Date Night

It's not a surprise that Jake and I don't get out much. How can you when you both work full time, opposing shifts and, oh yeah, have four kids. Well, Jake had entered a contest and briefly thought he won concert tickets to see a band that we like. It turned out he just won some merchandise (still cool but he hasn't gotten it yet). With that disappointment, he decided we should just go to the concert anyway as the tickets were not very expensive. (As a side note, I cannot BELIEVE how much concert tickets can be...WOW). Jake's mom watched the kids for us (THANK YOU!!!) and we went out. It was a Monday night, and we got back late (thankfully Elijah is on break) but it was fun.

Here's a selfie I took because I actually put makeup on. I rarely put on makeup...especially this much makeup...and I even more rarely take selfies...so take a good look. You will probably not see another any time soon, lol. Also, don't mind the mess of sewing paraphernalia in the background. I have been going to town making some things for Oliver.

On the way, we went to Eeggee's.  It's only out here...specifically in Tucson, but we have one by us as well. They have yummy grinders/subs and this drink/slush type thing that I don't really know how to describe in any other way than that...but it's good. It's kind of been a tradition to go to Eeggee's before our concerts.

We are on our way. We had so much fun. Before the concert even started, the place that it was at had some games including skeeball. When the opening bands were playing we actually got to talk with RaRaRiot's (the band we were seeing) bassist. Jake is observant and noticed that he was standing in front of us. In any event it was nice to spend some time with Jake and enjoy ourselves.

Poor Jonah

Well, we can't seem to catch a break. It has been non-stop sickness. With the exception of the baby and RSV they have all mostly been little annoyances. Last week Noah had a 103 fever every night for about 4 days. I took him to the pediatrician and she swabbed for strep throat and the flu and both were negative so it was just some virus. He obviously passed it to Jonah because Jonah now has what he had...plus pink eye. Yay. Poor thing. I would like to be illness free for awhile.

Amazing Bread

Do you want an amazing bread recipe? Because I found one here http://gatherforbread.com/rustic-italian-bread
It may be a bit lengthy...but bread does take time. And this bread is AH-MAZING. Just saying.

Randomness

Sometimes when I go through my photos I think that I want to share them, but I don't know if I can do a whole blog post on them. Not that my photos are all so interesting or that I have a huge following. I know that Grammy and Grampy at least like to see them.

Here's a cute picture of two of the munchkins and Molly before she got shaved.

Here is Ollie sucking the juice out of an apple.

Look how long he is! I bought the shoes for when he was creeping. HA! He fits them now. No creeping...although he did just learn to roll from his tummy to his back.

This was taken at student led conferences. We talked with Elijah's teacher and then were able to see all of his other classes, including gym. His teacher had areas set up to play with equipment. As you can see, Elijah found his favorite...hockey.

These guys are going to be here in August!!

Elijah was sad because we didn't stop at his school's book fair to buy a book. The next day we had to go to a doctor's appointment and stopped by Goodwill and got this great book haul. It cost me $25 but look at all the amazing books we got!

A Day at the Park

It has been sooooo nice here. I decided we just had to take advantage of the weather and get out and play for a bit. I think the kids enjoyed it.

I really wish our neighborhood park had swings. There are only a couple of parks in our city that have them. Also, a covered playground and a splash park would be nice...but that's probably picky. It does get to be 120 degrees here though!