Monday Gideon had a game that the coaches agreed to cut short. It was cold and rainy to the point the kids (the ones that showed up anyhow) were no longer having fun. That got us home early from the game for a fairly calm night. We also started an experiment letting the kids sleep a little longer in the  morning. Gideon picked The Land Before Time when we got home. He has gotten to the point of wanting to get shows going via the remote on his own instead of having us get them going.
I’m not sure what Heather read to Gideon after I read him more from the First Book of Space.
I am sure that Heather read Richard Scarry to Cecilia before I did the same because Cecilia told me.

Tuesday we went to the Huisinga’s for dinner. The kids got to play together and had fun. We watched Micky Mouse Clubhouse on the way home and didn’t get stories.

Wednesday we went to the wrong field for the game. Turns out they may get changed throughout the year and the website should be checked before each game to verify where it will be. the good news is that we ended up at the right field before the first pitch in spite of our blunder. There was no show after, but we did get ice cream to celebrate Gideon having a good run when he took his turn at first base getting three outs on hits close to him. (He got player of the game on Monday for a reason I missed.)
Gideon had a new library book from school the Heather read him as well as four new class books we went through.
I’m not sure what Heather read to Cecilia, she has about 20 books on her bed. I read her Arthur’s Baby which is the library book Gideon picked up.

Thursday Gideon wanted to join me and Cecilia at her gymnastics again. He made the decision when he found out I was bringing her so I guess I should be flattered. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse played on the way home again.
I read Cecilia Baby Dear from the Golden Book Collection. I’m not sure what Heather read her.
Gideon had us both read him Arthur’s Baby.

Friday was not a good day. We were called to get Gideon basically as soon as the school day started. He also wasn’t welcomed back to school until Tuesday. The Huisinga’s got to drop their kids off for a date night. Summer is definitely here and the kids were bouncing off the walls. Times like this we miss having the big yard from Elk River. Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomi for everyone to watch. After the show I brought the other kids to their house where I waited for my car to arrive so I could go home.
I’m not sure what Heather read to the kids.

Saturday Grandma and Grandpa Nelson surprised Gideon by showing up to his baseball game. We had a low-key afternoon before church and watched Amazing Race followed by Gideon picking Miles from Tomorrowland.
I read Gideon Arthur’s Baby again followed by reading Cecilia two of the Tonka Learn to Read books. I missed what Heather read to Gideon from the Richard Scarry Collection, but she didn’t read to Cecilia due to Cecilia’s actions which was a whole different level of problems for the night.

Sunday Cecilia had a gymnastics program we got to go see. It was about what you would expect from a preschool group. That is to say, cute, fun for the kids, enjoyable for the relatives, and not too long. After eating lunch out at Cecilia’s choice (“the place we went with Grandma Reed”) we watched some Amazing Race for dinner and wind-down. Cecilia picked Team Umizoomi for the night.
Cecilia had a rough night again but managed to get both of her stories. They were both from Richard Scarry’s stories again.
Gideon had me read him 500 hats. Incidentally I’ve been doing the weekly night-time routine posts for about a year, started partially to vent over how often I’d been reading 500 hats. Heather read to him from the same Dr Suess collection, but I’m not sure which story.

Monday Gideon had a game and Heather made the rough choice to skip it and attend the final MOPs meeting of the season. I picked Team UmiZoomi for Cecilia as we had a lack of time before the game.
Due to getting home after 8 there were no stories, and there weren’t any expected.

Tuesday Gideon picked Team UmiZoomi after a fairly uneventful day.
Heather and I both read Gideon Arthur’s Tooth as it was due back.
I read to Cecilia from the Richard Scarry Collection again. I’m not sure what Heather read her.

Wednesday there was no show. Gideon’s game got us home too late. The kids didn’t take kindly to that. They’ll survive though, they’re tough.
Gideon and Cecilia both had Heather read them his newest library book.
I read Gideon a couple of pages from his First Book of Space after reading The Pirate Fairy to Cecilia.

