Mom and I went to pick up the kids yesterday afternoon. I was a little nervous to see how they would respond at an all weekend visit. We met in the Walmart parking lot. As soon as they got out of the van- they started talking. They brought HUGE bags of toys and things with them. I don't think they stopped talking the whole car ride home. Our little boy's first question was, "So, how many electronics do you have?" I think he's really related to our family. Our little girl was concerned with how much closet space she had.
Mom and I took them to Harps. I wanted to get some groceries I knew the kids would like and also had to get the usual bread and milk for the ice that was heading our way. They went straight for the race car buggy. We settled on cereal, some chips, cookies, yogurt, and some other junk items. Our car was loaded down by the time we left the grocery store.
The kids have started calling me Mom and Luke- Dad. Sometimes "Melissa" and "Luke" still slips out. It's taken a little bit for me to get used to being called that. It's a wonderful thing to get adjusted too!
We met PaPa and Luke at Chuy's for dinner. The kids didn't have a lot to say at dinner. Our little girl seems to love Tacos, while our little boy ate a burger and some fries. After dinner, we all headed back to the house.
We let them in to see the house. They were ecstatic over their rooms. Our little boy had legos all over the floor. PaPa helped our little boy stick glow in the dark stars all over his walls and bed. Our first night at the house together was really special. We all changed into our pj's and watched a little bit of Cinderella. Our little girl was asleep for a bit on the couch. Our little boy loved looking at books. Luke and I tucked them in for the night and realized we had no music for them to listen too, or even night lights in their room. So, we turned the living room TV up for them to hear some classical music and I found some night lights. They went right to sleep.
Today, we've had fun shopping at Walmart. Luke and the kids went to Chick Fila to have lunch and play while I went to my ARORA Christmas party. They had a blast and so did I. This afternoon, we've relaxed at home- which the kids have thoroughly enjoyed.
Tonight, for dinner we had Meatloaf, Mac and Cheese, and English Peas. Our little girl helped me in the kitchen. She told me she'd never helped make dinner before. We had a blast. The kids ate great for dinner. Afterwards, I let our little girl take a bath. She told me she had never played in the bathtub before. So, I let her take her doll. She stayed in their until I told her it was time to get out. She had so much fun in the bubbles with her baby. When it was time for our little boy to take a bath, he picked 2 cars to play with. While he was in the tub, I finished the dishes. I kept smelling the bath soap, but just thought it was our little girl from her bath. Well, when Luke went to get him out of the tub, he took forever. Well, come to find out, our little boy couldn't figure out how to wash his hair with all the bubbles in the tub. So, he used the entire brand new bottle of body wash. Luke said it took a shower for our little boy, and about 15 minutes to clean out the tub afterwards!
I love hearing all the noise, laughter, and giggles coming from our house. It's been a wonderful experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything. At dinner tonight, I had everyone go around the table and tell one thing they were thankful for. Our little boy started first. His only thing to be thankful for was our family. Our little girl named us all by names, and then stated she was thankful for mermaids. It was a wonderful memory!!!
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