Leogland for Chance's Birthday

Chance sitting in a castle "window" while we were standing in line to ride the Dragon roller coaster.

For Chance's birthday this year we took him to Legoland. He was super excited and had been counting down the days for weeks. He wasn't feeling very good, a little cold I think, but we went anyway and although he did seem a little extra worn down he had a wonderful time and kept telling us that this was the best day of his life, the best day ever.


I asked him to show me how happy he was and this is the look he gave me.

All the rides at Legoland are built with little people in mind so even though there are a lot of roller coasters Chance could ride every one of them. And of course so could we. Chance liked the drunk driving roller coaster (it zig zagged back and forth quickly and we made the mistake of calling it that) and the one where your feet dangle.


Chance on the jousting ride.

This jousting ride was a little silly but Chance had a good time.


Chance and I riding in the Boat School ride.

The boat school ride was a lot of fun, Chance and I rode in one boat and Scott in another. We had to maneuver our boat through the course trying not to bump into everything and everyone in the process. Chance did a pretty good job driving while I pushed the pedal.


Chance watching the water fountain and cars in front of the lego replica of Las Vegas.

Of all the things we saw and did at Legoland Chance has told us multiple times that his favorite part of the whole place was "the lego city where the things moved around." There were big replicas of Las Vegas, San Fransisco and Washington D.C. as well as lots of well known areas in Florida. Everything was built of legos, there were cars moving on the streets and boats gliding through the water, water fountains and a whole marching band and the space shuttle "launched" every few minutes. It was pretty neat and held Chance's attention till the park was about to close and we had to leave.

Riding Go-karts at Mike Greenwell's

The title of this post pretty much says it all. We went to a place here in town that I haven't been to in a really really really long time. They have arcade games, batting cages, mini golf and of course go karts. Chance had a great time riding the go karts as you can probably tell from this picture. He was really responsible too, not going super fast and steering very well.

Little Note

a few days ago Chance took a nap and was sleeping when I had to leave for work. I felt bad because I had not told him I would be gone when he woke (I didn't know he would sleep so long) so I wrote him a note and left it for him at his place on the table. He found it and read it and just left it at the table. Well, it sat on the table for a few days and then I took it and not thinking put it in the recycling bin. Later that day he passed the bin and just started crying then he said "that's my note, someone threw away my note" I felt awful and so rescued the note from the bin straightened it out and gave it back to him. He hugged it then took it to his room and put it on top of his toy organizer so "I can look at it" he said. He is so very sweet.

New Haircut

Chance's awesome new haircut. He was very good the whole time his hair was being cut so as a treat we picked up a chocolate milkshake on the way home.

Living The Dream

We went tot a new playground the other day and as Chance climbed up to the top of the slide he paused and looked around then he said "I'm living the dream". :)

Hiding in the Hamper

Chance disappeared the other day into his room, he was gone for a while and things were really quiet so I went looking for him and this is what I found.

Birthday Party Playdate

A few weeks ago we went to a birthday party for a little boy in the playgroup we have been hanging out with here in Fort Myers. Luke was turning 5 years old so it seemed like the perfect playdate for us and it was.


Chance had a great time playing with the other little people his age, they rode in the convertible hotwheel.





Had sword fights (it was a pirate themed party).



Broke a pinata



And played a pirate themed version of pin the tail on the donkey. Of course there was cake and general fun had by all.
I feel bad that Chance doesn't get as much time with kids his own age since we have been here in Florida but we get out to playdates that seem like they would have older kids (like a 5 year old's birthday) and he will be starting soccer on January 2nd. He will have practice once per week Tuesday at 6:15pm and a "game" once per week starting Saturday January 14th. Soccer runs through March and his group is 4 - 6 year olds so he will be getting more time with little ones his age very soon.

Helping Take Apart an old Guitar

In December Chance spent some time in Tampa at the apartment with Scott, while he was there they took parts from two different guitars to make one awesome guitar. Here Chance is using the screwdriver to help take parts off of one of the guitars. Word on the street is Chance was big help. He is really good at following direction when he is interested in the project, and what boy doesn't like taking things apart to make them better?

He's Way up There.

We were at the park not long ago, where there is a big rope climbing asteroid like piece of equipment. I climbed into the middle and set there relaxing while Chance climbed all around and past me up to the top.

Chance using his new chopsticks

A friend of mine spent a few months working in China and Hong Kong earlier this year. When he returned to the States he was thoughtful enough to bring gifts. One of the items he brought back for Chance was a set of kid's chopsticks. They are much like adult chopsticks except they are attached at the top to make them easier to hold. Chance can just focus on the pinching and picking up the food rather than holding the sticks together.