Summer 2013

Well today, after Eric finishes his last exam (GOOD LUCK ERIC) it is officially summer for the both of us.  We decided to create a list of things that we wanted to do this summer.  This is our list.:

 It is not a comprehensive list.  In fact, we have already went and got coffee, and babysat my cousins kids, which are things not on this list.  But these are all of the things that we have thought that we would like to do this summer.

On Tuesday, I went and got coffee with Eric and wished him luck on one of his exams.  It was so nice to be able to see him so easily and not be 90 miles apart anymore.  Eric got his usual Hazlenut latte, but I introduced him to a Frappuccino and he loved it!  I love introducing him to new things and i like that he is introducing me to new things that he likes as well.

I got the new mocha cookie crumble frappaccino.  It was good  but I like the normal mocha frappaccino better.

Yesterday, we spent most of the day together.
My cousin needed me to babysit two of her kids and Eric joined me.  Eric drove to my house in the morning and then we went and got coffee again, and then Eric bought us all donuts! Once we got to my cousins house we sat around, ate our donuts and sipped our frappuccinos, and Ayden, who is four, played video games while little Brian, who is two, ran around the house.  I told Eric that i do not want my kids playing video games at such a young age.  I just feel like four is too young for video games, especially violent ones.  We then went to the park right before lunch time.  It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it and they enjoyed playing with Eric.  I love seeing Eric around the kids and I love that they like him!  It really makes me smile and I enjoy the time that we spend together with them.  Eric pushed the kids on the swings and helped me keep an eye on both of them.  He also pretended with Ayden that the creepers (taken from Minecraft video game)  were going to get them when it was night time and once it was night time they had to go to sleep and their beds were the slides pictured here.  It was so funny to see Ayden yelling at Eric to go to sleep!  Eric was so good with them, playing along and kind of being a kid again.

All the boys at the top of the slide.

All smiles at the bottom!

Literally two seconds later, Hammy was on the
ground eating dirt and wood chips.

Hammy, the youngest fell, a few times and they were hard falls.  I was so nervous that he was going to get really hurt, but he didn't cry at all.  Me and Eric talked about what a nervous wreck I am going to be when I have my own kids because I was freaking out a little.

The Picture on the left has Hammy (aka Brian Jr.) whose nickname comes from Hand-me-downs cause he is the youngest.  Ayden is on the right of Hammy.  And then me and Eric are in the picture on the right.  Its our first picture of our summer adventures.

After watching the kids, we spent some time helping Eric's mom get ready for her graduation party on Saturday and then we went to Olive Garden with his parents.  It was a nice day and I was exhausted by the end of it.  I even fell asleep texting Eric and forgot to say goodnight...oops!