Friday (6/15) Today was the one day we could sleep in and be lazy and of course everyone was up by 7am. Sigh. Adrian was already gone to Origins for the day when we got up. The boys and I watched some TV then got ready to head to Michael's for their slime making class. I honestly thought it was kind of a dud. We made little tiny bags of slime and it didn't even work. We should have done it at home on our own. But the boys seemed to enjoy it so I guess it wasn't all bad. When we were done, we came home and relaxed and had lunch before heading out again in the afternoon.
We headed downtown to Gateway Film Center to see Shrek in the afternoon. It was AJ's pick of the week and we were able to see if for free thanks to our local library. They have a book to movie program for the summer and each week is a new movie. We all really enjoyed the movie. I forgot how funny it was and even Zak watched almost the whole movie. We finished two bags of popcorn and when the movie was over, we fought the rush hour traffic to head home for the night.
The boys spent the day playing video games, filming Beanboozeled, and playing outside in the water. After dinner, we had my pick for the week of playing my favorite board game, Valeria. It was a fun and exciting game, AJ and I got 54 points and Daniel got 53. Closest game we've ever had! When we were done, the boys had snacks and I got them to bed. Then I did a little prep for AJ's party tomorrow before relaxing and heading to bed myself. It was a long day being on my own all day with all three kids, but worth it because Adrian had a great day at Origins!
Saturday (6/16) The day started early for all of us because we had commitments. I had to teach a Zumba class and Adrian had to meet up with some people at Origins to trade some board games. The boys really didn't want to go with me so we made the decision to let them stay home and have AJ babysit the other two. We were gone for about 2 hours and the boys did great! They didn't have any problems and AJ got 4 thumbs up as a babysitter. This opens up a whole new world for us!!
When we all got home, we started getting ready for AJ's birthday party. He waited to have his friends' party until his best buddy could join in the fun. We set up our pool and a few things outside and a bunch of snacks in the house. Just as everyone arrived, the sky opened up and it downpoured! We had bad rain storms on and off the whole time the boys were here for the party, but we made it work. When it was nice, we played outside with Nerf guns, water guns, water balloons & toys. When it wasn't nice, we played inside with video games. We also enjoyed Jets pizza and Oreo ice cream cake. It was exactly what AJ wanted & everyone had a blast!
Most of the boys left and then the second part of the party began - AJ's buddy David spent the night. All four boys had a blast playing "Arms" and a few other video games upstairs while Adrian and I cleaned up from the party and got a few things done. We were exhausted, but the boys wanted to stay up so we let they stay up until 11pm. We finally got them settled in bed shortly after that and headed to bed ourselves. It was a fun but exhausting day!
Sunday (6/17) Happy Father's Day!! We all got up and moving early this morning since we were heading to Origins for the day. David and AJ got up first and started playing while I got their breakfast of bacon and french toast ready. The other boys woke up shortly after and it was apparent that no one got enough sleep based on their attitudes. But we made the best of it and got David ready to be picked up and then we got ready and headed downtown for a day of games.
We got there and got checked in and started our day with the Pokemon challenge. AJ and Daniel tried to do this last year but ran out of time so it was a priority today. Throughout the day they beat 8 gym leaders and the champion to win the challenge. Daniel won a new plushie and AJ won 50 cards. They also all got Pokemon hats and a few free cards along the way. While they did that, Adrian and I took turns playing games with Zak. We also took everyone into the video game room which was fun. We played a lot of games, had a lot of fun and got a few good deals on some games we bought. It was a fun but exhausting afternoon!
We got home hungry and exhausted so we got dinner together and then rested for a bit. We called my parents in FL since it was my mom's birthday and Father's Day. We had a nice video call and got to sing to my mom before we hung up. Then while they enjoyed their birthday pie, we headed to Cones N Concoctions to get an ice cream treat for everyone. I can't believe we don't go to this local ice cream place more often! When we got home, the boys were exhausted & Daniel and Zak chose to go to bed while AJ watched one show and then went to bed. Adrian and I blew off all of the clean up and watched a few shows, catching up on "Superstore." I barely made it to the end and headed immediately to bed when it was over. It's been a fun but exhausting few days and I'm ready for a good night of sleep!
