I LOVE going home!!!

I don't think I can say it enough- I love going home. I think this trip was the best yet for some reason. I don't know why but it was. We didn't have the best weather, my kids were kind of sick, David wasn't there until the last 2 days, my dad worked alot so he wasn't around much but even after all that I had a really good time. I think a lot of it was just leaving my "life" and taking a break from everything that stresses me out. (And I have a lot to stress over right now)

But here are a few of the good things about last week.

My little brother Kevin. I don't think Luc could have loved him any more than he did last week. Everything was about Kevin and when he was coming home and what he did with Kevin. He wanted to shower with him, play outside with him, play horsey with Kevin and Kevin did everything even let Luc shower with him. Watching Kevin play with Luc was so fun and entertaining. It came so naturally to Kevin.

Thursday Kevin and his girlfriend Julia took the kids out for the morning (I will talk about that in a minute) but Luc went down for his nap and when he woke up Kevin and Julia were at school but my sister Heather and her boyfriend Ryan were coming over to hang out. Well Luc didn't think that was such a good idea. He asked where Kevin and Julia were and when I told him that they were in school and that Heather was coming over he started to cry and say that he didn't want Heather to come, that he wanted to go to school with Kevin and Julia. The look on his face was so sad, he was literally crushed that they left him. It was so cute- although Heather didn't think it was so cute when I told her what Luc said. I think her feelings were hurt.
The first four pictures were taken on Tuesday. We all went out to have lunch with Heather at work. We stopped at a place called LaBou (it is a really good sandwich and salad place) and picked up everybody's food and headed over to Heathers work. When we got there and took out all our food Heathers food wasn't in there. It was very funny. And to make matters worse-she is a vegeterian and we all had meat in our sandwiches and salads. Luckily Kevin got an Asian noodle salad so she ate that and some bread but it was pretty funny. There was this big grass area so Luc and Kevin went and played around. Im sure it looked funny that all these business people were coming and going from these buildings and Kevin was running around with Luc.

This is my awesome mom and of course Ashley.

This is my litttle sister Heather and again Ashley.
This is Kevin and Julia and the kids. Andy and Kayla are my brothers kids. There is this little zoo in Folsom. I have never been inside in the 10 years I lived there. I heard that all the animals are wounded somehow- so you can see why I have never wanted to go. But Kevin and Julia took the kids to the zoo and then on this train. It goes around the park (I think- again I have never been on it) The kids loved it. They were gone for 3 hours or so. I was very impressed that all 3 kids came back alive and happy and wanting more. It wasn't Kevin and Julia that I doubted, it was the fact that 2 out of the 3 (Luc and Kayla) aren't the best listeners, to put it nicely. But it was a nice break for me.

OK, these pictures crack me up everytime I look at them. This basket holds all my moms toys for the kids and I dumped them out and put Ashley in. She would not stop smiling. On my camera if I push the button down half way a red light comes on. Everytime I did that she would stop whatever it was she was doing and smile. But not just smile-this smile so big that my cheeks push my eyes shut smile. I swear I have about 20 pictures. I kept thinking OK last one but then she would smile so cute that I couldn't stop. She was having so much fun in that basket.

So not only was it a great week with my family I got spoiled a little bit. I got to go out without my kids, more than once, all by myself. I got a massage with my sister-in -law Lana. I got a pedicure with my sister Heather. Did I mention I got to go out alone and do whatever I wanted. I got to spend alot of time with my mom. I don't think I could ever get bored doing that, even if we weren't doing anything. I got to do a little shopping which is always fun. And then to end the whole week of David came in for the last 2 days. He did some work with my dad and golfed on Saturday so I didn't see him much but just having him there, my whole family was awesome.