Days with Dad

Last week Austin was off 4 days! It was so nice having him home and we got so much accomplished. Life has continued to be very busy. It seems like since fall we have not slowed down. So Thursday we kept Lindsay home with us since he was off. We decided to run a bunch of errands and just spend time with her. We began our morning with a Chickfila breakfast. After that we did Petsmart, Best Buy (we needed a new tv) and we had to go to the bank to open up the kids savings accounts. While we were at the bank Austin casually asked me when I would be ready to start looking for a house again. I told him lets look while we are sitting here. So while we were in the bank we started browsing realtor.com. I found what I loved in a neighborhood we loved for a price we loved! So we decided when finishing at the bank we would just ride by and go see it! Well we still loved it. We called that afternoon and set up an appointment for the next day. 
That afternoon we hung out then had Cubscouts that evening. The boys learned about internet safety and about policeman. Nijel's dad came to talk to them. I love all the experiences Colby has gotten though Scouts. Its also fun b/c its such a family affair. 
Friday the kids were both back in school. Austin and I went to tour the house and we loved it! We ended up putting an offer in on it. We were busy that day with all that. Then that evening we had Randall's birthday dinner. It was a fun gathering and ofcourse the kids loved the family time. 
Saturday was another lovely day having Austin home. Its rare he's with us on a Saturday. He began the morning with yardwork. Colby wanted to stay here and work on that with him. Lindsay and I took a trip to Target. That afternoon we had a birthday party for Colby's friend Ella. It was at this place called Creative Cottage. The kids had a blast! It was fun seeing Colby with all his buddies. His classmates are so sweet and they are all so close. Most of them have known each other since they were 4. Cannot believe they are turning 8 this year!! After the party we had to go back to the realtor and sign the counter offer! We went out to eat and rode by the house that night! 
Sunday we had church. It was nice to go as a family. Austin ended up staying to help me. We had like 13-14 kids! It was quite busy! After church we came home which was lovely. We spent that afternoon getting our house cleaned. We went through the office and dining rooms. Our friends Brittany and Chris came over that night to see our house! 
Those 4 days were so busy! I cannot believe how much we accomplished though!!