Oh, That's What You Where Doing!

This evening, just before dinner, Haley and Abby were playing really nicely together on the front lawn.  They were taking turns sitting in a swing and pulling each other (or trying to pull each other)!  It looked like this:

I kept hearing the person sitting in the swing say "yah" as they pulled on the rope.  Carey and I both assumed they were playing horses or something like that.

Fast forward a half an hour, and we were all at the table eating dinner (if you can call apples and peanut butter and some cottage cheese, dinner).  At dinner we each say the best and worst parts of our day, and when it was Haley's turn, she said "the best part of my day was playing reindeer and Santa with Abby"!  Carey and I both burst out laughing as the lightbulbs above our heads came on!

Best Day Ever!

(Warning, this blog is mostly about me, and not so much about the "wonderful wee Webbers")

Okay, I don't really know why, but today was a SUPER GREAT day!  At 5:30 this morning, I walked out of my room and Seth, who was standing right outside my door, said "I was waiting for you, mom"!  So cute (even though I would have rather him be sleeping)!  Abby woke up and came out of her room at 5:45 (way too early for her) and when I told her she needed to go back and lay down...SHE DID!  No huge tantrum that woke everyone else up!  Then, the morning went along without any huge meltdowns, sibling violence, or any of the normal unpleasantness of mornings around here!

Around 8:00 we went outside to ride bikes, and ended up playing with the wagon.  Haley was pulling Seth along and Abby came over and said "hey, Haley, hook me up with a ride"!  Where does she get these things?  They had fun, Haley pulling and Seth and Abby riding, pretending they were on the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, and "the Happy Hollow" roller coaster.  Then, one of the WONDERFUL preschool teachers came over to babysit, and the doctors appointment that I had originally gotten the babysitter for got canceled, so I just had a free morning. 

My sister came over and we went on a run and ended up running 6 miles (a 10K!) and it was really fun and felt like a good accomplishment.  Then, I went to Bed Bath & Beyond to get a gift and the only one they had left was the display one, so I got10% off, plus I had a coupon for 20% off! 

I went home, and teacher Kelly stayed with the napping Seth while I dropped Abby off at her playdate.  When I went to pick Haley up from preschool, I randomly brought a gallon of milk that a friend had brought over and we didn't need, and preschool was almost out, so they were super stoked.  After that we picked up Abby from her playdate (on which it was reported that she was SUPER polite and well-behaved).

Once we were all home, we filled up a kiddie pool and the back yard and Seth played in the pool, Abby and Haley jumped on the trampoline and I (drum roll please)...sat next to the pool, in the warm sun and read a magazine!  I know...I felt like I was a mom on a sitcom or something.  And that really is how the rest of the afternoon was.  (I should note that Seth did come ask me to wipe him, and when I looked, he had poop all down his legs, on his feet, and in a nice little trail along the front patio.)  The kids played nicely and I enjoyed being in the sunshine with them.

For dinner we had tacos and margaritas, for Cinco De Mayo, and it was delicious.  Seth and Haley ate really well.  At dinner, Abby asked if she could be done and jump on the trampoline and we said no, because she hadn't really eaten and it was getting close to time to get ready for bed.  She started to whine a little (no big meltdown!) and Seth said "Abs, watch this: [turned and looked at Carey] Daddy, can I please go on the trampoline"!

Then, Carey and I went to Bible study, which was great!  And when we got home, my sister, who was babysitting, said all the kids went down super well!  Now, we're going to watch the new episode of Modern Family, which our Bible study friends said is hilarious:)