Summer Night To-Do's

We are always looking for stuff to do during the week, not just on the weekend.  This week, we had a couple of things planned, which made me happy!!  On Monday, it was hot!  Like scorching hot!  So I decided to man up and bring the kids to the movies.  Alone.  It sounds so stupid, like why is taking my own two kids to sit in front of a big huge TV for 2 hours hard? But it made me nervous!  What if Avery needed her diaper changed?  Then I would have to take a perfectly content Cameron out, making him sad, starting tantrums with both of them!  But no bad scenario played out!  We all loved Monsters University and the popcorn :) Cam sat in his seat, like a perfect little kid the whole time.  Avery, stood in front of her seat the whole time, but no one was in front of her so it was ok.  That girl needs to learn how to whisper, though! But I think they did great!  I'll definitely do it again, hopefully to see Despicable Me soon!! 

On Tuesday, a little traveling circus was coming to town!  So of course we had to go!!  It was another 95 degree day, and under a tent felt like a million degrees, but we had fun anyway!  The kids loved it, especially when Mark got pulled up into the ring to do some little tricks with the clown!  This was the second year in a row that this happened!  He's such a good sport.  Oh and with pony rides and cotton candy, why wouldn't the kids have a blast? 

(Phone Pictures)

On Wednesday night, our town had The Great Duck Race.  Its an annual event where everyone involved buys a numbered plastic duck and they dump them into Fullton Pond and let them go over the waterfall and down the river.  The first bunch to cross the finish line win a prize. This was the first time we went, and it was much more people then I thought would go!  Which meant soo many little ducks!  It was so fun to watch the kids watch the ducks floating by!  It was even more fun when we found out one of our duckies won!!  

We took the wagon to the pond

Racing duckie!!

After they put their racing ducks in the water, they kids got to bring home a rubber duck souvenir

Tons!

After the race, we went to the town common at the end of our street for the movie under stars. We always like doing this.  This time, even with tons of bug spray, Cam got eaten alive!  He has huge welts up and down his legs!  I guess he has sweet blood :)  

Madagascar 3!

So anyway, that was some weeknight fun we had this week.  Keep the plans coming!  I can't get bored!