Thursday the weather dictated a cancelled practice for Gideon. Cecilia still had gymnastics, and Gideon wanted to come with. That gave Heather some time alone at home which I think she needed.
We watched Micky Mouse Clubhouse in the van on the drive home.
Heather and I both read to Gideon from his First Book of Space, I think.
Cecilia had two stories. I read to her from the Disney Christmas Collection and believe Heather did as well.

Friday Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomi after a relatively slow evening.
Gideon had us both read from the First Book of Space again and Cecilia wanted the Disney Collection again.

Saturday we went top my brother’s place for a bonfire after church. We also spent some time outside at a park beforehand. Due to how late we got home there was no show and no story time.

Sunday. Mothers day. Also a gloomy day in Minnesota weather-wise. We watched some Amazing Race, then Team UmiZoomi. Heather also played about three games of Life with the kids. It got to be kind of a long day as the kids were getting overtired, but we made it through.
Gideon continued his First Book of Space.
Cecilia, I think, was back to her Richard Scary collection.

Monday Gideon had a late practice. Heather also had a late meeting. That meant I got the kids and we worked together to make dinner. We chatted a little while we ate and then Gideon got to head out with Heather to practice. He didn’t get any shows or stories though.
Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomi and had me read the second chapter in Little House in the Big Woods.

Tuesday the Huisinga family came by for dinner. The kids had some time to play together. They weren’t as loud as they could’ve been and definitely didn’t make as much of a mess as they have in past times. After they left Cecilia picked Doc McStuffins.
Gideon had a book from his class we read about crunchy foods. Cecilia had me read another story from the Richard Scarry collection.

Wednesday Gideon’s practice was an exhibition game with another team. Cecilia ended up coming to the practice due to unforeseen circumstances and ended up staying the whole time. We had dinner while watching Gideon’s choice of Miles From Tomorrowland because of how late it got.
I read Gideon his school book about the letter D while it sounded like Heather read him the Weights and Measures book.
Cecilia had Heather and I both read her I Love You Forever.

Thursday Gideon had another field trip. This one was a little last-minute so I was able to chaperon it again. Once we were all home we had a relatively quick dinner at the table together before Cecilia headed out to gymnastics. Gideon wanted to spend some time outside when it was just the two of us. It gave me a chance to get the bikes and trailer ready for some family riding. After that Gideon decided to watch Sheriff Callie. He specifically was looking for something they hadn’t watched in a while.
For stories I read Gideon a little bit of his big Hotwheels book after reading The Robot Book.

Friday was date night and we are blissfully unaware what the kids may have read/watched or not.

Saturday after Gideon’s first official coach pitch game and church we watched some Amazing Race during dinner and then Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy.
The kids both had me read Weights and Measures while they both had Heather read an animal book.

Sunday felt longer than it should have. After rest time we rode our bikes to the park. Cecilia was in the trailer but Gideon was riding his. Gideon picked Land Before Time after we made it home and calmed down in our over-tired states. (He likes the intro song to this one a lot.)
I read both kids Arthur’s Tooth. I’m not sure what Heather read Gideon, but she read Zara Zebra Draws to Cecilia.

Monday started rough due to everyone being very tired, and me still being sick. Gideon’s practice was cancelled much to his delight. It worked well for us though, we needed the time after such a long weekend. We had already promised dinner while watching their show though. Gideon picked The Land Before Time.
Cecilia had Heather read Ho Ho Tucker and me read Camilla and friends.
Gideon had both of us read his new book The Book With No Pictures. (Thanks aunt Erin and uncle Mike!)

Tuesday the Heather and the kids got home a little late among snowflakes falling from the sky. After some picking up Cecilia choose to watch Team UmiZoomi.
Cecilia got to start hearing Little House in the Big Woods from Heather after which she asked me to read about an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick.
Gideon was kind of tired. I read him Arthur’s Thanksgiving as it has to go back to school and we hadn’t found the kids names in it yet. He asked Heather to read him The Book With No Pictures again.

