fun-filled weekend

We had a busy, busy weekend.  We fit three events in this weekend…a visit to see Thomas the Tank Engine, Monster Jam and a Heil Family Baptism.  We were constantly on the go but it was so much fun!

This was our third visit to the Strasburg Railroad to see Thomas the Tank Engine.  Our first was when Connor was 2 and a half, our second visit was when he was almost 4 (and Emily was 6 months) and now the visit was for the girls.  He’s been over Thomas for a while now that he is 6 and a half but he didn’t mind going along for the ride.  A few weeks ago I dug his old train table out of the basement and set up the tracks and Thomas trains for Emily and Camryn.  They’ve been having a lot of fun with them so I thought they’d like to visit the real Thomas, just as Connor had.  They were so excited to see him and take a ride on the real Thomas.

 

Monster Jam came to “The City of Monsterly Love” so Carl, Connor and I got tickets with Paul, Sherry, Christian & Carter and Dave, Gina, Justin, Andrew & Landon.  It was awesome!

We arrived in time for the “Party in the Pits” where we got to get up close to several monster trucks.  The best part was Connor getting to meet and get the autograph of his favorite monster truck driver, Jim Koehler, who drives Avenger.  

Me and the hubby

Monster trucks in action

Heil family cousins after the show

And here’s how they finished up their weekend at the party celebrating their newest Heil cousin, Kenzie… 

excited

Excited is not a word I often, or really ever, use to describe myself.  If I’m happy about something that happened or looking forward to something and someone says to me, “Are you excited?”, it never really feels right to say “Yes!”  It’s just not me.  But I love to solve problems and get organized so when I do both at the same time, well let me tell you, that is about as close to excited as I can get.

So here was the problem…

  Specifically this area…

And here is the solution…

I love baskets but my baker’s rack was out of control and the baskets just weren’t cutting it.  Some were storing things I just didn’t need and others just weren’t big enough to store what I wanted.  So, I got rid of two of them, threw out some stuff that I didn’t need anymore, relocated some things and most importantly, found this AWESOME shoe storage bench online to solve the problem of the kids’ shoes.  That mess of shoes on the bottom shelf had been killing me for months.  As much as I tried, I could not keep it organized and I could never find the other shoe when looking for a pair.  This bench is the perfect solution because it’s practical, functional and it’s orderly…just like me! 

So after my purchase (props to my wonderful husband for putting it together for me) and some time spent reorganizing the area, here is what it looks like now…

I am pretty close to excited! ;)