What do I do???

I know it has been a long time (three weeks) since my last post. A lot has been happening since then. I finally got my laptop back from the shop (the last day of school! Big help there!) and now have fast access at home.

I've also started my summer vacation and for the next ~10 weeks, I'm a stay at home mom. So, what do I do? My first day of vacation I did five loads of laundry. Today, was for myself mostly. I got a new hairstyle and sat around mostly reading. I'm trying to get over the "end of school slump" as my husband puts it. Some student also graciously gave me their flu bug too, so I'm trying to recover from that. Other things I'm doing? Watching the cats play outside, watching cute bunnies eat my flowers, feeling like I should be out pulling the big thorny weeds! Since it seems the boys are on different schedules for napping, I've been speding lots of time outside with each of them alone.

Today I was out with Carson. He did the usual things. Pick mommy's flowers, play in his house, and drive his car. He also chased the kitties and tried to throw the toy for the dogs.

Colten was so exhausted because this morning my parents took the training wheels off Colten's bike. He was zipping around so fast and he didn't even need to worry. The hardest part for him was getting started and not running into things since he was going so fast. He even rode almost to my parent's gate and back! He is growing up so fast.

One last thing I'm planning to keep doing is enjoy my view each morning and night when the boys are both busy or asleep!

A much needed weekend

This weekend was a much needed time away from home and kids for my husband and I. My in-laws thoughtfully sent Tony and I to the beach, paid for the hotel and nice dinner out, and watched the boys until we got home this afternoon. It was a thank you for all the stress we've endured building the addition for them. It was a great way to show our work was appreciated!

We stayed at the Quinalt Beach Resort in Ocean Shores and had a great time. We went shopping at the tourist traps and bought the boys some gifts. Then we went to this Irish pub named Galway Bay and ate great Irish food. After being stuffed full of Irish soda bread and pasties we decided to go bowling. Tony was stubborn and kept wanting to score at least 120 points (like I ever would) and finally he clobbered me and won the game with 136 points. We decided to walk on the beach at sunset before heading back to the hotel. This morning we awoke to the view above, and deer grazing in the grass. (If you look close, the brown blob in the middle is one of them.)

This morning we were going to eat breakfast at the hotel buffet, but the wait was one and a half hours!! No way were we that patient when we were starving. Yeah, we could have waited in the casino, but we are not gamblers and the cigarette smoke gets to my sinuses. So we headed in town to the locals favorite spot for some cafe breakfast. We had great service and lots of food. After driving back close to home we detoured by the mall to buy random things and spend the last few hours we had together alone.

It was probably our best weekend away together in quite a while, maybe since our honeymoon. We didn't argue and talked about quite a few random things. We had a great time and both agree bowling was the best. Maybe it's because Ms. Period came to visit so we couldn't hole up in our hotel room, but whatever it was, it was great to re-connect with my husband and feel closer to him than I've felt in quite a while.