two weeks later...

Last weekend we went camping - well actually Friday - Tuesday. The boys were going to stay until Wednesday but a big storm was coming in and changed their minds. And let me just say, I LOVE water wings! We had a couple great days out at the lake and the 4 yr olds were thrilled they could swim and float around in the shallows with the big kids swimming. We went on a wild goose chase to find a place that advertises you can go see bears and reindeer but when we got there we decided it looked more like a scene from Cujo or Texas Chainsaw Massacre and quickly left. The trail we usually use for our nature hikes was still in awful condition - several large trees and small trees were blocking the path making it difficult to take the kids and a wagon, but we made it.
This weekend we are hoping for a break from the rain and head out for more golf and more swimming...cross your fingers.
We decided to take Drew out of daycare for a month to save some money esp. since we'll be on vacation 2.5 weeks of it. Julie (Drew's babysitter/girlfriend) is watching Drew the rest of the time and last night he asked how many days in a row. I told him just today since tomorrow will be a Stay-at-home day. Normally he's totally excited about these but last night he told us he didn't like stay-at-home days...Boy does he love Julie. He's going to be in her big sister's wedding in August and is sure to tell me the wedding is coming up! Yesterday he went with the girls to get their fittings and I asked him what color the dresses were. "Pink or Red" he says. "Oh, some are pink and some are red?" "No, pink or red." "oh, they are pink and red?" "NO, PINK OR RED." "Do you mean they have pink with red?" 'NO MOM, LISTEN TO WHAT I AM SAYING - PINK OR RED!!!!" At this point I gave up and just said "oh"!
Speaking of listening, we've been having some issues with listening these days...lots of issues! After saying something several times, I give up and tell him to go sit. It works pretty well cuz he always seems to know what he did to have to sit but now he is in a bargaining phase. I'll tell him to go sit, he says he'll listen, I'll tell him to sit anyway and out come the buckets of tears. "mom, I said, I'll listennnnnn!!!!!" "too late, try again next time I ask you to do something."
And on that note we have - "just one, one, one more, mom?!!" We bought some sparklers for the 4th but broke them out early since he was there when we bought them. And sure enough he'll do one then ask to do one more. After a bit we'll let him but then it continues..."just one more" or "no buts mom, I swear, I just want to do one more, then no buts! please!!" Oh man, sometimes I wish (not really) that we could go back to the days when things were quiet.

Where did the last month go?

Well I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. I guess that just reiterates that time is flying by way too quickly. Let's see what's been happening...
Memorial Day Weekend - We went out to the lake and Drew had no problem jumping right in - yes it was cold! We played Friday night and Saturday morning before we headed over to a friends birthday party. Had a great time catching up but then headed off to Aunt Janice's so she could watch Drew for the rest of the weekend and we could have some adult time. We went back out to the lake and enjoyed the quiet. Sunday we went golfing - not nearly as successful as the first trip out, but lots of fun. Back to the lake until Monday morning when we headed back to Janice's to help the re-siding process. Unfortunately, Mike's gout was in FULL affect and he spent the day laying on the couch in misery. I helped Janice make a great feast and helped Drew watch a HUGE bonfire uncle Jack started with the torn down siding.
Last weekend we headed out to our friends Lou & Piet who we haven't seen since Drew's been with us - yes, it's been way too long. We had a great time visiting and catching up and trying to remember the German they had taught us years before. On Sunday we went to my cousin Molly's graduation party and Drew's highlight was getting old leaves and the magnifying glass out to see if he could make a fire...see a trend here? Yep, me too...bummer.
This weekend I am on my first girls weekend in 5 years. Unfortunately the weather doesn't look great, but we'll work thru it. Mike & Drew are going to hang out in their boxers, eat their favorite snacks and watch guy stuff. Excellent!