Wednesday Gideon’s practice wasn’t cancelled. I rushed the same way that Heather has in the past to get him there on time. When we got back Gideon picked The Land Before Time again, likely not realizing there was a new Miles From Tomorrowland.
Cecilia and Gideon both had Heather read them his latest class book.
I read Cecilia There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick again and Gideon read most of The Book With No Pictures as I helped him with the harder words.

Thursday after some time working on a puzzle Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland. Cecilia was at her gymnastics class.
I read Gideon Jake and the Neverland Pirates Trick or Treasure. I’m not sure what Heather read him.
I read Cecilia Zara Zebra Draws while Heather read her something about counting animals.

Friday was family fun night at the elementary school. Gideon did a pretty good job considering his dislike of crowds. They were really riled up when we got home, close to an hour after their regular bedtime. They did eventually fall asleep though.

Saturday we went to the indoor playground in Edina again. The kids enjoyed it and after our “picnic” lunch we headed home. After church and some Amazing Race Cecilia picked Arthur.
Gideon had us both read him Hot Wheels books. Mystery Race and Extreme Stunts I believe.
Cecilia had me read to her from the Richard Scarry Collection book. Based on how she was looking through it when I came in I’m assuming Heather read it to her as well.

Sunday we had a low-key day. It was still a tad cold in the morning, but the afternoon was spent outside. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland after some Amazing Race.
Cecilia had me read her a Hot Wheels nook after Heather read her The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Gideon had me read him an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly book before he had Heather read him Hungary Little Caterpillar.

Monday saw the start of what was to be another long week on a wonderful note. The kids had turned the volume on our alarm off while playing over the weekend, so it didn’t wake us up. That put the whole day out of whack of course. The evening was going a little slow as well and Gideon didn’t get to see a show or get stories before he left for a late practice with Heather, where the other team parent didn’t make it. Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomi for a nighttime show.
Cecilia asked me to read her two stories, so we read both Gideon’s latest class book and Barbie Secret Door, A True Princess.

Tuesday the kids got to get new bike helmets fitted at Blaine City Hall. Cecilia was a little leery of it at first, not wanting to let the fireman help her. After finding the right helmet she warmed up though. Our night-time show was Land Before Time courtesy of Gideon. Heather was getting a haircut and didn’t read to the kids as they were almost asleep by the time she got back.
Gideon had me read his class book.
Cecilia had a rough time after the show. She ended up not getting a story, and accepted it surprisingly fast. Oh, she was mad and crying, but she didn’t spend a long time trying to change the outcome.

Wednesday I surprised Gideon by being a chaperon for his field trip to the Children’s Museum. We went to practice as a family and the other team parent still wasn’t there. Turns out her child has been sick. We treated the kids to Orange Leaf thanks to the 4/15 sale. Cecilia Picked Team UmiZoomi to watch while we ate.
Gideon had me read a Fly Guy book for his story, and Cecilia had Heather do the same for hers.

Thursday I brought Cecilia to gymnastics after a fast diner and show. Gideon picked Land Before Time.
Cecilia had me to read her Arthur’s Thanksgiving. I didn’t read to Gideon and am not sure what he read with Heather.

Friday we flew out to Colorado for the weekend. The trip to the airport was immediately after work. We let the kids use their tablets on the plane. Gideon actually surprised me a little with how much he wanted to watch outside instead of play. Cecilia had Heather read to her a little bit. Both of them fell asleep on the car ride to the grandparents. (It was past 10 on their internal clocks.)

Saturday we had a wedding in the afternoon. With Heather’s parents helping and the wedding a good distance from her parents place we ended up spending a good deal of the day there. The kids did exceptionally well considering. The wedding ceremony was nice and the celebration was enjoyed by all. Cecilia picked Bob the Builder from the available choices at the grandparents place. After this was a pretty huge meltdown by Cecilia. I held her and talked to her until we were able to get through it.
Gideon had Heather read to him from Pinkalicious it sounded like. Then she read to Cecilia from the same book. I read to Cecilia from the Little Critter Collection.

