What a Weekend!

Last weekend was a fun filled busy weekend! Andy works out of town during the week which alone creates a busy weekend of laundry, grocery shopping, and packing for the next week of work. This weekend we set aside some of our responsibilities to indulge in family time. We are learning just how precious our valuable time is with our kids at this age. They grow so stinkin' fast! Saturday we had lunch at Jalapenos Mexican Food in Nampa which kick started our weekend of over eating. We took the kids to a park in Nampa to feed the ducks. The weather could not have been any better. In fact, we were roasting and here it is the end of October.

After feeding the ducks we added to our day of over eating by taking a trip to U-Swirl in Nampa. They had 18 flavors to choose from and the flavor was dead on! We sampled close to all 18 flavors making it even harder to decide which flavor to choose. U-Swirl is a self serve frozen yogurt bar with every topping you can think of for your frozen yogurt concoction. We sampled Girl Scout Thin Mints to Pumpkin Cheesecake to Pomegranate Raspberry. It was all amazing!

Our next stop was to Fred Meyers for their game sale. All board games were Buy 2 get 1 Free.We are big on game nights and had one planned for Saturday night as it was. We found a new game that I just have to share about! It is called Quelf.

My first thought when I took a look at the game board was that it was going to be some weird hobbit game. The game board is colorful and busy. But the game made us do some pretty silly things. To sum it up, Steve had to snort like a pig anytime something made him laugh, we had to jump up and scream "Pizza Party" whenever someone's phone went off (or pay the penalty to move back 2 spaces) and players had to hold hands whenever their game pieces shared the same space on the board. Different action cards forced other silly rules like a player having to keep her hand down on the floor the rest of the game unless it was her turn. Or all players being forced to say "Izzle" after each sentence (or pay the penalty to move back 1 space each time). There are 5 or 6 category cards that randomly enforce rules or encourage poem writing, quiz taking, and charade like stunts. I highly recommend this game for outgoing, extroverted, and fun people who like to play games and do things out of the ordinary. We also bought Battle of the Sexes and 5 Second Rule. Both are fun games as well!

We stayed up til 3 AM Saturday night but that didn't stop us from going to church Sunday. After church was over Andy rushed us out the door to drop the kids off to his parents for the afternoon. He was planning on taking me to a "Halloween Party" that some friends were having but somehow we ended up at the Blimpie at Idaho Iceworld waiting for friends before heading to the Halloween Party. Then I saw Nick Schalder sitting by the front door with a Cheesecake Factory bag and a big smile on his face. I knew something was up but wasn't for sure. We ordered blimpie while waiting for our other friends (Jeff and Jocelyn) to get there when my friend Tanja came walking up with Ice skates on. Andy shouted "Surprise!" since his efforts to gather all our friends and have them surprise me failed. Don't get me wrong, I was still surprised! We had the BEST tasting cheesecake I have ever had. It was called Coconut Chocolate Cream something but it tasted just like the Somoas Girl Scout cookie. Worth every calorie! That sums up the majority of our BUSY weekend excluding some other errands and we ran and of course laundry we folded. Hope you had a good weekend too!

Time

Time. It never fails to slip away. All day long I try to "manage" my time. I try to get as much done in the time I have. Sometimes I want to go back in time for just a moment to re-live a memory or an emotion. Time gets the best of me sometimes. Other times I am really grateful that time goes by quickly, especially if I anxiously waiting for something. Anyways, you get the point. What I am getting at is that it has been 8 months since I have posted a blog. That's just crazy. I looked over my last blog titled "Change"  and I realize just how much has changed in those 8 little months.

First, I don't babysit anymore. I occasionally will help friends out and sometimes I get to see Lexi and Jayden when their regular babysitter can't watch them. I enjoy those moments because I grew to love these two precious children. Through trial and error I have learned a lot about myself. Some things were worth changing but without being tested I would have never known what it was that needed to be changed.

Second, McKenna has hair. How come no one ever told me she had a slight mullet? Looking back I see how much she has grown and changed. It has been a joy watching her personality blossom.

And lastly, we have made some big changes here in the Davis household. Andy no longer installs hardwood floors for Nampa Floors as he is now working construction for Earth Energy and working on getting his business Moose Creek Construction up and going with his brother Steve. Andy works out of town every week and comes home on the weekends so Steve has been left dealing with all the work. I am going to school at College of Western Idaho taking English and Algebra. I am working on my prerequisites for the Nursing program, but I have been praying about this decision to make sure it is what God has planned for me. Ethan started Pre-School in September when he turned FOUR! He loves going to school and goes on Tuesday and Thursday's. I have enjoyed going through this stage even though I predicted that I would be sad. It's actually one of my favorite stages seeing him learn new things and get excited about school. McKenna is our dashing 2 1/2 year old that keeps us on our toes all the time. She can talk sentence after sentence and even asks questions. Mostly when she is talking on her play phone. She is stubborn, strong willed, and difficult at times but every minute of it is worth it.

Now that I am mostly caught up, I will try to stay on top of things. It's great to be back in the world of blogging. Boy have I missed it!

Our Family. August 2011