We made it back home on Friday around 6pm. We had a great time at mom and dad's house. The kids played the entire time we were there and they introduced Grandma and Papa to "Alvin and the Chipmunks". Grandma and Papa took them to the park with Maddie dog one night while I cooked to the sounds of Mom's new Rome CD and drank their wine! (I must say, they have very good wine!) Thanks mom and dad.
We got to see a lot of Aunt Kristen, which was fabulous! The kids got to see her at Mickey Finn's (always a treat) and I got to spend a lot of time hanging out, too. We were even able to have a "grown-up" dinner at Firkin, thanks to Papa and his babysitting skills. Yep, he watched all three while we went and ate. It was very relaxing and so much fun to hang out with my mom and my sister. The martinis were great, too weren't they?! I found some pomegranate liquor so maybe we can replicate them at home!
We found Kevin much better when we returned home and each day finds him a bit better than the last. He was able to walk backwards yesterday. This may seem like no big deal, but when you haven't been able to feel your foot, it is something you cannot do without fear of falling over. He was able to do it and did not fall, so we are looking at this as further proof that the surgery was a success.
The weather here was nasty this weekend. Saturday dawned rainy and ended much the same way, as did Sunday. There were periods of sun intermittently which allowed the kids to get outside and run around a little. P practiced his casting skills as he is gearing up for another season of fishing and he also practiced riding his bike. He is much improved in both over last summer. K loves to play in her sandbox and spent her time outside doing just that.
Saturday M and I went and bought the new furniture for the living room. It should be here on June 3rd, and I am so excited. We will finally have "grown-up" furniture in the living room! The search was much quicker than I had anticipated and much less painful!
Yesterday we went to a BBQ at a neighbor's house and had a great time. Lots of food, drink, and good friends. K was the "queen" as she commandeered a wagon and had the other kids pulling her around most of the afternoon!
Uncle Johnny called and woke Kevin up this morning with a call from the Cliffs Of Moher (in Ireland). He said it was the coolest thing he had seen and that it was very serene. He'd had a huge Irish breakfast and had been hiking the cliffs for 3 hours. Kevin was excited to receive such a wake up call! I included a link so you can all see just where he was. http://www.cliffs-moher.com/
We are looking forward to his return at the end of the month so we can see all of his pictures from the adventures of the past few months.
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