11:30 is what time Ethan woke up Friday morning! That boy needs a good 12 hours of sleep, sometimes more. With our crazy summer nights schedule, of watching movies, swimming, etc., he sleeps in like a teenager! Friday we spent most of the day swimming and hanging around the house. I also got rearranged some things around the house. I was getting a little sick of my decorations, so I mixed them up a bit! It's amazing how changing a few things around can make a difference! Ben went golfing in the afternoon, which put him home close to 7:00, so our date night started late. Our date night consisted of Panda Express, a trip to the mall, and The H0me Depot! I wanted to paint our mudroom before we put cabinets in, and I wanted a "fun" color. I let Ben pick. You'll never believe the color he picked out! We got home around 9:30 and we put the boys to bed, and Aubrie and I fell asleep on my bed while Ben finished Twilight. I love that he is reading those books, and that he likes them. Now we have another thing in common!
Saturday, Boston had an early birthday party. The kids brought their bikes and went on a bike ride, had races, and "cleaned" their bikes. In Arizona you have to start something like that pretty early, in the summer anyway! While he was at the party, I got some shopping done and Ben started painting the Mudroom and sealing the tile! When Boston got home, my Mom was about to leave with Aubrie and Ethan for their Saturday "outing"! My Mom was glad that Boston made it back in time to go, but Aubrie wasn't! She started complaining and my Mom told her if she was going to complain she couldn't go. She cried and threw a fit, and said she didn't want to go because it wasn't fair that Boston got to do two things. We told her that now she got to do zero things and she was only punishing herself. When she realized that, she ran out the door trying to catch my Mom before she left. A few minutes later, Aubrie walks through the door huffing and puffing and crying, saying she couldn't' catch my Mom. I tried hard not to laugh! I could just picture her running down the street yelling, "Stop! Stop!" Aubrie then called her and I could overhear her talking to my Mom pleading her to come back. She convinced my Mom to come back for her and before she left she wanted me to hug her. I asked her what she learned from this and she said, "not to think of myself". Hope she remembers! They had a good time, going to the dollar store and having a nice lunch at Sonic, dessert and all!
While they were out, we took Sophia and ran some errands that included a car wash (which Sophia LOVED to watch), Sams (It was a great sample's day. We didn't have to get lunch afterwards!), and a stop at Walmart. We came home and Ben finished painting the room. Here's what it looks like! 
Again, he picked the color! I actually like it, and so does he. Cabinets will cover most of these walls, (floor to ceiling) so only a few spots will show! It's fun to have a small space no one really sees and you can have fun with it!
Again, he picked the color! I actually like it, and so does he. Cabinets will cover most of these walls, (floor to ceiling) so only a few spots will show! It's fun to have a small space no one really sees and you can have fun with it!Last minute, we decided to have the Headrick's over for a BBQ and swimming. Kari made a yummy fruit salad and dessert, and we cooked up steaks and hamburgers! I was a little worried that swimming would be out, because a storm started to roll in right before they got here. Luckily the clouds passed quickly, and we had great swimming weather! It was a fun night for all of us!
Today was a perfect Sunday!! We only had to take Sophia out of Sacrament once, when she got her head stuck between the pew and the wall, trying to squeeze through to the next row! She started one of those "silent" screams, that comes out extra loud a few seconds after the fact. Ben got her in the halls before the scream actually came out! Besides that, she did pretty good. I look forward, however, when I don't have to constantly entertain her for an hour and 10 minutes! Ugh! My Mom stayed home today, so Ben came and put her down for a nap, while we finished the last two hours of Church.Ethan had the scripture today and was so shy and quiet, that no one could hear anything that came out of his mouth. It was still cute! Aubrie had the talk. She was very nervous about doing it. There is a boy in our ward that she has a HUGE crush on, and she didn't wan't to get up in front of him. I thought she would be alright, but as soon as she got up there, she froze and then melted behind the podium and started to cry! Ben gave her talk, while I took her out in the hall to calm her down. I hope she gets over this crush soon! It's making her CRAZY in church!
When we got home, Sophia was still napping and my Mom had cleaned up! AHH! One less thing I had to do! We had some lunch and watched The Best Two Years. Sophia woke up 1/2 way through, and she just hung out in the family room for the rest of it. After the movie, we enjoyed a nice family swim. Ethan is getting more brave, and started doing back dives off the diving board. The older two couldn't' let their younger brother show them up, so they started doing them, too! Today we put Sophia down the slide, and Ben jumped off the waterfall with her in his arms! She didn't seem to love it, but she didn't cry either! After about an hour, a storm rolled in and we finally went in when things were getting blown around. By then, Sophia was ready for another nap, and while she napped we all read. My Mom read a book to the kids and Ethan fell asleep. Guess 8:30 church is too early for him! LOL I got a few chapters of my Work and Glory book in. I am rereading the fourth book, because I don't' remember the details, and then I'm going to finish the series. Of course, I'm taking a break when Breaking Dawn comes out! Dinner was left overs, nice and easy! What a nice laid back Sunday!
I'm beginning to wonder if they were only living up to my expectations! 
