Lots of Fun

We spent the night at Ed and Julie's last night after babysitting. We set an early alarm so we could go to some neighborhood garage sales. Ed, Cate, Sam, Ken and I headed out with high hopes, but we didn't end up finding very many good sales.

Ed actually got two really good deals: a brand new very expensive yoga mat for Julie for a fifth of the marked price and a set of Motorola two-way radios, which the kids had great fun playing with all day. When we got back to the house, the kids got on their bikes and we all went to meet Julie and Jesse, who were out on the trail taking a walk with the dogs.

Then Ed and I went to Costco to get his new phone activated and transfer his Incredible to my account. While we were there, I decided to buy a sheet set to match the comforter we bought earlier.  I wanted to wash the sheets before using them, and while I was getting ready to put them in the washer, I checked out the labels. The flat sheet was labeled "queen," but the fitted sheet was labeled "king"!

Julie has a regular massage session on Saturdays from noon to whenever. She left for work while Ed and I were still out, leaving Grandpa Ken in charge of Sam and Jesse. Ken says that Jesse spent lots of time in his room playing, even when Sam wasn't in there playing with him. He's a pretty independent kid.

After lunch, Ed's dad came by with Marieanne and her new baby boy, John Allen. The last time I saw Marieann was when she and Kelley were flower girls for Terri and Blake's wedding, so of course she had grown up while I wasn't looking. She's still small, like her mom, Suzi. They were headed to Nacogdoches for a surprise visit to Fran and John, the proud great grandparents. The baby was asleep the whole time, but I still got a quick photo.

After they left, Ed, Cate and I went to the Lewisville Costco to exchange the sheets. While we were out, we stopped at Walmart to check out the girls' bikes, but none of them fit Cate. She has definitely outgrown her 16" bike, and the 20" bikes looked like she'd outgrow them quickly. We stopped by a bike shop, where she tried out a 24" Trek. It fit her fine, but at $299 was too expensive. Today the aim was to see what the options were, so Ed wasn't planning on buying a bike today.

Ed decided to take the training wheels off a bike they had in reserve for Sam. The one he was riding earlier in the week was definitely too small for him. This one fits him much better. After a little help from Dad, he was soon zooming around on it.

We played Ticket to Ride again after supper. Ed wanted a rematch, and this time he won, but only barely. Ken and Cate were close behind. They all left me in the dust.

Now that I have Ed's Incredible, my old Droid will operate on wifi. The kids will use it to play games and watch videos, which should reduce the competition for Mom and Dad's phones. As Ed pointed out, even though the Droid is not activated as a phone, it's still a pocket computer!