On Monday I had to go pick up some hardware that had arrived and bring it over to the building I work in. Each of those boxes is worth more than my car. I know that's not saying much, since that's a 1999 Corolla, but still! Combined they are worth more than most new cars. I don't think I'm allowed to say what's in there though.
On Monday we also got a trampoline!! We promised Brooke months ago that if she stopped jumping on the couch we'd get her a trampoline. She immediately stopped and hasn't jumped on the couch since. I happened to remember the promise we made at the end of last week, so I ordered a little trampoline and it came Monday. The girls helped me put it together, and by help I mean Winry grabbed pieces and ran around the yard, and Brooke chased her trying to get them back so we'd have time to jump before bed. They had a wonderful time though Winry was still getting used to it! We've played in the back yard on the trampoline and the swing just about every day this week. The swing is a nice way to help the kids take turns, which lets Winry actually get some jumps in. And sometimes... well, sometimes the trampoline is just the best place to have fun. "Poke the belly button" is a new game.
On Tuesday, Monica took the kids to the museum. They went to see the dinosaurs very first, and in the kids area in the exhibit they had a puppet show place. I wish I could have seen the show, I'm sure it was entertaining.
And the girls got to sit on "goat" chairs while looking at these... goats? I"m not sure what that is.(Come on, they're llamas!!)
While the heat has been high, we've enjoyed our little pool in the back yard. Also, We got Winry a matching Purrr-Maid swim suit, so now Brooke and Winry can match. I think Brooke was more excited about this than Winry.
Winry has started to love taking stuffed animals with her for her naps and bed. This past week she needed everyone, and hugged them tight. This is typically how I leave her, curled up, hugging all her stuffed animals, and sometimes laughing.
This past week, my Trogdor board game fimally came! That was almost a year in the making. The hardest part of the game was definitely trying to pick which Trogdor meeple to use... So many decisions. It was a pretty fun game, but we lost... I guess our Vs weren't consummate enough.
On Friday night for date night, Monica took me to a surprise location. It is called Game Train USA, and it's a restaurant with board games. It was a full restaurant, and they have over 400 games. We didn't get food as we went after eating dinner with the kids, but we did get an appetizer and dessert, and everyone else's food looked really good. We played Sagrada (Monica won), Azul (Alex won), Onitama (Alex won) and Fox in the Forest (tied). Also, the pretzels were great, and our dessert was sticky toffee pudding with a root beer caramel sauce and it was amazing! We'll definitely have to head back soon.
Also, the room is designed to look like a train car. You can see the "window" in the background. They had TVs in the wall with videos from outside of a train, and there were train track sounds playing. It was pretty neat.
On Saturday morning I took the girls out for an 8 mile run, and when we got home they were exhausted! You'd think they had pushed me in the stroller!
Brooke had her first hair cut on Saturday. Here's the final product. She had been a little nervous about it, and I don't thinks she believed us that it wouldn't hurt because as Monica cut the first bit of hair she said "Hey, that doesn't hurt!!"
And Saturday night we celebrated Naadam. We invited some of our friends from the ward to come, and we had a bow and arrow to do archery. An arm wrestling tournament was discussed, but never happened, and Brooke and I had a "horse race" crab walk style. Naadam celebrates the three "Manly Sports" of archery, horseback riding, and wrestling. So those were our takes on each. Everyone had a great time, and we made huushuur for everyone. We don't have any pictures because we were late and in a huge hurry! But we made almost 40 in total. And everyone loved them too! Also, here's a little video I found with some clips of this years Naadam opening ceremony in Mongolia.
Today was Winry's first day in nursery at church! She did a great job, and I didn't even have to stay in with her the whole time. However, it would appear that shortly after I left she had to sit in Sister Smith's lap for the rest of nursery. But she was happy! And I think that's everything for this week.
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