weekend fun

6/19- Cainan and I snuck out of town this weekend! I have a friend in DSM that I haven't seen in a long time. Her little guy, Creighton, is a month older than Cainan. This was the first time they got to meet! They entertained each other really well... I think they'll be good buddies. Cainan screamed for about 30 minutes of the car ride there. He was tired and couldn't fall asleep. I stopped halfway to get out and walk around for a bit and he wasn't too excited to get back in the car. He finally fell asleep about 15 minutes from our final destination.
We spent the morning at the farmer's market. It was a beautiful day and we had fun walking around looking at people and products. There was lots of activity for the boys to watch- steel drum bands, streetcorner preachers, magicians, etc. And we got to sample all kinds of fresh goodies. I bought some homemade beef jerky to bring home for Luke. He was pretty excited about it. His comment to me... "You know, I've been thinking lately that I could get into beef jerky." :)After the farmer's market, Sarah took us to their favorite Mexican restaurant in town. It sure was good!! Creighton & Cainan enjoyed some shredded cheese while we at burritos. Then they had some playtime, naps, and we went shopping! We went out to Jordan Creek for awhile that afternoon. I decided to just hang out there until bedtime so Cainan could sleep on the way home. We walked around the mall and the lake outside until he was good and tired. Then I fed him and we hopped in the car. He was asleep before we were on the interstate! He cried a few times on the way home if we hit a big bump or his pacifier fell out, but all I had to do was reach back and pop it back in and he was out again. Hooray!! We billed the day as "Special Daddy Day" for Boaz. Whenever he begged to go with me, we reminded him of his special day. I left Luke with the task of completing the grocery runs that day. He had to tackle Aldi & Walmart to pick up some things for a big grillout we were having in a couple days. Secretly, I hoped that the day would be a little stressful for him so he would feel some empathy for me!! :) But- Luke conquered the day and Boaz was great. (I'm really glad it turned out that way!) I checked in with him at 10:30 and he was finished with Aldi and leaving Walmart! WOW! This is one of the items that came home from the Walmart grocery run!! What special Daddy Day is complete without buying a big basketball hoop?! It's been a great addition to our toy collection. Boaz & Dad (especially Dad) have lots of fun shooting hoops together. It's a little too tall for Boaz to make a basket quite yet, but he is very close. Working on his dribbling skills... It must have worn him out, because he then took a THREE HOUR nap for dad!! (Lucky, Dad!)The boys ordered pizza for dinner and played outside for the evening. They had a great day, and I had a wonderful day. It was nice to get out of town and do something different for a day.

6/20- A few days ago, a friend on facebook posted that she was making a strawberry rhubarb pie. I simply commented that I love rhubarb in the summertime and she wrote back and offered to make us one!! She brought it to us at church and it looked amazing! Boaz couldn't wait to get home and eat it... me either! Luke went out golfing while Boaz & I enjoyed pie.
Rachael and her sisters are amazing cooks. They helped us do the cooking on the missions trip I volunteered on last spring. This pie seriously could have won awards... lattice crust and all!! Boaz loved his pie! He asked for it every meal until it was gone. Thanks, Rachael!