This is what weekends are for

I got off work early on Friday, it's was a great way to kick off the weekend! The kids have been at their Dad's for the last few weeks so I was really looking forward to having my babies home and having a full weekend off work to spend it with them.

Friday night was a delicious home cooked meal of Swedish meatballs, red skinned mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans followed by board games around the dinner table for hours.

Jackson is in the middle of the downpour

Saturday was spent at the pool, and was so much fun! I packed up a picnic lunch and we went to the Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, not too far from our house. They have 4 outdoor pools and 2 indoor pools. We've been to some fun pools but this one takes the cake. There was two different playgrounds with water slides, levers and cranks to control buckets, nozzles and water cannons. A giant 1,000 gallon bucket that dumps over and completely drenches anyone close by. One of the pools had an obstacle course! There was also a big area outside with waterfalls and all sorts of fountains to play in. One of the outdoor pools was dedicated just to diving boards, high dives and diving platforms.  The indoor pool had a super fast water slide, whirlpool and fun water feature.

We bought an underwater camera and I cannot wait to get the pictures developed!

 Ashleigh's best friend, Kylee and her mom, Tiffany joined us at the pool. I had only planned on staying 2-3 hours but we had a blast all afternoon, and before we knew it, it's was 8 PM.

The highlight of the day was Jackson's first time on the diving board! He loved it, he even tried diving off the board. After a few times on the diving board, he wanted to try the high dive! I think I was more hesitant than he was; he climbed up the ladder and jumped off the board like he had done it a hundred time before! Jackson got in line over and and over again; I'm proud of him, I was terrified the first time I jumped off the high dive as a little girl.

After swimming, Ashleigh and Jackson both got to rent a movie and had a friend come over for a sleepover. We cooked burgers and hot dogs for dinner. I'm always happy see Jackson and his friends play board games, basketball,  and make up games using their imaginations, rather than just playing Xbox or Wii.

I made waffles for breakfast Sunday morning when the sleeping giants finally awoke from their late night.  Jackson had a birthday party later that afternoon for his best friend from Karate class. Ashleigh & Kylee walked up to the school and met a bunch of friends before walking back here to hang out for a bit. Rusty and I got some more yard work done including scraping the peeling paint off the trim around the windows and giving it a fresh coat.

It was the perfect combination of fun, relaxation and productivity.