Monday night

I sure hope you all had a great long weekend! We had a great weekend and it was so nice to have a weekend with no set plans. Friday night we did go to the state fair with Haley and Tj. My friend and her boy also went with us. The kids had so much fun and rode until they were sick! Literally! Well just Tj, he did ride one too many rides and as soon as we got out of the car at home he got sick. I felt so awful for him but at least after he got sick he felt much better. My friend that went with us got a babysitter for the girls and her 3 year old son so it was kind of a relaxing night just walking around and enjoying the fair. The girls had a great time with the babysitter and got to go play at our playground across the street. I was a little worried they wouldn't want to stay with the girl that was babysitting but they did great and told Scott and I both bye bye. Saturday morning we did NOTHING! Haley and Tj didn't even get up until noon and Scott, the girls and I just laid around watching TV. My mom ended up getting to Lincoln in the afternoon. We spent the evening eating out, shopping, and having some fun time at Chuck e Cheese. Sunday we decided we would have my neighbor friend and kids from our old house over that evening for a cook out. Scott smoked a pork loin all afternoon on the grill and I made beans, strawberry salad, and macaroni and corn casserole. It was so yummy but we had way more food than we could all eat. At least we will have some leftovers for the short week this week. Monday most of the day was spent going to the park with the girls several times and while they napped in the afternoon the rest of us took turns mowing the yard. We showed Haley and Tj how to trim with the weed eater too. It was surprising that they both wanted to help out with the mowing but is also good for them to help out with the chores. Speaking of chores, they both have jobs that have to be done and without Scott or I having to ask them to do them. If we have to ask them to do their jobs then they lose money from their allowance. They are doing great with the new allowance system and are learning quickly. It's not much fun losing money that is going to be for weekend fun! I guess I am ready for another busy week to start and hope we can all stay healthy. There is a lot of flu going around Lincoln lately. One of the high schools in town had 220 kids out one day last week. The girls are scheduled to get flu shots next Saturday and Tatum will get a swine flu vaccine as soon as it is available since she has a weakened immune system and needs all the protection she can get from the nasty bugs going around. Tj has had a cold most of the weekend and we hope that's all it is. He seems really tired with a headache and runny nose but no fever thank goodness. I have been meaning to mention to you all that Tatum has been eating so good lately and has learned to snack! I know snacking isn't a great thing to do but she wouldn't even do that before so we are happy with any progress. She has been eating meals really good too even with the snacking in between meals. She really hasn't gained much weight but has grown quite a bit taller it seems. She will be having her 3 year checkup next month so we will see what she weighs then. I don't weigh her often at home anymore and just try to forget all the feeding struggles we have had in the past since she is doing so well now.