Sunday we didn’t do much in the first part of the day. This was fine by me as I had been sick all weekend. After Toy Story 3 for a rest time movie we headed out to meet up with Heather’s grandparents for dinner before catching our flight. This was a flight destined to get us home extremely late. The kids both stayed awake the whole flight playing on the tablets. They also both fell asleep pretty quickly on the ride home after a landing time of around 11pm. Neither one really woke up getting put into bed, which is good.

Monday Heather’s trips to practice with Gideon started. Since she had been the only one at the Team Parents meeting she needed to get information to the rest of the team parents, and find an ally or two to help with the administrative overhead. Gideon picked Arthur before he left. Our current process for late practice days is a show and story before leaving, straight to bed after.
Gideon had me read Arthur’s Halloween and we looked for the names of the authors kids.
Cecilia had me read Georgia the Gingerbread Fairy.

Tuesday they got to watch Penguins of Madagascar for the car ride to and from Elk River. No stories, but we did finish the movie inside after getting jammies on.

Wednesday Heather had to bring Gideon again. Not all the parents had previously been there. Specifically one of the parents she needed to talk to wasn’t there. This time it was an early practice so they were back at a reasonable time. Cecilia picked Team UmiZumi.
The kids both had me read Gideon latest library book, Arthur’s Birthday.
Heather read Gideon another chapter from Paddington. I’m not sure what she read Cecilia.

Thursday was Cecilia’s turn to be out late. She had a gymnastics introduction class. Of course she wanted to keep at it and take more, so we signed up for weekly sessions. Gideon picked Arthur again which was watched before they left.
Cecilia had me read Arthur’s Birthday as did Gideon.

Friday the Huisinga’s got to have a date night. Gideon looked very tired when I picked him up and Cecilia had a rough start to her day. We were bracing for the worst. Everyone was ready for some rest whether they knew it or not. All five kids were bouncing off the walls waiting to eat and after, so we took them to a park for a bit. I took the three little huisinag’s home which didn’t go over well with our two. Eventually they calmed down and Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomi. (Apparently sleeping in their tents with the tunnels leading to the hall was part of them calming down.)
Gideon and Cecilia listened to Heather read both of the class books brought home by Gideon.

Saturday morning was park cleanup day for Centennial Little League. Gideon’s team and another from the coach pitch league had a small park with a single ball field to work on. All of the kids did great. Cecilia participated even though it wasn’t her playing ball. Gideon was the last kid working on getting the field ready. We let them play for a bit before heading home so we could walk to the picnic and exhibition game party that kicked off the season after. Gideon picked The Land Before Time.
Gideon had Heather read Lego Star Wars a New Hope and me read Sheep Blast Off. He later tried to get me to read another one because that story was short, but I declined as he was supposed to be sleeping.
Cecilia had me finish her chapter book Blondie Rapunzel’s Royal Pony. I’m not sure what Heather read her.

Sunday we did haircuts for the kids. We also had lunch at Joe’s Crab Shack. The close one has an outdoor playground that the kids love to head to before and after eating. One of the few places to get decent for you food and let the kids play. After rest time it didn’t take long to tell that everyone was still exhausted. Gideon wanted to make dinner, so Heather helped him with that. She let him do everything practical for his age and size. After a bit of Amazing Race Cecilia picked Dora.
Gideon had Heather read him his customized I Spy style book and had me read him Caps for Sale.
Cecilia fell asleep to me reading her The Pirate Fairy after Heather read her something else. I almost got caught stopping early as she stirred when I got off the bed, but she pretty much turned to her side and went to sleep as she asked if that was the end.

Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy for Monday night’s show. Heather had left for MOPs so the kids were stuck with just me for story time.
Gideon had a new book from the school library, Arthur’s Halloween. Cecilia picked the Pinocchio story from the Disney Christmas Collection.

Tuesday Cecilia got a sliver at school. The teacher apologized that they couldn’t take it out. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland. After that we worked on the sliver for a bit. When that was taking too long and getting hard to finish we put on a Kate and Mim-mim as a second show for Cecilia to help us get through cleaning the last of it out.
Gideon got a Fly Guy book from Heather. He didn’t end up getting a story from me because he had watched Cecilia’s second show with her.
Cecilia got to hear Fly Guy Fly High from Heather.

Wednesday Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy. She said her sliver still hurt a little, but it seemed to be mostly in her head at this point.
For story time I read Cecilia a story from the Critter Collection. I believe Heather did as well.
I read Gideon Pizza Party and am not sure what Heather read him.

Thursday Gideon picked a Miles From Tomorrowland, but since there were no new ones changed his mind to a new Chuggington. This was not long after Heather headed out to a meeting for the coach pitch team parents. Turns out that when it mentioned “Team Parents” it meant that as a title, not a status. The meeting was specifically for the parents that were running the team alongside the coaches. We’re still finishing sorting it all out, but Heather is not taking on all the etra work as we cannot support her doing that.
Cecilia picked her Sophia Halloween book and Gideon picked his Hot-wheels Extreme Stunts book.

The kids were home from school Friday. Since working from home with both of them here and neither sick is nearly impossible we all took the day off. We ended up basically hanging out at home and relaxing due to unforseen circumstances, but it worked out well. Cecilia picked Team UmiZoomie before bed.
Cecilia and Gideon both had me read them Arthur.
Heather read Gideon the first chapter of Paddington. I’m not sure what she read Cecilia.

Saturday wasn’t very eventful. We didn’t go to church as normal because the kids really, really didn’t want to. Heather took Gideon to the last indoor practice and we got some good outside time in afterwords. Gideon picked Miles from Tomorrowland as a night time show.
I read both kids Arthur again.
Cecilia originally wanted to hear Arthur from Heather as well, but screamed about not wanting it when Heather went in to read to her. We’re pretty sure she had just fallen asleep. Heather ended up reading her something else, but I’m not sure what. She read another chapter of Paddington to Gideon.

Sunday we went to “our Easter Church” as the kids put it. I don’t remember exactly how it started, but we ended up going to Grace Fellowship for Easter and the following year the kids were asking about our Easter Church. It’s been the same every year since. Cecilia picked UmiZoomi for a show after a long fun day.
Gideon had us both read him his new Star Wars reader book.
Cecilia had us both read her her new Disney Princess reader book.

Monday the grandparents went home. Due to drive and flight times, as well as the other events to unfold during the week, I didn’t go with to drop them off. The kids got home and were doing pretty well. They got to eat Ruby Tuesday’s for dinner. I got to enjoy a little time without others around which is more important for me than I like to admit. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland for a nighttime show. After stories Cecilia lost it wanting grandma and basically cried herself to sleep.
Gideon brought home two class books and a library book (The Clone Wars: Heroes and Villans.). I read him a bit from the library book as well as one of the books from school. Heather did likewise with the other class book.
Cecilia always wants to get in on the class books. Heather read her one and I read her the other.

Tuesday everyone but Cecilia essentially had a partial day. Gideon had a doctor’s appointment that Heather and I both went to. Later we hung out with the Huisinga’s for dinner and some playtime at our place. They had to leave much earlier than normal so when they did leave Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy.
Cecilia has some new frozen step into reading books. She had me read the Anna’s Best Friends one. Gideon had me read Fly High Fly Guy. That was the stories for the day, and they shared them. Standard practice for these dinner with Husinga family nights.

Wednesday didn’t have much going on. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland.
For a story Gideon had Heather read him his latest class book. I read him two more entries from the Star Wars library book he had.
Cecilia had me read her Anna’s Best Friends again. Heather likely read her one of the other two Step Into Reading Frozen books.

