We've had a busy week. Between James with soccer on Monday and Wednesday and Aaron with soccer on Tuesday and Thursday and Anna with Cross Country and Water Polo ever day, it's been kinda nuts. During the day, the kids and I keep busy with games and toys and house work and crafts. Eileen has been a huge help in the afternoons, as have Aaron and Evelyn. Dan finally got a date for his hernia surgery, so his workouts have slowed down quite a bit. The surgery will be right before my birthday. My mom has agreed to come out and help, so I'm excited to see her!
Tuesday night, the girls had a combined young women's activity with another ward. It was a big clothing swap and the girls had a blast!!
Evelyn's friend Abri came over to hang out Wednesday morning, and the kids had a blast with her. Wednesday evening, Anna and I went to a little get-together the water polo team was having to make signs for the car wash.
Then Thursday morning, a lady from the ward was moving and I took Anna, Aaron and David over to help. Anna and Aaron were a big help, David we mostly were just glad he stayed out of the way of the people carrying big stuff - but he was actually really eager to help too. Her daughter sent him home with a couple of things too - so he was SO happy.
Thursday afternoon was Anna's first Water Polo game. Both the guys and girls played well. The boys lost - but it was to a much larger team with a greater number of experienced players. The girls won their game, but it was a super close game! Dan and some of the kids came to watch Anna play! We were the home team (in dark caps) after the game, David told us he had been cheering for the white team...
Friday morning was spent getting ready for the trip and attempting to get the kids packed, and the car packed and everything else ready. We managed to get on the road shortly after noon. We hit traffic through Portland, but otherwise, we had a nice easy drive. We stopped at a rest stop for dinner and ate some Onigiri that Eileen made for us for our dinner. It was yummy and fun! We got it just a bit after James and David's bed time, so we did some scriptures and prayers and got them to bed.
Saturday, for some reason we were almost all up early. I hadn't been able to sleep hardly at all, so some of us were up by 5 am and all but James were up by 6 am. James managed to sleep til 9. After James was finally up, Grandma wanted Evelyn to open her birthday present so that she could make adjustments if needed. Evelyn loves her dress, and Grandma shortened it for her just a bit. She looks way too grown up in it though.
Anna and I went out with Sarah to do some thrift shopping. Anna had a blast finding clothes, and we had fun picking out things that we were going to try to alter and have some fun with. While we were out, Dan took the younger kids on a walk and they ended up playing in the water.
After Anna and I got back, we all headed down to the pool in Grandma and Grandpa's neighborhood and had fun playing and swimming. I brought my water polo ball, and Anna and I had fun practicing skill and playing together.
Sunday, we went to church with Grandma and Grandpa and after wonderful church meetings, we headed back to the house for lunch and games and naps! In the evening, Rob and Sarah came over with Lucy and Riley and Emmalee and Johnny who were staying there for the night. So we had a fun evening playing together outside and enjoying the beautiful weather!
It's been a wonderful weekend visiting with Grandma and Grandpa and it's been great to have a little break from the crazy-ness of life these days. The kids are sad to leave, but I'm so glad we made the trip out here for Labor Day!
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