update-o

There's been fun to be had the last few days at the ribclan household! I'm short on time, so here's a quick run down:

*Friday: K's best buddy, Ally & her sister, Payton, stayed at our house overnight. Little B and ribB went up north to the family cabin. The girls had a blast--lots of playtime, hair/makeup, dress up...and a little adventure to little B's closet for the tornado warning. Fortunately, if you give kids hand-held electronic devices and popcorn, they could care less where they are (or what's going on around them). I kept doing "1 minute checks" on the TV in another room so I could have a sense of what was going on without freaking them out (cuz I didn't want to blare the weather radio I had with me). In the end, all was good and we didn't have any damage, etc....and the girls went on to giggle late into the night.

*Saturday: Kdee and I headed north after Ally & Payton went home. The weather was warm...but VERY windy! It actually made watersports cold?! We had a great time catching up with ribB's family, all of whom were there for "their" week at the family cabin. Little B and ribB had been having a great time--including a visit from the ever favorite, Uncle Bart. Bart had a new pair of sunglasses for little B, who obviously loved them (as he fell asleep with them on--sing, "I wear my sunglasses at...(night) naptime"). I headed out mid-evening and eventually made it home to enjoy a DVD by myself! Wow!

*Sunday: And why was I family-less? Because I was going to Ann's bridal shower today! It was so nice to celebrate Ann & Kevin. Her bridesmaids did a great job planning the shower. Funny side-fact: the shower was at the home of the doctor that delivered Kdee. If you remember the story, my regular doc was out of town and her partner doc covered for her--he's the one that asked if he had enough time to take his family to the fireworks before he came to the hospital. Fortunately, the epidural worked way better for Kdee's delivery than little B's and I still thought that was funny at the time, too. After the shower, I spent some time "pulling weeds" on our beach and hanging out before ribB and little B came home. Kdee was invited to stay up north for a few more days and she was quite excited! We were/are so grateful...she ended up having a GREAT time (and is so tan and muscular from all the water sports!) She loves playing with her cousins, especially Dylan (who's 6 months younger than her). They even had a raft to hang out on and jump off of...and, I hear, they also had contests to see who could push the other off first. She is one happy gal!

*This week...very busy, of course, but lots of one-on-one time with little B, which was nice. The bridge in Stillwater is now closed for repairs (long story short: a truck got stuck on the rafters, busted it up...and now...). No worries, though...I've done my research and have found a pretty efficient way to come to work even without the bridge. Cross your fingers it continues to be a smooth commute (which is about 50 minutes-1 hour each way).

*Funny side story: Last week, little B surprised ribB and myself around 9:30pm with waving to us under his bedroom door (there is actually a decent clearance at the bottom of his door, so his little arm & hand fit nicely there). We thought he was asleep, so imagine our surprise (and laughter) when we saw a hand waving to us!

pictures: Kdee, Ally & Payton; little B sleeping with his sunglasses on; the bridge (picture taken after the truck accident, when large semi's, etc., were forbidden to cross the bridge, now remember...this was the worst bridge in Minnesota to begin with--uff dah.)