A quick weekend

Wow! What a quick weekend! We spent Friday at the dreaded kiddie joint- Yucky E Cheese. We went with our friends Jean, Nick, and Baby Holly Banana. Cameron and Nick have been friends as long as they can remember. I met Jean when Cameron was a baby and she was still pregnant with Nick- yes, even though Nick is about a head taller than Cameron (he is actually leaning down a little bit in the picture!) he is younger. Nick will be in 2nd grade this year. Jean and family were out of town most of the month of July, so when they got back the boys were really interested in getting together and this is what they chose.

Chuck E Cheese is familiar ground for the boys, but this was a pretty new experience for Becca. She could kind of remember the last time we went, but she went crazy this time. She was jumping around yelling "gimme a token! gimme a token!". She loved the squash a spider game the best. On the easy level she could squash 9 out of 10 spiders most of the time. At the end of the afternoon Nick had the
most tickets with 300, Cameron had 106, and Becca had 68. Cameron bought a mini car, but Becca really brought in a haul. 3 necklaces, a bracelet, and a pack of smarties. Everyone was happy- except the moms, loud noise and marginal food is not really something you want to pay for!

I don't think we even left the house of Saturday. We have been so busy lately that all I really wanted to do was sit and watch TV. It was so hot outside that we stayed downstairs and even ate in the family room. For some reason my kids think that eating in the family room is some kind of a prize. The only time I really let them eat down there is when we have fast food carryout, so I guess it is a double pleasure for them. We eat downstairs and watch one of the shows that we have recorded on our DVR and they act like we have given them the world.

Sunday David and I went out to celebrate my birthday! We left the kids with Grandma and Grandpa D and hit the road! Our first stop was Bed Bath and Beyond where I drooled on new pots and pans, new dishes, and new silverware. Then we were off to Home Depot where I drooled on new lights, new carpet, new flooring, and new appliances. After that it was off to a fancy dinner at 810 Zone. I had never been there, and our original plan of going to Oklahoma Joe's was blown out of the water when we found out that they are closed on Sunday, so that is where we ended up. It actually wasn't too bad. We had a TV at our booth, so it was just like dinner on Saturday! Tomorrow is the big celebration at David's parents, but it was nice to have a night out to ourselves.

All in all it was a pretty good weekend.