A Fun Week-end

We had a busy and very fun week-end.  Jared wanted to go out on Friday night, but it was 8:30 by the time we would have made plans and I wanted Kiera in bed by 9:30, so Jared went out for a bit to a friend’s place while I stayed home.  Then, a friend came over once Jared got back and we played Bohnanza.  I stayed up too late since I had to get up at 6:30 for work the next morning.  For some reason, my body always wakes up extra early on Saturdays and I lie there wide awake, yet totally exhausted.  This past Saturday, I woke up at 6 a.m., which is better than 5 a.m. like I’ve woken up on some Saturdays.

 

On Saturday, I worked from 8-5, then I came home and we had supper.  We’ve been feeling very strapped down at home because of Kiera’s bedtime, so we decided to not care about the bedtime for one evening and join our friends for bowling and take Kiera with us.  She had never been to a bowling alley before.  On the way there, we picked up a friend who was visiting his sister + brother-in-law and their 3-day-old daughter.  They all go to our church, so we stopped in there and got to hold their little baby!  I seriously don’t remember Kiera ever being that small.  It blew me away and made me so excited to meet our next baby!  We went bowling with a bunch of guys (there were 5 guys plus me + Kiera) and the first time I beat 2 of them, so that was a record for me!  We played 2 games and I got several strikes and some spares.  I don’t know why because I hadn’t bowled in over 2 years!  Kiera got passed around the whole evening and really enjoyed bopping up and down to the music and looking at all the lights.  Kiera kept wanting to run in front of us while we were bowling, so we took turns holding her back.

Then, she went to the lane beside our’s where there was a couple (we were the only 2 lanes of people there…the place was so empty) and started dancing for those strangers and then she handed her book to the girl and said, “Read!” so the girl read to her.  It was hilarious!  No fear of strangers whatsoever!  I think she would have gone home with them too, had we let her.  After bowling, we went out for ice cream and I had a strawberry oreo flurry!  Yum!  We really felt the need to get out and do something fun as a family that evening, so we totally ignored Kiera’s bedtime and she did really well!  We got home at 11:30 that evening and then had to wake Kiera up at 10 a.m. the next morning for church.

 

On Sunday, we went to church and then went to my parents’ for lunch.  We ate outside on their deck, spent the afternoon there, put Kiera down for a nap, and then went to a friends’ house for a bbq supper who live close to my parents.  We spent the evening outside on their deck and it was great!  Then, we went and picked Kiera up at my parents’ and came home.  It was just the kind of week-end we needed after being at home too much.  Now I’m enjoying our absolutely gorgeous, hot weather! :)