Saturday, May 18, 2019

Keeping up with...Family (Weekly Wrap 4/19 - 4/25)

Friday (4/19) We all had the day off today and took advantage by sleeping in and then having a very lazy morning.  When we finally got up and moving, we checked in with my brothers and we decided to meet at Star Lanes for the afternoon.  My brother Jon & his family are visiting for the Easter weekend so we want to spend as much time with them as possible this weekend.  We met at Star Lanes and got lunch for all of us.  Then the kids had a blast playing in the arcade together!  We spent a few hours there and then decided to head out and back to Carl's house for the rest of the day.
When we got to back Carl's the kids headed down to the basement to play on the ninja gym while the adults chatted upstairs.  The day passed quickly with the cousins playing together & having a great time!  We enjoyed a delicious pasta and seafood dinner that Carl made for us and some yummy treats for dessert.  Soon after that, Adrian and I decided to needed to head back home since we had some food prep to do for tomorrow and an early, busy day on tap for Saturday.  When we got home, we got the boys thru their night routine and down to bed.  Then we spent some time setting up an egg hunt for the kids at our house for tomorrow, and prepped a few of the dishes for dinner before heading to bed.
Saturday (4/20) Today started a little earlier than I wanted it to, but it was all for a good cause.  I got up and moving and headed to the church to teach my Zumba class.  I had 11 people there, I was SO excited to see so many people this morning.  We had a great class and then I quickly locked up the church and headed home to pick up Adrian and the boys to head to our first egg hunt of the season.  We went to the one at the boys' school that was sponsored by our township.  It was a little smaller than we expected, probably because it rained all day on Friday and the fields were a swampy mess.  Daniel and Zak had fun collecting eggs with treats in them, AJ was too old for this hunt but still had fun just watching.
After the hunt was over, we dropped Adrian off at home so he could do a few things before we hosted dinner while I took the boys to meet up with Jon and the girls for another egg hunt.  We went to a small church in Reynoldsburg that had 20,000 eggs.  Unfortunately they had to move the hunt inside because the fields were too swampy.  The kids all still had a great time gathering eggs and each one of the 6 of them ended up with huge bags of candy and treats!!  When the hunt was over, we headed back to my house to hang out together for the day.
The sun finally came out and it warmed up enough for us to play in the yard for a while this afternoon.  I got all of the stuff for dinner ready while the cousins played together and the adults chatted.  We also enjoyed a spirited rendition of "Les Miserables" in my living room.  We all ate and drank too much and had a great time together.  After some ice cream cake for dessert, Jon and Carl and their families all headed back to Carl's house for the night.  We were all pretty tired and had an early morning ahead of us.  After they left, we got the boys thru their night routine and then decided to ignore the giant mess around us, watch a comedy and then head to bed for the night.  The mess will be there tomorrow.
Sunday (4/21) Happy Easter!!  Our day started way earlier than we wanted it to and it was up and down all day.  Most of us slept in too late & some of us (Daniel) even needed to be woken up so we weren't late for our day.  We quickly did the egg hunt from the Easter Bunny and then got ready to head to church.  We enjoyed celebrating the resurrection of Jesus with our church family but then it was upsetting because Daniel pitched a fit after service because he would not wait in the line for our traditional family Easter picture.
After we left church, we came home to open our presents from the Easter Bunny.  The boys got new bathing suits and a new pool and we all got new Avengers shirts.  Then we packed up what we needed for the afternoon & headed to my brother Carl's house for one more egg hunt and dinner with everyone before Jon and his family left.  The kids were all exhausted so there was lots of fun playing and lots of crying all around.  We survived the afternoon and had an amazing dinner and dessert together.  Then Jon got ready to leave and they headed out to the airport.  The boys played for about 30 more minutes and then we also headed home.
When we got home, the boys had some quiet video game time while Adrian and I crashed on the couch.  We kept trying to motivate off of it to get stuff done but we were just so worn out.  So we rested for a while then got the boys thru their night time routine and down for the night.  As soon as we came downstairs, we finally watched "Bohemian Rhapsody."  It was a great movie, we both really enjoyed it!  When it was over, I headed up to bed while Adrian watched this week's "Game of Thrones."  It has been an amazing and fun weekend but was also very tiring.  And now we have a super busy week in front of us again!

