We had a nice, relaxing day…half of it being kid-free! Imagine that, doesn’t happen often at all and it was much needed.

Nana and Papa took Levi and Carlos to the big city to see Thomas the Train (the Snoqualmie railroad decks out a train to look like Thomas) and the boys had a blast. The guys each got $3 out of their banks to buy some candy…picture #2 is Papa helping them attach their wallets to their beltbuckles. Picture #3 is me handing Nana the backpack with all their snacks, Levi’s inhaler, wipes and any other necessities. When Papa emails more pictures of their day, I will post them.

Mary took Trey out for crepes in Kingston, then hit the farmer’s markets and then he and Alice played for a couple more hours. He had so much fun with “May-may”

Dee and I started out the morning getting coffee…great way to start the morning….then looked at a job Dee had to do, then headed into Silverdale to try to find a bike for Carlos. Found one, then went to see the new Harry Potter movie. What a treat to just have some down time with nobody hanging on us or asking us to get something or breaking up arguments. We love being moms, but sometimes a break is nice and that doesn’t happen often.

We came back, picked up Trey and headed over for a perfect evening of relaxing at Alisa and Holly’s place. The boys are still worked up from such a fun day, but so exhausted too…hoping they settle down and get some sleep soon.

Fun in the sun! What a gorgeous day….I’m burnt, but oh well (it’ll turn to tan in a couple days and I’ll be happy again). They started out playing with their new pool and squirt guns and within an hour, they were all naked, except for Trey wearing his crocs. I think the first picture is my very favorite in a long time! 🙂

Tomorrow’s Carlos’ future stars camp, Levi’s got a playdate and Carlos has speech. I think we’ll be in the car a bunch and doing a little shopping in the air conditioned mall.

Funny pictures of the big boys getting ready to play in the bathtub. They both got new goggles (although Carlos won’t put his face in the water still) and had fun looking goofy. I tried to protect their privacy a little, but aren’t they too cute flexing their muscles!?

Levi is a rockstar, he held his breath for 10 seconds with his face in the water…fingers crossed that he will repeat this performance in the pool and pass to kinder 2!!!

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We’re still working on getting the yard perfect for the 4th! We also had coffee with Margaret this morning and went over for a nice dinner with Holly/ Thanks ladies!

Yesterday was our yard sale…well, actually Mary’s yard sale in our yard. The kids all played outside while the chaos was going on. Lots of things sold, then Rotary came to pick up the rest. I didn’t care about making a ton of money, I’m just happy the playroom is clean!

Linda, Scott and the girls came up to visit and get some paint for their house. We had a very nice afternoon with them just hanging out, the kids playing and having lunch. We need to see them more often, the girls are growing up so fast! Emma looks just like Leila did at that age, it’s amazing.

Dee’s taking Carlos to Home Depot this morning to look for some shelves for the boy’s closet (we have to come up with a solution to the lack of space we have) and then we are heading to have coffee with Margaret and trying to get the yard ready for the party on the 4th!

This picture of Carlos pretty much sums up the week….we’re wiped out! Levi had Land of the Dinosaurs camp which he totally loved. We saw his “play” to end camp today, hilarious but very well done. This is a camp we’ll sign him up for next year for sure.

The boys have also been going to swimming lessons, which they are doing very well at. Levi especially likes being in the water. We’ve got some work to do to have him pass to Kinder 2, he’s got to keep his face underwater for 5 seconds and he’s doing 3 seconds now. Got him some goggles and we’re going to practice in the bathtub, too.

We have a new addition for a short stay here…a little girl who is 2 days old. Picked her up this evening, she’s been great so far but we’ll see how the first night goes. She’s BIG…8 pounds, 15 ounces and eats a ton. Fingers crossed she’ll be an easy baby.

Off to bed, early morning tomorrow….Mary’s yard sale (in our yard) is happening at 8:30 am with lots of set up to do. Hope she sells some stuff!