Grandma and Sleep

Noah and Zoe got to spend the first week of May at Grandma Sandi's and Papa Tim's. It was a nice and much appreciated break for Mommy and I think Dad even enjoyed it too. I'm not too sure how Grandma and Papa felt by the end of the week, since they had my brother's kids too. But from listening to my kids they had a blast with their cousins and Auntie Tiffany. Since that visit I have learned a thing or two. Papa Tim can drive and steer the car with his knees. Auntie is nice because she rents movies from Redbox and takes them out to eat, I'm just a mean Mom. Cali Jette likes to say No a lot, and Trenity is big enough to wear a bra. Also, Grandma doesn't make Noah share if he doesn't want too and lets him be kind of the boss. Needless to say, the kids can't wait to go back.

What did I do with my time? Doctor appointments, Relief Society Activity Night, watched half the season of Criminal Minds, and was just plain lazy. Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Here are a few pictures taken the day we picked them up.

Just like their father my kids can fall asleep and sleep anywhere. Grandma Sandi's couch surrounded by chaos. On the way home we stopped at the Texas Roadhouse (in Reno) for dinner. The food is so good there, reasonably priced, good kids menu, and you don't have to worry about your kids being too loud. Noah liked that you can throw peanut shells on the floor and that the servers entertain you. The manager and servers thought she was so cute that they asked to take a picture of her for their wall. Poor girl - I think she had a long week of trying to keep up with her cousins, plus since she gets carsick we drugged her before leaving Grandmas.

Here is a picture of Noah. He too was a little drugged up after puking just outside of Echo Summit (he's usually not my carsick kid). Dan and I are getting better about cleaning up puke out of the car. Luckily this time we had an extra car seat and lots of extra clothes. Plus we met a nice gas station attendant who brought out a can of air freshener for us and several garbage bags. We probably looked like awful parents having two sleepy kids out at a restaurant a little past bedtime.