Thursday got to be a little bit of a late day. Nothing planned or specific had happened, it just kind of got away from us. Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy instead of a story and Gideon joined her. They both asked for stories upstairs anyhow, but were reminded of the choice they made.

Friday we had a bit of a long day. It was somewhat planned though. I brought the kids to play at the indoor playground after school. It was still a little cold for outside play. It is finally time to experiment with adding some dairy back into the kids diet. Ultimately as long as it gets to where we can do dairy avoidance instead of full elimination I think life will be much easier. The offshoot is that Gideon got to eat cheese pizza no sauce, otherwise known as cheese bread. We tried a new show, The 7D, at bed time and decided not to do that one again for a while. We let them watch a single Fireman Sam since the chosen show (by me) didn’t work out so well.
Gideon had me read him a Fly Guy book, probably what Heather read him too.
Cecilia had Heather read one of the new Frozen Learn to Read books. After a bit of a melt-down she finally had me read her a Palace Pets book.

Saturday morning Gideon and Heather went to the store. They got back just in time to rush through getting lunch and me getting Gideon to Coach Pitch practice. I had to eat lunch at practice. When that was done we all went to the park together. We were able to spend some time flying kites, and Gideon spent some time practicing baseball. Eventually some of the kids from Gideon’s class showed up and they all played together until it was time to go. Straight to church and home for a night of Amazing Race and dinner. Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy and the kids got to have dairy ice cream while they watched it.
Cecilia had Heather read her Anna’s Best Friends and begged me for a Fly Guy book.
Gideon had us both read to him from his library book.

Sunday we spent the morning at the indoor park in Edina. We had a nice lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. The kids did great even though they had nothing to do. No coloring or activity sheets. No electronic games. Just hanging out looking around and waiting for the food. Rest time was the drive home from there and a little bit of time at home after. We ended the day with Cecilia taking a very long bath and Gideon getting some time on the Wii U. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland.
For books Cecilia was struggling. She eventually heard me read her the Finding Nemo story from the Disney Christmas Collection, and I believe Heather read her something from it as well.
Gideon had us work together to finish his school library book as it was due the next morning.

Monday started a week of the kids getting to sleep in a bit, and me as well, while Heather’s mom took them in to school after breakfast. Apparently some of the kids in Gideon’s class got an idea to build a Leprechaun trap and he brought that plan home. So after the trap was set and we finished dinner Heather and Grandma read them both Gideon’s latest class book. This was so they could go out for some shopping and not get back until the kids were in bed. Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy for a show.
I read them two Fly Guy books, one for Cecilia and one for Gideon, but they shared so they each got two full stories.

Tuesday a little boy was bummed when he hadn’t caught a Leprechaun overnight, and devastated when one hadn’t visited by the time he got home. We figure this had to come from Kindergarten because it’s never been this strong of an event in the past. For a bedtime show Gideon picked Postman Pat.
The kids both had Heather and her Mom read them Fly Guy books. They have had quite the thing for these books lately.

Wednesday Heather and I went off-site for dinner and time to go over finances and future planning. While we technically could do this at home the kids get in the way before they go to bed, and after they’re in bed Heather’s about done for the day. (Contrasted with my difficulty in helping them out in the morning.) I do know Cecilia Picked Creative Galaxy.
Grandma read stories to them, but I didn’t find out which ones.

Thursday I was in charge of getting Grandpa from the airport. Of course, that wasn’t going to happen until late as he was coming in on the last flight. And it got delayed. Gideon had earlier told Grandma he could stay up and go get grandpa with me, but she assured him that wouldn’t work out so well. Gideon picked Mike the Knight.
Cecilia had Heather’s mom and I read from the Pinkalicious Storybook.
Gideon had Heather’s mom and I read him Fly Guy stories.

