Saturdays are pretty special at our house. Not that we always do something extravegant, because we rarely do...but because we get to spend the whole day together, just us Grabinski's! Michael had promised the kids that we would go check out the flooded areas around town today. They thought this was practically the coolest thing ever, so we headed out just before lunch to try to find some good spots. Our initial plan was to see the part of Little Rock Lake that had flooded, but after some nasty minimum maitenance roads we decided to turn around and head back to civilization. Ava by this time was complaining that she was "starving to death." Mind you that she had been snacking on crackers the entire trip thus far, which was MAYBE a half an hour! So, we decided to stop at Rumor's in Rice. I have never been to Rumor's and may not be again any time soon. It was pretty much just a small town bar/grill, which doesn't see many kids in my opinion. Anyway...this turned out to be probably the best part of the day for Jack, Eli, and Ava. There was a dart machine right next to our table. Those three threw darts for at least an hour....which was free since we never put any money in to keep track:) Elijah didn't even want to leave, he was trying to give Mommy pointers as to how to hold the dart to get a better throw!! Ava didn't bother throwing them however, she just crawled right up to the machine and stuck them where she thought they looked best...what a riot!!
After darts were finally done, we loaded back into the van to try and find some fun water to look at. We took the river road home and were amazed at how high the water was in most spots. Of course, it was only interesting to the kids if there had been some sort of casualty...like a tree, swingset, or part of the house. Well, mother nature did not disappoint because there were areas just south of the dam where yards, swingsets and fences were underwater.....finally some action!!! We stopped and let the kids take a look at the dam in Sartell, they thought it was pretty neat! Mommy got out with Tessa and walked upon a scene that she would much rather forget. There was a father there with his little son, like maybe 2 or 3 years old. Well, when the dad wasn't looking the little boy walked around the barrier to the other side of the gate. He was literally just a couple feet from the edge of the roaring rapids...it was enough to make Mommy's heart stop. Thankfully the dad stayed calmed enough and hoisted the little boy up by his hood.....gotta always keep an eye on those little ones!!!
We headed home now and are just enjoying a relaxing afternoon....oh and Jack is practicing his moves on the skateboard. Did I mention for you all to keep an eye out for him on the professional circuit someday...it's his dream!!
The evening ended with Michael and the three older ones roasting marshmallows over the campfire in our backyard. This is something that the kids really love doing with their Daddy. Mommy also enjoys campfires, but to be honest, she gets much to nervous with Tessa near the fire. There isn't much better than the smell of a fresh campfire and some good ole family fun!!! Praise the Lord for Saturdays!
Today was so very exciting for our dear, sweet, second born angel....you all know him as Elijah! He FINALLY lost his very first tooth. This has been quite an ordeal at our house for the past several weeks. You see, we had a visit with Elijah's dentist a few weeks ago, and he said that if Eli couldn't get them out.....then Dr. Mike had to pull them out, yikes!! Elijah already has the two grown-up teeth through and in place....except those stubborn baby teeth didn't want to budge. So, after many nervous nights and lots of wiggling he finally pulled one free. We were just about ready to go to church when I heard him calling from upstair, "Mommy..it's out, it's out!" His tooth chest has been under his pillow since about 9am this morning..let's hope the "tooth fairy" doesn't forget!
