So happy it is Saturday. The kids slept in a bit. Dad and I were talking about black widows last night so both of us dreamed about them-ugh. The kids wanted to go to Starbucks with dad. So weird to be here alone. I have to admit it was kind of nice. I did a few things I have been wanting to do but boring things like wipe some dirty walls, put all the paint away from the mural, and get the play room a bit organized. Grandma/pa came over to see Jusitn’s last sports class. It was all about track and field. Justin did so well running and jumping over the hurdles. It was so cute to watch. He is a fast runner. He didn’t do that great at shot put but running is way more important. It was getting hot and they had lemonade for the kids which Justin and Nicole loved. We came home and the kids played for grandma/pa. They did their Chip and Dale shows and did some drawings, etc. Nicole played baby for a while as well. Dad ran outside and hid and watered the new grass. We got some lunch. I stayed home and played with Nicole. We played with the magnetic dress up doll and Justin wanted to go with daddy. After lunch we played. Dad and I are trying to figure out what to do with our living room but I am so decoarated challenged. The kids played with the train table for a while. Then I brought the cars in and set up a little town on the train table. The kids played so well for a long time. The kids started fighting a little bit so we let them watch some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. So cute to listen to them interact with the TV. Bret had to do some work tonight so the kids and I headed to their friend’s Penny’s birthday party. It was at a bounce house place. The kids had a great time. I had fun bouncing with them too. Justin and I played soccer in one of the bounce houses and Nicole and I went down the slides a bit. It was good to see all my mommy friends. The kids had pizza and cake. The kids ate a few bites of pizza and then said they were done. They were hoping to get cake faster that way. But they waited as patiently as they could. It was a Tinkerball cake and Nicole thought it was so pretty. After cake the kids wanted more pizza what a surprise, then they wanted to bounce again. As party favors, Penny gave the kids books that were wrapped. Nicole was so excited screaming a present for me. At home the kids colored a bit then Nicole said lets take a bath. So the kiddos took a bath. They are just loving water. It was a quick bath then we read the new books and lots of other books too. Justin was so tired. It took Nicole a little while to settle down. She was missing her baby so I had to find that.
August 1st, 2009 by melissa