Tomorrow my husband goes back to work after taking a 9 day vacation from work. It has been the most wonderful time ever. We took turns sleeping in, spent all day, every day as a family and did some really fun stuff.
The first thing we did was take the kids to the local dollar theater and saw "Marmaduke". I was disappointed in it, but the kids loved it. "Wait for it...wait for it..." lol. That was the best part.
We went to the Science Museum and had fun exploring everything. My favorite is the dinosaur bones, Eoghan loves the Mummy, Lily really enjoys the musical stairs. Every time we go there, I learn something new. It's pretty sweet.
We went to Crystal Cave in Wisconsin, which was exciting. I went there when I was a teenager with my family, and it's exactly the same 11 years later. Jim had to bring Eoghan up after only 15 or so minutes into the hour long tour. Lily thought it was really fun though. After the tour, the hubby bought the kids a bag of sand with gems in it to pan through. It was so awesome. I will never forget that day, that's for sure.
One day we went to Highland pool...awesome. The whole family had a blast out there. Nothing like splashing around in some clear water with the sun shining and having a great time with the family. I enjoyed going off of the diving board...made me feel young again. After that we went to the drive-in to see "Nanny McPhee", which was so sweet. I love those movies. I'm glad we still have some drive-ins around to take the kids to. That's one of the things from my youth that I always enjoyed and will never forget.
Yesterday we spent the day taking care of some yard stuff. Jim took out a corner of the yard that was not only an eyesore but also dangerous. He took out the very old railroad ties that were rotting, dug up several tree roots and a lot of weeds, disposed of a lot of rocks (nails, glass shards, sticks etc....), flattened out the dirt, and built a frame for my garden for next year. I am VERY excited to plant things back there! It will be nice to get a lot more veggies! That evening, my friend came over for our "weekly fire night"...I've rather enjoyed our hang out sessions. It's nice to just hang out and chat.
Today, on our last day of vacation, we had Lily's last day of gymnastics. It was great b/c it was "bring a friend" day, and Eoghan got to go along with her to class. They had such a wonderful time! It was kind of sad to have it end though. After finishing up some yard work, we took the kids to the zoo and visited the butterfly garden, the new baby giraffe and went on a ride. The kids left happy, which was the goal. From there we went to my parents' house for dinner. It was nice to visit with them, since we haven't seen them in a few weeks.
Now the kids are in bed and we're unwinding by playing on the internet. I finally got a chance to blog... But now I have to prepare myself for reality to set back in. I'm going to miss having the hubby around all day long. Having someone there to help with the kids. Being able to sleep in. But, it's time to get back to my routine. A lot of housework needs to be done. I have to get the kids back on a bed time schedule, since school starts in 2 weeks. No more late nights! Man, this summer sure went fast. I am however, looking forward to having more one on one time with Eoghan.
Anyway, time to hit the hay. Until next time!
