This weekend Nick's parents were in Tucson for an RC Airplane show. On Saturday we drove 2 1/2 almost three hours to get there but we made it! We spent time at their camper trailer then Nick left to go meet up with is dad at the air field while Grandma, me and the kids went to JCPenney to do some shopping (much better than camping, I think!). Julian got some new pants, very much needed because his new birthday pants he got this summer are already TOO high!
We had forgotten to load the stroller so Elias got to be carried in the sling and he did pretty well. At JCPenney I actually put Isaiah in it for a while and it held him so comfortably! While we were at JCPenney Nick called and said he was headed our way because he had gotten lost looking for the air field (its 45 minutes outside of Tucson in the booneys behind Marana) so he decided to take a trip to the Best Buy next door to the JCPenney instead. After we were done shopping we went to Red Lobster for dinner and after that we drove to the air field (and found it this time). When we got there it was dark and I captured these two pictures.
Since the air show was to go on until Monday and it was Saturday and she had no interest in the little planes (I dont blame her, you see one fly, youve seen them all fly) we invited her to stay with us until Sunday evening when Nicks dad would come to Phoenix to pick her up. She said yes and jumped in the van, not caring that she didnt have a change of clothes or toothbrush- so we made a stop at Target on the way home and she got herself a change of clothes and a toothbrush. On Sunday morning we got ready for church and while Nicks mom was in the shower I (*confession*) broke the sabbath and ran to Fry's to pick up a Birthday cake, cupcakes, icing, a balloon, a present and a card and ran home with time to eat lunch and still make to to church on time. Now the reason I went shopping on Sunday was because we were gone all day Saturday and we remembered that Monday was her birthday so we decided to throw her a surprise party on Sunday. After church we ran home to get the kids a change of clothes (that was our cover) so Nick loaded the cakes up while his mom and I got the clothes for the kids and we drove to Nicks aunt Nora's house in Chandler and after everyone went in the house I came in last with the cakes and balloon and gift and when I walked in behind her we all yelled surprise! and boy was she ever! She didnt know we would remember that it was her birthday, nor did she think that was why I had run to the store. From what she saw I only had brought in a bag with a bottle of cranberry juice in it so perhaps she just assumed I had a uti. hahaha! Nick's dad met up with us while we were there and we sang and she got presents and we had dinner and after talking for a while we parted and we came home and they went back to Tucson. It was a fun weekend but sure was a busy one. Nick was so tired of all the driving we had done.
Grandma always brings presents when she comes and this is the shirt she got for me. Its so cute! I love it! Thank you Grandma Avila!
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Before your caption, I was just thinking it was a very cute shirt! Sounds like a fun weekend. Julian must have had a big growing streak lately, I've noticed his pants were shrinking. :)
Love your halloween decorations!! Seriously, I'm convinced that all you need to decorate for any holiday is construction paper. I just made jack-o-lantern faces and taped them to the lampshades. voila! Happy holidays. And I was reading through your past entries-- hope you're all feeling better (and sleeping better!!!)
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