Girl's Day Out With Papa

Today was a good day. I awoke early and was able to lay in bed with Tim for quite awhile. This is one of my favorite things to do and it doesn't happen as often as I'd like. Sometimes it's the only time we get to talk ALONE...imagine that. I cherish such mornings. Lucas got up around 7:00 and got Larah out of her bed. Katie was up at 7:10. He entertained the two of them until about 8:00. What a guy!!! By this time Larah was REALLY needing her mama. I had no choice but to leave my comfy bed and awesome husband, and drag myself to the living room. After taking care of Larah's needs, I showered and got ready for my day.

Tim, Cayla, Katie, Larah and I left Randle at 10:00 and headed out town. Except for today we didn't go to the normal out town. We traveled north along Highway 7 and went to Yelm, Lacey, Olympia and Centralia. It was a beautiful drive. Our first stop was Jack In The Box...for brunch. Then we went to Home Depot...and had fun. We purchased 4 gallons of paint...2 gallons of paramount sage and 2 gallons of bone white. We also purchased rollers, brushes, a light fixture and a ceiling fan. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Maybe, just maybe, tomorrow I will start redoing our bedroom and bathroom. We have 4 weeks to do our bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen. If I remember I will take before and after pictures and post them on my blog. Well, I should probably just post the after. The before will be pretty scary.

After Home Depot we went to Petco, where Cayla purchased a crab and two fish. She saved her birthday money for such creatures. She named them: Crystal the Crab, Carley the Calico and Aussie the something or other. She is quite pleased with her new aquatic friends. After departure from Petco we walked to Barnes and Nobles, where Cayla bought a Mad Libs and I bought Tim a Patrick McManus book for his birthday. Tim was asked to leave Barnes and Nobles. Apparently Petco shopping carts are not welcome in such a place. He was slightly unimpressed. From Barnes and Nobles we headed to Olympia for gas at Costco and made a quick trip to Fred Myers for a John Wayne flick. I was surprised we were buying a John Wayne movie. I thought Tim already owned all of them. We dined at Azteca in Centralia and stopped at Dairy Dan's for an ice cream cone before heading home.

Our poor, ol' lonely boys were left at home to fend for themselves all day. But we came home to a very clean house and 3 happy boys. Lucas said it was the 'funnest' day he's ever had. I think he enjoyed hanging with the big boys...without the sisters. Any day is a good day when I leave my house trashed and I come home to organization and happiness. Plus on Justin, Matthew and Lucas. Thanks boys!!

That sums up my day. I thoroughly enjoyed being with Tim and the girls and the boys seemed to handle the home front just fine. It was a great day from start to finish. And that takes me to..."Good night and sweet dreams."