Monday (6/18) We all slept in until after 8am, that never happens! We had a relaxing, lazy start to our day before heading out to Zak's pick for the week. We went to World of Bounce to play on the bounce houses for a bit before the boys went to Math camp. The boys had a great time at both places! They didn't want to leave the bounce houses, but were so glad they did after camp. AJ and Daniel have Minecraft camp all week & Zak has Lego Robotics camp. After I picked them up, we stopped by Family Video to get two video games with our free rentals from their report cards and headed home.
When we got home, Daniel and Zak headed into the yard to play with the water while AJ headed upstairs to play the Thor game we rented for the night. I got a few things done and got dinner together. After dinner, I headed out to work at the church for a few hours while Adrian hung at home with the kids. When I got home, we got the boys down for bed, finished up a few things around the house and watched another episode of "The Good Doctor" before heading to bed. The week is off to a great start!!
Tuesday (6/19) We all got a good night of sleep and then got up and got moving quickly. Adrian headed to work for his first long day of the week while I got the boys ready and headed to Harcum to teach my two Silver Sneakers classes. We had a fun time in class and then I took the boys to redeem some coupons at Taco Bell and Cane's for their lunches before dropping them off for day two of Math Plus camps. While they were at camp, I ran to Kroger and Giant Eagle to get some grocery shopping done. Then I came home and dropped off what I bought, packed up our dinners and headed to pick the boys up from camp.
We went straight from camp out to meet Carl, Sarah, Isabelle and Vinnie at the dinosaur splash pads and park for the night. The kids had a great time running around playing together and enjoying a picnic dinner. The grown ups got to catch up a little and enjoyed watching the kids run around. The weather wasn't great, but it didn't start raining until the very end and since everyone was wet from the splash pads anyway, the kids enjoyed playing in the rain. I think the bad weather helped since it wasn't very crowded at all. It started to get late so we said goodbye to Carl & his family and headed home. Adrian got home sooner than expected so we all did bedtime together and then he and I watched a few comedies before heading to bed.
Wednesday (6/20) We all slept in a little after a late night last night. By the time the boys and I got up, Adrian was already out to his second long day of work this week. We had a slow morning and then got ready to head to the movies for the reduced showing of "Ninjago." AJ, Daniel and I saw it last summer, but Daniel really wanted to see it again. We all enjoyed the show and especially enjoyed the previews for the new Teen Titans Go movie, Lego Movie 2 and Wreck it Ralph 2. Lots of fun movies coming up!
After the movie, we headed to Math Plus for day 3 of camp. While the boys were there, I went to volunteer at the church for the afternoon. After I picked the boys up from camp, we stopped at Family Video to use some of our free rentals for video games. When we got home, we had a relaxing night at home playing video games, watching TV and getting stuff around the house done. Adrian didn't work nearly as late as he was thinking and was home just in time for bed time for the boys. We watched a few comedies when they were asleep and headed to bed. I'm happy Adrian's busy season is almost over and it wasn't as busy as it has been in past years!
Thursday (6/21) We all got up and moving early this morning. Adrian headed to work and I headed to Harcum to teach my two Silver Sneakers classes with the boys. During my second class, we celebrated one of the students, Eva Mae, who is turning 96 tomorrow! She exercises every day and says that is how she has lived such a long and happy life. She comes to my class twice a week and is an inspiration to me and so many of the other students as well. Happy Birthday Eva Mae!!
After class, we grabbed a quick lunch from McDonald's (and Taco Bell for AJ) and headed to day 4 of Math Plus camps. While the boys were there I did a few errands, including running to Costco and Aldi to stock up on some things we needed. When camp was over, it was pouring so we headed straight home to relax for the night. Adrian got home just in time for dinner and then we went to drop the van off to the dealer because the air conditioning isn't working right. Since the weather was so bad and the week has been so busy, we enjoyed a relaxing night at home before everyone headed to bed fairly early.
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