I'll quickly go through some of the summer events I've already missed. In June we celebrated A's 4th Birthday! We had a great time at The Sportsplex enjoying a gymnastics playtime party. About 10 of A's friends joined us and they all had fun exploring all the equipment. A has taken gymnastics there & it's one of her favorite playgroup places, too. The lady coordinating the party that day had been her teacher, so A was thrilled to see Miss Kim there. After they played for a while, Miss Kim had them go through a fun obstacle course then they danced & played with the parachute for a while. We had pizza for dinner & then enjoyed yummy cupcakes. The cupcakes had different colored polka dots on each and A was good at going to each friend & asking what color they wanted and if they wanted white or chocolate cake. She was quite the hostess at her own birthday party. After cake & a little more play time, A enjoyed opening all of her fun gifts. It was neat to see her enjoying the time with her friends & making sure she played with each of them for a little bit. She had helped me put together goody bags for the kids during the week and she knew which one she wanted to give to each guest. It took a while to get them all handed out, but she knew what she wanted to do with them. She did tell me today that for her party next year she wanted all the same friends to come to her party.
Allison & her guests
We've taken a couple of road trips in Illinois over the last few weeks. We were down by Carbondale at the Blue Sky Winery for an awesome event raising money for the Cure Tay Sachs Foundation. It was a pretty hot day, so we didn't stay outside too much, but we enjoyed our time with the kids. The family that puts this together, the Rochman's, have a little girl with Tay-Sachs & they are such an amazing couple.
We also spent some time in Danville for the wedding of my step-mom's niece (my step-cousin). It was a lot of fun and the kids both enjoyed their time on the dance floor at the reception. A enjoyed time in the pool at the hotel swimming with dad & Papa. We were glad we had the chance to go & see Ali get married, as well as see a lot of family that we haven't seen for a while.
This past weekend we enjoyed celebrating the 4th of July! It was nice to not have a road trip to take after being so busy in June. Saturday was a day to run some errands & relax a little bit. Sunday we had a great time at church & then we spent the evening with the Mace's. A loved the pool there with the kids & J loved his time on the swing set. J & A love knocking Mike over while swinging on the swings and Mike is a great sport to play along with them. We barbecued, enjoyed some yummy homemade icecream & cake, and then had some fun with fireworks. Doug bought some for him to put off, which brought cheers of "More!" from the kids. We then watched a great fireworks show put on by some of their neighbors. It was a late night & the kids finally got to bed at about 10:30. A helped us out the next morning by sleeping in, but J was still bright eyed & ready for breakfast by 6:30 am .
Monday was an extra day for us to enjoy as a family, so we got a lot done around the house as well as a few more errands done. Lunch at Wendy's was a fun treat for the kids, especially since we actually got to stay there and eat (most of the time the drive through is our best friend!) They really enjoyed the long weekend with Daddy being home & I loved our time all together as a family!
We have a busy month ahead. Doug's sister, Ashley, will be here for the weekend with her husband, Dusty & we all can't wait to see them. We are also getting ready for 2 weeks of J's Cast Camp (technically, it is "Constraint Induced Therapy", but we like the sound of Cast Camp better). I hope to keep this blog updated & will let you know how that goes. J will be wearing a cast for 2 weeks as we try to get him to use his weaker arm and hand more. We will need some prayers - if you are willing to be praying for us. :)
I gotta get some more things done, so I'll close this post for now. Hopefully more will be coming soon....
Awesome blog, Rhonda. I can't wait to keep up with your life on here, too. The hardest part is getting started and then it is fun. Talk to you soon.
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