After a lovely morning of sleeping in much longer than we're usually allowed, Josh and I got up, enjoyed our coffee, and decided to pick what peaches we could before it was time to gather the girls from their grandma's. Turns out "what peaches we could" equalled about 8 grocery bags full, which soon took up almost all the empty space in the fridge. Several of the peaches weren't good for long-keeping, so I cut them up and spiced them, and made a quick shortcake, and that was what we had for dessert.
Monday, August 7
Today was a fun day. It started off on the right foot, when Ellie came into our room and promptly pretended to have fallen back asleep while cuddling Daddy. We dropped them off at Gramma's and surprised them by coming back a little after 11:00, under the guise of going out to buy school supplies. The real reason was that Josh and I had taken a half day to take them to the new trampoline park in Peoria. They were thrilled, and it was so much fun. We jumped and played for an hour, which was about as long as any of the four of us could take--several warped walls, a ninja-type course, foam pits, basketball, and, of course, trampolines everywhere--and then headed out to actually buy school supplies. The girls enjoyed their trip to Target, and Josh surprised us with a Frosty from Wendy's. After dinner, the girls got to try out the Nom-num popsicles that Ellie had gotten for her birthday. They were a big hit.
Today we took the girls to a park, as promised the previous day. Josh and I had competitions--he owned the toe-to-bars, but I held my own in pull-ups. Meanwhile, the girls had competitions of their own, on both the monkey-bar wheels and simply hanging. It was a nice night and a fun time.
Wednesday, August 9
Today I caught a normal, every day moment from both the girls--Elaina reading, with Wolfie by her side, and Ellie playing, with her little imaginative chipmunk voice narrating every move. I don't know why today in particular, but the moments made a lump appear in my throat. I'm just so lucky and thankful to be their mama.
Thursday, August 10
After dinner tonight we enjoyed some time outside. It was a lovely, lovely evening. Upon seeing I was going to take a picture of them on the playset, Elaina rushed over and posed for me. Such a pretty girl. Then Ellie wanted her picture taken doing her own acrobatics.
Friday, August 11
Today I made the mistake of telling the girls that my job is about to change. They asked, how is it going to change? I told them it mostly means I'll be working in Peoria more than Mossville. Poor, sweet Elaina didn't take the news well. She calmed down significantly when I pinky promised her that I would always be there to get her off the bus or from school if she got sick. I feel a lot like she does. I am excited for the change and the challenge, but I am not looking forward to starting all over in a new group, or working so far from home.
Saturday, August 12
Today was a busy, good day. Ellie had a birthday party to go to for her best friend, so she got dressed up and made a card. We dropped her off and got some one-on-one time with Elaina, who was treated to some Baskin Robbins before we headed over to Hy-Vee for some groceries. When we got home, the girls decided to paint a butterfly craft one of them had been given for Christmas. They shared so nicely and worked together on it so well. After dinner, we watched Cars together; Josh and I both really liked the message in it. It was a good day.
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