We've had a fun weekend! Saturday we headed to Spruce Grove to watch our nephew Dylan play ball. It was a close game, but they won! Today they played in the final and came out victorious ... Provincial Champs!! I'm guessing the team must be on cloud 9! Watching Dylan play ball, brought Cal and I back to our ball playing days as kids!! I hope our kids will want to play ball in the summers :) I loved playing and miss it still!! Nothing like stealing home plate ;) The kids had fun watching their cousin play ball and Em also enjoyed sitting and keeping score with Auntie Carmen! From the game we came back to Edmonton, to a 35th birthday party. Cal's friend and co-worker Norah, invited us to a party that her and her best friend were co-hosting. We weren't sure what to expect as there were numerous games planned, but we all had a blast!!! There were quite a few people there (I'd say around 50, with 15 to 20 of those being kids!) and I knew no one and Cal only knew Norah, but everyone was so friendly! They were a really great group of people! The kids enjoyed a reptile show ... tarantula (I know, not a reptile!), scorpion, 3 snakes, bearded dragon, gecko's, all of which Blake thought were pretty cool! Emerson's attention wavered and she left the show 1/2 way through to play in another room! After the reptile show there was the Highland games and the kids played in a bouncy house! It was a really fun afternoon and I'm glad I finally met Norah, her husband Matt and their son Tylor!
Sunday morning the girls were up super early (product of missing nap time on Saturday :S ). Reese went for a nap at 6:30 am and it was just Em and I until Blake got up at 8 (he seems to be able to sleep in after a busy day/later night, thank goodness!!). Although I was totally exhausted, I really enjoyed that hour and a half with Em! We read books, talked and cuddled on the couch. It was nice to have time just with her, I can't remember the last time that happened. She was so cute and sweet and I loved hearing her opinions on the previous day's events and her memories of the cabin :) When Blake and Cal got up, I packed a lunch and Cal headed to the park with Blake and Em to play and have a picnic lunch! They had a great time and the merry-go-round was the big hit this time!! After Em got up from her afternoon nap, she and I headed out for some more girl time!! We did some shopping :) Then my Mom and Dad came over with groceries for supper!! The seafood linguini and strawberry shortcake was delish! I wish I would have captured Emerson's reaction to hearing that we were having strawberry shortcake for desert ... it was priceless and had us ALL laughing so hard!!!! I know she was thinking of Strawberry Shortcake from the cartoon :) It was SO funny!! And then her reaction to the spray whipping cream was almost as priceless!!
Blake had a fantastic time last week at his Jitter Bugs camp! On Friday we went early to play in the playgym before picking him up and saw him swimming in the pool. He had the biggest grin on his face, doggie paddling around! It was so great to see!!! I love seeing my kids having fun and enjoying themselves, makes me the happiest Mom in the world :)
This week I'm hoping to take a trip to the zoo and a spray park. Crossing our fingers that today's weather holds up!
Hope you all had a great weekend too :)
xoxo Tracy
