Fun Filled Weekend

We had a great weekend filled with lots of fun. It was nice to be able to go out as a family and enjoy the weekend since Dada finally recovered from his week long stomach flu (which luckily neither Mama, Stella, nor Des ended up getting).

On Sat, we went out to breakfast. We were sitting in a portion of the restaurant on the 2nd floor that was covered on all sides with windows and jutted out into the nearby trees making it seeming like we were eating in a tree house. While we were waiting for our breakfast, Des and Stella saw a cat sleeping on the ground outside the restaurant. Des just started yelling loudly "Wake up cat! Cat, wake up!". We kept telling him to use his inside voice which he would obey for 10 seconds before yelling again. It was rather comical...at least for us, if not for the other diners=;)

After a yummy breakfast, we headed out to visit the Jones center for the first time. The Jones center is a social, recreational, and educational facility donated to the Northwest Arkansas community by Bernice Jones where all are welcome to use the facility free of charge. The Jones center has a large swimming pool, an ice skating rink, a gymnasium, a park, places to host birthday parties, etc. Stella and Des had lots of fun playing basketball with Dada.

All that running around the gym worked up an appetite and so off we went to have some lunch. After lunch, Dada took the kiddies to Chuck E. Cheese, while Mama did a little shopping nearby. The kids then took their naps in the car. Dada said that when the Gup woke up and saw that Mama wasn't in the car, he was so concerned. He kept saying: "Dada, where's Mama? Stella, wake up, wake up, where's Mama Stella?" Dada kept telling him that Mama was shopping and she will be back soon, but Des just kept asking about Mama. Well, hearing that story just melted Mama's heart. So, so sweet!

After Mama was done with her shopping, we went to the park and Stella made friends with 2 girls. She is starting to be very social these days and loves making friends with other girls (not boys) her age.

After the park, it was off to dinner. Then, we walked around town and got some YUMMY gelato.

To sum up, on Sat, we left the house at 9:30 am and didn't get home until 8:30 PM!