Today was a simple day mostly spent at home. When Bret ran to get coffee this morning, he also grabbed some groceries too. The kids haven’t been listening all that well. I think we need to tell them things 5 or 6 times, it is getting pretty frustrating. Hope it is just a quick phase. We also ran out to do a quick errand. While out the Cox store had some grand opening w/characters. Angelica from Rugrats was there and some Digiman (Cox’s mascot). Nicole was so excited to meet the rugrat. Justin did high five her while daddy held him. Dad worked on smoking a chicken all day in the smoker. The kids were painting with water. It was some magical paper, when you painted with water new colors, etc appeared. They were loving it. I felt like most of the day was spent in the kitchen. I had to make a desert for tomorrow and just the side dishes for tonight. I liked being able to cook-just hate the mess. The kids played pretty well together. Upstairs they played with their letter trains and made a track. They also got all their dog stuffed animals out. The upstairs was a mess but they were having a great time. I tired to take a short nap on the couch. It was interrupted several times, but how can I complain when the kiddos kiss me on the head. Dad and I relaxed in the backyard today, so nice. I am still so glad we re-did our backyard. Dad and I held a rope and the kids were doing jump rope. The problem was they were so excited when they jumped once they forgot to jump again. Plus jumping in one spot was a little hard. The kids went in the jacuzzi. I gave them their big cups they got at Vegas to drink out of. I don’t know if I ever took a picture before so I got one today.
We had an early dinner then decided to head to the park. The kids needed to get out for a bit. They had a great time. Both were sliding down the pole. Justin was a little reluctant at first. I think he was nervous to go from the spot to the pole but once on the pole he was fine. Tonight Nikki was doing dog shows for us with her animals. Justin was in the bathroom busy seeing what floated in the sink. We only had time to read a few books. I am still working on Nicole’s bed and bought the wrong size curtain, ugh.