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Weekend Recap!

I know the weekend is not quite over yet, but I have some down time right now. This weekend was fabulous and we didn't even do a whole lot. So, what made it so great? I will start off with Saturday morning. I left the house early and went to pick up Nana. Her, the kids, and I went to a football game for our cousin Hunter. He is 8 and it was his first game. Our cousin Trent also is on the same team. They were so tough out there! After the game, we went bargain shopping around town. We bought this for Cade at the Flea Market...

For some reason I am so in love with this very old bouncy horse. It is a Wonder Horse and it matches a model that I found online from the 1960s. It is old, but perfect for Cade. It is clear that someone screwed that yellow seat on. It is great though, because Cade can't fall off. When he is older we can just unscrew it. My grandma talked them down to $10. So, Yay for that!

We got some lunch and the kids and I came home and spent the rest of the day with Jake. It was so great for once to just have some good bonding time with no interruptions. The weather has been beautiful here and we spent some time outside just letting the kids play. We had lots of laughs. I already posted the video of Cade not liking the grass, but here is what Carter's new favorite thing is...

 
Brings back memories of when this was my favorite thing to do on the swing too. Oh, to go back..those were the days! Today, will just be another day of taking it easy and back to the grind tomorrow. Jake will be back to work and we will be back to therapy appointments and our weekly routine of things. Hope your weekend was great as well! :) 

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