Here we are...3 weeks into the vacation and so far we still have more in the postive category than the negative. Actually we're having a GREAT time! Let's see, since last time I posted we really haven't had a lot going on. Dan is still in Houston and we miss him. The kids are ready for tomorrow when he comes home...I don't know how people do it with frequent travelling husbands...hats off to you!
Saturday we enjoyed the fabulous community pool party...the most fun you can get in 'Southbridge on the Potomac'. Good times. We really just spent the day doing normal summer things, swimming, eating bbq, etc.
Sunday after church we were able to attend the final performance of the season of the 'Mormon Choir of D.C.' and watch Grandpa sing and narrate. It was a great Sunday evening activity, we enjoyed some time at the temple visitor's center (the 'Mormon' temple...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and then the concert. The kiddos were well behaved and Aaron really got into the music, dancing up and down the aisle for most of the concert :-) Tyler was able to be a bit of a stage hand helping to set up and take down some chairs and equipment. I'm so proud of them, they are really being great this summer! It was really fun to watch the performance. This is the first time I've been able to see a live performance of the choir and hear my Dad. The kids think it's cool that Grandpa gets to sing AND narrate.
Monday we did some yard work and then just hung out the rest of the day. Kyle had some birthday money burning a hole in his pocket so we made a Target run...fun times, normal summer day.
Tuesday my Mom had to work so I had planned to spend the day at the pool and/or playground with the kiddos...it rained all morning, grrrr. Things were going pretty well though, the kids were playing very well together and I was thinking how good this vacation was for them to get to spend time together, etc. I even managed to get in 30 minutes of exercise, happy day! My Mom came home for lunch and made a 'subtle' hint that we should make cookies and organize her tupperware cupboard. Fine. I was doing some laundry, baking cookies,and washing tupperware when one of my children informed me that 'in the bathroom upstairs the toilet is closed but water is running out under the lid and it smells bad in there'. Really. I pull some cookies out of the oven quickly, burn my hand, and run upstairs. Clogged toilet, raw sewage on the floor. Luckily I was informed of the situation before the water hit the carpet...but after it covered about 80% of the bathroom. I had just finished washing a load of towels...darn. While we were cleaning up the bathroom (positive note, that bathroom is now spotless and smells like bleach, not poop) I hear Katherine say "just unlock the door Aaron, it's okay, just turn the lock." I go into the hallway to find that Aaron had, in fact, locked himself in Tyler's bedroom. I didn't panic because it appeared that it was one of those locks that you can easily pop open with any straight object. I sent someone to find a Capri Sun so I could steal the straw for a key. That didn't work, hmmm. Paper clip, screw driver, some random metal stick...nope, nope, nope. Okay, now I'm worried. After about 30 minutes of trying to pick the lock I decided I needed to get Aaron out so I found some tools and took the handle off the door. I finally got him out, whew. It was done raining so we went to the playground...it was a little soggy but I didn't care, we needed to get out of the house. After about 90 minutes there Aaron managed to pee his pants...while wearing a diaper...I don't know how he managed it but I guess he thought I needed to do more laundry ;-) We went home and I decided it was a pizza day. I found a coupon and ordered some pizza...it was a carry out order so I figured out where I was headed and off we went. We get there and guess what?!? They sent my pizzas out with the delivery guy...I don't know why they did this since I did not supply them with an address but they did. He brought them back, I took them home. We ate pizza and went to sleep...I was done with Tuesday.
I slept for 7 1/2 hours without moving...I didn't even get up to pee (new record for me). I woke up, realized that I did not have children in the bed and that they were all still in their own beds, went to the bathroom and fell back asleep for another 2 hours...Wednesday was looking like a winner! My parents were both at work all day so I decided to just jump right in and take the kids into the city by myself. That's right. I did D.C. alone with 4 kids. Woohoo! We did Natural History and part of American History today...there is just too much to see to do it all in one day. We really wanted to finish American History but I could sense that we were not far from meltdown time and I needed to get them back to the metro and all the way home before this occured. No stories here, which is a good thing. I didn't even get lost driving to or from the metro station. Amazing. Seriously. I get lost all the time. We can home and enjoyed a nice evening together. Tomorrow we get to see Daddy again, all is well! Happy summer!!!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Just Curious
I'm just wondering if anyone really can see the photo albums posted...those 3 in a row from a few days ago. If nobody can see them then I will just take them down and try to repost them at a later date. The internet connection at my parent's house is not good at all so posting photos takes forever. I'm able to view them if I click to make them larger under the large black box. Just let me know...have a great day!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Adventures of the pregnant homeless lady...D.C. Week #1
First of all, if you are having trouble viewing the photo albums just click on the link below them to "make images larger" and you should get the album. I don't know why they work sometimes and sometimes don't, I could probably fix it, but I'm tired and don't want to, HA!
Okey Dokey. We are having a great time, I can't believe it's only 2 weeks into our vacation! We've packed a lot in already, woohoo! Dan and I had a great time on our weekend get away. Philadelphia was awesome. The weather was perfect for walking and it was basically a wonderful time alone. I was terrified of the downtown traffic getting to our hotel, I thought for sure we were going to die. But we managed to live and get checked in. I do not recommend driving in downtown Philly. (Okay, so Dan drove and he was not nervous, I just tried hard not to make scared noises and prayed that we would get to the hotel soon!) The ball game was great, we enjoyed way too much of the local cuisine, and the historical sites were just as cool as we thought they would be. We decided to be a bit spontaneous and follow the road signs to Valley Forge when we left Philadelphia. The drive there was gorgeous and the park was really interesting. Well worth an afternoon, head on out there if you are in the area.
