WWU (Weekend Wrap Up)

What a weekend! On Friday morning, we met our friends, the Taylors, at the Charlotte Nature Museum. While we were there it started raining and never stopped...all weekend! We had a great time at the museum and will definitely go back soon:

Caroline and Roy Austin playing in the water stream. Yes, RoyBoy has his entire arm in the water.

Caroline next to a nasty snake. There were so many snakes there. I got the shivers many times!

Kathryn, Caleb and Caroline in the butterfly pavilion. Caroline looks like an awkward third wheel:)

Friday night, I tried out an activity tip I received from my friend, Caroline. I was a little nervous about this one, but let me just say that my kids LOVED it, it was cheap, so much fun, took up a half an hour and I got to cook dinner in PEACE!

I bought a tablecloth at the dollar store, had the kids get some Little People and cars, I squirted Redi-Whip (HT brand, of course!!) on the table and let them play in the snow. At first they were a little shocked that I was letting them do it, but it didn't take long for them to have a blast! Surprisingly, this is not that messy of an activity and it is very easy to clean up:

Saturday was crazy for us. Roy wanted to go to the Bass Pro Shop. First off, you should never go there on a Saturday, but especially not on a Saturday when it is pouring rain outside!! When I say pouring rain, I mean torrential downpouring. It was so crowded at the outlet mall, people were everywhere, walking SO slowly, stopping in the middle of the aisles. I lost one of Roy Austin's nice shoes in Circuit City and it ticked me off! I have to admit, I was in the worst mood until I found that shoe! Needless to say, we spent about two hours there and left without any purchases. When we came home, Roy made us a delicious meal. Caroline told him before he went on his last trip that she wanted to try a lobster one day. So, Roy promised her that when he came home, he'd take her to get a lobster tail and he'd fix it for her. Well, Saturday night was the night:

Almost four years old and already eating lobster? Let's just say that someone has Daddy wrapped around her little finger. I made sure she knew that this was a very special treat!! She loved the lobster, by the way:)

Sunday, it was still pouring rain. We came home from church and relaxed. Caroline is really into wanting to cook and clean in the kitchen lately. She took my plate from me after lunch and told me she would go wash the dishes. A few minutes later, this is what I found:

Look how clean these dishes are! They were washed in cold water, and notice the milk still in Roy Austin's sippy cup and the beef stroganoff remnants still in the rubbermaid:

Sunday evening, the pouring rain turned into pouring snow! It was beautiful and so relaxing to stay home doing nothing. We received about 4 inches. All through the night, it continued to snow, but when we woke up, it was already beginning to melt:( I quickly got the kids dressed and we went for a wagon ride around the block before it was all gone. I'm telling you, playing out in the snow as an adult is no fun at all! I can't believe that when I was little, I could play out in it all day long!