Our Family Weekend

This past weekend we made sure to have a good time as a family.  It was the last few days we would have with Kent for two weeks, so we wanted to make it special. 

Friday: We took the kids to Chuck-E-Cheese's.  They had a ball.  Jon Kent loves, loves, loves to play the games and shoot basketball.  Zoey just likes going from machine to machine putting tokens in.  She is happy as can be with a handful of tokens.  While we were there a "robot" Chuck-E-Cheese came out and did a show.  Zoey went running to see him but about 15 feet away put the brakes on and rethought her plans.  Both of the kids weren't too sure of him.  He was kind of freaky if I do say so myself.  After eating and playing we headed home.  That night I made homemade sloppy joes (none of that manwich stuff) and fries.  The kids were thrilled when we told them we were going to watch a movie while we ate.  So they got to have a "picnic" and movie.  We also baked cookies for desert.

Saturday: The kids had their first soccer game.  It was a hoot!  Jon Kent is #6 and Zoey is #4.  They play in a league of 2-6 year olds.  To make it easier and fair the rules were adjusted for them.  It's a smaller field, smaller goals and no goalie.  Only 4 kids from each team play at the same time and if you put a 2 year old in on one team, you have to put a 2 year old in on the other team, etc.  The kids had a good time.  And while the league doesn't "technically" keep score... we won 13-6.  Woohoo!  After the game we took the kids for ice cream.  Later that night we had a "family date night".  We took the kids to a local steakhouse and ate.  The kids love going there and always ask if we can go and "eat some steak".  They both love steak dipped in ranch.  So we did that and then took them to Wal-Mart to each get a toy for being so good lately.

Sunday:  We just hung out as a family for most of the day.  Kent cooked us all waffles for breakfast and the kids played video games with their daddy and built numerous creations with building blocks, etc.  It was a relaxing day to end a busy weekend.

Kent will be gone until the 26th.  This is the longest we have ever been apart.  It finally hit me today after he left and I was doing laundry that it will be 2 weeks before I see him again.  I know it will go quickly once it's done but looking at it from here, today, it seems like such a long time.  I honestly don't know how military families do it.  I guess.. they just do.  Anyway, I've got some videos of the soccer game and pictures from our weekend, so please enjoy!