It was the calm before the storm.

This afternoon was idyllic.

L1 took a nap.
W1 took a nap.
I took a nap.

L1 was at the very end of a cold/ear infection and feeling much better. I was looking forward to things returning to normal, and being able to get out of the house tomorrow.

The kids woke up from their naps. We made snickerdoodles together. Then we ate snickerdoodles together.

Then W1 got really whiny (this is not altogether unusual), and didn't want to eat dinner (also not unusual, and snickerdoodles might have had something to do with it).

After dinner I headed out to a Provident Living interest group meeting. R1 called me a few minutes after I left with the news that W1 threw up all over the couch.

Oh.

Well.

He usually gets over his illnesses quickly. As long as he keeps his germs to himself, it'll be no problem.

And hey, look, it gave me something to blog about.

And another reason to want a new couch.

A jam-packed weekend

We were camera-less this weekend, and I am once again too lazy to give this to you in paragraph form so...

This weekend we:

• Had a picnic at Powder Mill Park and fed the fish at the hatchery.

• On the way home from the park, we accidentally stopped by Eastview mall and bought some Lindt truffles.

• I participated in a Relief Society service project and only got a little sunburned.

• R1 took the kids to the zoo and got to watch the elephants take a bath! (the highlight, apparently)

• Planted most of our garden, putting in way too many zucchini plants. So, if you find random zucchini on your front porch, or stuffed into your mailbox, it wasn't me.

• Had movie night, or W1-watches-the-movie-while-R1-and-K1-try-to-entertain-L1. This usually only lasts 30 minutes. I don't think W1 has ever seen the end of most movies...

• Took a spur of the moment camping trip to the Finger Lakes region. We camped at Finger Lakes National Park, and hiked part of the gorge trail in Watkins Glen State Park (which is gorgeous, if you haven't been there, you should go).

• Watched L1's slightly runny nose escalate into coughing and then a fever. I guess I know what we will be doing the next couple of days.

I hope your weekend was just as fun and frantic.

What on earth have we been doing?

• Enjoying a Saturday of both kids sleeping in until a miraculous 9am. (This never happens.)
• Making multiple trips to the Lilac Festival. Kid's music during the day, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Wednesday, and a magic show Friday night.
• Mowing the lawn.
• Suffering through the return of K1's seasonal allergies.
• Camping (R1, L1, and W1, that is. K1 enjoyed a blissful night of uninterrupted sleep at home.)
• Twice making K1's new favorite easy recipe.
• Prepping our garden area, and trying to keep W1 and L1 from playing with the horse manure.
• Enjoying the return of outdoor grilling season!
• Playing in our new sandbox. For hours. And then tracking lots of sand into the house.

Do I have pictures to prove any of this. Um, no. We are big slackers.