Wow!!!

It is Saturday morning. I am exhausted....completely and fully. 

I was awoken by a 6 yr old at 7am who just had to tell me the Monte Carlo comes out on July 1st. What????? I am not sure I have recovered yet. 

At about 8am I was asked if they could play outside. I almost said yes because I was craving the quiet...but then I figured my neighbors would hate me. So instead I told the kids I would take them swimming at 10:30 while their daddy was playing tennis.  

It is 10:22 right now. I have absolutely no desire to put on my bathing suit. I have less of a desire to swim. But I am about to drag myself off the computer and away from my coffee to get on my suit.

Happy Saturday friends!!!

Two fun family events

The last two weekends we have done some fun family activities.

Two Fridays ago, we went to the Gwinnett Braves game. They are a minor league team whose field is right here in Buford.  We took the older kids and went with two other families.  First we met for dinner at Five Guys (yummy!).  It was looking a little rainy but we went over to the field to see if they were playing.  We got $5 tickets for the outfield. You can bring blankets to watch the game on a grassy hill. So that is what we did.  Actually the dads watched the game, kids and tried to see who could pitch the fastest ball.  The kids jumped in a bunch of inflatables and ran around.  And us moms, well we talked and watched the kids and the older kids (our husbands).  It was a really nice night. Completely low-key and a perfect way to end an otherwise crazy week.

See the daddies watching the game?

Then this past weekend, we took the kids to an outdoor concert in a neighboring town.  It was in the town park which is the city center.  The show was sponsored by a radio station. We got there early and had packed a snacks and drinks.  We met up with three other families.  We took our kids to one of the restaurants for dinner during the show. It was hot and we needed to get inside for some air conditioning. After dinner we went back to our blanket and chairs. The kids ran around and played with their friends while we waited for the headliners to come out.  Cowboy Mouth started at 8pm.  It was the kids first concert besides The Wiggles.  They seemed to love it. They were dancing and singing along as if they knew the words. So cute! We stayed for about an hour or so and then headed home so they wouldn't be up too late.  It was a great family event and cost barely anything. I want to take them to another show when the weather gets a little cooler.

You can never anticipate your kids reactions

Last Saturday our friends invited us out on the lake in their boat for the day. The hubby said sure as long as we could find a babysitter for the little dude.  That was essential in being able to enjoy the day.  It started out great.  We beached the boat and got to swim and grill out our lunch.

Then we went tubing. I haven't been tubing in 15 years. Don't judge me or my age! I was nervous. Very nervous.  In my younger days I was a daredevil. I've been bungey jumping and I love rollercoasters.  But lately, since the kids, I have become a little scared.  So I was a little scared when the drama queen said she would only go tubing with me. Not with daddy.  So up first from our family was dad and the little guy.  Little guy was so excited to go.  But then they hit some bumps, and more bumps, and his adventure was over.  He wanted to quit.

 My hubby went next.  I could see the joy on his face. But then he fell out of the tube (which I think he secretly enjoyed).

After that my friend took her daughter for a turn.  And then it was the drama queens turn.  She actually wanted to go with my friend instead of me.  My stomach stopped churning for the first time since the tube was blown up.

After that the other kids took turns.  And that is when my drama queen who is also normally scared of everything announced that she wanted to go again.  Again but with mommy this time! Since I had no time to anticipate or worry, my nerves were okay. I was worried about losing a contact or flipping over.  I was assured my contacts would be fine and off we went. It was great. Exhilarating even. There was a point when it was really bumpy where I asked the drama queen to do the cut sign because I was too afraid to let go.  But she wouldn't. Ugh! So we went for a little while longer. When all was said and done I was happy that I did it. The kids worked up quite an appetite. Looking at them snacking on our way to the cove to get an adult beverage.

At the cove we had drinks while the kids ate ice cream. Then we all jumped into the lake to swim some more. It was really hot out if you weren't in the water.  We thought it looked like rain and we were meeting people for dinner at the marina restaurant so we decided to head back. The restaurant at the marina has this huge sandbox for the kids to play in. We have been there for lunch about 5 times and love it there.  This was our first attempt at dinner there with the kids. It was great. There was live music, so they danced and played in the sand. We were able to have adult conversation and enjoy our meal and drinks. And by drinks I mean one of the best strawberry margaritas ever!  It was such a great day.  But I learned a new lesson. I would have thought before tubing that the drama queen was going to hate it and the little man love it. But the opposite happened. You can never anticipate your kids reactions. I don't even know why I try!