Weekend RoundUp

So on Friday we went to pick up Colby early that morning. But first I did take Lindsay to get donuts. That's a rare treat for us and it had been awhile since we had had them. I figured since her brother was getting a special day I would do that for her. 
We picked him up about 9:15 and headed off to the Children's Museum. We hadn't been in a few months and somehow we had let most of summer go by without going. The kids were super excited! I love now that they are old enough to pretty much do their own thing when we go there. The first thing they chose to do was go to the grocery store. We stayed there for quite awhile. They were so cute going back n forth from shopper to cashier. The next place they wanted to go was the cafe then the play houses. That area kept them busy for awhile then it was off to the boats. Again it was just so nice to sit while they were off playing. I loved watching them have fun together. They played in the boats for quite some time before we moved on to the forest area. After that we headed downstairs...the new Vietnam area didn't impress them much but it was almost 11:30 by that point so we were winding down anyway. They played a bit in the exercise area before we headed home. I enjoyed having them home the rest of the day and we sat down together and watched the Olympics ceremony as a family. Good times! 
Saturday we had a low key/lazy morning. The kids had a b-day party later in the day but it was nice to relax and get some stuff done during the day. We ate lunch then got ready and left for the party. It was for 1:00 at the Monkey room. We left right around 12:30 and got there just in time. Lindsay had a blast seeing all her old friends. It was so neat getting them all together one final time before they all start school and make new friends. Colby even had a good time since he loves the Monkey Room. The party ended at 3 and we came home. I was pretty tired when we got in so I laid down for a bit. By the time I got up Austin was home. We cooked dinner and ate. He put up a swing in the front yard in one of the trees so we enjoyed going out that evening and letting the kids play. 
Sunday was church day. It was quite a busy day for us! We taught in first service. We had 10 kids I believe. It was quite busy too! The dynamics of the class have shifted now that the older ones have promoted. Lindsay was one of the oldest. There were 2 other boys who I believe are also 4. The rest of them were 2 or 3. It will shift the way we do things for awhile. It went well though. They loved the space and rocket theme. We ended up staying for 2nd service b/c our little friend Ella was being baptized and neither us or the kids wanted to miss that. They sat in church with us...they were restless at times but overall did well. I am glad that we don't have to wrestle them in church every single week but I do like to bring them in with us occasionally so they can see what big church is all about. After church we ended up going out to eat with my parents and brother. It was a fun lunch and not something we get to do often with all of us! It was a great day but a long one! That afternoon we just rested and focused on getting Colby ready to start school!