August 1st marked the last day of summer camp for the boys. Justin always seemed to enjoy his time once he got there, but he was never very excited to go. Ryan, on the other hand, was always excited to go. It was good for them to get out of the house a bit and quite a nice break for me. Ryan is on the waiting list to go to the preschool there in the Fall. I think that he is going to miss Justin once school starts and it would be nice for him to have a chance to have something special for him as well. Keep your fingers crossed that an opening comes up.
On August 2nd, Justin decided that it was his time for the stomach bug. He didn't have much diarrhea, but he managed to vomit many times. Unfortunately, one of the locations was my freshly cleaned floor. Sigh. At least it wasn't the rug. I cleaned up and then mopped the floor yet again. He didn't eat for the rest of that day or much the next. I always worry about my skinny little J Man when he doesn't eat. He doesn't have a lot of weight to lose. Fortunately, he was feeling better by the 3rd, just not eating quite yet.
Saturday the 3rd we had a BBQ here with employees and families from Rob's section at work. He works with some neat people. We had gotten together with them at the beginning of July and I knew that they are a pretty laid back group so it wouldn't be a lot of work. Everyone brought something so we just supplied the place, the paper products, potato salad, and a few drinks. The weather was perfect and we were able to sit out on the patio, out on the lawn, or inside the house. There was more than enough food and it was a nice get together. Ryan really enjoyed all of the outdoor time. The pictures aren't very exciting, but at least my mom can see a little of our yard.
And then Sunday came and it was my turn with the stomach bug. That pretty much sums up Sunday through Tuesday for me. Rob and the boys went to church on Sunday. The boys were pretty good on Monday and Tuesday. They got a lot of extra time on the ipad, ipod, etc.
Wednesday was our 11th anniversary. The boys tried to make it extra special by creating "fun" games for me to play. They also managed to pull out just about every toy they owned to help decorate. Joy. Evidently it wasn't hot enough for them, so they had lots of blankets for me too so I could be comfy. Ryan combed his own hair without complaint. I was feeling much better, but not 100%. I envied Rob being able to go to work and miss out on the celebration. I guess it was sweet of them though to want to do special things to make it the best anniversary ever.
On Thursday I had an exciting outing to the Embassy for my health briefing and to get my picture taken for my diplomatic id. I had the boys with me, of course, but they were hooked up to the ipod and the iphone and headphones so they were angels. It's nice to be able to keep them quiet when needed. When we got home, we spent time outside. They enjoyed riding their bikes outside in our cul de sac. I hate to watch because sometimes they get going pretty fast and they are not nearly as skilled as they believe they are.
Friday brought more time outside. This week I was able to pull quite a few weeds while I was out watching the boys.
The weekend was pretty routine. Saturday the boys wanted to show off their bike skills for Daddy. I pulled out a scooter that I had purchased for them last month and they got to try that as well.
Somewhere along the way, Justin managed to lose his tooth. Then, when he was cleaning it, he really lost it. Luckily, the tooth fairy is quite understanding.
