Fun Weekend!

Usually, our weekends are pretty boring. We make waffles, we do our chores....and then figure out how to spend the rest of our Saturday. This weekend was special because on Friday we had our "Matilda" party since Dad and the kids finished reading that book last month and Jacob got to come party with us! After he got home, the kids were dying for more time with him so we decided to do a sleepover. They played and snuggled and and after the kids fell asleep, Richie and I just got to sit and talk with him. What a stellar guy! Something that I love about our situation (proximity to family etc) is that my kids get to know their aunts and uncles up here really well. I love my aunts and uncles, but our relationship is distant when compared to what my kids have with theirs. They take an active roll in my kids' lives and that makes me feel really loved. Uncle Jacob has been like a celebrity around here since he got back. The kids were in heaven!


Saturday we rushed through our waffles and chores so that we could go to "the dragon pool!" It's just the South Jordan rec center, but there is a small alligator slide and the kids thought it was a dragon the first time we went...hence "the dragon pool". We did the same thing last year and it was such a huge hit, we thought we'd do it again. The kids worked all summer filling up there behavior charts. They got stickers for keeping their pants dry during the day, during the night, staying in their rooms at quiet time or bed time, being cheerfully obedient, using their manners, and being a "bucket filler" (someone who makes other people happy). Gwen is better about keeping her pants dry during the day, and Miles is getting pretty good at keeping his pants dry at night (Hallelujah!). Thank you chart and stickers! :) We spent a good chunk of time there and Lindy loved her first time at a pool. The kids were so tired afterward, Gwen actually napped!


That night, we had friends in the ward over for dinner and then right after the kid's bedtime, my old college roommate came by to practice giving facials on me! (Mary Kay) It was so fun to catch up with her. I like my routine, but sometimes it's nice to just really shake it up.