Kendalyn got right to work covering every square inch of carpet with toys. That is a baby's job, right?! ;-) I think she really had fun with all the "new" stuff we had to offer. Didn't hurt that my kids loved getting out tons of toys with her.
I tried to take my camera on Fri night when we went out for dinner, but forgot it at the last minute, but it was really yummy and we had a fun time! On Sat, we had a little girls' shopping adventure by taking Madie and Kendalyn with me and Em to go to some of the downtown shops. While we were gone Pete and Jeff played almost the entire game of Super Mario Bros. That's 8 levels with like a dozen stops at each level. Guess that's what happens when you leave them for 3 hours and shop. ;-) Madie enjoyed pushing Keni in the stroller on our walk.
We hit lots of shops and Em was getting tired, especially trying to push Keni around and carry her pregnant self all over the downtown area. The last place we stopped was my favorite bookstore. Keni and Madie got quite comfy there. :-)
We thought about doing a family night and pop some popcorn, but I found a cool puzzle instead at one of the shops, so we worked on that together that night.
Pete and Jeff worked together to finish it after the kids went to bed, but it was a lot of fun! The kids were excited to do a puzzle that had characters they love on it.
We had a fantastic time at church on Sunday, because not only did they have a breakfast that morning for the congregation, but the Chicago Salvation Army band came and played for us. Wow! Were they amazing!!!! What an honor for them to come and join us. They are 1 of only 2 S.A bands in the US! Just perfection. Not a better way to worship, if you ask me! We went out again that evening to Cracker Barrell for dinner, thanks to the kindness of a friend of mine who gave us a gift card. We even got front row seats to the fireplace, which was wonderful on the increasingly cold day we had. We ended our night with some reading time and play time with the kids, before having an "adult movie night" instead of the family one we had thought about the night before. We rented "Grown-ups" with Adam Sandler and it was hilarious! Totally laughed through the entire thing. So much fun!
Em and Jeff had to head back today, so we just enjoyed a quiet morning together. Jeff helped Madie with her math homework, since I suck royally at that. It made it so simple for her. It was great!
Then we gave Kendalyn hugs goodbye and saw them off. We had a really fun time and can't wait to get together again sometime soon - when the weather is better!
We thought about doing a family night and pop some popcorn, but I found a cool puzzle instead at one of the shops, so we worked on that together that night.
Pete and Jeff worked together to finish it after the kids went to bed, but it was a lot of fun! The kids were excited to do a puzzle that had characters they love on it.
We had a fantastic time at church on Sunday, because not only did they have a breakfast that morning for the congregation, but the Chicago Salvation Army band came and played for us. Wow! Were they amazing!!!! What an honor for them to come and join us. They are 1 of only 2 S.A bands in the US! Just perfection. Not a better way to worship, if you ask me! We went out again that evening to Cracker Barrell for dinner, thanks to the kindness of a friend of mine who gave us a gift card. We even got front row seats to the fireplace, which was wonderful on the increasingly cold day we had. We ended our night with some reading time and play time with the kids, before having an "adult movie night" instead of the family one we had thought about the night before. We rented "Grown-ups" with Adam Sandler and it was hilarious! Totally laughed through the entire thing. So much fun!
Em and Jeff had to head back today, so we just enjoyed a quiet morning together. Jeff helped Madie with her math homework, since I suck royally at that. It made it so simple for her. It was great!
Then we gave Kendalyn hugs goodbye and saw them off. We had a really fun time and can't wait to get together again sometime soon - when the weather is better!
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