K only had to wait a matter of hours after her last day of school to have cousins come to visit us! On a brand new adventure Dan's older brother & his family set off for the Wings Over the Rockies museum at the old Lowry Air Force Base. We thought it was great! I highly recommend it, especially if there are any little (or big or tom) boys in your family. I geeked out at their space exhibit when it talked about Dr. Who, Star Wars, and Ender's Game all in one place.Our crew of 8 children ages 9 & under did so well we even went to the zoo afterwards. One of the elephants was entertaining himself with a log in the water and entertaining us at the same time. And after promising my children the last time we could try out the new penny smashers, we just had to do that this time. M lost her penny twice so K gave her hers. Then M lost that one too. So we have D's lion one to put in the book. Oh, well. And as we found out, since it was B's birthday the next day, she got in for free and also got a free ice cream cone & carrousel or train ride. I better remember that! It was fun having someone to celebrate a little for. We went to the local rec center pool because the #1 thing she wanted to do for her birthday was to go swimming. I was in luck since my children had been begging to do the same thing for weeks. So much fun. We got out the leftover princess stuff and had fun making a strawberry cake for the occasion. Dan bought the Lego Movie off iTunes so we could see it for the first time & B could watch it on her birthday. No wonder we were all so sad to see them leave! Oh, and J & B have to be given huge kudos. We were early to church as an entire family for the first time since moving last summer. Then, given renewed determination, we were on time last Sunday too. Woot woot.
Luckily our neighbors could help with the post-cousin-leaving depression. My kids went straight for the friends they could see playing outside and did so until it was time for the neighborhood Memorial Day potluck, which we had fun at until it was time to put N down for her nap. Hooray for where we live and the wonderful people we are surrounded by. E even fed my children a morning snack while I was on the phone with Lisa about making K's bedroom curtains (more on that later).
Also, we didn't have to wait long so see another of Dan's brothers & his family. We got to meet our newest niece for the first time when S & W stayed the night at our house on their way to visit Omaha. Thanks for meeting with us, R!
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