8/17: i had the color run in the morning. the kids stayed home with neal and cleaned out some of their toys. then they went to the park for a bit. in the afternoon, we went to a party at neal's friend's house. there were a bunch of kids there. malloy was more interested in the swingset. she must have stayed on the swings for about 45 minutes straight!! rex made some friends and was playing with them on the swingset. after the party, we went to dinner at honey's. there were tvs in every booth - the kids thought that was very cool! 

first hugs

 sunday 8/18: we had a nice quiet day. the kids made a fort and watched a movie with neal. we went swimming in the afternoon - it was a bit cold, but apparently it was the last day that the pools are open so i'm glad we went!

today, we went to the gym and then i cleaned and organized the house! the kids were being really good, doing puzzles and playing with each other. neal worked late, so we went to the playground for a bit after dinner. we came back and watched a show and relaxed before bedtime. we rearranged the furniture in the living room and moved the chair back in. i came in and found both of the kids in the chair all snuggled up together. they're so cute!!!