Saturday we got up early for our last 8am soccer game for the season. Eli was on a great team this season and really grew in the sport.
After the game we stayed and played at the park for about an hour and the kiddos got to play with Grandpa Jensen and chase him around for a bit as well.
After a quick lunch, Grandma Rodgers came over and stayed with the twins so Jared and Eli could go to Isaac's baptism and then Emma and I ran off to another dance competition. This time around the studio did awesome! One of Emma's dances got a special judges award (sounds a lot cooler than what it really is), 1st place in their age category and 3rd overall and then the other dance got 2nd overall. We were super excited for them.When we came home it was time for Jared and I to go out and celebrate Valentine's Day! He got Grandma Jensen to babysit and made a dinner reservation for us and it was really nice not to have to do that stuff for once. Sadly the date ended at 8:30pm because I had to be up so early the next day.
Sunday morning came and Emma and I got up at 5:30am to head out to the rest of the dance competition (both her dances that day came in 2nd overall for their category) at 6:15am. Jared got up and got all the boys ready and headed out to my cousin's baby blessing and was even out of the door at 8am with food started in the crockpot, I was so impressed! We had a great time with the Rodgers, ate good food, laughed a lot and left wishing we could hang out more. I love that my kids are always so welcomed over there even though they are only 2nd cousins. I do want to announce on here that I have fully forgiven my cousin for a being a douche bag and taking claim on a name for the last 10 years and then 1 month before the baby was born he changed names...even though you didn't give me flowers like Jennifer, I still forgive you Ryan but not because you took out a poopy diaper for me :)
Later Sunday night we went over to Grandma's house to pick out a bowl from Uncle Eric. Last time Abby was here, her and Emma went on a rock hunt and found rocks with turquoise in them. He was able to take those and grind them up and made a bowl with some of that turquoise in it. Of course Emma LOVED that bowl and wanted it because it had a special Abby memory attached to it.
Monday morning we all slept in, had breakfast, the kids played while Jared and I took a nap together (yes, I took a nap at like 10am) and then we went out and did yard work together as a family. Is it weird to say that was fun?! It was though. I offered to pay Emma 10 cents a weed she pulled and she looked at me like I was crazy so I said, fine, a nickel for every weed you pulled (back in my day, my dad gave me a penny so I thought I was being most generous!) and I am sure glad I ended up changing my mind...I thought we had like maybe 20 weeds...ya she ended up pulling $6.75 worth of weeds!! (just for the record they were little tiny ones that you didn't really notice - I promise we are not white trash, in fact, we had a landscaper over last week doing our yard work so don't think we are those ugly front yard people - it must have just been the rain or something :)Finally 3pm came and it was time for Jared to head back. It is always sad to see him go, but nice knowing you are one more week closer to it all being over. I have to say, it really makes you appreciate each other and the little things more while he is home. I love just sitting with him on the giant bean bag watching the Thursday night shows we tivo'd together, or being able to say, "go ask your dad", I love the excited giddiness I get when he is around for the weekend and the wanting to get dressed up and do my hair for him. It's fun. I love him.
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