the kids & i spent the remainder of the day playing outside & hanging out.....daddy had to go straight from moving his in-laws, to work (poor guy).....but we were ready to have some family quality time when he got home & we grilled out & had a campfire - one of the kiddos absolute fav thing to do this summer!
the girls were complaining about being chilly, so i told them to run inside for a jacket......corinn came out with her winter coat & scarf on! she's a nut! ~lol~
u can tell in this pic that it's probably about 10pm & waaaaay past their bedtime! ;0)
sunday, we woke up to cloudy skies.....by nap time, it was pouring down rain & it actually hailed in our town for about 15 minutes! the girls were napping (not sure how they slept thru the hail pounding the roof & windows?), so jaden & i saved some in the freezer for them to see when they woke up (it's dirty cause i picked it up out of the yard)......and for daddy to see when he came home from work
after nap, the kids were anxious to go check out nana & grandpa's new house, now that there is furniture in it! corinn is so over the whole routine of getting dressed up in "farm clothes" when heading to my brother's farm.....but not gabby - she immediately runs to her room for one of her pairs of boots & a hat! and i love it - she's just so darn cute in that get up! ~teehee~
uncle joe was there & the kids had a blast riding 4-wheelers & go-karts in the new backyard.....it isn't as big or flat as nana & grandpa's old backyard, but i think it'll work out just fine ;0)
then my brother cj came by (he's the brother that owns the farm).....his wife's bday is on wednesday & he wanted to show mom & i the gift he made for her......katie's dad passed away the year before cj & katie got married (i think in 2003?).....cj took some old antlers from the deer that katie's dad had killed & made her a chandelier/hanging light thing......ok, it's sooo redneck & not something most of us would want in our home - but i know katie will LOVE it! and how thoughtful! my brother earned major points with me on this one! ;0)
so of course, then we had to go over to cj's yard & play for a little too
last evening, we wound down with some board games.....the girls have a Dora set that includes everything from bingo, to tic-tac-toe, to crazy eights, to memory.....and jaden's fav is Dragonology - we don't play it exactly right (it's a little too complicated for him at this point), but he loves it none the less! i actually purchased 2 sets of this game - one for now & one for when he gets older & can really play it.....i figured he'll probably lose or break one of the tiny pieces before too long - but so far, he's taken really good care of it......i also have the trilogy of books for him when he gets older - this is where the Eragon movie (jaden's fav!) came from.....i actually might try reading these with him soon - he's becoming more interested in "chapter books".....i also saw that they have a Dragonology game for the Wii (something curtis is hoping to get soon)
i hope u had a relaxing weekend too! :0)
2 comments:
I Love that you guys do campfires! When it hailed here, it actually looked like our yard was covered with snow!
aw, thx danielle - yeah, my reason is mostly the $$$ factor - we live on a very tight budget....but also, because i've learned that no matter what toys or gadgets they have, or where we go/what activities we do...they always end up playing with bugs, worms, water, sticks, dirt & sidewalk chalk - i honestly think sidewalk chalk is the best invention ever! ~lol~ they were drawing in the dark again the other night while we had our campfire! :0)
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