Friends

Tuesday- This was a very busy day. I had to wake up early for my Bible study. Austin was off so he stayed here with the kids. Again I enjoyed being back with my ladies. Its a nice way to break up the week. I am enjoying the study and the time with other women. After study though I had to break away and leave pretty quickly since we had company coming. I got home about 10:30 or so and his parents still weren't here. We hung out with the kids for about 30 min before they finally arrived. The kids were super excited and had been hanging out by the front door. They got here and they got settled in looked around the house. They hadn't been here since moving day---so things look quite different. We soon headed out to get a bite of lunch. We decided to go to Brother's so we could get po-boys for lunch. It was a nice lunch and nice to catch up and visit with them. Afterwards we took the kids to the aquarium. Its rare we go do anything like that in the afternoon but since it was a special occasion we figured it would be fun. Plus the kids are pretty much passed the "napping" stage. I was honestly shocked though at how busy the aquarium was at that time. We got in there in just enough time to see them feeding the Gulf of Mexico exhibit which was neat. The kids enjoyed that. They loved the stingrays and jellyfish. After that we made our way upstairs and another favorite was the white alligator. We spent a lot of time in the kids part. They both love the boats and areas to climb and run. Linda and I found a bench and rested while the men and kids played. We soon moved on to the otters and frogs. We then made our way to the seahorses and nemo and dory exhibit. They were SO excited to "Find Nemo and Dory". Those exhibits have been there forever and they have never much cared! Anyway we then saw the penguins then the Amazon exhibit. Ofcourse the kids had to climb up to the treehouse with pawpaw. After that we made our way to the tunnel exhibit then it was time to go. We took the scenic walk back along the riverfront. It was hot but a nice day nonetheless. We got home and relaxed for awhile. Everyone was pooped by that point. Soon a storm started rolling in so we all went to sit outside and enjoy the cooler temps and breezes. After that it was time to start on dinner. We cooked chicken wings, corn, mac n cheese, salad, and sweet potato fries for dinner. It felt like we were in the kitchen forever but it was worth it! It was such a yummy meal. Afterwards we took a walk to walk off all the yumminess! It was fun having pawpaw and mawmaw around to see a glimpse of our daily summer life. We got the kids bathed and then watched some of the olympics before sending them to bed. It wasn't that long after the kids went to bed that the adults started heading that way too. It was a very tiring but wonderful day!