Busy Week!

Sunday night, when we got home from Aunt Pat and Uncle Roy's house, we had dinner and we gave Kierstin her birthday present from us....a Wii. She was very excited and wanted to play right away. My parents have a Wii and so do CC and Matt, so that is why we haven't gotten one, but I thought since Kierstin loves to play it so much, we should get one for our house. Kierstin is good at all the games and usually beats everyone.

Monday, Vicky came to paint the house, so the girls and I got ready and left. We had to clear out the playroom and I didn't want us to be in her way, so we went to my parents house during the days this week to retreat....thankfully, they don't mind having us over all the time and Kierstin loves going over there. We went to my parents house and stayed there all day. I worked on homework and then my mom, Kierstin, and I went to Target for a few things. At dinner time, the girls and I came home and waited for D.J. to come home from work.

Tuesday, Vicky was back at the house, so the girls and I left early again. We dropped Audrey off at my parents house so she could stay with my dad while Kierstin and I took my mom to her doctor's office. She had an appointment and when it was over, we went to Kohl's, Garden Ridge, and had lunch at Bread Company. I bought a big mirror for the dining room, a painting for the living room, new chair covers for the kitchen chairs, and some new clothes for Audrey. After shopping, we stopped by Best Buy to see CC because she had a special present for Kierstin....the DVD Pinocchio, Kierstin was very excited. After Best Buy, we went back to my parents house and Kierstin and I played outside. D.J. came over after work and we had dinner and then we put the girls to bed at my parents house and then we watched American Idol. It was going to be a late night, so the girls spent the night and Kierstin was very excited.

Wednesday, D.J. took off work for the whole day (Happy Anniversary, D.J.). No, D.J. didn't take off work because it is our anniversary, he took off because we had a million things to do. We woke up and waited for Vicky to arrive. Today, was her last day and she did the finishing touches. D.J. and I dropped the Durango off at a tire place in Wentzville to get our new tires put on and they also did an alignment and the safety and emissions tests. D.J. and I went to my parents house to pick up my mom and Kierstin for her soccer game. It was Parents Day at soccer so the parents got to go out on the field and play too....Kierstin loved that. After soccer, Kierstin and all the kiddos got to jump in the play houses upstairs. After soccer, we went back to my parents house for lunch and then D.J. and I left to come back to the house to meet Vicky. She was all done when we got here, so D.J. and I were able to see it all come together and we put our house back together. Then we went to pick up the Durango and D.J. was very excited because it had our new bigger tires on it....now the Durango sits about 3-4 inches higher! D.J. left the tire place and went back out to my parents house to pick up the girls and then all of them came home and we had dinner. After dinner, we had Wii Family Night. D.J., Kierstin, and I played Wii while Audrey watched from her bouncer. Now Audrey is in bed and Kierstin is reading books with Daddy!

The painting turned out fabulous. Vicky painted our dining room, playroom, and master bathroom....we love it all. If anyone is looking for a painter, let me know and I will give you her number because she is wonderful!

We hope everyone is having a good week!