Blog July 8th
This morning we got ready for the cleaners. This house really needs to be cleaned. We played at home for a while. The kiddos wanted me to read to them for a while. We read so many books that I started to get tired. We got ready as we were heading to the lagoon for swimming. The kids love it there, they had a great time. Both wanted to go down the slides. Justin was more into the slides today. Nicole was happy bopping up and down in the water. Nicole sat in the water and sand and played in the sand for a long time. The kiddos found beach balls that they were loving playing with in the water. The kids were so happy. I just love this place-I wish we could go all the time. The kiddos were so hungry that they ate lunch on the way home. We got home and the kiddos played in the back of my car for a bit then we played in the garage too. It was so nice to come home to a clean house-too bad it doesn’t last too long. We came in and played with doll stroller, put books in the back of their trikes, played in the futon room, etc. Then I tried having the kids nap. What was I thinking? You guessed it they wouldn’t nap. I think I even fell asleep for a few minutes. They were nuts, jumping up and down, hiding under their blankets, etc. I finally gave up and the kiddos are watching Barney and Elmo’s World. After the non-nap the kiddos were getting a bit cranky. So I decided to head to Castle Park. I think the stroller ride over revived the kiddos. When we got to the park they were in good moods and ready to go. We played a bit at the park. Then we took a ball to the back board and they both threw it at the wall and chased it. I think they could have done this for hours. Of course I didn’t bring two balls, so I became a referee. We also played by the soccer net. We had a great time at the park even though it was a little hot. We took our time and walked home. The kids threw the ball as we walked home and chased it too. We stopped at Krista’s to say hello. We played in their yard and house for a bit. We couldn’t stay long as we had to come home and make dinner. Justin loved the big tractor Matthew had. It moved forward and backward on its own. He was so happy playing with it. Nicole was happy playing with Ellie’s stroller and dolly. Matthew and Ellie gave Nicole and Justin stamps. They walked us out to the stroller, Ellie snapped Nicole in, so cute. We came home and made dinner. The kids played naked in the backyard for a while. They were loving the lizard in the backyard, they call him Mr. Lizard. When he disappears the kids say he went to find his mommy. We went upstairs to take a bath. The kids love the bath, they drew all over the clean tub, and played with a squirt gun in the bath. After bath, I went to Bunco. I hadn’t been in so long. It was so nice to go and hang out with friends. I had a great time. Bret had a great time with the kids. The kids stayed naked for a bit, did boat, and read a ton of books. Dad said Nicole was very helpful.
