The recap...

So the 80's theme reunion wasn't all bad - I had a chance to catch up with some of the other 'wives' that I haven't seen in a long time, and that was very nice. It's funny how well we get along - even though we never get a chance to see eachother. The 'husbands' were best buddies all through high-school (actually grade and middle school too, if you want to be techincally correct). I suppose the traits that made them all friends carried through to the women they chose to marry - as we all get along well - I wish we all lived closer so we could have a chance to visit more... although honestly I'm not sure that geography would matter all that much - we have some very dear friends that we never get to see that live right around the corner (literally). Between naps, kids being sick, time commitments, work - its hard to get together with grown ups.

I do think we need to work on that a bit more - spending time with people whose idea of a good time entails more than a full cup of apple juice, a Disney Princess flick, or a kiddie pool full of cold water and leaves.

It was a good weekend - spent mostly around the house - kids playing in the backyard, D grilling on the Weber - I did get to visit my fav. children's store here in town (that is sadly going out of business) and stocked up on some clothes for the kids. And, we actually made it to church on Sunday (but that probably had more to do with the summer schedule starting and the service beginning at 10am rather than 9.)

Favorite moments from the weekend (in no particular order):

1. Letting A stir the brownie batter without stopping her or trying to make sure it all mixed in. (so what that there were unmixed clumps in the baked and cooled brownies)
2. Watching A lick her vanilla ice cream cone - then handing it to Daddy to eat the ice cream out so she could eat the cone.
3. Watching J lick Daddy's ice cream cone - then shuddering from the cold - and seeing him try to decide if the flavor was worth the chill (he doesn't like cold things.)
4. "Going to church" - A's answer to the question we ask her every evening - what was your favorite thing about today.
5. Naps (A, J, and mommy all took a 2 hour nap on Sunday!)
6. Seeing A learn geography with the puzzle of the US she pulled out of the basement.
7. "What's that for?" the endless barrage of questions A asked while sitting on my bathroom counter watching me put on make-up. (trying to explain oil.of.olay anti-wrinkle cream to a three-year old was particularly hysterical.)
8. "J has hair like grand-pa" - A's realization that mommy's wetting down and brushing to the side of J's fine baby hair to try and tame it strongly resembled his grandpa J's comb-over.
9. Seeing old friends at the dreaded reunion.
10. Hearing my mom's voice for the first time in over a year as she works to regain her speech - priceless.