Dad in the Hospital

This week dad went to the hospital to have an operation.  Nick was asking about dad, so mom took Nick there for a visit in the evenings.

At first Nick was happy to visit a new building.  But when we got to the room Nick looked very serious.  Mom would not let Nick get too close to dad or touch anything in the room or near the bed.

On the second night Nick was more comfortable and had a smile on his face.  Dad said, "Thanks Nick, this was the highlight of my day!"

Airplane View of Long Beach

Last Sunday mom came home from a business trip.  The plane flew over Long Beach, and mom took this picture from the airplane window.  Mom showed it to Nick on the iPad, and Nick zoomed in on the picture and pointed out places in town!

Golf Glow

While mom was working far away, an email arrived from Nick's teacher.  It said, "Nick had a great time at Glow Golf in Roosevelt Field. He even tried out the laser maze. He was pretty creative with the way he got the golf ball in each hole but most importantly he had fun - he would try to kick or move the ball with his feet!"

Interesting Artwork

One night, when mom and Nick were cleaning up Nick's room, mom found this picture.  It looks like a t-shirt that says, "With a song in my heart."  Mom asked Nick where this phrase came from, and we looked at Nick's t-shirt collection but we could not fine one that matched.

Mom said, "Well, I guess the inspiration for your interesting artwork will be a mystery."

Grammy's Spring Visit

This month, grammy is paying a long visit to help while mom is working far away and during daddy's operation.

Here is a picture when grammy arrived.  She is asking about Nick's new sound machine, which Nick did not want to share!

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is March 21st, it is mom's birthday.  Nick gave mom three things:

1. A handmade card
2. Pansy flowers for the garden
3. Chocolate birthday cake!

Mom said, "thank you for my cake and presents, they were perfect gifts!"

Visit from Aunt Stefani

This weekend we had a visitor, Aunt Stefani came to spend the weekend!

She gave Nick a new white t-shirt with a picture of a brown bear and the words "Protect California."

On Friday night we had steak dinner together. Nick was too busy eating to pose for a picture.

It was very cold this weekend, but Nick still wanted to go out for his Saturday night Carvel ice cream.  When we got there we found that the store was CLOSED.

Nick asked to go to Baskin Robbins instead, so that's what we did.  Nick has not been there for awhile but the ladies behind the counter still remembered him and greeted him by name.

While Nick ate his ice cream we did FaceTime with Henry and Katie far away in California.