Mama Is Outnumbered: August 20th-26th

(8/20) Work day for me today, and Sarah had the kids since Kathy wasn't feeling well. The boys played in the pool, filled it with sand and grass, and were pretty filthy by the time they came in. Sarah put them in the bath and they hollered through the whole thing. We figured out it was probably due to the water being on during the process, since they usually love the bath. I brought pizza with me when I got off work and we dined together. Yum!

(8/21) I caught a run with Sarah this morning and got home in time to breakfast with the boys. After breakfast, we packed up and met Sarah & co at the park and played until lunchtime. Nanan came over during the boys' nap and visited for a bit. She left before a wholly unpopular dinner (none of the kids enjoyed it, anyway). Ya win some, ya lose some. I put away the twins' 18-month clothes and replaced with 2T tonight. My babies are getting so big. Sniff.

(8/22) Dad had the boys today while I worked. He and Rob took them all out to investigate potential boondocking sites and they had a great time throwing rocks in the river and trying to run in. They must've picked up a screw somewhere along the line though, and it completely shredded the tire once back on the freeway. After that ordeal, Dad said he was definitely in need of sushi out, so they met me at the restaurant. The boys were very well behaved and had the neighboring table in stitches. The people at the next table said the boys sounded like motorcycles revving up. LOL! The waitress also loves the twins and kept coming over to chat with them. Fun night!

(8/23) Work day for Dad & me, and Kathy had the kids. Dad dropped them early since he had a dentist appointment, and I picked them up early because my company had a suite at the Mariner's game tonight! I got home, made the kids dinner, and snuck out the door when the grands arrived. The game was pretty womp-womp (we lost), but I had a great time!

Granddad and Grandma had a fun evening. C won at Monopoly (so glad Granddad played as I hate that game!) and Grandma got the boys to clean up their toys (we'll have to work on this) and commented on how many words they have. D is now saying short sentences - "Don't throw!" "Hey! No bark! Good girl!" (Poor Shrek) "No-no." "JJ awake. No nigh-nigh." Are you sensing a theme yet?

(8/24) I needed to run an errand to the Sno-Isle Library, and packed the kids up to go to the one in Snohomish. Only it's been so long since I've been there, that I didn't realize it had moved. So I parked at the old location, got the kids out and discovered it's now a mercantile. Oops. We wandered down First St and stopped in at the Snohomish Pie Company, and had some apple crumb while I figured out where the current location was. We walked over, checked out some books and then hit the car right as it started to rain. I got the kiddos home and the littles took a nap. I fixed a messy dinner (applesauce followed by spaghetti), so it was bath night. And when I said, "No poops in the bath!" I guess the twins took it as a challenge. By the time I had washed the tub, towel, and rug, it was bedtime and I was more than ready to put them down!

(8/25) Nice day today. The kids got to hang with Dad in the morning while I went running with Sarah. They greeted me by screaming (happy screams!) and we had lunch together. Dad & C left for the last camping trip before school starts. Sigh, I have a first grader now.