Sometimes blogging is a good excuse to put off folding the laundry just a little longer...
So the kids' last day of school was last Thursday. Friday I made them do chores during the day a little, then we met Tim at Wahooz after work. He had some free tickets he had gotten that were about to expire, so we thought we'd better use them up. The kids had a blast!! And I actually got to drive a go-kart for probably the first time since high school. We always have a baby with us that I'm sitting on the sidelines with. But this time, some friends met us there and my one friend offered to watch Jake. It was pretty fun, and Sydney loved being my passenger. The kids also did laser tag, mini-golf, and arcades, and we ate crappy pizza there for dinner. But I sort-of like crappy pizza if I didn't have to make it, and I don't have to clean up after it. :) It was a fun night for the kids and a great way to start their Spring Break. I took pictures and will post soon...
This week I told the kids that I would take each one of them on a date during the day--during Jake's nap time. Yesterday was Sydney's day, and she chose to go see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie at the dollar theater. An hour and a half of sqeaky little chipmunk voices--what could be better?!? We had popcorn, Root Beer, and chewy Sweet-Tarts (love them!!!). She thought she was pretty cool and definitely hogged the popcorn. So fun to have a little one-on-one time with her and make her feel special!
Today was Brandon's turn, and he chose to go out to lunch at Olive Garden, which was definitely more than o.k. with me! I took the opportunity to teach him a little about how to treat a lady on a date. When we got there I waited til he opened the door for me--it took him a few minutes to catch on. Haha! But then on the way out, he didn't even need a reminder and grabbed the door for me. So cute! Anyways, we stuffed our faces with as many breadsticks as we could stand, then decided to go even further and order dessert. We tried the little Italian doughnuts with chocolate dipping sauce---HEAVEN!!! The only down-side is that now we feel a little sick.
Tomorrow is Ryan's turn, and he wants to go eat lunch at Golden Corral--his tastes obviously aren't quite as refined as Brandon's yet. He's totally excited, though, and it will be awesome to spend a little personal time with my Ry-Ry.
That is such a great idea, I am gonna have to remember that one for those Spring Breaks ahead of me! You are a great Mom, I thought it was great that you waited for Brandon to open your door...it made me smile! Still can't believe how fast your kids are growing up, I remember writing little Brandon letters while I was in college, now that would probably just embarrass him :)!!
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