I think Tyler had a pretty good Father's Day on Sunday. It was filled with good food (omelette, shrimp and spicy chicken chipolte), no meetings and a nap. All the kids used their own money to buy him something. Penny went sentimental and got him a sweet sign that said he was the best Dad. Steven bought him cotton candy. Ben got him a dorky shirt and Pop Rocks and Lucy got the funniest gift- a magnet that said "That's what she said."She has no idea what that REALLY means, she just knows her dad says it way too often. I drew each kid with a funny quote they had said, made a collage and turned it into a desktop plaque for him.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Father's Day, Detroit Art Museum
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Dow Gardens
This was our first full week of summer vacation. Monday we had a real lazy start and then ended up watching my friend's kids. They were not a great addition to my lazy plan. The oldest always grates on my nerves- she's very bossy and not a good listener. The youngest was constantly putting himself in dangerous situations- light sockets, chairs, tables, my new oven....I had promised Lucy that we could bake something that day and this little one made that extremely difficult. I realized how unsafe my house is for babies. But when all was said and done, Lucy and I did end up with some pretty delicious brownies. It was our first time making them from scratch.
That evening we had a Family Home Evening with the Jensens. We honestly don't do FHE's officially, we just do lessons around the table but they had basically invited themselves over. They wanted Tyler to teach about 72 hour kits and they didn't have the space to host. It was awkward. Mostly just Tyler talking to the parents and the rest of us feeling bored. I also don't mesh super well with the mom, conversation always feels more stilted. So eventually I ended up outside with the kids where I was more comfortable.
Tuesday morning I picked up some bundt cake and delivered to one of my young women for her birthday. Then that afternoon we met up some friends at the park. The weather was perfect for a park day. The kids had fun while it lasted but everybody took off pretty early which was kind of lame. I was hoping to kill more time there. But one of my friends messaged me that evening, thanking me for planning it and that made me feel good. Sometimes I get tired of being the planner so I needed that reassurement that it's worth it.
That evening Lucy got to go kayaking for Activity Days. I think the kayak was a little much for her, she said it was a bit of a struggle and the leaders ended up having her come back in their duoble kayak.
Wedneday we were supposed to go to Dow Gardens with the Mays but they flaked out on us. Their eldest had hurt his ankle and wasn't up for lots of walking. So instead I took their daughter, Andrea, and our neighbor, Jacob and went on my own with 6 kids. It was a 2 hour drive which felt long,because I had the start of a headache. But the garden itself was mostly fun, just sometimes difficult managing 6 hyped up kids. The walk to the tree canopy walk was really pretty and the kids kept insisting on taking pics. This is just a small portion of the pics. The first pic shows the cool stained glass flowers that they had throughout the garden.
Saturday, June 12, 2021
School Ends, Strawberries, Irish Jig
As I mentioned in my last post, we went on a triple date with the May's and Bloomfield's last Saturday. I was kind of cranky that day because Tyler hadn't installed my new stove and I was worried this kayaking would be more strenous than relaxing and when we got there it was soooo peopley that I was really starting to sour. BUT it ended up being a good time. I had some fun chats with my friends and the paddling wasn't too exhausting- although I still would prefer to just float in the middle of a lake ;)