AK and I had a really fun weekend together. Friday night, Ben picked her up from school as I volunteered at the church's Thanksgiving dinner. The dinner went really well and the food was delicious. It wasn't your typical Thanksgiving fare, we had rice and beans, jerk chicken alfredo, cayman-style fish, chicken curry, green salad and coleslaw. I got to bring some of the leftovers home and that made a couple of good meals for me.
Saturday morning, AK climbed into bed with me to wake me up, all made up already. She's gotten into the habit of putting her face on before she comes to get me. What a girly girl! We had a fantastic morning of running errands. We went into Kirk's Home to get a measuring cup and came out with $25 worth of Christmas decorations. It's totally worth it though, to see the look of joy on AK's face. She is also enjoying the toy displays that seem to be everywhere. "Mommy, I want this and I want that, and you can get me this for Christmas and...". Yikes! I need to find a toy drive of some sort that we can donate to so that AK can get a sense of how lucky she is. It's never too early to start.
We headed over to Camana Bay and met up with Cindy, Molly and Jake for a bit too. The kids had fun climbing the rocks and jumping off of them, and looking at the Christmas tree that will be lit up tomorrow night! AK did not want to leave Camana Bay as she did not want to go home to nap. I managed to appease her by promising that we could go to the grocery store first. Cindy was amazed that AK wanted to go grocery shopping!
AK and I picked up Ben and Hunter that evening and met Cindy and her kids at my work to watch fireworks. My work has a balcony on the fifth floor that is the perfect location for catching all the excitement without having to battle the crowds. We were treated to an amazing display of fireworks that must have gone on for at least 10 mins. AK covered her ears the whole time as she didn't enjoy the noise at all. She even turned her face away for a while as she'd had enough. She commented afterwards that the fireworks were "beautiful" and that they looked like "'Christmas lights in the sky". She and Hunter also enjoyed seeing Christmas lights on the way home.
Angella came over to babysit that night as the Babbs and I were attending a very important housewarming party at the Huys! You had to dress up as a rock star for the night... I grudgingly pulled together an outfit to emulate Cher, Jess went all out as Gwen Stefani and Ben pulled out a rather convincing Willie Nelson. The party was a lot of fun, us girls danced and sang our hearts out.
Sunday morning came early but thankfully for me, AK was still at Babbs! I got a pass as I drove Angella home so they agreed to keep AK and I could take my time getting up in the morning. I picked up both kids and we headed off to church. Sounds like the kids had a great time in their daycare class. After church, AK and I met Mo, Bryan and baby James for lunch. It was so good to catch up and AK had a few gentle touches for Baby James.
We headed home for well-anticipated and needed naps and rest time... I pulled together a few things for supper as we had a new friend from Honduras over that night. It was a relaxing evening of food, wine and visiting, and AK turned her charm on for our new friend.
And of course AK slept in this morning. Why does she sleep later on Mondays than she does all weekend??? It was nice to not have to rush out the door this morning and we took our time. Chapel was nearly over by the time AK got to school!
I am really excited about what I did after work. I went for a long run, somewhere between 5.2 and 5.5 miles, I'll have to chart it out tomorrow to know for sure. Took about 1:05, but I managed to run 4 mins, walk 1 min the entire way through. I am confident that I can do my part of the relay now, it won't be fast, it won't be pretty but I'll do it! Woohoo!
It is now past my bedtime, time to get a move on and set my head down on the pillow. Hope you all are well... I'll try to get more Honduras stuff up sooner rather than later. xo
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