the proud Mommy to Katie dog and Tony is the new friend to Ben the Bear!









And just a side note, when you hear giggling from the back seat and look into your rear view mirror you can't help but to smile when this is what you see:

Sunday I worked, then went to Pink's viewing- had a bad head ache but luckily it went away after taking a migraine pill! Then was Lil Will's Birthday Party at a local McDonald's. Although the food SUCKED (no suprise there, REALLY!) it was nice for the kids to get to play with some friends! Here are two pics of the Birthday Boy, who was fine until he became the spot light and then he was less than happy, even running off hysterical when we attempted to sing to him: thus the pouting on the slide!