Low-Key Week

My goal was to get back to some sort of normalcy after the crazy summer we have already had! I'm soooo thankful for so many fun things we have enjoyed, but you all know how crazy it is with little ones needing sleep, routine etc. I am ready for a few weeks of normal for sure. :)

I also took as few pictures as possible. Our poor kids had 500+ pics taken of them in a week and a half...so I thought we all needed a break. ;) And yes, I admit, something is wrong with me!

Monday - laundry and recoup day. God's weather plan provided a bit of entertainment when we walked out in the rain, with and without umbrellas.

Tuesday - The rain brought a slight cool front this week, which meant we were out in the sandbox in our jammies first thing in the morning. :) They had quite a break from it from the heat and trips, so they loved getting dirty again! Makin enjoys it much more when he is not overheated. Lorelei would play in it through the heat. That led right into us heading out the door for library story time. It was extra-special with a guest story-teller who had lots of songs and puppets, and acted out each story. It was SUPER crowded so not sure how many summer story-times we will get to.



Wednesday - Stayed home and played with our neglected toys! :) Then after supper, Lorelei asked to head outside, and we opted to run through the sprinkler! (This is also when it dawned on me that our kiddie pool blew away over the weekend!!!) The kids were having a blast, and when Lorelei asked me to join them I had a ton of fun. They loved playing ring-around-the-rosy and then getting sprayed in the face when they sat down. We also did follow the leader when Lorelei could show us how she wanted us to go through the sprinkler.

Thursday - Met with Mary, Aubrey and Morgan at a sale in the morning...I believe we may have done the sprinkler again this evening as well.

Friday - Met with Rebecca, Kaitlyn and Haley for our water fountains/Barnes and Noble combo. My kids were not that into the water for some reason this time. As usual they loved the train table and books. We then followed it up with the super-fun play area at McDonald's.


Our schedule was a bit on the crazy side where family time was concerned. Brad put in 52 hours work time and a 3 hour commute every day but Thursday. (That was the only day he didn't go to a golf tournament...still had 45 min drive both ways in the evening that day.) This was between working at Guttie Golf tournaments as well as for the new temporary job that will eventually be normal daytime hours. Needless to say, we saw very little of him and did not enjoy that one bit. Much better plan for the second week of "graveyard shift" coming up. Guess this will make us GREATLY appreciate normal hours and NO commute! Soooooooooon! (Crossing fingers!)