I *heart* Long Weekends

It's no secret that I love, love, love long weekends. When the kids have the same days off from school as Jeremiah does from work, it makes for a fabulous family weekend. So let me recap!

Friday, I did the grocery shopping. Nothing really new there but one thing on the list was THUM. For those of you who don't know, it is the stuff you put on your fingers to stop biting your nails or sucking your thumb. Jamie requested that I find the "stuff you put on your thumb that tastes bad so I stop sucking my thumb". Yep, that's right, the resident almost 5 year old (her new name) is determined to stop sucking her thumb by the time she turns 5. Since Friday, she hasn't sucked her thumb. So far it is working!

Saturday, Jeremiah ran in the winter series Race 3. It was cold and people running the race had frost on them. It took a while for him to get warm after he ran but he did it and we are proud of him. You will have to click on the link for results and photos since the kids and I were not crazy enough to watch in the cold.

Sunday we went to the Children's Museum of Denver. The kids had so much fun. There were so many things to do. The girls really enjoyed the dress up area...And while Jeremiah tried to get Jacob to join them... Jacob decided he liked the huge magnet wall with the letters instead...

The puppet show area was fun for us. Jeremiah and I sat on the benches while Jacob would peak out, yelling "Roar"!

Jacob and Jeremiah enjoyed the train station. They were able to make the tracks and trains the way they wanted them to be...
While the boys did that, the girls went into the handy shop which was for 4-8 years of age. They were able to screw things together and saw wood...

They girls also loved the grocery store...
Jacob enjoyed watching the birds. Big surprise, I know.
Jeremiah and Jacob enjoyed a game of peek-a-boo in the locker room area...

Hopefully, we won't be seeing this in high school... On the main floor of the museum there was a full sized fire truck. The girls looked like pros putting out the fire...
Jacob, on the other hand, was a little skeptical of the dude. He wouldn't get any closer than this...
There was also a little newborn to 4 years of age area. Mazie was allowed to join the younger kids if she put on an apron which I thought was nice since she enjoyed playing with the younger kids too. The slide was the big hit here...

and there is proof that I was there...

Monday was a relaxing day. We just hung out together and relaxed. Perfect end to an awesome weekend.