Monday (4/22) Ugh that alarm was early today!  We are all dragging after our weekend but we have a full day on tap so we needed to get up and get moving.  Adrian got AJ ready and out the door on time (barely!)  I got Daniel and Zak ready and dropped them off at school on time (barely!)  Daniel has AIR testing all week and he was worried about today because he's so tired, but I calmed him down before school.  I didn't have any sub jobs today so after I dropped them at school, I came back home to get control of my house after the weekend.  I did 4 loads of laundry, 2 of dishes and a bunch of straightening up, catching up and cleaning.  The day passed super quickly and before long it was time to pick everyone up from school.  I walked to pick up Daniel and Zak was thrilled to hear that Daniel had a great morning of testing, he said it was "super easy" and he liked writing about the topic they had.
When we all got home, I gave them a break time and then we got started on their afternoon routine, which today included cleaning up the play room that was trashed over the weekend as well.  Then we got quickly thru dinner before heading out for our evening activities.  I took Zak with me to the church for my Zumba class.  He had a great time playing with the other kids and I had a great time dancing with my students.  While we were there Adrian took AJ to his Scout meeting and took Daniel to observe so he could see if it's something he would like to do next year when he starts 5th grade.  He's not sure yet but he's going to go to a few more meetings to see if he wants to do it.  When we all got home, we got the boys thru their nighttime routine and then down to bed.  Adrian and I finished up a few things and then he headed to bed since he was exhausted.  I stayed up and finished a few things and watched some Real Housewives before heading to bed too.

Tuesday (4//23) We struggled a little to get up again this morning, but not nearly as bad as yesterday.  Adrian and AJ headed out to school and work on time and I started getting the rest of us ready.  I dropped Daniel and Zak off at school and Daniel felt much more secure about the second day of AIR testing today.  After I dropped them off, I headed to Harcum to teach my 3 Silver Sneakers classes.  We had a lot of laughs as always and got a great workout.  When my classes were done, I headed into school to practice sight words with Zak's class.  They kids are getting so good with them, most of the kids I saw passed 2-3 lists each today!

When we all got home from school, we got thru homework quickly and then I gave everyone some free time.  Then we all had to eat so Daniel and I could head out to his soccer practice.  Adrian got stuck at work so he wasn't home before I left, so I fed AJ and Zak and then they stayed home while the rest of us were out.  I dropped Daniel off at the field and then headed to Zales to have my ring cleaned & inspected for my warranty.  Then I headed back to the field and watched the end of Daniel's practice.  When we got home, Adrian was (thankfully) home and we got the boys thru their night routine together.  When we got them down to bed, we finished the clean up, watched two comedies and headed to bed.

Wednesday (4/24) We were finally feeling back to normal today and everyone got up and moving on time.  Adrian got AJ ready and dropped off at school on his way to work.  I got Daniel and Zak ready and dropped off at school before heading to the Y to sub a Zumba class for my friend.  Then I ran a few errands before heading into the school to sub for a few hours in the afternoon.  The day passed quickly and before long we were all home after school.  We had a rare night with nothing to do so we finished homework and then had a relaxing rest of the night.  They boys played, we planned Adrian's birthday party (in 2 weeks) and I got a bunch of stuff done around the house.  Adrian went to Bible Study so I was alone for the night.  I got the boys thru their night routine and then down to bed.  Adrian got home and we watched tonight's "Survivor" before heading to bed for the night.

Thursday (4/25) We all had to get up and moving earlier than usual today because it was "Take Your Child to Work" day and Daniel asked to go to work with Adrian.  So Adrian got AJ up and ready like he normally does and I got up a little earlier and focused on getting Daniel ready to go at the same time.  The three of them left together and dropped AJ off at school before heading into work.  Then Zak and I got ready, which was so much easier than getting 2 kids ready, and I dropped him off at school before heading into Harcum to teach my 3 Silver Sneakers classes.
I had a great time in all 3 classes and also snuck out to get a much needed eyebrow wax on my lunch break.  Then I headed into school to cover the last hour of the day for a teacher who needed to leave a little early.  When Zak and I got home, I got him and AJ thru homework while we waited for Adrian and Daniel to get home from work.  When they did, Daniel told me he had fun but Dad's job wasn't very exciting.  He said he had fun eating pizza, watching YouTube and touring the State House and most of all he's glad he got to spend the whole day with Dad.

Since it was raining, our busy Thursday night was much easier.  I got ready and headed out to teach my Zumba Toning class at the church.  I had so much fun with my class and we got a great workout!  While I was there, Adrian stayed home with the boys and got them thru dinner and some clean up.  When I got home, we got them thru their night routine and then down for bed.  They were all super tired, I think they are feeling the effects of the super busy weekend/week.  Adrian and I watched the end of the Blue Jackets game and were bummed when they lost in overtime.  Then we watched a few comedies and headed to bed too.

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