New Bikes

Our yard sale was a success and we met our goal of making enough money to get the kids new bikes. They had both outgrown what they had and it was time! Thankfully, Toys R Us put bikes on sale and we headed there quickly, before the sale ended.

The kids didn't know WHEN they were getting the bikes, so for our Friday Family Night, we had dinner together and then the kids did a treasure hunt. They found clues and plastic coins hidden around the house and when the came to the end, there was a small treasure chest. Inside, they found some chocolate coins, the Toys R Us ad page and a coupon for ice cream!

I have never seen those kids move so fast! They left a vapor trail as they ran to the car! We picked out the bikes, loaded them up and then went to Baskin Robbins for dessert. We had enough money for the bikes, some accessories, ice creams for Mom and Dad (the kids had free scoop certificates) and even enough to pay for some video games at the pizza party that we went to on Saturday!

It feels so good to pay for things in cash and KNOW that you have the money for them! Andy and I put the bikes together on Saturday afternoon and Ella could not get enough! Once she figured it out, she rode for 2 hours. On Sunday morning, she was up and dressed WITH shoes on and asking to go out and ride!

Gavin likes his bike, but wants to ride with a friend. I am sure that he will ride a lot on our next camping trip. He went up and down the street a couple of times, and then played handball.

Here is a quick clip of Ella riding, I am not sure why she was going in a circle, but my guess is: because she can.

May Grey

I had NEVER heard this saying before...but, that perfectly suits what is going on here with our weather. Thursday was Andy's and my 9th anniversary...we had the usual busy-ness that comes with a regular week day. We had planned a date night to go to a fondue restraunt next weekend, but the baseball "end of the season" party got planned for the same day. We will go to that bbq and then out to the movies, and try to reschedule the fondue for another time! The weather on today is EXACTALLY like it was on our wedding day, cold and drizzly. Kind of scary since we had a garden wedding. I had considered an entire post dedicated to our love story, but...alas, it has not come to fruition. Perhaps I will do this next year!

Ella was still not feeling great on Friday and while I was working, she curled up on the couch and took a nap. The dog was asleep too, and I must admit that I was a bit jealous! But, it was certainly a perfect day for this. We had an "around the house treasure hunt" before dinner and the kids found the treasure chest hidden in the pantry. Inside was "Beauty and the Beast", which Ella had never seen, and there was popcorn and candy. So, after dinner we curled up on the couch together, with a cozy fire blazing and watched a movie. What a wonderful rainy, cloudy, May Grey day!