June 28, 2011

Up Close & Personal...

Highlights from today: (click here for pictures)

• Everyone seems to keep getting up earlier and earlier around here-this is bad! very bad!  Robby and I did manage to sleep for a few minutes since he herded them downstairs, passed out milk and turned on a few movies. 
• Soon though it was time for us all to head to Nonna’s house.  I worked for a little bit and then ran to 18 stores.  Actually, it wasn’t that many but it was quite a few-especially when wearing clothes that were still sopping wet from running through the rain.  During the downpour I was leaving my first school and had left my umbrella in the car.  If you want to see something funny-watch a big ole pregnant girl, hold her shoes, a notebook and a big bag of toys while running through a downpour and 6 inches of water.  Seriously, the bottom of my capri pants were wet from stepping in the water.
• The kids didn’t really seem to miss me.  Graham had changed out of his pajamas but still hadn’t put a shirt on-hasn’t worn one since church.  And Anderson hasn’t been out of his pajamas since Sunday evening.  At least my girls enjoy getting dressed and ready.  Everyone day now, Reagan puts her clothes on and then puts her pajamas back on so I will be surprised that she has gotten ready without me asking. 
• Back at home, it was time for a nap for all.  Then movie, snack (as we do every single afternoon) and then Robby came home with supper (thank goodness, tonights supper would have been saltines and corn).  I had Bunko-yep, I am just that popular-ha! ha!
• The kids played most of the evening long, read a few stories and finally went to bed.  The excitement came when Anderson’s nose started gushing while in bed.  He handled it like a champ and Robby got everything cleaned up.  Graham kept calling Robby to come back upstairs and check on Anderson.
• The second bit of excitement came when Robby realized that the checked luggage tomorrow is not free (he thought it was because of the credit card he paid with).  So we had to repack 6 people-not an easy task.  Anyway, that meant a run to Target to buy the kids suitcases-yep, even the 2 year old has to carry his own suitcase around here.  That is a small price to pay for seeing America!