Canche Chronicles: Weekend!

SATURDAY David did not have to work so we had a family day together. We started by sleeping in and then we packed a lunch and took it to the park. We parked a mile away and then walked to the playground. The girls ate their sandwiches in the stroller on the way and David and I ate while they played. It was only a high of 81 so at that time it was maybe only 75, it was so nice. We didn't get home until close to two. Emily had fallen asleep on the way so we transferred her right to the crib and then decided to just keep Haley up so she would have an earlier bedtime. Lately she has been going to bed really late if she has a good nap. I mean, we put her to bed plenty early, but she lays there and sings and talks until close to ten. Of course she comes out and asks to use the bathroom about five times during that time too, and somehow manages to eek out a couple of drops everytime too.

While Emily napped Haley read books on my bed and then we let her get down to play with Jay once he woke up. Julianne and Todd went out to look at a house late in the afternoon so David and I stayed and watched their kids so they could concentrate on the houses they were looking at. David offered to make dinner while I watched the kids, I think I got the short end of that stick actually. He made a delicious cheeseburger soup and I made some biscuits to go with it. Juli and Todd went on a date to Smashburger and talked about houses. We told them we could keep Jay because we were taking Haley and Emy to the pet store. We went after dinner and stayed for almost forty-five minutes. We gave Haley and Jay a pep talk before we went into the store. David said they had to stay with us and they couldn't run and then he made both of them say 'okay' to show that they understood. Haley responded by saying, "Okay, no running and no screaming." We hadn't said no screaming but we added that to the rule list. Haley and Jay seemed to enjoy the fish best but Emy definitely preferred the puppies.

After the pet store we came home and put Haley right to bed, she was tired. Emy had taken a solid nap so she was not ready to sleep yet. I ended up having to give her a bunch of applesauce and then she eventually went down.

Last night Haley woke up several times and came to our bed. I think she must have been cold or something because she didn't ever ask to use the bathroom or anything. Fortunately she tends to cuddle more on David's side so it doesn't really bother me too much. We got up and got ready for church and then headed out. It was nice because we didn't have any responsibilities at church so we didn't have to be there early or anything. David had to go to the airport right after work so we drove separately.

The girls and I came home and had quesadillas for lunch with the Feenstras and then they went down for naps. At 3:30 we all packed up in our cars and headed to look at the house the Feenstras are looking at. It is actually a HUD house which is what our house was when we bought it. That basically means that it is a house being sold by the government because it was foreclosed on a government loan. The bid is over on Tuesday and they wanted a second opinion. I like looking at houses so I was happy to do it. I was kind of nervous about how the kids would do but they actually did great. We were there for an hour and apparently there isn't anything more fun than running around an empty house. It was a great house, I hope the government accepts their bid because it would be an amazing deal!

After looking at the house I took the girls to Wal-mart to pick up a couple things. Then we came home and I made hot dogs for the kids for dinner. Haley ate two and a half hot dogs, a biscuit, and a bowl of cereal for dinner. She must be growing! Then we let the kids play in the den while I worked on walking practice with Emily. She did a couple steps where she would take a step and then fall into my arms and a couple super small ones (like her foot maybe moved forward a half of an inch) while staying steady. I'm not sure that they count. Julianne said they did but I'm going to say they didn't since David wasn't home and I don't want him to feel bad! I just put both the girls to bed and now I'm just waiting for Dave to get home while I watch the Bears beat Pittsburgh. I'm not even sure who I want to win, I wouldn't mind if they both lost somehow!

Haleyism:
Haley was just crying in her room a couple minutes ago and when I went in she said she was crying because "all of the animals were going to get her." Oh my, I hope she was just hamming it up to see if I would let her get up or something.

Emilyism:
Emily hit her head really hard today when she was climbing up on a diaper box. She was really silly for the rest of the night so I hope everything is still all tight in her head.