Monday the boys and I headed to the Bean Museum. Usually Will just runs wherever he wants, much to my frustration. This day however, he was really good and staying with us and we only had about two instances where he went too far from us. On one particular occasion he was especially patient when Joe and Max were interested in an exhibit that he wasn't and he waited patiently until they were done looking. That boy really has grown up a lot. Since we were in the neighborhood, I thought it would be fun to go to the creamery for lunch. We have never been in all the time we've lived here. We were not the only ones with that idea and it was quite busy. The boys weren't too bothered by that though because they just got to eat their ice cream before their food because the wait at the grill was so long.
That night we picked Zach up from work and headed to the Park City outlets to shop a little for Joe and Zach. We found some things for Joe for Summer and some dress pants for both him and Will, which they both needed. Will and Max both had fun accessorizing while we shopped.
Tuesday we joined Ashley and Nicole and their kiddos in St. George. It was fun to play with the cousins and just hang out. I was a little nervous about driving there without Zach, but the boys did surprisingly well on the way there. Wednesday was full of more play and a short trip to a nearby trail to let the kids ride bikes, scooters and wiggle bikes. Will took quite a spill down a hill, but rebounded pretty quickly until we were back and Justin and Nicole's and he remembered how much he was hurting. A little showed quickly cured him. Nicole let me take a little snooze and after that we headed home. It was a short trip but it sure was fun! On the way home we stopped in Beaver at the Cache Valley Cheese Factory Outlet. The boys got ice cream (it was good!) and I got some cheese curds too (original, yummy, salsa flavored, not so yummy). The ride home wasn't quite as smooth, but we made it home without major incident. We were so happy to see Zach when we got home!
Zach left super early Thursday morning for a trip to Billings. So, we went to Grandma Jeans for lunch. The boys always ask grandma for Yoplait yogurt when we're there, and she always has some for them. I never buy it, so it's a special treat for them. She made us homemade mac and cheese that was scrumptious and we had some fruit with it too. It was fun to visit with Grandma. We swung by my mom's on the way home and we ended up staying for dinner! The boys played with the chickens and watched a movie with uncle James while I went across the street to Gram Betty and Grandpa Ivan's to visit with them and Paige who was in town for a visit.
I had plans Friday to go out and do something but we ended up having kind of a rough morning and the most exciting thing we did was have a backyard picnic to try and turn the day around. Max refused to nap even though he was exhausted and the boys ended up just playing at home the rest of the day. I didn't feel like cooking, so we had scrambled eggs, green beans and green smoothies for dinner!
Saturday morning the boys all crawled in bed will me and cuddle for a bit. It was a pretty sweet moment. I'm so lucky to be their mom. Then a few hours later Zach got home! He had driven all the way to Pocatello on Friday so he got home around 10am. He took a nap and we spent the day at Costco and the park (which was my original plan for Friday). Then Zach and I got a sitter so we could visit our friends Trevor and April who just had a baby without overwhelming them with our crazy kids!
Even though we didn't get to everything we planned, it ended up being a really fun week. I think one thing I need to do better is always take advantage of the fun things there are to do around wherever it is we live at the time. I think too often I think I need to have things perfect before I leave the house with the kids or need to have a certain amount of time wherever we're going to make it worth it. Sometimes I just need to do it anyway!
