A 24 hour vacation

Ryan's parents have given us quite the gift...probably the best gift you could give us. They are taking Anna, Naomi, and Abigail overnight every Saturday!!! So, here is what we have done on our "mini vacation"...

-We bought a new washing machine. (Our old one died. We thought we brought it back to life by removing the tiny baby sock that was clogging it up. Slightly recessitated, but death was it's ultimate end.) Ryan left completely disappointed because we spent $800, more than we were anticipating, weren't able to get the top model with all the fanciest gadgets, and got to leave the store with nothing (they're delivering it). It was quite humorous to watch his playful frustration. We ended up spending more because we failed to consider the fact that if we got a front loading washer without getting a pedastal for it to sit on, this 5 foot 10 inch girl and 6 foot 2 inch guy would have to lie on the floor to load the washer!

- We went grocery shopping- so far our day is really exciting! (but at least it's kidless!)

- We came home to make a fun appetizer style dinner. We had cheese fondue, winecoolers, bandito chicken wings, salad, and started to make our own homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream. Ryan and I love food and we love cooking. So we had a good time whipping up some new recipes!

- We ate while watching two episodes of Arrested Development. We are still trying to decide what we think of them. Some of them are absolutely hilarious. Some hilarious parts are not so good. Verdict is still out.

- We finished eating (yes, we tend to eat in spurts!) while watching Rush Hour 3. Ryan laughed hard. I wasn't impressed. We both fell asleep in each others arms while the movie finished.

- We woke up this morning at 8:30. We slept in...finally!!!! Ah! We ate a liesurely breakfast at the table while reading the back of the cereal box and eating ALL of our OWN food. No one was asking us for anything. No one was trying to eat off of our plates. No sippee cups needed to be washed. Peaceful.

- Then I went to email and do blogging, while Ryan watched tv.

- Now we are going to work on our sunroom. We are trying to make it usable in the winter. We bought a super duper cutting edge heater fan that is supposed to heat even uninsullated rooms. Now we are going to put plastic on all the windows and get it all set up to play in! YEAH! This week we will have more space to play in!

- We will then leave for church and come home clean up a little bit more and then our girls will return.

- Yes, we will be glad to see them. Happy to interact with them again as they are all so entertaining and enjoyable. We will miss the serenity of the house as it is when it's just the two of us...but then there is always NEXT WEEK!!!!!