Friday one of my texas sisters and I decided to take all the kids to a local swimming pool. We have a community pool, but this would be something different for everyone and there's a play area for the twins, etc, etc. Well, we can't go anywhere without the twins napping so we have the morning to get a few things done around the house, get things together, get the twins down for a nap and get a move on. My task was tidying up my room and putting laundry away. No big deal except I realized about half way thru my task that I was gonna HAVE to shave my legs before we went to a public pool. Fine. Finish my task, jump in the shower, shave my legs and by the time I am out and dressed for the pool the peeps are all in my living room waiting on me. Ack!! Hurry up and pack drinks and snacks and towels and sunscreen and swim diapers and toys and lets get a move on. We won't be there long, but yes, we must pack everything we can! We got to the pool, the kids all had a blast including the twins who, when we go to the community pool, walk the perimeter of the pool rarely getting in. However they wanted to get all in the water this time. I was glad. They had an awesome time and I think they got sufficiently worn out. Yay moms :)
When we got home from the pool Sean was home and making a mopping sauce for some meat that he was smoking for the next day. Well, he couldn't stick around because he was going to ft worth to take part in the smoking of the meat. But the boys wanted to go to the movies and would therefore have to be picked up from the movies, but then, who will watch the twins? This is where my "sister's" girls came in. My sister and her husband had plans for the night so their girls stayed here and thankfully, while I was picking up the boys from the movie and the twins were asleep, the girls were able to listen for them. Day one of the weekend is over! Are you tired yet?! I sure was!!
Day 2 included Sean and I going to the lake with friends while the kids stayed home. Not to worry though! My mother in law was set to arrive late Saturday morning so that we could spend the day at the lake with all the kiddos being taken care of. Whew!! So, we were out on the lake all day not thinking about the kiddos and just kickin' back in the sun and water (with lots of sunscreen reapplications, thank you!) with friends. I gotta say, that was a very relaxing day! At the end of the day we were watching fireworks over the lake and while we were watching one of our friends' son proposed to his girlfriend. Awwww! Young love. Great day!
Day 3 we spent the morning and early afternoon recovering from the lake and doing our Sunday ritual of chillin' out and laundry. But wait, that wasn't all that was planned for Sunday. There was a family party to go out in bfe. Once again, we can't go anywhere without the twins napping. So after nap, gather everything we might possibly need plus lawn chairs, plus stop on the way and get some diapers and then we're prepared. Oh, this house had it all! These friends have some land so there were cows which the girls we completely fascinated by, there was a donkey and a dog and peacocks and a cat. What more could a kid ask for?! There was also a swing set and a pool and oh my goodness, it was almost too much fun! Everyone had a great time there, but we couldn't leave before the fireworks got done. Well, the girls liked the fireworks, but it was a process getting those all done. The boys enjoyed the fireworks and I was just wondering when we were going to be leaving. Bad attitude? Perhaps, but at this point we have spent about 5 hours keeping a very close eye on two little girls, being somewhat social, feeding the kids and ourselves and frankly, I was done. We left about 11 and got home about 11:45. That's only about 3 hours past the twins' bedtime. Great! They'll sleep in and so will I!
Or maybe not. The twins were up about 8 and so was Sean and I was up about 8:45. Woo hoo! Really?! Okay, well maybe they'll nap well. Or maybe they won't. An hour nap. Ugh! Well we hadn't really planned on doing anything Monday, but we ended up going to my "sister's" and hanging out and grilling and swimming and letting the kids wear themselves out once again. Wow dude! All I can say is, I'm really glad I don't work on Tuesdays either because I needed another day! And the twins decided that today was their day to catch up on sleep. They slept in til 9 AND took a 2 hour nap. I guess I will forgive their non sleeping ways from the previous day:)
I hope that you all had a fabulous weekend whether it was packed with busy days with friends and family or simply relaxing and being thankful that we live in a country where we have the freedom to do what we choose.
Until next time, I will be continuing to dance like there's no one watching, love like I've never been hurt, sing like there's nobody listening and live like it's heaven on earth :) Take care everyone!!
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