The weekend adventure started Friday morning. I taught a class at the gym and put two miles
on the treadmill. (it was more torturous than I’d like to admit but I’m
trying!) After a quick shower, I loaded
E and Z into the car, picked up Husband and headed down the canyon. We left the kids with my cousin and went on a
date. We met my parents at Capitol Theatre
see Newsies. It was amazing! The dancing was incredible and I really love
the storyline—somewhat different from the movie and so good. After the show, we got a quick dinner next
door at the Blue Iguana. I love hanging
out with my parents and we talked about plans for Hawaii and such. Then we raced off to pick up the kids and
headed south.
When the older girls got out of school, A went to a friend’s
house and L got a ride with a neighbor to Dance Fever. She was nervous about her first over night
event so she asked if I would go as one of the chaperones. Grandpa drove down to meet us so he could
take Husband and E home while Z and I stayed at Dance Fever with L. She was finishing dinner when we got there so
we hung out for a bit and then sent her back in to classes while I lounged with
some of the other mom’s. When the girls
were finished we gathered for a mini ice cream party and then dispersed to
various hotels. We shared a suite-style
hotel with another mom and two dancers.
The girls begged to go swimming so they played in the pool while we sat
and watched. The three girls had such a
blast doing different tricks and jumps into the pool. Back in the room, they took turns showering
while watching tv and we finally got them to bed. The next morning they were adorable playing
with baby Z and cooing over his great smiles.
They loved the hotel breakfast (especially the individual size packets
of nutella) and we got the girls back to their dance classes. Realizing I had several hours to myself, I
ran errands and went shopping. I got
back to the convention center and hung out until the showcase. The girls showed off the combinations they
had learned and cheered for each other.
It was such a great experience for L.
The classes were great, the hotel was such an adventure and I especially
loved that she spent a lot time with girls she didn’t know very well and hit it
off so well. We ran a few more errands
and headed home for a lazy evening with the rest of the family.
Such was a delightfully lazy day. Z had a really rough night so I slept in a
bit while Husband made breakfast with the girls and served me in bed. They made eggs and a special gourmet pancake
mix from Hawaii. We did showers and
journals and got ready for church. My
class went better than usual with the kids being attentive and loving the
activities I had prepared. And then we
spent the evening at home having dinner, playing and watching a movie—Newsies.
The girls loved it!
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