Last night we spent the night in LA, so catch up time on the blog.
Sat morning I was out early to get my hair cut and highlighted. I hurried out of the salon so I could do a couple things before meeting the family at soccer. I am working on getting some new clothes and stuff. I got to soccer only a few minutes late – I was surprised to see my mom and dad at soccer. They were supposed to be at a park with Alan and family for an Easter egg hunt but T wasn’t feeling great. The kids did really well at soccer. Nicole is so loving getting goals and has this look of determination on her face. She was running around so much and it was hot. Justin was so excited when he made a goal. His soccer is a little more fun than Nicole’s. His coach is better, so the boys were playing games and having more fun. Where as the girls seemed to be all over the place and not sure of what to do. Justin was the “fox” and he had to catch the “rabbits” while kicking the ball. It was kind of like capture the flag. Justin got the most vests (flags). It was great. He was on the green team for a bit then the coach moved him to the red team. His teammates were lazy and were just sitting in the goal, Justin was a one man team making goals. After soccer we went out to the Hat for lunch with grandma/pa. We came home and packed up for LA. We stayed at a really nice hotel and the kids were thrilled to be at the hotel. The hotel gave them little back packs with toys, snacks, cups, etc. They thought it was the greatest thing ever. We also were able to jump in the pool for a bit. I sat out though but dad and the kiddos went in. Nicole was a fish, so excited to be in the water. Justin was so cold that I made him get out. I even put him in the hot shower to warm up. We got changed and headed to the Grove. It was fun but the traffic and craziness of LA was getting to us. We ate at the farmers market and walked around for a bit. Nicole discovered the American Doll store. This store was crazy and seriously you could spend a ton on a doll, plus the accessories, the ear piercing, the hair style. Nicole really wanted a doll. She took it really well though when we said not right now. I am sure she would be happy enough with any other doll that is cheaper. She may be a little young for the American Dolls. We didn’t get back to the hotel until late, so I don’t think the kiddos went to bed until 9:30ish. Dad was up early this morning to go over to work for a bit. We were able to see the LA Marathon from our hotel room. The kids played really well for me in the hotel, they played with their backpacks, ice, etc while I took a shower. Then we headed out to get breakfast. The kids were so sociable talking to anyone that would talk to them. We got a bagel and yogurt then ate it back in the room. We looked out the window and saw dad heading back to the hotel. Justin took a nice long shower and Nikki took a bath. Justin had fun with the bar of soap and shower glass. Nicole had fun with the shower cap and cups. We decided we had enough of LA so we packed up and headed home. We couldn’t believe how fast we got home, thank goodness. It’s always nice to be home. The kiddos played the Wii for a bit with daddy. I got caught up around here. Then we went around the neighborhood to sell some chocolate for the pre school. It was nice and we visited with some neighbors. Everyone seems a little tired, so we let the kiddos watch TV and dad took a nap. We played memory and watered plants. After dinner we let the kiddos play Wii, 2 quick games then we went upstairs. We went up early to try to get them in bed on time. Justin was so tired he was falling asleep as dad was reading to him. Nikki and I were playing doll house then I read to Nikki. Hopefully she will be asleep really soon.