The kids have been enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's house, even chores seem to be more fun here (Aaron asks almost every day if he can vacuum the stairs...funny kid). They have been busy going to the pool, playing games, doing crafts, cooking, and getting spoiled by Grandma...she has lots of treats and loose change.
Dan flew out Tuesday morning and won't be back until next Thursday. He is one of the scout leaders for our church troop and had to chaperone the varsity scouts on their high adventure this week. He will also be doing some house hunting and a little work next week. I think I win on this leg of the adventure! We miss you Dan...see you Thursday!!!
Yesterday we decided to head down to the city and get a taste of history. It was pretty hot so we opted to start with the museums. We only managed to do air and space before the little ones got worn out. They LOVED it and wanted to see every inch of that museum. Fun times. Aaron kept yelling "I see airplanes" everytime he saw an airplane (approximately every 2 seconds). The metro ride was also a big hit...we love trains almost as much as airplanes :-) We'll go back next week to try and catch a few more museums and some monuments...thankfully we have 2 more weeks here so we can take the site seeing nice and slow and leave happy each day, woohoo!
After Grandma took the younger three home for the day Tyler and I headed to the ballpark to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Kansas City Royals. Tyler was super excited to go because Steve Strasburg was pitching. The Nats lost but he says it was still amazing to see Strasburg (9 K's in 6 innings, nice) so it was a good day. On our way in we were stopped by "Tyler the superfan" of the CBS Early Show and our Tyler was interviewed by their Tyler, it was really fun for him.
Kyle just lost a tooth so the tooth fairy was called to make sure she knows where we are and that tomorrow is his birthday. He was pretty determined to get that tooth out before he turned 6 and went right down to the wire, he finally let me pull it at bedtime tonight. We're planning a fabulous birthday with Grandma and Grandpa tomorrow, Daddy will be missed but he took Kyle out for his birthday lunch on Monday before he left so at least they got some alone time.
All in all this leg of the trip has been great. We're glad for the chance to relax and spread out while we can. Fun times in the nation's capital! Have a great day!!!
Okey Dokey. We are having a great time, I can't believe it's only 2 weeks into our vacation! We've packed a lot in already, woohoo! Dan and I had a great time on our weekend get away. Philadelphia was awesome. The weather was perfect for walking and it was basically a wonderful time alone. I was terrified of the downtown traffic getting to our hotel, I thought for sure we were going to die. But we managed to live and get checked in. I do not recommend driving in downtown Philly. (Okay, so Dan drove and he was not nervous, I just tried hard not to make scared noises and prayed that we would get to the hotel soon!) The ball game was great, we enjoyed way too much of the local cuisine, and the historical sites were just as cool as we thought they would be. We decided to be a bit spontaneous and follow the road signs to Valley Forge when we left Philadelphia. The drive there was gorgeous and the park was really interesting. Well worth an afternoon, head on out there if you are in the area.
The kids have been enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's house, even chores seem to be more fun here (Aaron asks almost every day if he can vacuum the stairs...funny kid). They have been busy going to the pool, playing games, doing crafts, cooking, and getting spoiled by Grandma...she has lots of treats and loose change.
Dan flew out Tuesday morning and won't be back until next Thursday. He is one of the scout leaders for our church troop and had to chaperone the varsity scouts on their high adventure this week. He will also be doing some house hunting and a little work next week. I think I win on this leg of the adventure! We miss you Dan...see you Thursday!!!
Yesterday we decided to head down to the city and get a taste of history. It was pretty hot so we opted to start with the museums. We only managed to do air and space before the little ones got worn out. They LOVED it and wanted to see every inch of that museum. Fun times. Aaron kept yelling "I see airplanes" everytime he saw an airplane (approximately every 2 seconds). The metro ride was also a big hit...we love trains almost as much as airplanes :-) We'll go back next week to try and catch a few more museums and some monuments...thankfully we have 2 more weeks here so we can take the site seeing nice and slow and leave happy each day, woohoo!
After Grandma took the younger three home for the day Tyler and I headed to the ballpark to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Kansas City Royals. Tyler was super excited to go because Steve Strasburg was pitching. The Nats lost but he says it was still amazing to see Strasburg (9 K's in 6 innings, nice) so it was a good day. On our way in we were stopped by "Tyler the superfan" of the CBS Early Show and our Tyler was interviewed by their Tyler, it was really fun for him.
Kyle just lost a tooth so the tooth fairy was called to make sure she knows where we are and that tomorrow is his birthday. He was pretty determined to get that tooth out before he turned 6 and went right down to the wire, he finally let me pull it at bedtime tonight. We're planning a fabulous birthday with Grandma and Grandpa tomorrow, Daddy will be missed but he took Kyle out for his birthday lunch on Monday before he left so at least they got some alone time.
All in all this leg of the trip has been great. We're glad for the chance to relax and spread out while we can. Fun times in the nation's capital! Have a great day!!!
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