This past weekend we had plans to get a bunch of housework done in anticipation of our vacation. I mean, who wants to spend time off from work working around the house? Apparently the stars were not aligned for cleaning, though. The weather was glum all day on Saturday and everyone was more excited to take a nap than to do any physical work. So we mostly slept on Saturday. Except for when we awoke to eat. But then we just went right back to bed again. ZZZZZZZZZZ! By four o'clock in the afternoon we decided that we should probably venture among the living.
I showered and everyone else got dressed and ready. We decided to stop at Best Buy and pick up Dustin's birthday present and then went out for dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant. The sun finally came out and gave us enough energy to visit Larry and Toni after dinner. After a quick stop to pick up ice cream we were all back home and cuddled up watching a movie together. All in all, a pretty pleasant day.
Sunday was payback. We cleaned, laundered and mowed. Fun, fun and more fun.
I had the three kids down in the basement with me while I worked on laundry and cleaned. I vacuum down there every week and I swear those stupid spiders wait for me to put the vacuum away and then have a little web making party. It's never ending down there!!
Anyways, Josh spent the entire morning screaming at the site of each and every spider. Funny thing is...by the time I got a Kleenex and came back to the spider Lauren had already killed it. At first she stepped on them. Then she ran them over with her UPS truck. By the end she was pinching them(GROSS!!)...and Josh was still screaming.
Dustin took Josh and Lauren over to Larry and Toni's to mow their lawn on Sunday afternoon. It's a big lot but Dustin loves playing with mower so it all works out in the end.
With Dustin, Josh and Lauren gone...mommy and Ella enjoyed some quiet time!!!
Ella had her four month check up yesterday!! I told Dad before I left for her appointment that I was sure of two things: she's a big girl and she'd get shots. I was right on both accounts!!
She is up to 17 pounds, 12 ounces!!! She is also 25.75 inches long and healthy as can be!! Dr. Anderson said that she has excellent control of that big head of hers, she is perfectly proportioned, makes excellent eye contact and is obviously very sociable. Even though I knew all of that...it's nice to hear it from a doctor, too!! He was surprised that she was rolling around so early, given her size. I told her that she just whips one of those big thighs around and "FLIP", she's over!
The kids have so much fun encouraging her to do things. Of course now I think it's adorable...ask me again in a few years.
Every night I lay in bed and read my book before I go to sleep. A few weeks ago Lauren started laying in bed with me with her book before she fell asleep. Now last night Ella wanted in the fun!!
I think we need a bigger bed!!
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