Rain is coming, so we were out and about early this morning. We met some friends at “pirate park”. We didn’t bring the kiddos bikes so we ran home and got them. They had fun riding around the park. Justin and Nicole weren’t too into playing with their friends though, they are definitely liking playing with each other. I guess as they get older they are going to pick the friends they want to play with rather than me setting up play dates for them. They did play a little with their friends but it was definitely difficult to get them to include them. When we got home it was straight to the bath. The kiddos were overdue for a bath. Since both of us were home we let the kids take separate baths in each tub. They loved being in their own tubs, plus Justin likes the water hotter than Nicole likes. We grabbed some lunch then played. Mom and dad were pretty sluggy, it was getting cloudier and cloudier out. We played outside for a bit in the backyard but started to get cold. We played some games Don’t Break the Ice and Memory. Nicole and I had a birthday party with her little ponies and all her little animals while dad and Justin played some games. Justin has been wanting to come and bug Nicole lately. He grabs her stuff then she gets all mad. She leaves the room and he drops her thing. So the fighting encouraged us to go out. We stopped at a furniture store to look for beds for Nikki. This ended up being like a play ground. They had so much fun getting on all the bunk beds. Nicole had a hard time understanding that the beds didn’t come with the bedding and teddy bears. She said she wanted the bed with the teddy bear. Then we headed to Grammy’s. The kids played upstairs and then came down and watched a little TV. The only movie Grammy had was Big Bird in Japan. The kids were content watching it though. We had dinner-the kids didn’t really eat. Just as we were trying to come home, they started running around and playing so nicely. They wanted us to catch them and we all were. Grammy gave them polar bears that poop out jelly beans. The kids loved them, they had their polar bears pooping all over the floor. It was pretty funny. As we left the rain was coming down. Justin and dad played cars for a bit when we got home and Nicole and I had a tea party and read books. Then it was off to bed. It was a little later than normal but maybe they will sleep in.
January 17th, 2010 by melissa