Last week we tended Henry and Charles for a week while Skylar and Sarah went on a Mexican Riviera Cruise with the whole Rigby family. They rented a 15 passenger van and left Friday afternoon on the 15th and got back Saturday night the 23rd.
Rick and I had a fun time with the boys. They sure kept us BUSY the whole time. The saying, "It's a good thing we have our kids when we are young" came into my head many times during the week:) My energy level isn't near what it used to be, and little children are always on the go! We tried to do something extra fun each day to get out of the house and make some memories.
Here are some of the fun things that we did......
On Monday we went to the WVC Rec Center to swim in the indoor pool. While the water wasn't quite as warm as we were hoping the boys enjoyed being in the water.
The Rec Center also had a fun play area for kids. Henry had a fun time using his imagination in all of the different rooms. He loved the kitchen.....
Afterwards we went to Chic Fil A at Henry's request. Their chicken is so delish!
It was so cute to see how much Charlie loved the Chic Fil A sauce. He had been sick and wasn't interested in eating much on Saturday and Sunday so we were thrilled that something looked good to him. That sauce did the trick! He would dip his chicken on his own and eat in little bites.
That evening was Rafe's pre school Christmas program so we got to go see him perform his cute little Christmas songs. Afterward, Santa came to visit and Henry got to sit on his lap!
Charlie did too. That only lasted about three seconds when his little lip started to quiver and a good cry was coming on. I quickly rescued him from some serious trauma:)
The next day Rick took Henry to "work" with him while I kept Charles at home with me. We pretty much stayed inside all day except for a quick jaunt outside down the lane in the wagon. Henry got the better end of the deal because grandpa took him to "Old MacDonald's" (as Henry calls it) for lunch and then to the mall to see Santa (again:) and to play at the arcade! I couldn't download Rick's pictures so there is just this one of Charlie for this day.
Wednesday we went downtown hoping to go to the Children's Museum before my temple shift began. We were running late so the museum didn't happen until the next day but we did get to eat at KFC and face time with Skylar and Sarah. Henry was excited to talk to his mom and dad!
While I left for my temple shift Rick took the kids shopping. Henry got to choose a fun present for all of the grandkids to keep at grandpa's house. Of course, it was star Wars related! He helped grandpa wrap it up and promised to keep it a secret from the other kids.
I got home in time to get the kids bathed and ready for the night.
Thursday we decided to go to the museum since we weren't able to the day before. This place was really cool! It is located in the Gateway and is FULL of fun things for children to do. We were there for an hour and a half and only saw about 1/10 of the place. I think it would be fun to take all of the grandkids and just let them spend the whole day there playing.
Friday was Chuck E Cheese day! We had a salad and pizza bar for lunch but Henry wasnt too interested in eating with all of those fun arcade games around! We did finally get him to eat a bit but the games were the fun part!
Charlie had fallen asleep on the way into SLC so he missed out on some of the fun.
He eventually woke up just before it was time to leave and was able to ride a few rides with Henry.
That night we tended Rafe and Scout while Brach and Kendra went on a Christmas outing with the Boman family. It was pretty crazy with all of them but after having dinner and baths we settled down with a movie. The kids wanted to watch Narnia and it was so cute seeing them get ready for the battle scene. Each had their own horse and were ready to fight the white witch and help to save Narnia.
The whole week Rick and I had been sleeping in separate beds. Him with Charlie in the guest room and me with Henry in our bed. (Except for the very first night when he was sick in bed with strep.) This was our routine each night. It worked out ok and both kids actually slept pretty well.
Skylar and Sarah arrived home on Saturday night and they were so happy to get back to their boys. We were happy as well that they were home safe:)
It was a fun filled week!
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