Friday (7/6) Thankfully we were all able to sleep in a little today. Adrian got up and headed to work while I stayed home with the boys. I had to sub a class at the Harcum Center this morning and since the boys have been asking to stay home, we decided this was a good morning to let them do that. So they hung out here playing video games while I taught a fun 30 minute class to some of the residents and then quickly stopped to drop off AJ's prescription at Meijer. I got home and the boys did great, no problems at all while I was gone.
We did a few things around the house when I got home and then got ready for Daniel's pick of the week, going to Magic Mountain for some fun. We had a great afternoon there! We all played mini golf, Daniel beat me by 1 stroke. And then they played in the play area for a while before we all headed to the video games. We have a ton of tokens that we've accumulated over the years so we were using up some of those. When everyone was done with games, we headed back outside for the boys to ride the go carts and then headed home for the day. It was an awesome afternoon together, we all had a bunch of fun!
On the way home, we stopped at Family Video to get a few movies and video games. Then we came home and enjoyed delicious baked ziti (that Adrian made) for dinner before cleaning up and setting up for Adrian's pick for the week - a family game night. We tried to play "Resistance Avalon" first but it didn't go very well because you have to keep who you are a secret and the boys aren't great at that. Then we played "Machi Koro" and we all LOVED it! We finished up the night with a quick game of "Magic Maze" which we beat on level two this time. It was a fun family night! When we finished, we got the boys ready for bed and then watched two episodes of "The Good Doctor." We only have two episodes left before we are caught up! We probably would have kept watching last night, but we were both pretty tired. It's such a great show!
Saturday (7/7) Most of us slept in this morning, except for Adrian who woke up super early. We had a relaxing morning before getting ready to head out to the movies for AJ's pick of the week to see "Incredibles 2." The movie was great, we all loved it! We enjoyed sitting in the comfy recliner seats and eating too much popcorn while laughing thru the movie. When it was over, we ran to Krispy Kreme to pick up donuts for our sleepover at my brother's and then came home to pack up and head over to their house.
We met Sarah, Isabelle and Vinnie at the dam park to play for a bit before heading to their house. The kids enjoyed playing on the play ground and watching the people fish and swim. When we were done playing at the park, we headed back to the house to meet up with Carl. We enjoyed a fun night of the adults chatting and drinking while the kids played. We had a delicious grilled dinner, made s'mores over the fire pit, watched a neighbor light off a ton of fireworks and enjoyed the amazing weather. The kids went up to get comfy and watch a movie around 11pm and most of them stayed up until it was over, well after midnight. The adults were up even longer enjoying the fire and some adult beverages. It was a very relaxing and fun night!!
Sunday (7/8) After staying up until after 2am, waking up this morning was rough. But I managed to get up and moving to help Sarah with the kids. She made us an amazing breakfast of bacon, eggs and french toast, plus coffee and donuts. The kids were all up and raring to go so they picked up where they left off last night, having an amazing time playing together. We hung out until about 1:00 and then we finally motivated to pack up and head home since we had a few things to do around the house and the boys have Martial Arts tonight. Even though the adults are exhausted (and maybe a little hung over) we had a great time spending the night with family and are all looking forward to doing it again!
When we got home, we unpacked and got a few things done around the house. Then Daniel wanted to play "Machi Koro" so we took a break and played a fun game of that which Zak won easily. Then the boys got ready and headed out to Martial Arts. They had a good class and while they were there, Adrian went and picked up a Jersey Mike's sub for us for dinner. When everyone got home, we had a quick and easy dinner then finished up a few things around the house to get ready for the week. Then we played two more games of "Machi Koro" since it's only a 4 player game so we had to play twice so we could all play. When we finished playing, we got the boys down to bed early, had a snack and watched some TV before heading to bed ourselves. It was a great weekend but boy am I tired!!
Monday (7/9) We all got a great night of sleep last night and started with a somewhat lazy morning. Adrian headed to work and I played "Machi Koro" again with the boys. Then we all got ready and headed to World of Bounce, which was Zak's pick last week and we didn't get to do it because it was too crowded. The boys bounced for about 90 minutes and had a blast. Then we headed home for a quick lunch before heading back out to the Y for Zak's swim lessons.
