Busy Saturday!

What a busy and productive Saturday we have had! This morning, I cleaned out both the Princess's and the Prince's closets. Princess actually hung out with me while I did this and we had a lot of fun. She was very eager to pass on clothes that were too small. She tried on lots of things and if it was tight, she said, this has got to go! There was not a hint of sadness. I was pretty proud of her. I can learn a thing or two from that! My closets are next - another Saturday! There were lots of clothes in the Prince's and Princess's closets that needed to be passed down to other kids in our neighborhood since the kids have outgrown them. We have a pretty neat system in our neighborhood. We have a girl who is 2 years older than the Princess who gives us all of her hand-me-downs. We in turn pass them on to another little girl who is younger than Princess. We have another family who passes clothes down to the Prince and we pass on the Prince's clothes to another little boy. It is not just clothes either. We pass shoes and toys too. It is a nice way to get lots of use out of kids clothes. The kids grow so fast, they cannot possibly wear them all out. I have been meaning to do that for a long time. Progress! I also got some other miscelaneous organizing done that took all morning. This afternoon while the kiddos were napping, DadOf3 and I tackled the lawn. I mowed using the tractor and DadOf3 trimmed (a much bigger job than my mowing!) We wanted to get the backyard ready for the waterslide! This was a gift from DadOf3's younger brother and his girlfriend for Prince's and Princess's birthday last year. It is huge and the kids just love it! After a quick, light supper, we all headed outside for some water fun. The kids were thrilled. It is getting hot again down here. It could be a lot hotter by now. We have had a nice, long Spring. That is the first time that has happened in our six years living down South! I love it! The Prince and the Princess are stronger than they were last year. We had to remind them several times to not jump from the top of the slide to the bottom of the slide. We want this slide to last a while - plus I would rather avoid any surprise trips the the emergency room. It was around this time last year when we were running to the ER with the Knight for 7 stitches on his left eyebrow. It gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about that. Poor little Knight. After swimming, the kids all got baths and they are squeaky clean for church tomorrow. Happy Mother's Day! The pre-schoolers are supposed to sing in church tomorrow. I am not sure if that includes the Princess or not. I am going to have the Prince and the Princess practice before we head out tomorrow morning. I will let you know how it goes! :)