Dancing with Daffodils

 The weather was pretty ugly on Sunday so we weren't sure we would be able to make our little getaway happen but we woke up Monday morning to sunshine and pretty much dry roads. So we packed up and headed out to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. There was no traffic so we made it there in great time and got to the water park by 12pm. Our room wasn't ready until a few hours later but we just kept everything in the car except our suits and it all worked. The kids loved the pool with the basketball hoops and the slides and the wave pool. They were all very independent and would just come check on me while I finished my book. Then we all went together on the slides and stuff and it was fun. Curtis especially loved the flow rider.    We dragged them out of there around 6pm to get changed and we went to IHOP for dinner. Then it was back to the room for bed. We had a kid cabin suit so three beds were in this cabin -looking room and my kids loved it. Lily was a little sad the bed...

Another week. Kids had a full day of school Thursday and I taught a bunch of piano lessons.  Friday was another delay and as soon as the kids left Josh and I went up to Men's Warehouse to exchange the suit I got him for Christmas. It was a fun outing and we had lunch at the Silver Diner and made it back just in time to pick Curtis and our neighbor up from the bus stop.  Saturday morning Curtis had an early basketball game that went okay. They haven't practiced since before Christmas so they were rusty and then the fire alarm got accidentally pulled during the last minute of the game so it was a bit chaotic. They lost for the first time but I think it is mostly just from not having played in weeks. Then we came home and had breakfast and then Josh took Brandon to his practice and the rest of the day we spent putting away Christmas. It was sad to take down the tree because it still looked so beautiful. It was really the perfect tree and it made me happy all season long. Josh too...

 We had a nice week between Christmas and New Year's. Monday we went to go see Sing 2 and had some good chill time with the grandparents. Tuesday we went to Annapolis and walked around the historic area then went to the mall and had dinner at Cheesecake Factory. We also stopped at Barnes and Noble on the way home and the  kids all used their money to buy a book. It was a nice day and fun to get out and actually do something with my in-laws. They usually only come for two days and we are always so busy with kid stuff that we never have time to show them around. Wednesday we just hung around home and played games and talked and I went to the gym and Lily had physical therapy. It was also her friend's birthday so I took them to Noodles and Company and while they ate I went to Kohl's to return some stuff. Curtis and Brandon spent most of their time putting together all of their Legos and Emma spent a lot of time with Aunt Nikki reading The Christmas Pig. Josh made pizza that ni...