Weekend Fun

Last Friday I was lucky to get a few hours without the kids and go out to celebrate my friend Leah's Birthday.  Big thanks to Tanya and Valerie for watching Miah Jane, Lexi and Devin so Joanne and I could go out for a few hours.  Unfortunately, Andy had to work so he couldn't celebrate with us. :( Seriously though, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy Friday night without Tanya and Val's help...THANK YOU!  The kids were in great hands and they had so much fun.

We originally had reservations at PF Changs on Friday but due to the gas line break and explosion, PF Changs was closed.  We slowly learned that most Naples restaurants were closed or could not accommodate us due to their inability to cook without a gas supply.  After much frustration and many phone calls, we ended up at Bokampers with a very limited, but yummy, menu.  It may have taken us over an hour to find a restaurant and sit down together but it was worth the wait.  It was so nice to catch up with Leah and help celebrate her birthday.  We had such a nice group of family and friends together; great night!

I totally stole the next couple of pictures from Leah's blog...thanks Leah. :)

 The Fab Four: Sarah, Joanne, Leah and Me

I had the best seat in the house, next to the birthday girl!

With the exception of going out Friday night and celebrating Leah's birthday, we had a laid back weekend.  Cleaned the house, worked on potty training with Lexi (still going well), took the kids around town running errands and played in the yard...boy did we play in the yard this weekend.  It was very nice to finally be able to run around outside and not collapse from heat exhaustion.  After naps on Saturday afternoon we cleaned up all of the fun outside toys and got moving!



The kids haven't played with the car since early this year.  It's still a favorite!

Daddy pushing Devin around in the car.

Our neighbors have a big hill leading into our front yard...Daddy & Devin took advantage of it to gain speed.

Little Lady in her car

Devinly Dews

Quick side story: Andy took Devin in to get their hair cut together like they always do. This time Devin wouldn't even go into the building!  This was the break down of the year by far.  We finally calmed him down enough to go inside but the whole time he was inside he was crying he wanted to leave.  Tori has been cutting Devin's hair since his 1st hair cut around the age of 1.  He loves Tori and loves the attention she gives him and the candy too of course!  Luckily Tori didn't take it to heart and she has a three year old too so she's experienced the same break downs.  I kept saying I have no idea why he's acting like this...her answer was simple; sometimes they just have bad days.  I always think there is a reason and I always try to figure it out but I think she was right.  He's three and he just didn't want his hair cut that day!  So, please excuse Devin's hair in these pictures...LOL.

Devin's turn to push Lexi down the big hill...she looks a little scared!

If you ever wondered what would happen when a 3 year old challenges a 35 year old to jump over a chair...this is what you'd see---------------------------------------------------------->

Daddy still has it! He even landed on his feet.

Lexi getting ready for our wagon ride.

Lexi on Devin's bicycle, which she is not allowed to sit on because she always falls off!

Daddy and Devin are in the background searching for a lost 'whistle' ball in the bushes. Devin calls wiffle balls whistle balls and I can't get enough of it!  He's so darn cute!

Devin has different sticker charts that he has to fill up each day/week in order to get a reward on Sunday.  It's always worked well except 2 weeks ago which was the first week he didn't earn a reward.  So this week we decided he could redeem himself and earn a big ticket item (its usually just bubble bath or toothbrushes).  He decided on Hungry, Hungry Hippos.  He has wanted Hungry, Hungry Hippos for weeks! So we loaded the kids up and took them to Toys R Us on Sunday.  We told the kids to look around and see what they wanted for Christmas.  This was so much fun!  Of course Devin wants anything and everything that he's played with at other friends' houses. (especially Cal!) Lexi just wants what Devin wants and is happy to be playing with him.  This Christmas is going to be so much fun.  We're really looking forward to it!  Our weekend fun ended with multiple fun games of Hungry, Hungry Hippos.  We still start our mornings and end our nights with a game or two...Devin loves it.  Hopefully it'll help encourage him to get all of his stickers this week.  Fingers crossed!