Vacation Days 3 & 4

My Mom's annual tradition for the girls in our family is lunch and a shopping day. My birthday was in January but I saved my day for our vactation this week.

We started with breakfast and then hit a few stores. I would have like to have stayed longer, but two days of sparse naps has caught up to my Courtney. She was being so bad in the stores. I tried snacks, candy, letting her use my phone but nothing worked. It was disappointing because I look forward to this day. Once we were done we went to lunch at BJs and it just got worse. Poor thing was just exhausted and needed a nap so bad. We quickly ate our food and left, no time to relax and enjoy.

Fortunately, I have such flexible parents and once I got the girls down for naps they stayed home with them so I could get a coffee and a pedicure. Just what I needed.

We ended the day at my brither's house with his family. They made us all dinner and the kids played.

I signed Courtney and Cousin Malakai up for a class at Lowe's, so on Saturday morning Cheri and I met up at Starbucks with the kids and then headed over to the class. The class was pretty cool and the kids got an apron, goggles and a project all for free. They made a pinball machine out of wood. We didn't realize the class was outside, so between the wind and the tables being really close to a busy patking lot we didn't last long. We decided to pack up and finish the project at Cheri's house.

While the kids napped, I got our stuff organized, packed the car and made cookies for my sister's shower. My mom made to cobblers for the shower and as we were transporting them there, they started to leak all over her and the car seat. Then Courtney had to pee and I couldn't pull over fast enough. So she peed in her carseat. By the time we got to the shower both my mom and I were stressed and frustrated. She cleaned up the car and I cleaned up Courtney. Courtney was having a tough time, I'm not sure if she was tired or if the girls were being mean to her or what, but she kept crying and getting hurt. She was getting into everything, she put a white bear in my cobbler and even knocked over a heavy wooden rocking horse all over the presents. Then she peed her pants! Argh!! I was so frustrated with her. I just wanted to put her in a pack n play and walk away for 20 minutes. Finally Goldie and another girl put on a movie and the three snuggled in the bed and watched it. Finally, I was able to relax a bit.

We soon had to leave as we had a long drive to do and some unexpected laundry now. By the time my mom and I got home, ran the laundry, unpacked the stuff from Ventura and re-packed the clothes and stuff for Arizona it was midnight. I was so tired. I'm so glad my mom was there to help.