Yesterday was a busy but fun day. We are going to take it easy today. We stayed home for a while this morning. I was up early to walk Zoe. It is all dreary and drizzly again today, just makes me want to curl up and watch a movie. Justin pretended he was a dog, Marmaduke and Nikki walked him. I caught up a little bit at home, got organized, cleaned a little, and did laundry. We went to the library for a summer activity. It was a person playing the Blues. Justin seemed to really like the music and the kids were pretty excited when they recognized a song. I am glad we went just to expose them to other types of music. We went into the library and signed up for the summer reading program. The kids were so excited to get reading and coloring a circle for every 10 minutes they read. We read for 30 minutes and then I was too hungry for lunch to stay more. We came home and we played. We took Zoe out and played with her a bit. Then the kids decided they were going to a hotel. So they packed up their backpacks with all the necessities..sunglasses, stuffed animals, toothbrush, etc. It was really cute. I had a hard time convincing them to take a bath. Every time I mentioned it they would play together so well. We went out in the backyard and played. The kids helped pick some of the veggies. It was time to pick all the green beans. Finally I got Justin in the shower. So funny they say they want a really quick shower but then when you get them in they do not want to get out. Nikki played mommy to her babies while Justin showered. After Nikki’s shower she happily played in her room, some Boo game from Monsters Inc. She pretended one of her baby’s was a Boo and had to sit in some chair to get the laughs out. I needed to go meet Paula and kids to take pictures. When I called the kids to go Nikki said “but we are playing so nicely” and Justin said “but I am reading books”. We met our friends on Hicks Canyon path and took some great pics. Can’t wait to see what Paula and family think about them. So the kids were so good today, we let them watch TV while we made dinner. They are really into the Martha Speaks show. We all had some ice cream too. The kids got super silly in the backyard. Nikki would sit in the Tonka truck and push Justin into the play house. Then they would switch. They were cracking up and so were we. We all read books in our bed and cuddled/visited there. All of a sudden Zoe the dog jumps up and is silly as ever. We had a great time with Zoe cuddling in our bed. I hope she doesn’t jump in her parents bed when she is back home. Kids went to bed and I went for a walk.
July 7th, 2010 by melissa