Parents for a Weekend

Two weekends ago Kevin and I got to babysit my two adorable nieces, ages 5 and almost 4. I am going to write an account of the weekend because I don’t want to forget, but I am sure there will be way more details than any of you need to know. I just don’t want to break out the journal and handwrite all this.

I picked them up Saturday morning and brought them back to our place and immediately started decorating ornaments for their parents. I think they had a lot of fun. After a snack, it was time for Toy Story 3, their current obsession. I took a nap while they watched, and then my loving husband put the girls down for a nap so I could continue mine. After our naps, off we went to McDonalds for some happy meals and playtime. Then we went to the Festival of Lights, which the girls LOVED! We went around twice, and I have to say, it is much more fun going with two little girls that were excited about all the lights. Bed time was fairly uneventful, thank goodness!

Sunday morning Kevin had meetings, and I had one as well. The girls came with me, which I don’t think they enjoyed too much. Having 1:00 pm church is not fun when you have little girls that need a nap around that time. I feel sorry for all the parents out there that have afternoon church. The girls love Primary no matter what ward they are in, so I felt good about leaving them in there for the next 2 hours. After church and dinner, came a much needed nap. We watched Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph and then it was Christmas cookie time! I love decorating cookies with the girls, not sure why, but I do. Kevin made some delicious candy cane ice cream and we just relaxed for a while.

Monday I worked from home half the day to watch the girls. I tried to get as much as I could done before they woke up. They were pretty low maintenance once I got them ready and fed. It was a blast to have them for a couple days and it makes it even harder to say good-bye when they move to AZ this week.