Busy weekend without plans

Our weekend without plans actually ended up to be quite busy, but relaxing at the same time.  Friday was Mike's 31st birthday.  We didn't have much planned.  It just happened that earlier in the week, I won tickets to a Riverbats baseball game.  We had been talking about going, so this worked out perfect.  We decided to take the boys, and we also took my mom.  It went OK.  People often tell me they think I'm crazy for taking all three boys to places like that.  Sometimes I think they're right, but it won't stop me from doing it.  

Ok, back to the story.  The boys didn't really sit still, but luckily, our seats were on the bottom of our section, so their moving around didn't really bother anyone.  They each got a few snacks, walked around a little.  Talked to a few people we knew who happened to be at the same game.  By the 4th inning, I was pretty much ready to go.  Then, I remembered there was fireworks scheduled for after the game.  We decided that in the 7th inning, we'd take the boys to the car, put their pajamas, and get out of the parking lot and drive to another place to watch the fireworks.  This actually worked well.  They got to see the fireworks from inside the truck(where there were no mosquitos), and when they were over we headed home and all three fell asleep in the car.  Perfect.  

Saturday we decided to head to Brainerd to visit Pat and Leah and the girls.  We got there after lunch.  The kids played, we'd had cake for Mike's birthday, Mike and Pat went fishing, the kids played some more, and by bedtime, the kids gave hugs, and we hit the road.  

Sunday morning we got a surprise phone call from Pat.  He asked if Mike would like some help finishing up a painting project he was working on.  Heck yes!  So, Pat and Leah and the girls came over for the day.  Again, the kids played, they swam, they napped, Leah and I had Bloody Mary's, the kids played some more, we had supper, and they headed home. 

It's always fun to watch the kids play together.  Usually, after an entire weekend together, they are fighting by Sunday afternoon. BUT, since we changed up the scenery in the middle of the weekend, this was perfect!!!