The rest of the weekend...

was pretty fun. Saturday after soccer we watched a few of the kids friends so their parents could run to the grocery store on their own. The kids played outside and we enjoyed the nice day. Since Jeff got them in the habit of "camping out" in the living room one night each weekend they had been waiting to have a camp out with mom. Not interested in sleeping with all three kids in the living room I set up the mattress in my room for them to sleep on. They quickly set to laying out their blankets and stuffed animals and we put in the movie and that was that. It was pretty simple for as excited and happy as it made them so it will probably continue to be a weekly occurance. Sunday we did some cleaning then headed out to a park to explore the little bike path nearby. With some friends the kids rode bikes and explored the path all the way to the end (not that far!!). We then went to lunch at the azorean McDonald's--a sandwich type place with a play area for the kids. Another set of friends set up the bounce house at their house and made yummy ribs for us to enjoy for dinner. It's definitely easier to pass the evenings and days that Jeff is gone with friends and neighbors keeping us busy and nice weather to enjoy.