After a long time coming... I finally got to have a week off! In order to ease into having time off, I started with a fun Friday night of Ben time. We went off to Steve and Hannah Adolfson's reception. It was a bit of a drop and run, I had a mission reunion to get to. We were late for the ELM reunion, but it was great. Sister Wheelwright filled us in on BYUH and all that was going on there. President took the time to teach us. It was great to take a step back in time. It was so much fun to see Nicky, Katie Lee, John Farr, and all the others there. President and Sister Wheelwright were excited to meet Ben. President gave him a little bit of a talking too, making sure he was a good man =)
The rest of the week was a bit of a blur. Ben's sister, Maryanne, and her family were in town. I was also babysitting Isis and Phoenix. There was General Conference to watch followed by some fun Easter celebrations. It snowed on Sunday morning, so a snowball fight was in order. I caught Ben unawares... Maryanne wanted us to all scooch in for a photo, so I had a snowball in my hand, waiting... waiting... waiting... when the time was right, I put it down Ben's top and rubbed it into his chest =) He was surprised that I did it, but then he stopped and realized that he should have expected it from me. It was a fun morning and Ethan and Hugh made a cute snowman.
Later that day John and Vicky came over with their girls. We had a great roast dinner and an Easter egg hunt for the kids. They were just in heaven. On Monday we had a failed snowboarding attempt. We got up the canyon and they were closed! Argh! Luckily they gave me a refund on my board rental. So instead of exercising, we went to Pirate Island Pizza. The pizza was yum and we had lots of fun in the video Arrrr-cade! The competition was on! Ben and I had to have a rematch over the car racing game. He won the first game and then tried to offer me a bit of a handicap. I was not going to take it! He still won and my level of competition was increasing. Ben was kind enough to let Hugh win a race against him. It was a real fun night!
We took all the kids bowling Tuesday. The boys were trying to see who could bowl the fastest ball. I think Ben won (21 miles per hour), but this meant they were not bowling properly. Thus my win over Ben, did not cancel out from the night before :) By the time were were done with 1 game I needed to take Isis and Fi Fi home. It was after 11pm and they were exhausted! We were up bright and early the next morning to get ready to head up the mountain again. I got some real empathy for Jasmine and Nick and why there are always late. I got the kids all ready, but everything took so much longer. So I was running a little late.
The snowboarding was fabulous! I went up twice, and spent the rest of the time with the kids. Maryanne was kind enough to look after the kids while I went up the mountain. They had a blast drawing and playing, but were definitely ready to go at the end of the day. Hugh and Ethan both had snowboarding lessons and loved those. I ran into a couple from Freo up on the mountain too. Ben was being the man, he boarded from the top of the mountain to the bottom in 5 minutes. He loves snowboarding and is really amazing! Yes I can be proud of my man.
The rest of the week was spent playing video games and polly pocket princesses. Isis was loving the chance to play video games with Ethan. Phoenix was holding her own court. Ben, Mike, and Maryanne were all playing with her, telling stories, singing songs, and ust giving Phoenix all the attention in the world. She was in complete heaven! I have never seen a 4 year old command so much attention. I was relegated to dishes duty. Phoenix is in love with the handsome prince Ben, I am not as cool as he is =)
On Friday night, Ben came over to watch Planet 51 with the kids and I. Near the end Jasmine and Nick got back. The kids were so excited to see them, but they still stayed here for the night. Marj came down to spend the night, I have missed my Ginger Midget. Too much time away!! We had Nicky's baby shower in the morning. I was stressing a little, but everything worked out great. Lots of people, great food, friends, and presents for Nicky and the babies. It was a great way to spend the morning.
I said good bye to the kids and Marj, Rachel, and I headed to the Provo Bridal Fair. That was a fun and interesting day. Then I finally got to have a date with my love. We went out for dinner and watched a movie. It was real nice to spend some time with Ben, by myself. This last week was a blast and it was great to get to know his family better. I could not have wished for a better week off. Now I am back to the real world. Teaching! I am counting down the days till the Summer. Mum has decided to come and visit, which will be so much fun. I have a lot to be thankful for and so many exciting things to look forward too.
Love to you all, Candygirl xx
