Since Tori's party, we've been busy
with a few trips and more house work. 4th of July weekend we made
a long trip to see many family members Tori's great Aunt and Great Uncle,
Tori's Great Grandparents and Grandparents. Tori stayed with her
Grandparents for a week and had lots of fun. She started that week
off with watching the fireworks on the 4th of July. Tori, Eli and
her cousins enjoyed them. While we went back home with Christian,
she and Eli stayed the week. They went swimming at 3 different places,
went to World's of Fun, out to eat, on a boat ride and a few other activities.
They met us in St. Louis for the trip back home and we spent the
day at the zoo. That night we went to Dave and Buster's for video
game madness! Tori ended up with a stuffed Monkey with her tickets.
Finally she headed home on Sunday.
We found a present on her head when
we got home...LICE! Luckily the boys didn't get it because their
hair is too short. Tresa has been taking care of it. Tori is
getting to the point where she doesn't want anyone to see her naked anymore.
So, I'm out of a lot of situations by default. She still gets
embarrassed by her parents kissing and Eli running around the house naked.
He thinks it is funny, so her laughing just eggs him on! The
lice are 99% gone and it looks like we won't have to shave her head!
This past weekend we built a retaining
wall in the backyard. TOri and Christian helped load 100 retaining
wall bricks into the wheelbarrow and get them out once I got them down
the hill. They were struggling with the weight of 1, but they did
it. This weekend we are mulching that area and all 3 are helping
then.
Tori has a few plans still for the rest
of the summer, but school is coming up quick. Tonight she's trying
Kuk Sool Won begrudgingly. She's got an overnight party at a hotel
with a friend in August and Eli's party too. We've got a couple days
home with them cause their sitter is taking a vacation. Then school
starts the 18th. Not much time left.
