We had a lovely weekend. Jesse got a whole bunch of work done on the basement and now has a day's worth of framing left to go! I am so proud of the work he has done and the speed at which it's been getting done. May is a busy month for us, but hopefully by the month's end we will have the plumbing all done!
While Jesse worked on the basement, Gemma and I took my mom to her usual massage appointment. It gets really boring waiting around for nearly 2 hours, so we took off to Market Mall. I took Gemma to the big play area in the mall and she had such a blast. They only allow kids to play in 30-minute slots and so when our half hour was over, she was so upset she had to leave. I love seeing her in new environments and how she reacts to other people and children.
On Sunday, we had our good friends over for dinner - a much needed catch-up time and it was so nice to have company again! Annika, their daughter, is 6 weeks younger than Gemma and this was the first time they've seen each other since Gemma's birthday. It was so fun to see the girls interact and play with one another, Annika trying to brush Gemma's teeth with a toy hairbrush, Gemma chasing Annika around with her water cup, and Gemma teaching Annika to spin around like a crazy person, laughing her head off. At one point the girls were just spinning around and laughing and falling - I remember thinking at that moment that they seem so much older than 16 and 15 months to be playing like that - it was like they were preschoolers... and Annika is just the smartest little cookie - like a sponge, absorbing everything right away and so quick to learn (Crystal, that will be $20 for my public compliments on your daughter)... long after they left we were talking about how bright Annika is. We sure need to hang out more often.
Other than the return of Christmas (weather-wise, anyway), we had a wonderful weekend. I can't believe April is nearly over and then it's on to May!!
$20? Well worth every nickel :) Definitely saves me from having to brag her up on facebook! Can I use you as a reference for her advanced placement into med school? We're thinking seeing as she has seen a lot of belly buttons recently she might enjoy health care.
ReplyDeleteWe loved hanging out with you guys too! Someday (I don't have the calendar in front of me) we will have you guys over for dinner, I might not be able to top your yummy dinner though but you can choke it down best you can.
Other options: Regular boring play date at my house? See how Annika does with sharing her own toys, she is always happy to share other kids toys :) And no swimsuit required.