Dad was up early this morning for work. Today was all about the smoker-it was the first time we used it. Very exciting. We went to swim lessons this morning. The kids are doing really well. Justin is getting his confidence up and we figured out the best way to get his goggles on. We had fun swimming with the kiddos. Nikki pretended to look for treasure and then dove down to get the treasure. Both kids are diving down and love getting the dive sticks. Next time I should remember to bring coins which equals treasure. Justin was practicing his kicking on his kick board and going across the pool. Nikki loved jumping in and splashing me. We came home and had lunch. Then the kids and I headed to the library for a craft thing. The kids made lady bug hats, butterflies, suns w/their hands, etc. It was really cute. The kids had a blast picking out books. We had never been to this library and it seemed to have more books than our other libraries. While we were gone dad fired up the smoker.
Our first try at smoking ribs. Bret smoked out the neighbors but it did smell really good. He even spritzed the ribs with apple juice. The kids drank the juice out of the spray bottle and thought it was great. The kids went in the jacuzzi and swam around as much as they could. We had a nice dinner out on our patio listening to music. We all enjoyed the ribs. Next time we need to make more. I was surprised how many the kids made. I think it was worth all the smoking, etc. Bret used a rub which I like way better than just sauce. The kids played in the backyard after dinner. They decided to make soup which entails a bucket, grass, and whatever else they can put in it. We read books and the kiddos are sleeping.