This week has been one filled with a lot of FUN!!! It started out slow and easy. The usual of Makenna attending Craig Elementary, Autumn going to preschool at the Methodist Church and Dean and Lily hanging out with me. Jon and I took Dean and Lily to the park one morning and he wanted to see how strong Lily was so he had her hang on a bar and yep. As you can see she hung on TIGHT! Earlier my in the week my Dad had called and as we were talking I mentioned that we had Cardinals tickets for this Friday. Well, I got a call back saying he was flying out on Friday to go to the game! Then, I got a phone call that are sweet little Rocky wasn't doing so good at the home where we had left him so I called my Dad and asked him if he would fly our dog out. . . He reluctantly said yes. Purcahsed a Carryer and flew with Rocky! He lucked out Rocky was a great flyer and didn't make much noise he also didn't have any accidents which is better than my kids! So we are happily reunited and the kids are thrilled to have Rocky home. ME TOO! and I think Jon is just a little. Also, on Thursday the girls had there end of the term gymnastics performance. They did routines on the bars, beam, floor, and vault. They earned medals and were so proud of them. Then I learned that Kerri Strung was at the Mall for a meet and greet thanks to the Gymnastics Team I had put them on. So we quickly ran over to the Mall the girls got in line while I ran up to the American girl store and purchased a McKenna Book which is the doll of the year for those who don't know and she is also a gymnast. So the girls had her sign the book and we got to see an Olympic Gold Medalist. SUPER COOL! On Friday we went and picked my dad up from the airport and Rocky of course and then drove down to the game which was super fun. Jon met us as we were just finishing up dinner then we walked my Dad around the arch and towards the Mississippi and then to the Awesome Busch Stadium where we kept the kids up late and watched a game. They had fireworks every time the Cards hit a homer and the kids loved that. Dean kept saying, "I want it to go boom" :) We left at the bottom of the 8th and it was tied so we listened on the way home and it ended up going to the 12th inning and sadly the Cardinals lost. We sent my dad on a plane on Saturday, then went to the church and cleaned the building and all the kids helped even Dean washed a few windows. After I wanted to spoil Rocky so we headed out to Purina Farms and wandered around and watched a few dog shows. I could tell Rocky was in heaven and the kids loved it too.
Lastly, this mother's day I have been richly blessed. The kids had made me cards and Autumn said, "It's Mother's Day mom gets to sleep in as long as she wants and no one can bother her." So, Jon let me sleep-in which is always a treat and he brought me breakfast in bed. Church is always wonderful on Mother's Day with the primary singing mother's day songs it melts my heart! Then when we got home Jon had purchased steaks and we went and had a very delicious BBQ! I feel SO loved and I married the best husband. He knows how to make it special just the way I like it.
One last silly Autumnism, today she was misbehaving so I said, "Autumn you need to keep the rules." She said very sophisticated, "Oh I am so sorry, I didn't know. I haven't been in your family very long." I love being a Mother!
