Nice Weekend!

We went boating with some friends again this weekend. Princess got up on the skis again!
The Prince and the Knight loved the boat ride. The Prince and AB would not try skiing again. I think the Prince was following AB, and AB was a bit sad that Princess got up before he did.

Everyone had fun tubing though! Here are Princess, Prince, and AB getting ready to tube. They went a really long way before falling off for the first time.

The Prince, the Knight and Princess had fun playing in our backyard on Sunday. You can just see how hot it was in these pictures. We were over 100 degrees yet again.

Just look at the sun shine on the pool. Hot hot HOT day!

DadOf3 and I kept cool with our little tupperware foot soakers! The best $10 we ever spent! Having our feet in nice, cool water really makes a difference when we are sitting outside.

All in all, we had a very nice weekend! I hope you did too!

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If you are looking for my 5 Minutes for Mom Summer Photo entry, go here!

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Sunday Night

Prince waiting for the show to start! It was a HOT 101 degrees - yikes!
Here is the stage. It is a simple stage but the performance was really good!

This is a great Live Oak Tree the kids played on before the show started. I wonder how many kids this tree has entertained through the year. Prince is up front. Princess, DadOf3, and Knight are at the back of the tree.

Prince, Princess, and me!

DadOf3 - the kids kept stealing his hat!

The Prince and me!

We had an almost perfect day yesterday! First, we went to church. DadOf3 and I worked in Prince's Sunday school room, and the kids were all pretty good. Then we came home for our traditional pizza Sunday lunch and naps. After naps, we went to a local performance of Beauty and the Beast. It was at an outside theater. And it was really HOT yesterday (101 degrees) but the kids were great and the performance was really good for a local show. We arrived about 2 hours early. The performance was free, so it was really crowded. We packed a picnic lunch and lots of lemonade. The show did not start until sunset, so we didn't get home until just shy of midnight. We are all dragging today but it was a really fun time! We could not take pictures during the show but here are some pictures I took while we waited!

Friday Fun!

Last night we went shopping and found a new scooter for the Prince!

He has a three wheeled one right now but really wanted a two wheeled one. Because scooters help to practice balance we thought it would be a good idea to pick up one for the Prince. He was SO excited to go outside this morning and try it out!

I really thought we would have a couple of tumbles and spills before he got the hang of it but nope! He took to it like a fish to water. He was scooting all the way down the driveway and back like a pro!

Princess already has a 2 wheeled scooter and she was so happy that the Prince got one too. It was hot and muggy but we spent about an hour outside scooting this morning.

VBS Kickoff

Tonight we had Vacation Bible School Kick-off! The kids had loads of fun. There were water jumpers and all three kiddos just got soaked! I picked up all of the stuff for my class. It is going to be very interesting to see how I do in a roomful of 15 four year olds! They didn't have the Prince in my class so I sent an email to see if I could steal him back. I want him with me! They had hotdogs and hamburgers for the kiddos to eat. DadOf3 and I opted out because we wanted to eat at home. The kids liked the hotdogs though and they especially liked getting a Sprite all to themselves! They don't get to have soda very often.

Monday of B and BZ's Visit!

On Monday we finally made it to the Wine Festival. Believe it or not, they actually had some fun things for kids too! Before we headed out though, Uncle B got a chance to fly our little helicopter. It was fun! The kids really love that thing. We thought maybe we had broken it the night before. BZ and I were flying it with the kids , the Prince and the Knight were both running for it, grabbed it, and broke off two chunks of the helicopter. DadOf3 was able to fix it though and the helicopter flew again! BZ cut my hair that morning and I was SO happy! She did a wonderful job and I think it looks cute. There is a picture of DadOf3 and me and my new haircut. What do you think? Uncle B did a great job of entertaining the Knight while BZ cut my hair. As we were driving to the Wine Fest, it started to pour down rain, Princess started singing her "Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Golden Mr. Sun" song and just like that! it stopped raining and the sky turned blue! It was pretty amazing! The Wine Fest was a lot more kid friendly than I would have expected. They had a nice water fountain for the kids to jump in (OK, I think we made this "attraction" for ourselves but other kids were doing it!) They had inflatable jumpers, and they had face painting (arm painting). This woman was absolutley wonderful and I took her card for a future birthday part! It was a nice day outside with fun for everyone!

