Our Crazy Weekend

On Friday I was feeling pretty tired.  I debated with myself all morning about whether or not I wanted to take the kids to the Tulip Festival after Weston got out of school.  In the end I decided to go ahead and go.  I figured if I didn't take them we would just spend all afternoon fussing at each other and the kids would destroy the house I had spent most of the morning cleaning. The sun was out, but there was a chilly wind blowing.  We didn't stay too long, just long enough to walk up behind the waterfall, which Talia loved, then run around on the huge hill in front of the waterfall, wander around the tulips a bit, and feed the hundreds of koi fish, which the boys loved.  It ended up being a fun outing and we were still home by 4:30. 

 Talia wasn't too sure about walking on grass. 

 There were seriously SO many fish right here fighting over the fish food the boys were throwing.

 These were the boys' favorite tulips.  They looked like fire.  :)

 My goofballs were pretending to be an eagle and a bat respectively.

Friday night Mel came over for dinner and to do laundry.  Ian and I went to the temple after we put Talia to bed.  Thanks Auntie Mel for putting the boys to bed!  After we did sealings we went out to Applebee's for an appetizer and dessert.  It was a fun date. 

Saturday was pretty much nuts.  We divided and conquered Saturday morning.  Ian took the boys with him to our ward clean up activity while I took Talia with me to the Stake YW Appreciation Brunch.  Once we were all home there was some down time for a few hours.  Then Ian and I got busy packing.  We got most of the bathroom stuff/cupboards done.  We also did some of the boys toys from their closet and under their bed, our nightstands, and one box of desk stuff before running out of steam.  That evening we had a bbq at our friends' house.  I loved not having to cook!  And the food was delicious.  It was a long, busy, but successful day.

Sunday we had a slow morning before heading to church.  It was a busy Sunday for Weston.  First he gave a talk in Primary, which he did great on!  Then later in Sacrament meeting Weston's class sang two songs.  Weston had a solo in one of them and he did a really good job.  I think he was much more nervous about singing the solo than he was about reading his talk, but I was so proud of how well he did!

Last night we got the kids to bed and curled up to watch A League of Their Own (thanks for the suggestion Rick!).  About an hour into the movie Davin woke up screaming and crying.  He was writhing around on the floor and saying his tummy hurt so bad.  It was so sad.  He was rolling around on the floor saying he was going to die (dramatic much?).  He finally threw up a few times and seemed to be settling down a little bit.

I had him wrapped up in a blanket on the floor and I was rubbing his back and he looked up and me and said, "Mom, tan you heal me?"  It was too cute.  I asked him if he wanted Dad to give him a blessing and he said yes.  So we ended up calling our friend, Kerry to come over and help with the blessing.  As soon as Davin said he wanted a blessing he had rolled over and fallen asleep.  We nudged him awake when Kerry got there and asked if he still wanted a blessing.  He said yes.  He sat very still and I thought he had maybe fallen asleep again, but he was wide awake.  After the blessing he smiled and said he was ready to get back in bed.  He fell right back to sleep, didn't throw up again, and slept through the night (except when he woke me up around 5am to get him more water in his bedside sippy cup).  The whole situation made for a late night, but I am so grateful he is feeling all better today and that he got to experience the healing power of a Priesthood blessing.