Girls' Weekend

Jeremy took Benjamin camping this weekend. They left Thursday night and will be coming home on Saturday. Because Hannah is now the only one who has not been on a "trip" this summer, I decided to make a big weekend for us! It has been so fun (and easy!) to have just one kid! Especially one who talks and can go to the potty :)

Thursday evening Summer and Alisha came over and we made cookies for the church VBS. Alisha's husband was out of town Thursday night, so she stayed in her "old room" and then went to Shultz's coffeeshop the next morning before she went to work Friday morning.

After breakfast on Friday at Schultz's, Hannah and I watered the (now growing) garden, went to JoAnn Fabric to spend a gift card, and then went to the playground. We played on swings the entire time (Hannah's favorite), ate lunch under the trees, and then said hello to the ducks. After a stop by Sam's Club, we came home to play a little in the backyard and then had a nap. Post-nap festivities included a pizza for dinner, playing on a new-to-her tricycle (as a side note, it is hard to teach a not-yet-three-year-old how to peddle and steer!), and then watering the plants again.

We ended the day by watching "Jonah" downstairs while sitting on the pull-out couch and eating popcorn. As I expected, Hannah talked throw the first half of the movie and then played the last half. The poor thing just can't sit through a movie, even if it is a Veggie Tales! After getting her settled into bed, I embarked on the much dreaded task of journaling in my scrapbooks. It's a bad thing to be so far behind...but I got seven hours of work done and went to bed as the birds started to chirp at 4:30am.

Saturday morning we went to a few yard sales for clothes for the kids (the BEST way to buy clothes!!) and then to the Farmer's Market for yummy breakfast and some fresh veggies. Alisha decided to join us, which was such a great surprise for Hannah! We topped off the day with lunch at McDonald's. Just after we woke up from our naps the boys came home! It was a FABULOUS weekend!