While Zak was in class, I swam with the other boys outside because it was a gorgeous day. Zak met us outside when class was over, then we moved inside because the boys were finally going to be able to ride the slide. Zak wasn't tall enough last year and we haven't been there recently when it was opened. He's been waiting for this and it didn't disappoint! They rode the slide for the full 30 minutes it was open and had a blast. When they closed the slide, we dried off and headed home for a quick dinner.
After dinner, the boys had soccer camp thru our high school. All three are signed up but AJ really wanted to go to Boy Scouts tonight instead so I took Daniel and Zak while Adrian took AJ to Scouts. They all had a great time at their activities and came home exhausted. We did snack, show and then got them upstairs to bed. Adrian and I finished up a few things around the house and then we settled in to watch the last 2 episodes of "The Good Doctor." It is such a great show and I'm glad it will be back next year!! We stayed up too late tonight watching it, but it was worth it!
Tuesday (7/10) Everyone was really tired and it was very hard to get moving. Adrian and I got up and moving and he left for work. Then unfortunately I had to wake the boys up to go to work with me. They were upset but pulled it together really well and got ready and out the door on time to the Harcum Center. I taught my two classes and had a great time with my students while the boys played video games in the lobby. After class, we ran home for a quick lunch and then back to the Y for AJ and Daniel's swim lessons.
While they were in class, Zak and I swam in the outdoor pool. Once again when it opened, we headed inside for everyone to ride the slide. They had a blast and must have done it at least 20 times each! When it closed, we packed up and headed home for a quick dinner and to get ready for the second night of soccer camp. Then I headed to the church to work for a few hours while Adrian took the boys back and forth from soccer. They had another great night playing with the high school kids and were exhausted when they got home! They had a snack and a show and then headed to bed. I had to grocery shop after work so it was late when I got home. Adrian and I unloaded the car and put away the perishable items then finished a little clean up, watched a show and headed to bed.
Wednesday (7/11) We were all exhausted and no one felt like moving today. Adrian got to work on time and the boys and I slept in. When we all finally got up, I offered them the option to blow off the whole day and they accepted. We played a few games of "Machi Koro" and then they played video games while I got caught up on a bunch of stuff around the house. The day passed quickly between work and play and before we knew it, it was time to get ready for the final night of soccer camp. I dropped them off and headed to finish up my grocery shopping for the week. Adrian came home and ate and enjoyed a little quiet time at home before going to pick the boys up from camp. When we all got home, we played one more game of "Machi Koro," watched a little TV, read a little and got the boys to bed. Adrian and I finished cleaning up, had snacks and watched a few comedies before heading to bed too. Nice day of doing next to nothing!!
Thursday (7/12) After resting all day yesterday, we did much better getting up and moving today! Adrian got up and out to work and then I got the boys up and out to my classes at the Harcum Center. After two great classes, we headed home, had a quick lunch and then headed back out to the Y for me to sub a third Silver Sneakers class of the day. I dropped Zak off in childcare and AJ and Daniel hung in my class until it was time for their swim lessons. Then they headed to the pool and Zak and I met them there after class. He and I didn't get in the pool today since we didn't get in there until there were only about 15 minutes left in the lessons.
After swim lessons, we decided to try to head to Build a Bear for their pay your age promotion. That was a waste of a trip because the wait was over 4 hours and we were not going to wait in that. So we picked up my wine at Cooper's Hawk and then headed towards home. We stopped to pick up Zak's shirt for Safety Town next week and then to turn in our June reading logs at Half Price Books for their summer reading program. The boys each picked a new toy with their $5 that they earned.
When we finally got home, the boys spent some time playing video games while I got a few things done around the house. Then we had a great dinner, that had cooked all day in my awesome Instant Pot. When we were cleaned up from dinner, it was time for Daniel's pick for the week - family game night. We played Machi Koro, Coconuts, Quick Cups and then Daniel and Dad played Flip Ships while Zak, AJ and I played the DC deck building game. It was a very fun family game night, the only problem was I didn't win any of the games! When we finished playing, we put the boys to bed, made snacks and watched this week's episode of "Younger" before heading to bed for the night.
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