We managed to get ourselves to church this morning! And we really had no excuse not to, considering how early we were up. Solly got up for milk around 4:30 or 5:00, I don’t remember which one for sure. Being that we had a nice stretch of sleep before that, my foolish body woke up a bit too much and my anxious mind began running. I was officially up for the day. Upon discovering that I wasn’t going to sleep anymore, my loving husband embraced it and went down to the kitchen to pull out and defrost some croissants. He put a pot of coffee on and came back up to bed where we watched Big Bang Theory for the next couple of hours. It was awesome, and while I felt like I dragged a little all day, it was actually a pretty great morning.
So we went to church. It had been a while, which is obvious, being that we have been somewhat quarantined recently, but everyone seemed happy to see us and couldn’t believe how much the kids have changed since the last time we were there. For not being used to church anymore, they did pretty great! Rowan was super exhausted and didn’t quite make it, so Brady stood with him towards the end. Laela sat on the bench and read the hymnal most of the service. Solly sat with me and when he finally got a bit twitchy towards the end, I just fed him a bottle and he fell asleep. Dekker actually went down to childrens church! He was a bit hesitant, so I walked with him to the stairs and then let him go down with everyone on his own. He made a super grouchy face at me while he descended into the basement, but there were four kids from his kindergarten class down there, amidst another fifteen or so kids, so I knew he’d be well entertained. And he stayed down the entire time, totally happily! Win!
We headed out of church pretty quickly once it ended. When we do go to church, we usually end up visiting for a really long time, but we knew that Rowan was pretty finished, and Solly had just dozed through his bottle, but he was ready for a nap as well. So we headed out and drove right on over to my parents house.
After a hot dog lunch, mom and I headed to the city for a quick Value Village trip. It was 50% off for members, and I have a card there. Because they’re free. So you should all get one. Anyway, I managed to get out of there with five shirts for Brady, one for myself, and a fabulous pair of shoes for Rowan (hoping they fit him in summer!) and paying $24. Win!
We grabbed coffees and headed back to their house for a pancake supper. It was delicious, and the kids ate great. Because pancakes. Even Solly got some solid food into his belly. That kid is pro-banana, let me tell you. It was clear he had missed eating.
We packed the kids up and headed home, getting them to bed maybe 20 minutes later than usual at the max, with no argument. I think they’re tired. Its been a bigger day than Sunday usually is, since they’re out of practice with church. It was great though.
Now that the day is done, I’m starting to feel that early morning, and my headache is starting to push behind my eyes. Tylenol is in and I’m ready for a soak! Must enjoy the last few hours of the day before Monday is upon us and Brady is back to work. Its been a pretty nice weekend 🙂 I hope you guys had a good one as well.