Friday was Gideon’s birthday. Heather and her parents went and got Sonic and Cecilia and treated Gideon to a special lunch at school. He fought to open presents early all evening after school until eventually we did when dinner was all cleaned up. Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy after eating some cake.
Cecilia had Grandma and Grandpa read her some small red books. I’m not sure exactly but they are probably learning to read style books.
Gideon had Grandpa and me read him Fly Guy books.

Saturday was party prep day. It was also “get to the store and get the last of Gideon’s baseball equipment” day followed by their second baseball practice. It was Gideon’s first as he was in Colorado for the one prior. It’s coach pitch baseball and the practice seemed to go well. Gideon picked Miles From Tomorrowland after dinner.
I wasn’t involved in reading stories, but it looked like Gideon had Heather and Grandma read him Fly Guy books. Cecilia had them read something from her room.

Sunday we had a birthday party for Gideon. All but one of the invited guests was able to be there. As they are now 6 it was a parent drop off situation. It made for a crazy house over the afternoon, but it seemed to go well. The kids all looked like they had fun even though our craft failed to be realized and we ended up with no car race as we had hoped to finish the day. After a little Amazing Race over a picnic dinner Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy.
Cecilia had Big Snowman Little Snowman from Grandma and Pinkalicious Pink Around the Rink from Grandpa.
Gideon had Grandpa read him his library book from school, something about Labrador’s. He had Grandma read him fly guy because he was getting too tired for the other book a second time.

Monday I woke up before Cecilia. Being a school day I knew I needed to get ready and then spend time waking her up. We had our last two of us dinner since Heather’s flight was due in late at night. Cecilia picked Creative Galaxy for a night-time show. She hadn’t finished her bedtime snack when it was over, so she bargained for more time by giving up one story for a Fireman Sam. The remaining story was Splat the Cat On With the Show.

Tuesday Cecilia got to be woken up by Heather. The nice weather also meant playing outside for a bit after getting home. Cecilia wanted a bath pretty badly, she even shortened her show to a single Fireman Sam so she would have time after dinner. She had Heather read her Old McDonald Had a Farm while I got to read the next chapter in Blondie.

Wednesday continued the nice weather. When we all got home it was time for a family walk with Cecilia on her striding bike. She didn’t want to go in, and who can blame her. She decided to watch Creative Galaxy after dinner. Heather and I both read her a Fly Guy book.

Thursday wasn’t as nice as it was expected to be. Don’t take that wrong though, it was still a wonderful unseasonably warm day. We had pick-up day when everyone got home. After dinner we had a family walk for the fourth of five days this week. Oh, and it was Cecilia pushing for them. When it was show time today we went with Land Before Time. Yeah, there’s a TV series that was done for it. She had me read her a Fly Guy book again I can only assume Heather read her one as well.

Friday came and I brought Cecilia t the airport to pick up Gideon and Heather’s mom. We stopped at Sonic on the way back as per Gideon’s request. The kids got to play outside at a park before dinner, and after a late meal Gideon chose Fireman Sam.
Cecilia had Heather and Grandma read her Fly Guy book.
Gideon had Grandma and me read him Bedwetting and Accidents Aren’t Your Fault. We split it with me reading the first part and her reading the second.

Saturday. Heather’s birthday. Cecilia tried to go check on Grandma after seeing Heather wasn’t up instead of waking her up. It woke her up though. After a full but largely uneventful day we had dinner run late at a restaurant for Heather’s birthday. Home for cake and presents left us watching Fireman Sam by Cecilia’s request, but not getting stories.

Sunday the kids spent the morning getting new spring clothes. After a day of bike riding and playing outside later on we watched some Amazing Race as a family. We are still on the first episode. Gideon picked Postman Pat for a nighttime show.
Cecilia had Grandma read her a story from the Pinkalicious story book. She had me read her a Fly Guy book after much negotiation with Gideon.
Gideon had me read him a Fly Guy book, and Grandma read him a different one.