The kids have had a rough couple of days. I think it's a combination of not having their own beds for so long and having daddy gone for 4 out of the last 5 months. We miss daddy!!
I've been doing usual fun things with them. Yesterday I took them to Storybook Park, got them a snow cone, etc. Then I made the mistake of taking KynnLee to the store at about 5:30. BIG MISTAKE. The girl had a meltdown because I wouldn't let her rip open (and therefore purchase) a box with fancy ballerina shoes inside. I swear people thought I was abusing my child. The whole friggin' store was silent listening to her screams (she has a healthy set of lungs and vocal cords). You should have seen the looks I got from people. I didn't even finish my list, I grabbed the milk and got the heck out of dodge!
The little stinker-pot did the same thing last week at Target with all her cousins. And that time I WAS going to buy her a toy. She was being impossible to please (like literally eanted me to work magic) and eventually had a major melt down.
I'm officially NEVER taking her to a store again.
So I decided today had to be all about the kids; basically just do whatever they wanted to. They woke up and wanted to pick apples off the tree next door.
and they loved it!!
Jaden is so into gardening right now. He loves to go to grandpa Bob's and pick things out of the garden (won't eat them though!). He's so interested in how to plant them and water them. The first thing he noticed when he ate one of these apples is that they have white seeds and most apples have brown seeds. He ate an apple at Micalla's and planted the seeds in her yard (heads up Micalla!). Silly little boy.
Holy apples!! I think that one tree has enough apples to feed the city of Heyburn! :)
After we got ready we went and visited Beeda at work so she could show off her cute grandkids :). They always get free balloons and love it.
We got a footlong sub at subway, grabbed a couple toys out of the boathouse and headed to the pool. We were welcomed by signs saying "free swim day!". Score!! I didn't get any pics because I was in the pool with them. But I wish I could have gotten one of Jaden on the RonJohn Surf Shop board, splashing and kicking his feet behind him, with a big one-toothed grin on his face! It was priceless!! It took Kynn about 20min to loosen her death grip on me, but she loosened up and had fun too.
I'm afraid I have a fishing guru on my hands. Pa got Jaden some minnow bait to go fishing out to Rock Island tomorrow and it came with a DVD on how to use them. Of course Jaden popped it in and watched it right away. he sat and watched that better than Saturday morning cartoons!
Then they got to help Beeda and Pa build a fence at their duplex... and they loved it.
Then they got to spend some time at G&G Haynes. They picked cucumbers and peppers out of the garden. Then grandpa was brave (or maybe insane) and took them both to the store to grab a couple things for dinner. Of course she only acts like a naughty girl for her mom.
After we got back Jaden asks Pa, "do you think we should watch that DVD again in case we missed something?" and he almost fell asleep watching it! Grandpa has a pretty good lil fishing partner.
Today was much more successful than yesterday. Let's hope tomorrow is as well!!
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