Tuesday Night

We had a pretty good Tuesday Night. The Knight, the Prince and the Princess played together without fighting too much (!) after Princess got home from school. Princess wanted to put beads in her hair because she saw someone at school with beads in her hair. Kind of cute! DadOf3 got home around 6:00. We ate and then headed outside. We only walked to the mailbox last night instead of going all the way around because the Princess was tired. (Plus I had already reached a new record of steps on my pedometer: 22679.) They run their 1/3 of a mile track twice on Tuesdays at school. This was the last Tuesday of the school year! We got back home and played in the backyard for a little bit. The mosquitoes were pretty bad last night so we didn't last long back there. At Wally World, the boys and I picked up a plastic rake, hoe, and shovel, so the kids got them out last night in the sand box. I made the Princess and the Prince pose for an American Gothic-esque picture. Ha ha! I got another picture of the rails on the deck from down below. Progress!

Saturday Night

After the kids got up from naps, we all hopped into Otis the van and headed downtown to the free concert. It was about a 1/2 hour drive and the Princess finally fell asleep on the way. She needed the nap. They were only going to let in the first 20,000 people so we were not sure we would even get in but we did! We parked the van, put the Knight in the stroller and then walked to the concert venue. The doors opened at 5:30 so we decided that we would eat supper there. The Princess got a brat, the Prince got some yummy red potatoes, DadOf3 got a steak sandwich and the Knight and I shared a hamburger. They did a pretty good job eating their supper and staying on our blanket. It was pretty crowded and we had to weigh keeping the kids entertained with not annoying the people next to us. In our defence we chose our spot well away from other people. As it because more and more crowded people sat by us. They knew they were sitting next to people with three little kids when they sat down! The Knight actually did surprisingly well. When the Princess and the Prince were his age, they ran away from us when we attended things like this. DadOf3 and I had to take turns chasing them down and bringing them back. The Knight just circled his stroller - a refreshing change! The kids actually lasted until the end of the concert. As we were leaving an opera singer came on stage. They were showcasing all of the different kids of music the city has to offer. The Princess was totally caught up in it! We stayed for her entire song before we continued our way to Otis the van. A fun night!

Busy good day!

Wow! What a day! Normally I limit myself to one big activity a day but today I surpassed this by a mile. We got groceries today which is always a crapshoot. Today the Prince was a doll though and I didn't even have to bribe him! I did promise to take him to the park when we got home if he was good but I didn't actually buy him something. I don't like it when I do that anyway. So we left the house at 8:00 AM and we were home by 9:15. The boys watched Dora the Explorer (at the Prince's request, go figure!) while I brought in the groceries. MomOf2Boys had called while we were gone. We were going to meet her at the park but she suggested that we come over to her house instead because it had rained so much yesterday. I am glad she made the suggestion because even her lawn was a little wet. MomOf2Boys youngest was home. Her oldest is in Kindergarten so he was at school. The Prince and his friend, also 3 1/2, had a great time riding trikes. The Knight spent most of the time playing with a toy school bus and shouting for his brother to come back from riding trikes. MomOf2Boys and I had a nice chat and the boys had about 1 1/2 hours of fresh air and exercise. We headed home for lunch and naps. After the Princess arrived home from school, we received an invitation to go to ANOTHER neighbor's house to play. I brought the camera but didn't take any pictures. This neighbor is a stay-at-home-dad (SAHD) of a 5 year old boy and a 3 year old girl. Fun kids and my boys worship the 5 year old. They have a great backyard setup with a play scape, a teeter totter and lots of pea gravel. The kids had a blast. Their mommy (and my friend) came home around 5:00 so we walked the kids over to our house to continue the play date. My friend is a school Principal and quite fun to talk with. DadOf3 came home around 6:00 so we broke up the party and retired to our house to make supper and get baths. I gave the Princess hers and he gave the Prince and the Knight theirs. This may not sound fair but it is. The Princess is pretty particular. We have had a great day and I am close to getting 20,000 steps on my pedometer. I will let you know if I make it tomorrow. At 7:45, I have 18,332!