7 minus 4 plus 3

The house is strangely quiet.

Darren has taken Noelle, Bergen and Tate up to Long Beach.

Darren's brother, Brent and his 2 oldest children, Lauren and Conner, are joining them tomorrow, 

while the other half of their family (Tracey, Kaylee and Jordan) will be coming here to spend a couple of days with the three of us.

So this weekend we will be doing whatever strikes the fancy of four little girls.

But before we begin, and while we await our dear cousins...

We painted our nails.

(waiting for the paint to dry)

 We picked some flowers from the garden. 

This is one of Nya most favorite things to do.

We wiggled a loose tooth.

The dentist told Emma just this morning that she had a tooth that should be coming out very soon. Little does he know that my children's teeth, once they are wiggly, take absolutely forever to fall out. 

She, apparently, would like to speed up the process.

We ate Kraft Dinner and cucumbers for supper! 

Well, the girls did.

And we ended our night on the sofa, watching a movie.

Wishing you a happy weekend.

After all, we only have 3 left until school is in!

getaway

I have had an overwhelming desire to escape - escape my life, not my family, but my phone, my laundry, my dirty bathrooms, my responsibilities. 

I have had this feeling all summer, but where to go, and when, for how long? 

Thursday afternoon I had to go down to Sidney for a doctors appointment, with all little ones in tow. 

The more I thought about going the more I thought about not coming home. 

So I called Tracey and asked her if we could "camp" at her house for the weekend. 

After she said they would be home and happy to have us I called Darren to make the arrangements. 

I would go, and he would come down after work with the tent trailer and we would spend the weekend in Sidney.

It was exactly what I needed.

I wasn't quite ready to leave, but life does go on and responsibilities will not be forgotten forever.

So here we are - home again.

Peace out!

family night {on wheels}