A Good Day

This was VBS week at our church, which meant lots of fun and busy and late nights.  Our children loved it but by Thursday night, they were exhausted!  Yesterday Shane and I got to go out for a late lunch (thank you, Judy, for staying with the kids for a few hours!), which was a nice break at the end of the week. One of our high school families had students over at their house last night so we took the kids with us and spent part of the evening there.  It was another late night, but it's always nice to get to do that kind of thing together.

So today we wanted a bit of activity, but felt the need to keep it fairly low-key.  Therefore, we decided to take the kids to a bike park.  We had never been before but it was so fun!  Silas and Simeon rode all over; I think it was like a dream come true, especially for Sim who loves a good open space. By the end, they were going up and down hills on their own.  I'm not sure they exactly learned to follow the signage or signals, but it was awesome nonetheless.

We took the plasma car for Lieren but she declined and rode around with Blaise instead.  They sang and enjoyed the scenery then we headed for the playground, which was perfect for littler ones...

The bigger boys took a break for a while and joined us...

There was this hilarious spinning chair at the playground that Sim and Si liked...

And just to prove I was there...

When we had our fill of bikes and slides and wagon rides and spinning cup chairs, we went to lunch at Chick-fil-a.  We then made a stop at Toys-R-Us for a return but of course stayed and played while we were there.  It is so fun to see what all our kids like when we are there.  We all actually really love going.

This evening we unpacked what is probably the last few boxes we'll unpack in this house, did baths and put the kids to bed.  I am going to bed thankful.  And thoughtful.  There are reminders tonight that life is fleeting; not in our control. But there is a God who is good and Who loves us.  Shane travels again soon so I am grateful for sweet times, just us 6.  It's been a good day.