Life

Family dinner went off with out a hitch. Dinner was on the table by 4:30. Everyone brought great food. All was warm. We had laughs. The boys ran around and threw couch cushions like hooligans while playing with their uncles. The baby had a blast playing with all his extended family. And everyone was gone and the house was somewhat cleaned up by 7:30. What a great night. I got to go to bed by 8:30. Thanks everyone. We couldn't have done it without you.

Today was a blast. A beautiful fall day. My husband and Brother in-law took the twins golfing for the last time this year. They had a great time, but only lasted 4 holes because they were too cold. I should have sent them with gloves. I stayed home while the baby napped and drank tea. Me time, yah. Then we headed over to my parent's house for a wiener roast and smores. The twins really enjoyed cooking their own hot dogs and marshmallows. They cooked some with no intention of even eating them. Allowing them to hold the cooking sticks was a little scary, though. The baby had a blast crawling around outside trying to eat the plants and crawl into the fire.

Next, we headed home for the baby's nap. My husband planted some new trees that my mom gave us to give the back yard a little shade for next year. She gave us a Silver Maple that is already huge and an apple tree. Thanks mom and dad. While my husband dug holes, I attempted to clean up some of the garden for the fall.

When Andre awoke we headed over to my Aunts neighborhood to check out a tree that we were thinking of purchasing for more shade - an Empress Tree. It looks beautiful, has huge leaves, tulip flowers and is very fast growing. On the way back to our house, we decided to check out the salmon run. There were lots of salmon. Twin2 felt quite bad for the fish that were already dead. He kept saying, "Too bad. Fish broke. Too bad." Twin1 was not as concerned. We stayed there for 50 minutes. We headed home for dinner, a movie, and then put all the kids to bed.

What a great day. Oh, and no pee accidents!