Balloons?

We had a really busy and fun weekend, mostly.  Friday night when I got home from work Caitlin was getting ready for bed when she ran to the bathroom to “spit” in the toilet.  She got sick, so we let her sleep with us that night.  Then she was sick a few more times Saturday morning.  We had been planning on going to the Cedar Rapids farmers market, which is huge and has over 140 vendors.  We didn’t make that, but after she woke up from nap she was feeling better.  So we headed to my co-workers house for her granddaughters high school graduation party.  There was a really cool swingset in the back yard, so the kids played on that for about an hour and sugared themselves up on cookies.  We left there and met some friends at the Kolache (sp) festival.  The kids played on the playground then Jaden jumped in the bouncy house and had a blast.  They got to ride a couple rides which they enjoyed – but I think Caitlin still wasn’t feeling great because she was crabby, plus it was super hot which didn’t help.

After that we went to McDonalds where the kids got to play in the germ area, I mean play area.   Then headed over to Rockwell Collin’s where the Tanager Place was holding a festival.  The rides weren’t free, but they had a couple of tents set up where the kids got to mix there own cereal, and then decorate the boxes.  Then we headed over to another huge tent where the kids got to make bookmarks, magnets, paintings, get their nails done, get their faces painted and tons more.  It was REALLY windy, so the hot air balloons that were supposed to be set up didn’t happen.  But there was a D.J. and they got to sing and dance.  Jaden was really into that.  Caitlin just sat in the stroller and ate her fruit by the foot and watched.  Then headed home, which on the way the girls clutched their newly made cereal boxes and fell asleep.

Sunday was a little slower.  The girls refused to nap, so we went to the mall and walked around a little bit before heading to faith family.  Then we got home and cuddled on the couch and listened to the storms going through.  It was a really fun weekend, I wish all weekends went this well.  Oh yeah, my girls slept until 8:15 (Caitlin) and 9:00 (Jaden) on Sunday.  I’m hoping this will be a new trend.