Before we came home from Pamela's (on Tues., April 2nd), we headed into Idaho Falls to get some shopping done. So Emmalee and Callum rode in Pamela's new Outback so that left just Benjamin and I in the van. After the first 15 minutes, he decided to watch a movie on the little DVD player (since he didn't have anyone to tease or bother).
After shopping, I received a phone call (actually a message on my phone) from our dentist office. (I was about 10 minutes from home)--reminding me that all 5 of the kids had dentist appointments in the morning. So as soon as I got home, I called the office to see what time and to let them know that Brienna was on her Am. Heritage tour so wouldn't be with us.
I was a bit worried about Emmalee since her last visit started off with a huge fit, but she remembered that she didn't get to pick anything at the dollar store and she really wanted something. So this time, she did a great job==even let them take x-rays! First time for that, so they were able to see how "bad" her 2 cavities are. Funny thing, when we went to the dollar store, she couldn't find anything she "loved" so she asked if she could just buy a small lego set at Wal-Mart (under $5). So of course she got it! She also found the cutest, fluffy (and small) white bunny rabbit at DI--for 50 cents!
So that was our Wednesday.
Thursday was Zane's track meet. Rusty and I would have loved to go watch Zane and leave the kids home, but I'm not sure that Callum could handle Benjamin if he had one of his "Stewart Stews"/fits. And Ben proved that Thurs. morning. I had just finished my shower when Emmalee came in crying because Ben had just thrown her bunny on the ground & it was all dirty now (remember it's fluffy & white). So I went outside (with the towel still on my head) to find Benjamin. I called his name, and then he hid behind the camper. When I went around to find him, he was in front of the truck so I asked him to come to me. That's when he took off down the street. So I went after him (we do live on a dead-end so there really isn't anyone on our road usually). But he didn't stop at the stop sign. As he would walk faster when he saw I was getting closer to him. So when he wasn't looking, I was jogging to catch up to him. But when he realized I was almost to him, he took off running--and that kid is FAST!!! I would be within 2 or 3 steps of him, and he would put on his booster jet power and take off. He was to the high school when I finally told him that I was going home and if he didn't come back, someone might take him from us. That must have spooked him enough that he turned around and I was able to pick him up.
So I walked back home with him under my arm with a towel on my wet hair and wearing my slip-on shoes--and he was kicking and fussing the whole way home. I felt like I had just had a work out and needed another shower by the time I got him back to the house. Needless to say, Ben went with Rusty and I to the track meet.
We stopped at Firth to pick up some pig feed since the pigs are now at our house.
Zane's long jump--I actually finally have a picture of him in mid-air.
Benjamin on Daddy's shoulders. Good thing I love that little guy so much!!
Getting ready for his 400 yard run.
Landing of his long-jump.
And he's off--400 yard dash.
Lining up for his 100 yard dash.
He keeps improving his running times. It's been fun going to his track meets. We won't make it to the next couple because of how far away they are.
After the meet, we stopped at the Wal-Mart in Blackfoot (the track meet was at Snake River about 15 minutes from Blackfoot) & then decided to eat at Melina's (again). Callum and Emmalee were a little upset that we ate there (we didn't think we would since we had just eaten there last week). But since Zane's events had finished before 6:30 we decided we had time.
