Last night we were walking around Sundance Square and Jeremy decided to take the kids in for a tour of the Worthington. He's always liked to hang out in hotels and the kids thought it would be fun too. Jeremy and I actually spent our first date at the Worthington. We were on our way to the movies in Fort Worth and I had to stop to use the restroom. For whatever reason we stopped at the Worthington. As we were walking around we happened to come across the Grand Ballroom, naturally we decided to take a quick peek. The room is huge and was completely empty except a microphone. Jeremy actually got down on one knee and sang to me. It actually really impressed me because I saw that he was outgoing, funny and willing to make himself look silly just to make me smile. Last night when we stopped by they were cleaning up from a wedding which is why Jeremy is handing Bailey a bouquet. In the picture of Riley it's hard to see but Jeremy and Bailey are on the escalator going up and Riley is running up the escalator clearly the wrong way.
Funny story: One night Jeremy and I were at our Pastor's house for dinner or something. His son had just gotten married and was talking about the Worthington ~ I think they stayed there on their wedding night before leaving for out of town. Anyway, I chime in with "hey, that's where Jeremy and I went on our first date." It doesn't occur to me until later that night that I never actually explained that statement.
This year we were really limited on vacation possiblities because of Jeremy's school. He only has one break and that's not even guaranteed (last year's class did not get a break until Christmas), so it's really hard to plan anything in advance. He will definitely be able to take a break this year, but we could not all agree on a trip to take at the last minute. If you haven't already figured it out we're the planning type, even the kids! So we decided to buy a new big screen tv and a Nintendo Wii instead. That all sounded great until we went looking for a Wii and realized they are still in super high demand and they're really hard to find. Yesterday, we went looking again because I felt bad that the kids had to go furniture shopping all day and we actually found one. We were leaving Target with no luck when Bailey asked if we could stop by Game Stop. I thought this would be a huge waste of time since anyone who went to Target would go there too, but we went anyway. Gamestop had one left and the guy at the counter said no matter how many they get they sell out in less than 30 minutes and we just happened to be at the right place at the right time. The kids were so excited until I told them they couldn't use it until Jeremy got home from school. I know that's mean, but I thought since it was our "family vacation" we should at least wait for all the family. Jeremy ended up getting home around 9:00 and we stayed up until 1:00!! It is so much fun!! I'm really glad we got it. I know it's not a normal comment from a mom about a video game, but the Wii is super interactive (as you can see from the pictures). I had to post the picture of Jeremy and Bailey boxing. Bailey is our boxing champion ~ KO both Jeremy and Riley and I suppose I'm next:) Riley just had to take a picture of the screen as Jeremy's guy got knocked out which he thought was pretty funny until Bailey beat him too.
Today the kids wanted to make me a surprise, so they convinced me to take a book and go into my bedroom until they were ready for me. While I was waiting they brought me some water and a snack. After about an hour they were finally ready for me. First they took me through each room in the house to show me they had dusted, vacuumed, picked up, and even cleaned the bathroom! In the living room I was surprised to see a gift and a card. Bailey gave me a couple of necklaces and bracelets ~ I'll make sure and take a picture of me wearing them soon. From both of the kids was a card, money and instructions to "treat myself to something special". They also offered to take a nap with me (they're actually still sleeping), go shopping with me and finally they offered to play three different family activities of my choosing. What a great surprise!
Fabian called on Wednesday and wanted to come spend the week with us. He's in from New York for the summer so my kids were really excited to see him. We went and picked them up right away. They stayed with us through Sunday which is why I haven't blogged in awhile. I love my sister's kids, but having four at one time is a lot of work! Luckily we were able to spend one night at my brother's swimming. We also played games, went to the park, ate a lot, watched a movie and went to somewhere near Weatherford to see Uncle Charles' (Jeremy's Uncle) new corner store. I'm sure they'll spend some more time with us later in the summer, so I'll take and post more pictures. Fabian has grown so much since the last time I saw him.
My friend Becky gave Bailey a new game for her birthday. It was a perfect gift because she loves games and it's a fun way for us to spend time together. This game is really fun and kind of addicting so we've been playing it everyday! Today we've played it at least 5 times. It's a game of strategy so depending on who's playing and how many people you're playing with it can be really different. So Becky throw in some brownies and we'll bring the game:) Oh and make sure Greg makes some coffee!
