Family Fun

Eric and I are usually in agreement on how to spend our weekends. We like to stay fairly low-key, resting and spending time together. Sometimes we worry that we should be out doing more and decided to try that this weekend.

Saturday we were out the door bright and early. We went to a family event at RCTC. I'm still not clear what it was for, or who was sponsoring it, but it was great. There were giant inflatables and a band outside. Inside there were a ton of booths with different vendors. We got free snacks, toys, coloring pages, reusable shopping bags, etc. We even ran into the dentist Sam kicked in the head.

After the event we did some grocery shopping and then got lunch. We had a picnic and went to the park. Eric and I took turns running all over the playground with Sam. When we were so hot we couldn't take it any more we headed home. Eric and I cleaned the house and got ready to go out. Colleen came to stay with the kids and Eric and I got to go out for the night. My dad and Tina gave us tickets to the Second City show at the Sheldon. We had a fantastic time! After the show we stopped to see Amy at her new apartment. We got home very late. We found out that Shannan, Andy, Shance, and Andrew had been at our house, too, and Sam couldn't have been more thrilled. I think Grandma had some trouble getting Sam to bed!

Sunday we again got up and headed out. Wearing our jerseys we went to Wally and Susan's house. They fed us lunch and we watched the first half of the game. At halftime we packed up and drove to Winona to Eric's cousin's son's birthday party (got that?). We hardly saw Sam and Shannan and Amy took turns wrangling Matilda. It was fantastic. The party was a lot of fun and we had a little trouble getting Sam to leave. By the time we got home it was pretty late. I honestly don't remember what I fed my kids for dinner. I'm assuming they ate as they are pretty vocal when they don't get fed.

We got to bed early and are still exhausted today. We are all battling a combination of allergies and a cold, too. Now my greatest worry is getting Sam's sniffles to stop before school tomorrow. Today will be a normal day for us - doing nothing.