Our week summed up...

My friend, Jen, does "Moments of the Week" on her blog and I think it is a great way to sum up your week, whether it was a crazy one like I have had or a nice relaxing one like I am hoping to have this week. I know my wonderful mother-in-law (hi Elaine) checks the family blogs on Sunday night so I thought I would give her an update on our life this week as well as my mother since I have not had a whole lot of time to catch up with either one of them. I did not take any pictures this week, the time just slipped on by too fast.
Sickness:
Saturday night Baylee wanted me to help organize her closet. I wonder who she belongs to. While we were doing it, I started feeling sick. I started getting chills and really achy so Travis told me to go lay down and he would get the kids settled. I started getting a stomach ache and a fever was coming on fast. That night I was up every 30 minutes with throwing up and spending a lot of time in the bathroom (I do not need to explain further I hope). Travis woke up and knew I was not doing well, I am never sick so he gets worried when I am. The next day was church and I was supposed to do sharing time but I was in no condition to go. My temperature was 102.5 and all I could do was lay in bed. Travis took care of everything and took the kids to church with him by himself. He is such a trooper because he had enough going on in his life without his wife being stuck in bed sick for a couple of days. Anyway, after 3 days of no appetite and being the sickest I can remember, I was able to get on with life.
Camp:
Baylee had a 2 different camps this week. She first went to a cooking class in the morning which was offered by our school district. She took it with 2 of her good friends and loved learning new ways of cooking. She even brought home a cookbook with all of the fun recipes they made. I would pick her up from that camp and then I took her directly to Activity Days Camp at church. It was from 10-3 every day for girls turning 8 this year to the age of 11. They did everything from making crafts, swimming, playing glow in the dark foos ball, service projects, listening to devotionals, making skits. She had the best time and was so sad when it was over.
Jake and Sydney:
I kept Jake and Sydney busy this week with going to the park often, having playdates, running errands, bike rides,etc. Jake has started reading lessons with a sweet woman from our ward. He starts kindergarten in a month and a half and is so excited to go. He has been really wanting to learn to read for the last little while now so I asked this lady to come over and do lessons with him. She is a retired school teacher and goes around to kids houses and tutors them in anything they need. She plays fun reading games with Jake and he counts down every time until his next lesson. It is amazing how fast he has caught on to reading and wants to do it all of the time.
Work Outs:
Jake and Baylee have started working out with a small group of kids twice a week doing agility and speed drills. Our friend, Ben Tanuvasa, has a small group of kids including his own, that he puts through a great workout. He has hurdles, cones and a lot of fun and hard drills that he learned from playing many years of football. My kids think it is so much fun, Jake looks forward to the next workout as soon as he is done, even though he is sweaty and tired. Baylee asked if I could buy her deodarant since she gets so sweaty. All I can say is that they sleep great the night of the workout. I told Ben that he should teach a Boot Camp for women, I would love to join. Thanks Ben for inviting our kids to join in.
Travis and school:
Travis has been taking a 3 week intense course at school so he has been gone a lot. He is gone 3 nights a week and all day Saturday. He only has one more week of this class and he has to finish up a long business project and then he will have a 2 month break. In the fall he only has 2 classes left to get his MBA. It has been a long 2 1/2 years and he has worked so hard trying to balance family, work, school and church. Finally a light at the end of the tunnel. I want to tell him thank you for all he does for our family, even though he is gone a lot, I know he is not out having fun like golfing (I know that is what he would rather be doing). He sacrifices so much for our family and we love him so much for it.
Robin Hood Festival:
In our little city there is an event that everyone looks forward to. The Robin Hood Festival is a weekend celebration of the good ole' Robin Hood days. There is a big parade, a lot of great food, music, fun events for the kids and a lot of people dressing up. Since Travis was at school all day, I went with a friend and our kids to Old Town for the festivities. They got a ton of candy from the parade and had a fun time walking around. A couple of highlights from the parade were the ladies of Avamere, these women at the age of 70+ dressed up as Cinderella, Snow White, and other princesses. There also was a great marching band with people from the ages of 40-80 years with batton twirlers and all. It was a memorable day, hopefully Travis will be able to make it next year.
Date Night:
We had a great night away from our sweet children last night. We went with our friends, the Robbins, (Dustin Robbins is also from Othello where Travis grew up) and his wife, Heather, she was our realtor when we moved here. We met them at a great restaurant in Lake Oswego called Manzana. We ate on the back patio of the restaurant overlooking the lake. It was great food and even better conversation. We then all rushed over to the movie theater to see Hancock, it was a great flick. We ended the night the way I love with a little Cold Stone. It was so fun to spend time with Travis and the Robbins. It is so important in our relationship to make time for date night, Travis is my best friend and I love being with him. It is important to laugh together and focus on your relationship away from the kiddos. When we make time for eachother, we are happier and our home is a more loving place.

I hope everyone has a fabulous week!