Summer Fun

Since I only work 3 days a week, it often seems that my mission in life to get the most out of my 4 days off every week. Especially in the summer time. When both girls are home, and if they are sitting doing nothing for more than an hour they are complaining about being bored! Kids have soooo much energy!!! So I had Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday off and then went back to work Monday evening. Thursday night was a laid back night. The girls and I spent the day cleaning the house (I nest for at least 1 of my days off lately). Friday we had Cecelia's annual well-child visit and then we both had our annual eye exams. They the girls and I went shopping at Old Navy and I picked them each up a few things. Then we enjoyed dinner at Cecelia's favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. She just loves the place primarily for their rolls and the peanuts...as well as the fact that you get to throw the peanut shells on the ground. She thinks its the coolest thing to do and encouraged Kiley to follow along as well. then that night there was a baseball game, fireworks display, and country concert at the new Werner park. Every year Aaron's mom's work (Werner enterprises) hosts this type of event for it's employees. The concert was the best part! The girls loved seeing Heidi Newfield. Aaron took them down on the ball field for the concert because... well only because Cecelia demanded to go, but it turned out they got really close and it really wasn't too crowded at all down there. After watching them from the stadium for a few minutes, I decided it appeared safe enough for a 9 month pregnant women to venture down too. Then Saturday we went garage sale hunting in the morning with my friend Karissa and then went to her pool to lay out for a few hours. Sunday I pushed myself to the limit. First church in the morning, then a quick fast food bite and we headed down to the zoo to meet my mom and step dad. It was probably 100 degrees out but my parents really wanted to spend some time with the girls and I wanted to see the zoo too. So we decided that we should stick mainly to the indoor exhibits...the jungle, butterfly pavilion, aquarium and desert. Then the girls "had to" go to the petting zoo. So we walked down to the petting zoo...in 100 degree heat with humidity which made it feel like it was 113. Come to find out Cecelia wanted a petting zoo like her great grandma has...she was frustrated that they only had goats to pet and the bunnies were caged and could not be petted:( We were also hoping to get ice-cream by the dairy exhibit next to the petting zoo and were disappointed to find out it was closed. So we took the tram up to the main gate and left the zoo and headed to Zestos so the girls could get cookie dough blizzards. When we got home I convinced the girls to strip down and get in their bathing suits with me and hose our sweat off outside in the ice-cold hose water. They were hesitant until I assured them that I was going to do it too. Oh, I love those girls. They are so cute (when they aren't arguing and I'm having to be a referee that is). Then Sunday night we met Aaron's parents and sister at Pizza Ranch for dinner in Council Bluffs. Aaron and I have been meaning to go there for sometime and since Aaron has been going in at 10 A.M. for work and getting off by 6:00 we figured we should enjoy being able to go out to dinner like this. My night ended with Aaron and I trying to enjoy our Sunday night shows through some pretty rough contraction. For about an hour and 15 minutes I was having contractions every 3-7 minutes and they were lasting about 2 minutes in duration. I really thought that it was gonna be the night...and then we laid down for bed ( I was laying down on the couch the whole time this was happening mind you) they stopped! How disappointing:( I really want to meet this baby already! However as we laid in bed talking that night we suddenly realized that we need to get very serious at picking a name...we have 3 names picked out and we know that middle name is definitely going to be Camille. However we love all 3 first names and I think we are just going to have to meet her before we can decide for sure...or maybe it will be even harder once we meet her. Then today (Monday), the girls were treated to pancakes for breakfast, then we went to the grocery store to get food (these kids eat me out of house and home) and then I took them to the pool for a little over 2 hours. It was so hot out again today though, that just being there for that short amount of time really took it out of the kids. They looked exhausted on the drive home and I encouraged them to watch a movie after their bath. So they rested and watch Despicable Me. Now I'm working tonight (yes, as I blog I'm getting paid...Did I mention I love working overnights). I have an OB appointment tomorrow and the next 3 days off work again. What shall I find for the girls to do this week? Till tomorrow...