Couldn't It ALWAYS Be Like This?

A good day of weather here in my household can't be beat!!!

Yesterday was one of the best days-- we had a busy, packed, memory-making day and loved it. I, of course, slept in. Which, in and of itself, is enough to make the day splendiforous. Upon waking, I packed a picnic, and we trekked out to our park (FISH CREEK) again. Kids on their bikes, Mimi in stroller and Chris and I walking. We saw LOTS of animals, although nothing's quite beaten the coyote that first trip. We *DID* see a decapitated, half-eaten mallard duck. Thankfully only Chris and I saw it and the kids don't have that memory ! ew.

Can you believe you can't find a picture of a decapitated Mallard on the web!? I KNOW!!!!

We ate our lunch outside, it was awesome. Sitting on the park bench, the sun beaming on our faces. (Yes, yet again, no sunscreen, and yes, we're all sunburnt again. Oh well, I'm not sad about a little colour on our cheeks)

Then we headed home, 2 hours later. We played outside with our neighbours, while Chris had a nap. The Elders came over, needing to burn a shirt, so we fired up the fire pit and had a 'party' with shirt burnings and marshmallows. HAHA, the kids started chanting, "BURN THAT SHIRT, BURN THAT SHIRT" and, had my neighbours not been there chanting along with us, I'm sure that we woulda raised quite a few eyebrows! ("There's those Mormons, doing some crazy chanting and burning and whatnot... what a bunch of freeks. Who wears full suits on a Saturday!?" lol)

After we smelt a LOT like smoke, we packed into the car and drove to the ward swimming party. I don't like swimming, but I knew the kids would like it. And wow, they sure did. It's awesome-- the ward had the whole pool to ourselves, and it was FILLED with kids! (Welcome to Cranston ward) Much to my surprise, Mimi's a little waterbaby! She wouldn't get OUT of the water, she spent nearly 1/2 the time on the slide (where she completely dunks underwater before coming up, near choking, demanding "DO AGAIN!!!"). Little Lyssie is a fish too, (a fish who can't swim) so it's a little unnerving to let her THINK she can swim and watch her flounder around like a maniac--- can't tell if she's just trying to do a sumersault or drowning with her butt in the air!! Bear, to NO surprise, hates something new and was scared of the water. Wouldn't try the slide for the LONGEST time, and refused to get his face wet. My sensitive (read: scaredy cat) child!

Not us swimming in the pool, obviously. But a pic of the three of them near water. lol. Close enough.

By the time we got out of the pool, and ate the hot dog/chip/drinks afterwards, it was bedtime! 8 oclock, and the 15 minute car-ride home did the trick-- they were out like sunburnt logs.

We put them in bed, and after our own showers, Chris and I sat down at the table in the kitchen and worked out our budget again, made 'plans' for the rest of the school year and a bit of the summer, and before we knew it, it was 2 am!!!


All in all, a really great day.