week recap and some giant bugs

It was a long week in Boston and even longer getting home.  But meeting Mark W. in the hotel was lovely

The storey about getting home: My flight, along with 2 colleagues, was due to leave Boston at 7:05.  We got to the airport by 5:30 and found out they were cancelling flights due to lightning in the area.  The airline rebooked us for flights in the morning, mine was 6:15 am.  We got some hotel rooms close to the airport and that was all.  I had to get up at 3:30 am for my flight, so I worked until 10:30 and then went to bed.  I got up, got organized and dressed, checked out and then checked in for my flight- and found out I was now on the 8:30 am flight to Philly!!!!!  Not knowing what happened, I headed to the airport and found out that all the early morning flights were cancelled because the pilots had to be off duty for 8 hours before they could fly again.  At 9 am, my flight to Philly took off and I finally got home at 2 pm on Friday.  I was exhausted.  I took a nap for 1.5 hours hoping to be awake enough to pick up Bug from summer camp and be ready for his evening T Ball game. I was barely awake.  Thankfully Bug's T Ball game was cancelled due to the bad weather that arrived here Friday night.  We ended up loosing power for 2.5 hours and Bug and I went to bed at 7:30 pm.  I spent the weekend sleeping as much as possible.  I am going to bed early tonight too.

 This is the hotel room I stayed in for one night- very nice. Even the bathroom rocked.

On Saturday, Bug and Little M played for a good long time in the yard- basketball, scooters, bikes, etc.

Both boys were happy to be able to play again.

We took Little M and his mom to our backyard to see our first little apple and to have fresh strawberries from our garden.

After church today, I took Bug out to one of the local parks to see a 'giant bug' display.  All the bugs are sculptures.  Bug loved it.  The park also has a children's garden and Bug was very happy playing in the children's garden.

We will definitely be back to this park again.

 The fairy garden

 Bug, the dragon and Bug's dragon face.

 Bug and first bug- the damsel fly

 Momma and Bug, having a great time. 

 pumping water

 Honey bee on the sunflower

 Butterfly

 One of 3 ants

 The lady bug

 Intent on making his bracelet

 looking great

 grasshopper

20 foot high Praying Mantis!!!!!

 dragon fly

 the spider on the spider web!!!!!

 playing scared

 But really having a great time together

 In order to get a tattoo, Bug had to pretend to be a butterfly and find food for his colored butterfly wings- this was an activity the park had, Bug was not too excited.  But he wanted the tattoo.  So this is my mariposa boy.

 The assassin bug

 walking/running the mediation path.  I wanted to do one of these in the backyard, but then I decided being a momma was a better choice and instead I have a playset in the area I would have put in this type of path.

 giant toadstools.

 Such a handsome little man- mi hombrecito

 being  silly

and hanging with the toads.  We ha a great time together today.  It was a good ending to the weekend, and gave us special time together to help start our week off great.  Hopefully, I filled up Bug's tank with Momma time, so he makes it thru this week as I go back to work and he goes back to summer, which he loves.

Love and hugs,
Deb