January halfway

We've had a good week. 

Monday was our usual grocery swap and family night and all of that. 

Tuesday while Candy was at Joy School I had a dentist appt--no cavities, yay!  Megan had piano that afternoon.  She's improving--she is really enjoying it now. 

Wednesday we went to Jumpalooza (a blow up jumping toys place) for playgroup.  Jack and Candy had a blast.  With Candy's help, Jack even went on the biggest slide there--probably 25 feet tall!  It was adorable.  The afternoon was SO nice, so we met cousins at the park for a quick playdate until Megan had A-Days and they made purses out of an old t-shirt.  She got to help with the sewing and was pretty proud of herself.  She was also proud that she did all the cutting out and didn't injure herself (another girl cut her finger).

Thursday I had the 2 year old playschool at my house while Candy was at joy school.  I got laundry folded and picked up the upstairs while they played.  Jack did a better job of sharing than last time and the kids were good. 

Friday was a beautiful day, in the mid 60s so I took Candy and Jack to the zoo in the morning for a few hours.  It was so much fun.  Perfect weather and Candy and Jack were so happy to be there.  I laugh everytime we go because my kids are always more excited to climb all over the statues of the animals than to look at the real ones that are right in front of them.  

 

We got to go to the temple on Friday night.  We hadn't been since November, so it was good to be back!  Our session was packed, they brought in folding chairs to accommodate extra people. 

Saturday was busy.  Dan was at the church all morning with Megan while 3 wards had child of record baptisms.  It was supposed to take only an hour, but there were some issues and he was gone for like 3 1/2 hours.  Megan's friend in the ward got baptized ans she was excited for her.  Candy and Brooke had a birthday party to go to in the afternoon.  We got a redbox to watch with the kids Saturday night (a live action peter pan prequel), so we had egg-in-the-hole and smoothies and had a picnic on the floor in the family room.  The kids loved it. 

Church was nice today.  We had a family speak, the parents and their 12 year old and their 8 year old.  They talked about blessings that come from the scriptures.  We had Jenn and Chris Roundy over for dinner.  It was fun to get caught up and play games with them.  Our kids love them.  Jack was Chris's helper while we played Uno and every time Jack got to lay down a card he just grinned from ear to ear, so proud to be playing the game with everyone.