Week of Feb. 15, 2009

Sunday: We slept in a little bit then joined all the family for breakfast. In this photo, Jon, Maddie, and Ben are watching Nana, Papa, and Grandma Ann drive away from Gramma and Granddad's house after we all ate lunch together. When we finally got home, we tucked the kids in and were lazy all evening. Monday: Everyone is still so tired after the busy weekend. Dinner was made-over left-overs, but it looked fun on the colorful plates. The kids and I were lazy all day, and all the kids took long naps. Allen and I enjoyed dance class.

Tuesday: Catching up on our missed shows. Everything we watch seems to come on when we are at dance class. We record 24, House, Jon & Kate, Good Eats, and Law & Order; but it's nice to record the good kid-shows for when I'm making dinner. Maddie was sick and the kids all cranky today, so we stayed home to catch up on health and snoozing.

Wednesday: Still not completely back on schedule. Jon and Maddie finished dinner after Will and Ben went to bed. We had a tasty new recipe tonight -- a Thai meal with chicken, tomatoes, and basil. Mmmm.

Thursday: Jon's day out with Mama included a trip to the bakery, a tour of the wildlife museum, a romp around the playground, and a car-picnic lunch with Daddy. After a few of the first animals at the museum, he'd rush to the next and say, "Mama! Look rock!" with such amazement then, he's ask "What's dat?" After many, many, many enthusastic wows from me over the rocks, he started showing me all the lights.

Friday: Maddie had the "bug," earlier this week, so today Ben took his turn. He slept late, then fell asleep on the couch just after breakfast. Poor little guy.

Saturday: We woke up to a rainy day, but I was able to convince Allen to take me to a garden with over a million daffodils in bloom. Unfortunately, the roads were wet so we couldn't go in, but it was still breathtakingly gorgeous from the road. I'll try going back next week.