Daddy Time!

Last week, I had a 2 day conference in Little Rock to go to. So, we all went! I had a nice suite at the Embassy and we drove over there on Tuesday afternoon. We ate dinner at Roadhouse Grill - which Claire loved! Hot dogs have become her favorite thing and I saw on tv where they're trying to get them outlawed or something b/c some anti-meat group says they cause cancer. Well, they're still her favorite (for now) and nothing has been proven, so that's what she ate. No bun. "Dog - more dog" she says! She especially loved that there were 3 people who were sung to for their birthdays, b/c at the end of their bday song - you get to shout "yee haw!" Another one of her favorite things to say. They also line dance - and she so wanted to participate in that, too! After dinner, we headed to Babies R Us, Target and of course, Krispy Kreme. YUM!

Wednesday, I went to my conference and Keith and the kids ate breakfast at the hotel. He said he got lots of sympathetic looks from a group of ladies for wrangling 2 kids at a breakfast buffet line! Too funny! Then, they went swimming, but really spent most of the time in the hot tub. Eli has become a hot tub fan this summer. They picked me up for lunch - Mexico Chiquito (I love their salsa) and then headed back to the room for a nap.

That night, we met Keith's parents at Olive Garden for dinner. Keith's mom had flown in from Chicago to Little Rock and the kids hadn't seen her in over a week. They were very excited to see Memaw and Papaw and eat plain spaghetti from the Olive Garden! (but, at least they ate!) They ended up taking Claire home with them, which was fine b/c we all slept a little better. She sleeps like a log at home, but not when we're away. She was still trying to settle down at 12:30 Tuesday night! :O Yeah, fun! Eli chose to stay with us b/c he wanted to swim some more. So, on Thursday, Eli and Daddy got to have time together. They went swimming, to Chuck E Cheese - just to play and didn't even have to stop to eat, picked me up for lunch and then spent the afternoon at the Army Surplus store. Eli was so excited that there were boat motors there, among other things. I'm glad they got to hang out together and especially b/c we got to see that he really hadn't forgotten how to be sweet. Apparently, his sister is the cause of all his issues!!! J/k - but he wasn't as argumentative or sassy when he wasn't competing for attention. Note to self to remember that more often!

Even though I had to go to class for 2 days solid, we had a nice time just getting out for a bit.

Friday, I got to get into my room at my new school. Didn't get tons of work done, but it was nice just to see what I was up against! Lots of cleaning and organizing, as they moved the speech room across the hall. Let the work begin!! School's coming fast. :(