Thanksgiving week in NY

This Thanksgiving, we went to NY to see Daddy's family. It was nice to be able to see everyone and spend some time together. We got family pictures done and even went bowling--all 17 of us (Grandma and her foster baby were the only ones who didn't bowl).

Memorial Day

Our plans for Memorial Day were: mow grass, work on fence, pull weeds, play outside. The final result? Plans: 0 Rain: 1

It rained off and on pretty much all day. The kids were going stir crazy (and driving us crazy) by 9 am! So we decided to go bowling. (Remember last summers kidsbowlfree.com?) The bowling alley didn't open until noon. We still bowled 2 games. We had such a good time! The kids loved it. Actually I think we all had a good time.

Daddy won the first game and C actually beat me! I won (stomped, killed, slaughtered) every one the second game. I think that was the best game I've ever had (besides on the Wii). I actually have the proof (see picture below).

After bowling, we went to lunch and then home. It was very late for K's nap but she still took one. C watched a movie, Daddy watched NASCAR, and I made Friendship bread. Yum! Since we ate lunch so late, we just had cereal for dinner. Then it was an early night for the kids. I was very ready for their bedtime.

The kids and I tried to take a picture of ourselves. Obviously it didn't turn out exactly like we wanted. Poor K; we cut her head off. But otherwise, I thought it was a cute picture of C and I.

By the way: for those of you who care and who watch PBA (Professional Bowling), the PBA tour was actually at this bowling alley about a month ago. We watched it on ESPN. We could have gotten tickets to go, but had something going on.

Great weekend

We had a great weekend. Saturday we did a little of nothing. Daddy mowed the grass and I did some work around the house. C played playstation. I'm not sure what K did. That evening we went to some friend's house for the NASCAR race. They had invited a few other people too. He has a nice flat screen, hang on the wall, high def TV. Nice. She had made nachos belle grande and toppings. We ate well. The kids played outside in the sprinkler, rode their bikes, had races, had glow sticks (C's did not break this time). He did fireworks too. It was fun. Another late night though. We got home, did baths and the kids went right to bed.

Sunday was normal, except we didn't go to choir practice. I know-naughty. But we wont' be there for the next 2 Sundays. It was nice not to rush back to church.

Monday Daddy had off. It was a comp. day for all the extra time he has been working. We had fun. We had planned to go to the park in the morning, but it rained. We did go bowling at noon. It was fun to bowl with Daddy. C was excited that he won for the kids and Daddy won for the adults. Then Monday evening we went to the baseball park to watch one of our other church teams play. It was nice to have Daddy sitting with us instead of playing. He was able to help with the kiddies. Abut 1/2 thru the second game, K told me "Home, Mommy, Home" So we left. On the way home she said "Potty, Mommy, Potty" So we got home and she sat on the potty. She didn't do anything, but I guess that's another confirmation that I need to start working with her once we get home from vacation. Oh yeah (said very sarcastically)

Now my focus is on K's party Friday night and trying to get ready for our trip. I'm tired just thinking about it. I will check back Friday night and try to post pix and stories from K's party. I just hope she keeps her clothes on.

Bugs and Bowling

On Wednesday nights at church, C has a class for his age group. It's a class for the summer and it's led by our church secretary. She does such a good job. They are covering the days of creation and are currently on the day that bugs were created (I'm not sure which day that would be). She let some of the kids borrow a bug catcher last week. They were to catch a bug and bring it in this past Wed to class so they could look at these bugs with a magnifying glass. So Tues night, Daddy and C were out back looking for a grasshopper or something. Daddy was out by the pond with a little net and the container and C had tweezers (not sure about those) They looked for at least 45 min. Nothing. The one time we wanted bugs, none were to be found. Of course, C was disappointed. So my solution? On the "way" to church we stopped at the pet store and bought him a cricket for 10 cents. He was so proud of that cricket. You would have thought he actually caught it. The teacher was impressed that we had thought to go buy a bug. I was pretty proud of myself too. Next is an ant farm. I hope we don't have to "babysit" them for the week any time soon. After church we went out for pizza with friends from church so we didn't get home til late. But yummy! Monicals pizza ROCKS!

Thursday I took the kids bowling. If you log onto http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/ you can get 2 free games per kid per weekday for free. It's a nation wide thing, but only certain alleys participate. And some you have to pay for the shoes, but that's usually pretty inexpensive. So we went bowling today. The kids love it. Two friends from church showed up, so there were 4 kids on our lane. K used this ball ramp thingy. All you do is set the ball on top and she pushes it off onto the lane. Pretty cool. We had fun. C scored a 63 and was in 2nd place--as he likes to say. K actually was in 3rd. Then tonight we went out to eat after I had an eye appointment (Daddy was home early!! Yeah!!) and did some shopping for our 4th of July party tomorrow night.

On a side note: refer to the previous post regarding K being naked. Today I put her down for a nap and 45 min later she was still awake. When I walked by her room, I heard her saying "Mommy, cold" so I poked my head in her room. You guessed it. Naked. And this time she had peed and was sitting in it. So I'm sure she was cold. So I changed her bed, dressed her and gave her a stern talking to "You leave your clothes alone and go to sleep!" All I can do is shake my head.

Tomorrow and Saturday will be busy, so I will check back in the beginning of next week. Happy July 4th!