The Last 2 Days

Yesterday, I took Cobe to his last day of science camp. They went on a field trip to DeGraaf Nature Center to net some stuff. He caught 2 frogs, some water bugs and a minnow, so he ended the week on a good note. :-) After dropping him off, I ran to the Zeeland Farmer's Market to get some fruit and vegetables. I actually saw Lynette downtown and we were NOT at the bakery! Imagine that! Julie was watching Sadie and Brooks so I took full advantage of not having any kids and ran a few errands while I was out. I picked up Sadie, Brooks and Ella, and we spent an hour or so at Ryan's grandparents house. I went to pick up Cobe and Jake from camp and took all 5 kids to McD's for lunch and to play. They all had a blast. It started to get pretty crowded, so we left and came back home for the rest of the day. The kids all played outside and Julie and I hung out chatting in the driveway. I ran to Wal-Mart after Ryan got home to get him his stash of food to eat while we are gone next week and the next. We tried to watch the last movie that I had rented from the library, but we both fell asleep, so I had to return it today unwatched. I hate when I do that. It was only a buck, but still, it feels like wasted money. We watched maybe 2/3 of it before falling asleep.

Today turned out to be a great pool day. It seemed so chilly at my house, but we trucked it on over to Knollwood around 1:00. Lisa and her girls met us there, and Cobe took his friend Mark. It was warmer over there it seemed and we stayed until after 4:00. So of course I now have sleeping, pooped out kids. Sadie has been sleeping since we got home (almost 3 hours now) and Brooks cashed out a couple of hours ago as well. Cobe went to Mark's and he ate dinner over there. I cooked dinner, took a shower, caught up on mail, cleaned a bit and now I am feeling the exhaustion set in as well.

Ryan's grandpa is singing at the early service tomorrow at church, so we will go to that service instead of our usual later one. I coerced Lisa into watching the kids so we could enjoy the service without interruptions. It is the more formal service and not very conducive to kids.

We leave for my mom and dad's in 4 sleeps!!!!!! Lisa, me and our 5 kids in a van bound for NC! We did it last year and it went very well. Sadie is the one I worry about this year. Usually, Ryan and I drive through the night so the kids can sleep, but Lisa and I are going in the daylight for safety reasons, so I worry we might boot Sis out at some point. She can be so loud and so shrill when bored. We are staying 10 or 11 sleeps- I am so excited. We may actually drive into Raleigh for the first day to shop, then we'll head to the lake for the rest of the trip. My parents bought a water trampoline, and the neighbors across the street from them just put a pool in their backyard, so we'll have 2 new treats there in addition to all the other ones we always have.
I hear Sadie crying after her marathon nap (she had already slept 2 hours before going to the pool), so I need to run get her. Hope everyone enjoys a peaceful Sunday!