Saturday, February 9, 2008

Kid Swapping

Gage and Cooper pretending to be asleep!
Bostyn and Addison playing together....so sweetly!




The last couple of weeks I have been kid swapping with my sister-in-laws, Tara and Amy. On Wednesdays and Fridays Amy and I swap kids for a few hours to give each other a break. Gage and Cooper(Amy's son, age 3) are best buddies. However, they can also be little terrors when they are together. This Friday they were over at Amy's house and they created a huge mess. Jay and Amy had some boxes that a desk came in, and inside it was the styrofoam to protect the furniture. Well, they managed to break apart all of the styrofoam and spread it all over the floor in two bedrooms, down the hall, all over the walls, and in the living room. They claimed that they were doing a dance!! Of course both boys knew they were in trouble. It took Amy three vacuum bags full and two big garbage sacks full, to pick up all the foam. And of course, there are still small peices scatter throughout the whole house. All this destruction happened in about 10 minutes, while Amy was playing with Bostyn and getting her makeup on!! Amy told Gage that she was going to call me and Dave to let us know the trouble he caused. Gage begged Amy to only call me. He said, "Don't call my Daddy, he is at work and he will be very mad at me. Please, just call my Mommy. Only my Mommy....please!!" Gage knew that he was naughty, but this is one of those things that you just look at and have to laugh!! This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time that something like this happens.

On Friday nights, we have been swapping kids with Drew and Tara, and their baby girl Addison (11 months). Last week Addison came over and our boys just adore her. She is such a good baby. We can leave her and Bostyn in the same room playing, and she just sits there and plays with her toys. She has never tried to tackle him or anything of that sorts! She is so much fun to take care of!!
Last night, Drew and Tara watched our boys so Dave and I could go out to dinner. It has been way too long since we have gone out on a date! We went to the TEXAS Road House--Yummy!! I love this place! After we battled for a parking spot, we went in and put our names on the list. However, the wait was going to be 40-50 minutes, and that is just too long to wait when you have a baby at home who won't take a bottle! So, we decided to sit at the bar for a fast service dinner. Little did we know that Dave was going to have a date with a drunk man named Billy!! When we sat down Billy talked with Dave about every sports team in every sport! I was getting a little upset because I wanted to have a date with my husband and I didn't want to share him. I was thankful when another couple came and sat down next to Billy. Dave was rescued, and the other man was taken captive. I watched as this man's wife began to get upset as she sat on her date alone! This was so funny!! So from here on out, when Dave and I go on a date, we will see if Billy wants to tag along!!