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Just when I think things are getting easier with the kids...

...we have a weekend like this past one.

Friday evening, we were both tired and the kids were clingy... No big deal. We played with them until bath time. That's about the time Mitch decided to have a blowout. He screamed and cried through cleanup time and the bath until book-reading time. Man, talk about being frazzled....

Saturday, we went to the mall. We split up - Aly & mom, Mitch & dad. Remembering Friday evening, I forgot about shopping for me and made sure that Mitch was occupied. We went to KB Toys where he picked out a fireman's hat. I'll post pics later. We met up with mom and Aly for lunch. I guess they had enough of the mall by then because they were squirmy, wouldn't eat, and generally ornery. We quickly packed up and took them home for a nap. After the nap, they played but were very clingy. Neither of them wanted to eat their pizza for dinner either.

Sunday, we packed up early and headed into downtown Seattle. We took the kids to my office in the Columbia Tower. The kids were in awe of the tall buildings and enjoyed the view from dad's office. Then, we headed over to the Space Needle. This is when the clingyness began. Mitch wanted to be held the whole time and Aly wanted only momma to hold her hand. We went up to the top of the Needle but only stayed for about 15-minutes - that was a quick $26. Good thing the kids were free.... Afterwards, we took the kids to the arcade (too bad it was raining - none of the outdoor kids rides were running...). Then, we took them for lunch at one of the restaurants. This restaurant had the worst food...it was awful (well...my chicken sandwich wasn't bad but everything else was terrible). This did not make the kids happy. They started fussing right away. We had to quickly scurry out of there and head home (thank goodness for the DVD player we installed in the van...).

During their nap, I went to the mall to pick up some of the things I was supposed to get on Saturday (including an eliptical machine - more on that when we pick it up next Saturday...). I also got my haircut. When I got home, I was prepared for another difficult evening. But wait...! The kids were playing by themselves and mom was cooking their dinner. They ate well and didn't make much of a mess. After dinner, mom and I cleaned up and sat on the couch and talked while the kids played (we sat on the couch and talked while the kids played? who's kids were these...?). They took a bath, mom read them a few books, and they went right to sleep. Well...you never know what to expect with kids...and I guess it was still a pretty good weekend...

Quote of the Day
"Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next." ~Franklin P. Jones

What I'm Listening to
Nothing - my iPod batteries are dead. Why couldn't they make them with batteries that last more than a day or two?

posted by Sam @ 7:47 AM