Lots of Fun

Well it's been a busy week.  My mom's recovery really went well.  My dad left town on Monday, so I was in charge :)  By Tuesday, she was walking up and down the block in front of the house, Wednesday, we attempted the walk to the nearby pond so James and I could feed the turtles and fish.  Thursday, Sandi came over with Taz and Kai and we walked all the way to a nearby park.  She tired herself out good and napped well after - and by Thursday she was off the pain meds during the day.  

James LOVED playing with his cousins - he and Taz especially get along really well.  They love to play together - but Taz has boundless energy and he would usually go to bed early and sleep late after a day hanging out with Taz.  

The kids had some fun playing with a box with old clothes to be given away - they just looked so cute!! 

My dad got back on Thursday.  He and I spent a fun evening figuring out a metal frame for a doll and chatting.  Then,  deciding that my mom was doing well, and wanting to be home for General Conference and Easter, James and I headed home on Friday.  James was great during the ride home - except that he REFUSED to go to the bathroom.  He does NOT like strange bathrooms - he was just getting used to Grandma and Grandpa's bathroom - but he wouldn't do the rest stop bathrooms - which meant that he wet himself 3 times on the way home.....

Saturday, we headed up to Newell and Becky's house to watch Conference and do an Easter Egg hunt.  The kids had a blast.  Newell and Becky's youngest is close enough in age to love playing with James and the kids had tons of fun.

After a wonderful day, we headed home - then the we let the kids play outside while I mowed the lawn, then ate dinner while Daddy headed to Priesthood meeting.

Today was another wonderful day of Conference - which is never long enough - even after 8 hours.  The kids went to play with the neighbor's great-granddaughter between sessions, then after, we headed over to Grandpa's for dinner and Easter fun with Frank and Tina and Frankie, Grandpa, Doug and Julia, Jill and Logan and Adam and Natalia.  The kids had tons of fun eating more junk food, finding more eggs and playing around.

After the rest of the kids went to bed - Eileen stayed up and played 7 Wonders with us - then she wanted to do some painting - so Dan and I played Speed - which caught Eileen's attention, so he taught her to play - she promptly decided that she didn't much like the game....