Memorial Day weekend (Mommy)

I had a fun, exciting and at the same time relaxing weekend. It was so nice to only have to worry about myself for a little while. I went with a few friends from my book club. It is an annual thing but this is only my second time because I have been camping or with a newborn for a few of these trips. Saturday we left late morning and spent a good portion of the day wandering around the Christmas Tree Shop. That place is HUGE!!! They sell just about everything now. I took great pains in the toy shop to find something special for each one of the kids and DJ(sports shop). I was trying to find them something they could use on the plane trip. I found Gavin a little pirate "doll" the kind that teaches; snapping, buttoning, zippers etc... I posted a picture of it below. It is the one in the back, not the girly one. I got Violet a paper pocket book craft, Zoe a flip book project, Marina a magnetic dress up doll and finally DJ a Red Sox mug. We finally arrived at our room with plans to go out to dinner but ended up just playing a little tennis and hanging around and eating all the snacks that we brought.
The next morning we got up and headed to the river for some white water rafting. We had one of the owners as our guide. We always request her because she just knows her stuff and could pick a big man out of the water and make it look easy. We did not lose anyone from our boat but we did surf a few of the rapids for an extended period of time. I had a wetsuit bottom on and when we surfed, we were mostly underwater. My wrists hurt so badly from the cold but the thrill was worth it. After a nice 5 mile trip down the river we headed back to their main building for a cookout of Salmon, chicken and steak on the bank of the river and a couple of beers. After the day of rafting, eating and the beer we were all too full and tired to go out to dinner, play tennis or do anything else except for hang out on the lawn and have some girl talk.
We headed out fairly early the next morning to Six Flags amusement park. We had no agenda except that I wanted to stay out of the kiddie area. I love roller coasters and fast rides but with the kids and being pregnant so many times, I often miss out. The best ride in my opinion was the Superman roller coaster. Weeeee!!! ... and then we headed back to reality and even though I had a great time it was nice to see DJ and the kids again (until they started bickering). Hopefully I will be able to join them again next year. :-)


I am on the right side middle position.

Memorial Day Weekend (kids)

I was away but DJ had an action packed weekend with the kids. Zoe went horseback riding for the first time and then DJ brought the kids to the playground in the afternoon. The next day the kids were bugging him to bring them to the aquarium and he decided it might not be the best idea to have a 1:4 adult to kid ratio. VERY SMART! He did bring them to a local children's museum though. They had a good time especially in the make believe town area complete with a Dr's office, post office, restaurant, TV station, Fire station and grocery store. Monday grandma came over to join DJ and the kids for the Memorial day parade. Violet marched with her Daisy troop and Zoe marched with her Girl Scout group. Luckily they took some good pictures but I missed seeing them in the parade
I made sure before I went that the house was fully stocked with easy to prepare meals and a list of what was available for each meal and side dishes. He tends to just make them the main dish and forget anything else (IE fruits and veggies). All in all I was impressed that he managed to not have the kids trash the house and he felt confident enough to take them on an outing. Of course I came back to lots of laundry and but the trip was well worth it.

Zoe marching in the middle

Violet, on the right with tan pants

Grandma and Gavin

Gavin and his godmother

Grandma and Gavin watching the parade