Happy Monday....

Today was a busy day that flew by ! We had a good weekend and I was thankful for  the little things...Saturday night we went to church and we all really enjoyed it...we are looking forward to going back this week! Kristina has been doing a great job memorizing John 3:16 and she is looking forward to going back to Awanas on Weds..I am so glad that she likes it and I am hoping that she can make some new friends there...Sunday the girls went to Dan's parents so we went and did errands and went out to the Olive Garden for lunch for a treat...when we got there it was pretty empty which turned out to be perfect timing because by the time that we left, the line was out the door to get in...there were tons of people, I couldn't believe how full it was...So thankful we got there when we did :-)
This morn I had to go to Target and the grocery store to get ready for the week..I was able to get alot of free stuff this trip..I did have to buy 3 packs of pull ups at full price but since I need them anyway it was a great trip...I will post a pic of all the free stuff...The girls came home super crabby which usually happens after being at Grandma's and Sophia ended up in her bed about 20 min after she came home for having a meltdown fit...Nina was tired but being good so I let her watch a movie on the couch...then her and I played Candyland which is something we rarely get to do without Sophia around...we played about 10 games and she was really enjoying just spending alone time with me..I wish her and I had that time together more..but with her in school I rarely have time alone with her anymore...After Candyland I needed to make potato wedges to go with dinner, Dan grilled some organic beef hamburgers which were delicious and the girls had grilled hotdogs...I let Nina wash all the potatoes for me...I don't usually let them help much in the kitchen but I am trying to work on letting them do more..its always just easier and faster to do it by myself ..but now that they are getting older I am going to make more of an effort to let them do things with me...She really enjoyed being my helper! We had a good dinner and Dan took the girls to ride their bikes afterwards while I cleaned up the kitchen...The last week or so Dan has been home earlier and has been trying to take them out on their bikes which they really enjoy..then it was the dreaded shower time..I bought some crayons today that we designed for the shower ..I was hoping Sophia would like them and not cry...they did work although she did fuss a little bit...but overall I think they enjoyed them..then it was time to read books and bed time! They were so tired!! We expected Sophia to be really crabby all night but I think that little nap helped her...we actually had a pretty nice relaxing evening...Now time for us to relax :-)

Free stuff from Target..value $35.00

Chef Nina

Hard at work washing potatoes

Beating mommy at Candyland...

Happy girl....